Rumor and communication in Asia in the Internet age
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Rumor and communication in Asia in the Internet age
(RoutledgeCurzon media, culture and social change in Asia / series editor, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, 32)
Routledge, 2015
- : pbk
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Originally published: 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
New communication technology has transformed the way in which news about key events is communicated. For example, in the immediate aftermath of catastrophic events such as the Mumbai attacks or the Japanese tsunami, partial accounts, accurate and inaccurate facts, rumour and speculation are now very rapidly disseminated across the globe, often ahead of official announcements and formal news reporting. Often in such situations rumours take hold, and continue to characterise events even after a more complete, more accurate picture eventually emerges. This book explores how such rumours are created, disseminated and absorbed in the age of the internet and mobile communications. It includes a wide range of examples and, besides considering the overall processes involved, engages with scholarly debates in the field of media and communication studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Rumour, Gossip, and Conspiracy Theories: Pathologies of Testimony and the Principle of Publicity 2. Have You Heard? The Rumour as Reliable 3. Triangle of Death: Strategic Communication, Counterinsurgency, and the Rumor Mill 4. The Politics of Informal Communication: Conspiracy Theories and Rumors in the 2009 (Post-) Electoral Iranian Public Sphere 5. Rumors, Religion and Political Mobilization: Indonesian Cases, 1965-1998 6. Rumors of Terrorism: Social Cognitive Structures, Collective Sensemaking, and the Emergence of Rumor 7. Rumor, Culture and Strategic Communication across Old and New Media in Southeast Asia: The Case of Terrorist Noordin Top 8. Anxiety and Rumor: Exploratory Analysis of Twitter Posts during the Mumbai Terrorist Attack 9. Rumor - The Evil Twin of Strategic Communication: What "White" Propaganda Can Learn From "Grey" Conclusion
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