scholarly journals A History of the State-Media Link in Kashmir

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-60
Author(s):  
Dilnaz Boga
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

For decades, the media has been a powerful agency in presenting Kashmir and shaping views in the national and the international imaginations. Recognising the complex multiplexity of the influences on the media that report on Kashmir, this work is an endeavour to examine the history of the media’s relationship with the state through Archival Research. Documents accessed from Srinagar’s Civil Secretariat’s media section of the archives unravel the state’s attempts to establish a relationship with the media in the militarised region since the early 1950s. This research sheds light on the nature of the association between the media and the state, as this understanding is crucial in understanding any conflict region. Hence, it becomes necessary to uncover the trajectory of power, as well as the nuances of histo-political nature of the liaison between the two entities that have contoured the narrative on this region of conflict.

Political and Economic History of Land-Grabs in India

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peer Ghulam Nabi Suhail
Keyword(s):  
Economic History ◽  
The State ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Land Grabs ◽  
Indian State ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

This chapter begins with tracing the roots of colonialism in India, followed by understanding its various structures and processes of resource-grabbing. It argues, that India has largely followed the colonial approach towards land appropriation. After independence, although the Indian state followed a nationalistic path of development, the developmental approach of the state was far from being pro-peasant and/or pro-ecology. In a similar fashion, hydroelectricity projects in Kashmir, developed by NHPC from 1970s, have been displacing thousands of peasants from their lands and houses. Despite this, they are yet to become a major debate in the media, in the policy circles, or in academia in India.

scholarly journals Coronavirus in Spain: Fear of ‘Official’ Fake News Boosts WhatsApp and Alternative Sources

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 462-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Elías ◽  
Daniel Catalan-Matamoros
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
The State ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Public Media ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Alternative Sources ◽  
Official Sources

The communication of the Coronavirus crisis in Spain has two unexpected components: the rise of the information on social networks, especially WhatsApp, and the consolidation of TV programs on mystery and esotericism. Both have emerged to “tell the truth” in opposition to official sources and public media. For a country with a long history of treating science and the media as properties of the state, this very radical development has surprised communication scholars.

scholarly journals System medialny współczesnego Izraela

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 119-132
Author(s):  
Kacper Kosma Kocur
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
The State ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Press ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
State Of Israel

The media system in Israel todayThe paper examines the media system in the state of Israel. It takes into account both the history of the media — from the press through radio and television to the internet — and the current situation. The author describes the most important Israeli media: newspapers, television and radio stations, as well as websites, taking into consideration their popularity on the market, political orientation and importance in Israel’s media world.

The integration of cultures: music of the people of Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-68
Author(s):  
Gulmira Mussagulova ◽  
Zulfiya Kassimova
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
State Level ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Integration ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic

The article is devoted to the consideration and study of the creativity of the most prominent representatives of the musical art of national ethnic groups, the role of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, the identification of various criteria for the relationship of ethnic groups living in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the peculiarities of their life, way of life, spheres of life, their relationship and views on the modern State, created by the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Nursultan Nazarbayev. The core of the projects completed in the period from 2012 to 2017 includes not only historical facts and materials found from the State Archives, Central Scientific Library and the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, but also an overview of active participation in many events related to the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, to the 20th and 25th anniversaries of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, associated with the considered ethnocultural centers and representatives of certain ethnic groups. Through the media, participation in international scientific and practical conferences, previously unknown facts of the studied ethnic groups were highlighted, and their relationship with the main population of the republic, their contribution to the multinational culture of Kazakhstan, which in turn confirms the prudent, orderly, and wise policy of Elbasy (The Head of the State). The authors use the following methods in the study: historical-chronological, source study, analytical, comparative, and interviewing. Since 2012, in Kazakh musicology, the musical heritage of ethnic groups inhabiting Kazakhstan has been studied. A unique opportunity for a full-fledged study of their work is presented thanks to the activities of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan and systematic state policy, under the leadership of the First President. In 2017, the second book, entitled "The Historical Significance of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in Interethnic Cultural Integration", was published, which became a fruitful result of the research project in 2015–2017. This book is a kind of continuation of the series, which began in the previous collective monograph "The Musical Art of the People of Kazakhstan", which was published at the end of 2014 and has undergone extensive testing not only among professionals, but also among fans of the musical culture of multinational Kazakhstan. Such research projects, which were not previously carried out in the domestic humanitarian science, are significant and in demand, since before their appearance in domestic musicology there were only separate reports on the activities of cultural centers, articles in the media and on Internet sites, a brief analysis of the work of specific masters in publications devoted to the study of the history of musical art of numerous national cultures. They give only fragmentary ideas about the art of the ethnic groups in question. The relevance and insufficient elaboration of these problems served as the basis for the study "The historical significance of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in interethnic cultural integration", carried out by the Department of Musicology of the M. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art of the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The implementation of such a complex and significant topic for the national musical art, coverage of the activities of large cultural centers of different ethnic groups, and much more makes it possible to determine the contribution of each of them to the history of Kazakhstan's development and outline ways to preserve the traditional folklore heritage and identity. In this regard, these projects are relevant and socially and politically significant at the state level.

