Thussu, International Communication

War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7

Here speaks a voice from America. Every day at this time we will bring you the news of the war. The news may be good. The news may be bad. We shall tell you the truth.' First broadcast of the Voice of America. February 24, 1942 ± transmitted in German. From UNESCO to the Clash of Civilizations ± the Conundrum of Global Communication We live in a time of empire, a time when the military and economic prowess of one nation has no parallel in the course of human history. We live too in a time of globalization, when the density of networks crossing borders leaves no place unexposed to forces ± economic, political, social, cultural, and environmental ± that emanate from afar. This is also a time when the idea of human rights has taken its place among the principles that claim standing in the affairs between states and peoples. Not least, we live in a time of con¯ict and terror, when even the empire's capital is open to attack and the prospect of mass violence perpetrated by small bands of individuals or states is real. And all of this takes place in an age of near instantaneous communication across borders, a time of information and media abundance, a time when the prospect of a global conversation, directly and indirectly, by the second and by the hour, is palpable. It is incumbent on those of us who study communication to make better sense of the role it plays in global politics and, more important, to be responsible in the claims we make about the relationship between communication and con¯ict. For almost a generation, most especially in the ®elds of cultural studies and media studies, much of the scholarship in the discipline of communication has steered clear of this terrain: cynicism of all things political and a reluctance to use the language of values, morals, or ethics, have compromised our ability to speak responsibly and prescriptively about how we should do global communication, especially in a world full of fear. This is not an entirely new challenge. After the Second World War, the search for a lasting peace included a new set of international institutions designed to nurture tolerance and understanding through communication. Alongside the traditional military and political apparatuses ± foreign occupation, overseas bases, and alliances such as NATO ± a small parcel of land on the east side of Manhattan became home to the United Nations. At the same time, the United Nations Educational, Scienti®c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established to articulate, and give substance to, a broad set of values and priorities tied directly to global communication and world cultures. As we struggle to ®nd the language and principles that might help lay the foundation for global communication the preamble of UNESCO's constitution, adopted in November 1945, is worth quoting at length: That since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed;

Journalism and mass communication, 2017

In this paper we will analyze the world as a world society. Our assumption is that, thanks to global communications, the world has become a unique social field. Therefore, it is necessary to make an analysis of the changes that have occurred in the society-state relationship. In the contemporary understanding, societies are constituted as relatively closed, self-referential systems, in which the world of life is framed by the borders of national states. Intensifying and extending the communication process has relativized the boundaries of such closed systems, creating an opportunity for the establishment of a world society. However, the practical political (infra)structure is still fixed on old patterns and, objectively, lags behind this change, creating a legitimacy deficit in the political field. So it is necessary to look at the world from a new perspective.

2000

The course considers the emergence of, and global responses to, the cross-border flow of information and cultural products. It considers where and how globalization, mediation and global governance intersect. The course begins with a close examination of the rationales for (and against) some form of control or influence of world communication. It then considers in detail the various existing legal

This article is aimed at exploring the basic concept, analytical framework and theoretical implications of international political communication. To start with, this article revises Richard Merritt's value transmission system to establish an analytical framework that can meet the conditions of modern international communication. Next, it borrows the social constructivism in IR and the communicative action theory of Jurgen Habermas to endow international political communication with more theoretical implications. Lastly, this article takes Taiwan's participation in the UN specialized agencies as an example to investigate the feasibility of applying this conceptual framework of international political communication.

Routledge, 2020

The harnessing of steam and electricity in the mid-nineteenth century created a new world of possibilities in business, politics, and public life. In no realm was this transformation more momentous than in communications, an activity commonly understood at this time to embrace not only the trans-local circulation of information, but also the long-distance transportation of people and goods (Matterlart 1996, 2000). For the first time in world history, merchants could convey overseas large quantities of goods on a regular schedule and exchange information at a speed greater than a ship could sail. New organizations sprang up to take advantage of this "communications revolution," as this transformation has come to be known (John 1994). Some were public agencies; others were private firms. Each was shaped not only by the harnessing of new energy sources, but also by the institutional rules of the game. These rules defined the relationship of the state and the market, or what economic historians call the political economy. This chapter surveys this transformation, which we have come to view with fresh eyes following the commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s. It features case studies of two well-documented global communications organizations that originated in the nineteenth century - undersea cable companies and news agencies - which we have supplemented by a brief discussion of other important global communications organizations: radio, telephony, and the mail. We have not surveyed film, a topic addressed by Peter Miskell's chapter in this Handbook.

Opera Slavica, 2019

International Communication is a Harbinger of Soft Power, 2018

International communication has been proving over the past years a new tool to handle important aspects of the international relations within the new global order. Thus, today is just possible to talk about it once the setting of how to create ties based on the dialogue, multi-dialogue or even a general communication might be tangible toward a renewed diplomacy: the public diplomacy.

