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Current Issue
Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication
Volume 27(2), 2011

This volume addresses a wide array of topics which is significant in the field of media , communication and information technology. With the onset of globalization and proliferation of new media technology, the questions of transborder flow of information has taken a new dimension demanding better governance and new forms of controls as well as message dissemination. This volume looks at these issues from the empirical, interpretive and critical cultural perspectives.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Faridah Ibrahim
Editor

 

Previous Issue:

Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication
Volume 27(1), 2010

This volume addresses pertinent debates pertaining to media and communication studies. Central to some prevailing discussion highlighted in this issue particularly system of the press and broadcasting, censorship and laws, advertising, gender and health issues, is the role played by the new media such as Internet, social media and blogs which had somehow elevate the level of discourse in this discipline. Internet, which is considered the mother of all technological innovation is being used in a revolutionised way. Today we see the social media are edging their way into the hearts and minds of individuals, to the extent that they can help mobilise people to take actions. It is hoped that the issues raised in this volume, will be a take-off point to enhance further research works on some critical areas of new and traditional media.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Faridah Ibrahim
Editor

ANNOUNCEMENT: Special Issue

Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication
Volume 28(1), 2012

Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication (JK-MJC) will be publishing a special issue online and in printed form highlighting issues of great concern pertaining to media and communication. Articles for this issue are based on selected papers presented in the most recent International Conference on Media and Communication (MENTION 2011) – Communication and Transformation: Progress and Paradox, jointly organized by School of Media and Communication Studies (MENTION), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Tun Abdul Razak Institute for Broadcasting and Information (IPPTAR), Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture, Malaysia. The list of articles are as follows:

Social media for political change: Rhetoric and research
Prof. Dr Ang Peng Hwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

New media and social change: Choices, alternatives and multiplicities
Prof. Dr Samsudin A. Rahim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Enclaves and marketplace interactions: Cultural adaptation in a globalised world
Assoc. Prof. Dr Latiffah Pawanteh, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

War, conflicts and the media: Perceptions of media gatekeepers versus audience
Assoc. Prof Dr Faridah Ibrahim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

“Giraffe language” and “Jackal language”: A study of two opposite communication rituals.
Dr Longina Strumska-Cylwik, University of Gdansk, Poland

A study of international issues through cartoon communication: The cases of Pakistani and Norwegian newspapers
Ayesha Ashfaq & Dr Mughees Uddin Sheikh, University of the Punjab Lahore Pakistan

Malaysian cinema: Is there an audience out there?
Assoc. Prof. Fuziah Kartini Hassan Basri, Assoc. Prof. Dr Faridah Ibrahim & Prof. Dr Mohd Safar Hasim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Social citizenship: Participation of youth in a civil society
Dr Fauziah Ahmad, Prof. Samsudin A. Rahim, Assoc. Prof Dr. Latiffah Pawanteh & Abdul Latiff Ahmad

Beyond digital divide: Strategies for digital inclusion
Dr Ali Salman & Prof. Dr Samsudin A. Rahim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Challenges in nation building: Closing the chasm of sensitivities between various races
Prof. Dr Mohd Safar Hasim, Assoc. Prof. Fuziah Kartini Hassan Basri & Arina Anis Azlan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Islamic representation in advertisements from the perspective of the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM)
Dr Hamisah Hassan, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Environmental citizenship and the Malaysian youth: An exploration of awareness, understanding, perception and participation
Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Prof. Dr Samsudin A. Rahim, Assoc. Prof. Dr Latiffah Pawanteh & Dr Fauziah Ahmad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Breasts, bags, clothes and shoes: Constructing motherhood and images of breastfeeding versus formula feeding women
Dr Emma Mirza Wati Mohamad, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Understanding media framing: A case study of media coverage on contemporary education issues in Malaysia
Chew Chee Khiang, Dr Fauziah Ahmad, Dr Chang Peng Kee & Assoc. Prof. Dr Faridah Ibrahim

Blogosphere: How youth perceived blogs credibility
Noor Azlin Bidin & Normah Mustaffa

Call for Papers

Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication
Volume 28(2), 2012

Members of the Editorial Board for Jurnal Komunikasi, Malaysian Journal of Communication (JK-MJC) wish to thank all contributors, both local and foreign,  for Volume 27(2) 2011 and Special Issue Volume 28(1) 2012. The Editorial Board would like to welcome contributors for Volume 28(2) 2012 according to the following deadlines: Submission of journal article: 31st August 2012; Online publication: 30th December 2012.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Faridah Ibrahim
Editor