1st Edition

Media and Conflicts in Asia

Edited By Danilo Araña Arao Copyright 2026
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

This comprehensive collection examines the complex relationship between media and conflict across diverse Asian contexts, offering critical insights into how news coverage shapes public understanding of violence, protest, and social tensions. From domestic violence reporting in China to the framing of political upheaval in Iran, the six research studies reveal how media narratives both reflect... Read more

Introduction

Danilo Araña Arao

 

1. Media coverage of domestic violence-related issues in China

Jiaying Lin

 

2. Framing conflict in Kazakhstan: a comparative analysis of Kazakh, Russian, and U.K. news outlets  

Nazerke Mussa, Karlyga Myssayeva and Michael Brown

 


3. Riots or revolution? A framing analysis of the Mahsa Amini protests in U.S. and Iranian media

Farah Mubarak

 

4. Hyperlocal digital news media in Indian languages: creating value propositions for the audience, but what‘s holding them back in sustaining their ventures?

Sambit Pal, Chhabi Sinha Chavan and Kashif Hasan

 

5. A study on the promotion of broadcasting for persons with disabilities using new media, focusing on the visually or hearing impaired

Young Hee Lee and Jae Jin Lee

 

6. Urdu adaptation and validation of Multidimensional Digital Stressor Scale

Amna Khan and Uzma Ilyas

 

Afterword

Danilo Araña Arao

Biography

Danilo Araña Arao is Professor of Journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines. He is the editor of Media Asia. Based in the Philippines, he taught in South Korea and studied in Germany.