 The modern media tools especially social media has played a vital role in the process of communication among nations.  The communication among nations has affected the politics, economics, cultures and relations among different nations.  The communication among nations has spread the concept of unification of world as now everyone has access to the whole world with a single click while everyone is able to get familiar with the world.  The communication among nations is obsoleting the concept of nation state as non-state actors are becoming more powerful than ever before.  But according to some critiques the communication among nations is all about Westernization i.e. Western expansion and colonialism on the local society.  In short, now it is easy for everyone to get information about other countries but in contemporary world the focal purpose of communication among nations is to get economic benefits through cooperation among different countries.

Chin-Chuan Lee (ed.) Internationalizing "International Communication" (Ch.1), 2015

Critical reflections on international communication research. Introductory chapter to "Internationalizing 'International Communication." Origin and paradigm shift; hegemony; a new point of departure; revisiting "cultural imperialism."

International Communication is considered to be the most important aspects of modern world, by international communication, it is meant that keeping in touch with different parts of world on the basis of technology, telecommunications, culture, news, mail, language and cultural ties, these are the main points kept in view, when the politicians have to make their mark. The academics started seriously about international communication after the industrial revolution (1760s-1840) and communication was linked with development projects by French Philosopher in the early 19th century, but after him a British philosopher by the name of Herbert Spenser (1820-1903) also included the mailing system, telegraph and press along with development communication. Different approaches have been taken to theorize international communication, like free flow of communication, modernization theory, dependency theory, the public sphere theory, critical theory and various other approaches, all this would be discussed in detail in this paper.

2013

The article focuses on interdisciplinary concepts of strategic communication by nation states and governments directed at foreign publics. Although different concepts describing the field have developed independently, closer consideration reveals that they show many convergences. It is assumed that the differentiation of various concepts is rather a question of theoretical viewpoint but this hardly allows for a specification of the social phenomenon. The paper thus offers an integrated and systematic approach to international communication by integrating the different concepts of strategic governmental communication with international publics.

2008

Many researchers consider that the forces of globalization and informatization have a great importance for communication; these forces have already caused changes in some industries, policies, cultures and societies. Societies and communities must take part in this new global communication as they have no other choice; although, their way of participation depends on their specific social, cultural, economical and political environment. Nowadays, we have a global commercial communication system which is dominated by a small number of very powerful transnational companies. Until now, the companies from the communication field have sold information and entertainment to the people. Now they prefer to sell consumers (readers, listeners, TV spectators, internet users). We can easily notice the ambition of the new communication empires: to control the whole network, as everything is passing through these networks-broadcasts, movies, books, music, magazines-means communication.

Jalingo Journal of Social and Management Science, 2023

This study sought to explore international communication and global news flow. It also critically examines the extent the theoretical paradigms used in explaining and describing international communication cover the full complexity of global communication in the 21 st century. This paper through the library research method examines the entrenched hegemonic dynamics that characterise international communication and its implications on developing countries with a specific focus on evolving ideological and theoretical issues among states in the world. The theoretical framework for this study is pegged within the context of the World Systems Theory. The study concludes that because information dissemination at the international level is vertical and carried out within definite spheres of communication hegemony to the disadvantage of developing countries, the only news that favours capitalist interests (Western ideology-oriented) is disseminated. Further, the study's conclusion indicates that contrary to mainstream capitalist assumptions that emphasise the evolutionary character of growth as a natural consequence that developing nations must follow, capitalism favours what we term "bourgeois ideology", an ideology that makes us feel as though the social world and the technological advantages are there for developing countries to express ourselves, while in fact, these countries are mere puns on the international chessboard.

Evolving Thoughts on international communication, diplomacy and the Social media, 2018

International communication, which can also be referred to as global communication, remains communication across frontiers, which involves the exchange of information and ideas between and across nations; it is the dissemination of and access to information across countries (Nwabueze, 2014, p. 267). Albeit the conventional mass media and the Internet are the vehicles with which global communication are conveyed, however, at present, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are the major and most effective and liberal means of engaging in international communication, and for the perpetuation of globalisation. The use of Information and Communication Technologies have, to a great extent, reduced the unidirectional flow of information from the Centre countries to Periphery nations, though the new challenge is whether there is now qualitative and quantitative balance of global information flow from the South to the North and vice versa. Another issue is whether the advanced countries are accessing and reading the information emanating from the developing countries through the Internet. The question of whether the technological base of developing countries are equipped enough to maximise the benefits of the ICTs and influence global information flow is also another issue.

Wayelka, 2019