Facebook: An Emerging Arena for Politics of Self-Determination in northern Cyprus?

ABSTRACT

The present article aims to expand scholarship on the political role of social media by focusing on the case of Facebook and the self-determination claims of Turkish Cypriots vis-à-vis Turkey. Drawing upon a virtual ethnography of relevant Facebook sites and groups, this article scrutinises whether social media offer an innovative public platform for the politics of self-determination or on-line claims are in reality formed and negotiated in the same manner as the offline ones. The article concludes that Turkish Cypriots’ Facebook activism may very well be for strengthening their community, shielding their distinct characteristics from mainland Turkey and raising their self-esteem, rather than indicating demands for complete autonomy in the traditional political sense of the word and/or statehood.     

News media reporting on civil litigation and its influence on civil justice decision making

The news media have the potential to act as a powerful influence on the civil litigation system, influencing decision making in particular cases and on the system more generally as media reports influence the decision making of various participants in the system. This paper reviews the research that has examined the relationship between news media reporting and civil litigation and proposes a framework that integrates this work and provides guidance for future research efforts. Specifically, we discuss the nature of media reporting on civil litigation, perceptions of the civil litigation system held by the public and legal actors, and the potential influence of news reporting about civil litigation on the decision making of jurors, judges, civil litigants, and policymakers. Overall, the research suggests that news reporting of civil litigation presents a systematically distorted picture of civil litigation and that this reporting can influence perceptions and outcomes of civil litigation in various ways. However, there are many gaps in the existing research that need to be filled. The proposed organizational scheme helps to identify ways that future research can provide links between the findings of existing research and to identify ways in which this research can be extended to new areas.     

新闻从业者的媒介角色认知--兼论舆论监督的记者主体作用

调查表明,在上海这个国内经济活动最为活跃、舆论监督却乏善可陈的城市,"以天下为己任"的道德传统,依然是今天的新闻从业者个人价值体系中的重要底色。对于大多数新闻从业者来说,选择从事新闻工作,更多地是出于对大众传播媒介所能够担负起重要的社会道义责任的向往,同时也出于自身的兴趣爱好。至于对名利的追逐,显然并不是选择新闻业的首要因素。这一点,正是记者作为正在走向专业化的个体,在新闻媒介实行舆论监督当中发挥作用的重要思想基础。     

促进出版传媒企业快速发展的思考——以打造“双百亿”广西出版传媒集团为例

打造"双百亿"出版传媒集团是当下各省(自治区、市)文化跨越式发展的重要举措。文章分析了打造广西"双百亿"出版传媒集团的可行性、优势和困难,提出政府应统筹规划积极支持打造广西"双百亿"出版传媒集团;接通出版发行产业链;将集团上市工作列入政府工作规划之中;以重大项目的培育与实施,支撑和推动大型文化企业的快速发展;在北京建立广西出版中心;打造一支过硬出版传媒队伍;政府应加大对文化产业的资金及政策扶持等建议。     

传媒监督与司法独立的冲突与契合

传媒监督司法和司法独立 ,已是现代法治的潮流。但是 ,它们之间又有着不容忽视的冲突 ,问题的关键在于两者必须实现平衡与契合。     

新媒介技术下中国政治传播的改变及应对

在新媒介时代,网络空间成为政治传播线上宣传的公共领域,新媒介技术成为不断推动这个领域创新发展的重要力量。新媒介技术下的政治传播格局发生改变,政治传播主体更加多元,政治传播方式更加多样,政治传播的问题也逐渐凸显。转变传统公共政治传播观念,以新媒介技术为支撑,传播优质内容,寻求与公众的政治共识,建立公共传播与公众传播的多向互动格局,增强公众对政府的信任度,能够对新媒介技术下政治传播生态的健康发展产生积极作用。     

略论编辑把关

编辑 ,不仅仅是精神食粮的加工生产 ,还是复杂精妙的艺术创造和智慧活动 ;“把关”,始终贯穿于信息资料的收集、甄别、鉴定、选择、加工、校改、设计等业务过程中。如何搞好编辑把关是提高大众传播质量 ,实现大众传播宗旨的中心课题 ,其中在政治思想上、传媒战略策略上、逻辑思维和语言文字上的把关尤为重要     

新媒体环境下的新闻报道与司法公正

新媒体环境下,以网络为代表的传播新形式带来了新闻报道内涵与外在形式的变化,也使得媒体与司法的关系出现了新的特点。在网络媒体的报道下,司法审判更为引人关注,也面临更大的舆论压力和挑战。然而,在我国当前形势下,司法和媒体并没有根本的冲突,二者都是现代社会维护和保障人权的两种力量,所以建立良性互动关系是一种双赢的策略。在法律规范的前提下,司法和媒体更要受各自职业伦理的约束,媒体客观中立报道,司法谦抑应对。     

在出版传播实践中推动“文化入侨”——探索为密切海内外同胞关系服务的有效途径

推动“文化人侨”,增强海外同胞对中华传统文化的认同感和归属感,对于密切海内外同胞关系具有重要意义。通过出版传播推动“文化入侨”是密切海内外同胞关系的重要方式。以中国致公出版社为平台,中国致公党在出版传播实践中推动“文化入侨”大有可为。