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This book investigates ways in which global media coverage of
conflicts affects the worldviews of the social and cultural values
of nationals from the war regions. It identifies the cultural
patterns in remote communities that have been 'diluted' by IT and
the extent to which the changes impacted the values of the
indigenes. It also describes the role that IT especially social
media and broadcast media play in the understanding of war among
residents in highly wired and remote communities, respectively.
This book explores how social media and its networked communities
dismantles, builds, and shapes identity. Social media has been
instrumental, sometimes dangerously so, in binding together
different communities; with thirteen original chapters by leading
academics in the field, the volume investigates how belonging,
togetherness, and loyalty is created in the digital sphere, in a
way that transcends, and even dismantles, ethnic and national
borders around the world. In tandem, the volume analyses the
further threats to identity presented by the ease with which
fabricated news and information spreads on social media, resulting
in many users becoming unable to distinguish credible data from
junk data. Social media is both creative and destructive in its
influence on identity, and therefore the growing fake news crisis
threatens the very stability of the world's communities. This book
provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical
research findings in the area, including diverse case studies and
analyses of social media experiences in indigenous and urban
communities around the world, including China, Africa, and Central
and South America.
Healthcare Management Strategy, Communication, and Development
Challenges and Solutions in Developing Countries analyzes the ways
in which health services, public health administration, and
healthcare policies are managed in developing countries and how
intercultural, intergroup, and mass communication practices are
weakening those efforts. If developing countries are to reach their
development goals, their leaders must have a firm understanding of
the impact of infectious diseases on their people and take prompt
action to fix socioeconomic issues arising from the problems
associated with poor health practices. Drawing on experiences from
international health organizations such as the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), commissioned in poor countries to assist
national governments in improving the wellbeing of their citizens,
this volume analyzes maternal and child mortality and the spread of
infectious diseases, and offers communication strategies for the
management of malaria, HIV Aids, Polio, tuberculosis, and others in
Somalia, Madagascar, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the
Democratic Republic of Congo, and India.
This volume analyzes the contexts in which emerging economies in
Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Middle East,
and Asia can chart their socioeconomic futures through progressive
democratic practices and media engagement. Using political and
development communication, along with case studies from selected
countries in these regions, the volume addresses human rights
policies, diplomatic practices, democratization, good governance,
identity politics, terrorism, collective action, gendered crimes,
political psychology, and citizen journalism as paradigms for
sustainable growth. Through practical experiences and field
research in the selected countries, scholars show how personal and
national freedoms as well as business deals have been negotiated in
a bid to create a new socioeconomic culture within the nations.
Exporting Communication Technology to Developing Countries analyzes
the economic, cultural, educational, and political implications of
exporting information technology to Africa. Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi
tackles the numerous complexities related to the development of
African telecommunications. He not only presents the technological
aspects of telecommunications, but effectively depicts the cultural
implications that must be considered. Ngwainmbi investigates and
evaluates the history of African telecommunications, clearly
showing the path that has led to its present state. He then
assesses the potential for development within the countries of
Africa upon the influx of technology from the outside world.
Developing countries, especially African countries, face a myriad
of problems as they try to counteract decades of national poverty
and political ineffectiveness. If these countries are to secure an
active role in world politics, they need communication techniques
that are both broad and effective. In this book, Dr. Ngwainmbi
presents a comprehensive approach to media and communication in
developing countries. The author analyzes traditional methods of
communication--dance, ritual, caste, religious oracles, and
more--and shows how these communication agents, in addition to the
basic affordable modern media, create the context for realizing
development efforts. The author also examines the new world
information and communication debate and raises new questions about
its meaning to Africa. For more information, visit
www.manigistics.com.
This book investigates ways in which global media coverage of
conflicts affects the worldviews of the social and cultural values
of nationals from the war regions. It identifies the cultural
patterns in remote communities that have been 'diluted' by IT and
the extent to which the changes impacted the values of the
indigenes. It also describes the role that IT especially social
media and broadcast media play in the understanding of war among
residents in highly wired and remote communities, respectively.
Theaters of War should be read aloud in juxtaposition to the blare
of world news broadcasts, to appreciate Dr. Ngwainmbi's grasp and
illustration of the ironies of our daily acceptance and condoning
of hostile tribalization of modern mankind. The book is a treasure
and must be appreciated as a mirror of our times. - Hank Daidone,
Lt. Colonel of US Army (Retired) Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi's verse is
crisp yet full of imagistic details. His rhythmic pulse, enforced
by love and war and a yearning for peace, and his fragmented
references and repetitions have shock value, as well as delicious
intellectual content. The mixture of these elements is powerful and
appealing. - Dr. Leonard A. Slade, Jr., State University of New
York at Albany In an era when war for many in America presents
itself as a rolling screen of names at the end of the nightly news,
a voice speaks out strong and clear. Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi's
anti-war feelings include expressions of goodness - the virtues of
life and love. He superbly contrasts every day life with war-like
descriptions, thoughts and feelings to unmask war's absurdity. His
use of the commonplace makes every war, our war. The life he
creates is so real - so ours - it is worth protecting. . . .the
reader can't help but see the hypocrisy in killing for peace's
sake. - Mary-Ellen Riddle, The Virginia Pilot
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