1st Edition

Going Digital in Asia

Edited By Danilo Araña Arao Copyright 2026
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the transformative impact of digital technology across diverse Asian communities and social contexts. From economic empowerment initiatives to environmental advocacy, the seven chapters provide critical analysis of how digital media shapes contemporary Asian societies. This book explores key themes including digital economic empowerment of marginalised communities,... Read more

Introduction

Danilo Araña Arao

 

1. Digital media in the economic empowerment of the Hijra community

Kakulee Akhter and Md. Sayeed Al-Zaman

 

2. The dire need of ecological sustainability in Pakistan: the agenda setting role of news media to address environmental problems

Sadia Jamil and Gifty Appiah-Adjei

 

3. Content diversity under a digital regime: a case study of the television broadcasting industry in Indonesia

Rahayu, Thomas Bambang Pamungkas, Mira Ardhya Paramastri and Winda Nurmalita

 

4. Instagram as medium of information on feminism for Indonesia’s youth

Katrina Angelie Sukardi and Deborah N. Simorangkir

 

5. The online video ecology for preschoolers in India: investigating the creative industry practices

Ruchi Kher Jaggi and Shambhu Sahu

 

6. Why youth continue watching reality shows on social media? A case study in Vietnam

Le Thi My Danh, Tran Thi Mai Linh, Nguyen Thi Tra My, Le Hong Phuc, Do Thi Thanh Nguyen and Tran Thi Truc Linh

 

7. Mediatization of care for MSM living with HIV by government and civil society organizations in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic

Randy Jay C. Solis, Jonalou S. Labor, Christian Jaycee Samonte and Christine Anne R. Cox

 

Afterword

Biography

Danilo Araña Arao is a professor of journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. He is the editor of Media Asia. Based in the Philippines, he taught in South Korea and studied in Germany.