scholarly journals The Need for State Ideology in the State to Ensure Human Rights

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melnikov Victor Yurievich
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
The State ◽  
History Of Ideas ◽  
Human Society ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Russian Federation

Human society is not a history of ideas, as such, of the activities or the vicissitudes of destinies, the so-called historical personalities acting according to the arbitrariness of their mind and heart. The history of society has its “earthly basis”. This is, first of all, the history of the development of people, their existence, traditions of the people, spirituality, moral values, economic development, rules of conduct, laws of the country in which you live, in short, the ideology of the state and how it is presented by the authorities through the media.  But in Russia, as stated in article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, "No ideology can be established as a state or mandatory." The same Constitution recognizes “ideological diversity”.  Subsequent postulates of the same Constitution of the Russian Federation refute the foregoing.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Guo
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
The State ◽  
Press Freedom ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Conceptual History ◽  
Communist System ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Historical Antecedents

Observers of the media landscape in China often express the criticism that individual speech still suffers from arbitrary restriction and that mass media is run in an ‘authoritarian mode.’ Yet how did the state of press freedom in China end up like this? Was this an inevitable outcome, or are there historical antecedents that predate the communist system? To answer these questions, we need to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into China’s history of press freedom because today’s conception of press freedom is fundamentally related to its past. In the case of China, this conceptual history has so far received little attention. This chapter delineates theoretical backgrounds and methodological issues relating to the conceptual history of press freedom in China.

Tranquillisers as a Social Problem

1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Gabe ◽  
Michael Bury
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
The State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Illness ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
Sociology Of Health

This paper attempts to highlight the value of the ‘social problem’ perspective for the sociology of health and illness by applying it to the issue of tranquilliser use and dependence. The approach involves focusing on the emergence of benzodiazepine tranquilliser dependence as a social problem and the extent to which it has been legitimated by the media and by the state. In the conclusion we draw out the implications of our case study for the development of a ‘natural history’ of social problems.

scholarly journals A History of Suicide Reporting in Canadian Newspapers: 1844 - 1990

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Richardson
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
Manner Of Death ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

This paper explores Canadian reporting on suicide and the ways it changed over 150 years. Archival research on the reporting practices of two long-standing newspapers presented here shows that suicide was not always taboo in the media. In fact, the silencing and tip-toeing around reporting on suicide only began in the mid-20th century. Early newspaper accounts frequently included reports on suicides, both local and far removed, including details on the exact manner of death. As public perceptions of suicide, and the laws surrounding it, gradually shifted from considering the act a crime to an aspect of psychiatric malady, reporting on suicide changed. Once suicide became an untouchable subject in newsrooms the stigma became entrenched, making it hard to address in any meaningful way for decades.Cet article explore les reportages canadiens sur le suicide et la manière dont ils ont changé depuis 150 ans. Une recherche dans les archives sur les pratiques de deux journaux longuement établis montre que le suicide n’a pas toujours été tabou dans les médias. En effet, la circonspection et le silence entourant le suicide aujourd’hui ne remontent qu’au milieu du vingtième siècle. Les reportages antérieurs mentionnaient souvent les suicides, tant locaux qu’étrangers, et donnaient des précisions sur comment la personne est morte. Les reportages cependant ont subi l’influence de changements dans la perception du public et la loi envers le suicide. Dans le passé, on considérait que cet acte était un crime; par la suite, on l’a envisagé comme le symptôme d’un trouble psychiatrique. Dès lors que le suicide est devenu un sujet intouchable dans les salles de rédaction, le silence sur le sujet s’est installé, de sorte qu’il est devenu difficile de soulever la question de manière significative depuis plusieurs décennies.

