New Media for a New China

New Media for a New China is a timely introduction to the current state of the mass media in the People\u27s Republic of China. This awakening giant is going through tremendous social, economic, and political changes. Some see the 21st century as China\u27s century because of the nation\u27s unprecedented growth. Despite these upheavals, comparatively little has been published about its media and their role in this transformation. Bringing together scholars from both the US and China, New Media for a New China analyses the diverse roles that China\u27s media play within the Chinese juggernaut. China is vast and so are its communications - more computers, more emails, more cell phone messages, more films and music videos, and larger audiences for more television programs. Like media the world over, China\u27s media are intrinsic to all its challenges, changes, and struggles. Whether by cable or by satellite, there are messages that are threatening the existing social order. Looking at media in China as part of the global communication system, New Media for a New China gives a much-needed overview on the growing role that they do and will play in the 21st century.https://epublications.marquette.edu/marq_fac-book/1171/thumbnail.jp

Contemporary Discourses on Violence in Central American Newspapers

Huhn S, Oettler A, Peetz P. Contemporary Discourses on Violence in Central American Newspapers. International Communication Gazette. 2009;71(4):243-261.It is commonly understood that criminal violence has superseded political violence in Central America. Focusing on the social construction of violent realities in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua, the authors describe the print media landscape in Central America and examine both the quality of leading newspapers and the main clusters of topics constituting the news discourse on violence. The analysis of the macro-structure of topic management in Central American newspapers allows a differentiation of the `talk of crime': it is more heterogeneous than often thought. There are signs that the problem of juvenile delinquency is emerging as the centre of a cross-country discourse on `ordinary violence'. On the other hand, the talk of crime is centred around a few topic clusters, with sexual violence and border-related discourse on violence being of key importance. Finally, the article points to a heterogeneous array of discourse events that is connected to political developments and power relations