scholarly journals INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATER CRISIS IN SÃO PAULO OFFERED BY THE WATERSHED COMMITTEES

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
JANE M. MAZZARINO ◽  
LUCIANA TURATTI ◽  
SABRINA T. PETTER ◽  
DENISE B. SCHEIBE ◽  
RODRIGO M. MARQUES
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
Water Crisis ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media

Abstract The water crisis in São Paulo between 2013 and 2015 was considered one of the greatest in the history of the state, and it was widely covered by the Media. The issue is how groups that are expected to provide information (as they are considered Government bodies, such as the case of the Watershed Committee) tackled the water crisis in São Paulo. This defining issue has driven this quanti-qualitative research on news published in the websites of Watershed Committees that manage the Cantareira System (Committees of Alto Tietê and Piracicaba, Capivari, and Jundiaí -PCJ) and the Brazilian Network of Watershed Organisms (Rebob - Rede Brasil de Organismos de Bacias Hidrográficas).

scholarly journals Panorama de las plataformas de televisión OTT: agentes del mercado audiovisual y estrategias comerciales

2020 ◽  
pp. 391-403
Author(s):  
José-Patricio Pérez-Rufí ◽  
Francisco-Javier Gómez-Pérez ◽  
Antonio Castro-Higueras
Keyword(s):  
User Preferences ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical Methodology ◽  
High Tension ◽  
Content Consumption ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Will ◽  
Communication Policies

The digitization of audiovisual production and its online distribution have led to the entry into the market of new and powerful international agents that have taken the lead in the audiovisual industry. Their value is based on their audience volume and the quality of such relationships, determined by the privileged knowledge of user preferences through data mining. This work analyzes the context of the main OTT platforms that operate in Spain, their entry into the market, and the change in audiovisual content consumption habits. We assess the state of the Spanish audiovisual industry. We apply a descriptive and critical methodology in the light of the main agents that compose the audiovisual market, based on a review of the bibliography and information published in specialized media. We analyze the position of Spanish and European governments regarding communication policies, the strategies of the OTT television operators themselves, and the mediation of audience demand. The results reflect the state of high tension and strong rivalry between the brands that compete in a context of increasing deregulation. The Internet and the distribution of audiovisual content online could de facto mean the absolute liberalization of these markets. This situation has led to unexpected alliances and convergences, as well as risky bets on products and services whose profitability and viability remain to be seen. The unpredictable development of this situation and an excessive dependence on the will of the customers will place all operators in confrontation and cause a commercial rivalry that is unprecedented in the history of the media. Resumen La digitalización de la producción audiovisual y su distribución online supuso la entrada en los mercados de novedosos y poderosos agentes internacionales que se han puesto a la cabeza de la industria audiovisual. Su valor se basa en la cantidad de sus audiencias y en la calidad de su relación con éstas, a través del conocimiento privilegiado de sus preferencias permitida por la minería de datos. Este trabajo analiza el contexto de las principales plataformas OTT que operan en España, su introducción en el mercado y el cambio en los hábitos de consumo de contenidos audiovisuales. Evaluamos el estado de la industria audiovisual española. Aplicamos una metodología descriptiva y crítica atendiendo a los principales agentes que componen el mercado audiovisual, basada en la revisión de la bibliografía y de la información publicada en medios especializados. Analizamos la posición de los gobiernos (español y europeos) en cuanto a políticas de comunicación, las estrategias de los propios operadores de televisión OTT y la mediación de la demanda de la audiencia. Los resultados recogen el estado de alta tensión y fuerte rivalidad de las marcas que compiten en un contexto de creciente desregularización. Internet y la distribución de contenidos audiovisuales online podrían significar de facto la liberalización absoluta de los mercados. La situación ha conducido a alianzas y convergencias inesperadas, así como arriesgadas apuestas por productos y servicios cuya rentabilidad y viabilidad están aún por ver. El imprevisible desarrollo de la situación y una excesiva dependencia de la voluntad de los clientes destinan a todos los operadores a una confrontación y una rivalidad comercial como nunca antes ha conocido la historia de los medios.

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