[Commlist] World of Media 3-2019 published

A new issue of  'World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism 
Studies' has just been released.

You can access the full-text articles here: 
http://worldofmedia.ru/volumes/2019/2019_Issue_3/

World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies
Issue 3-2019

Table of contents:

/Nagpal, N., & Tripathi , S.D. (2019) New media, youngsters and family: 
an emerging culture of changing communication practices in Indian 
families – a study in Delhi and NCR // World of Media. Journal of 
Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3: 5-40./

There is consensus among media and communication scholars that a 
monumental shift is occurring in the media and communication habits of 
young people, and the communication culture within family, is in a 
swirl. On the one hand, new digital media has progressively become a 
part of life in the urban cities and remote towns of India, governing 
the interactions of people, on the other, social media that developed as 
an off shoot of new digital media quickly became a big source of 
connectivity among the people, as across the globe. India has a special 
place on the social networking sites map owing to large numbers of its 
young users3 . The usage of social networking sites amongst teenagers 
and college going students greatly increased with extensive influence on 
the youth in numerous ways, particularly as the new platform has scope 
to impact their interpersonal relationships. This triggered a debate on 
the impact of the new media on the activities, social relationships, and 
worldviews of the younger generations, and on values, attitudes, and 
patterns of social behavior, in the family context. The scope of enquiry 
of the present study is focused around two primary questions, i.e., 1) 
How is family communication influenced using new media (inclusive of 
social media? 2) Is family losing its place of importance in youngsters’ 
lives?
Key words: Teenagers, youngsters, family, peer group, new media, social 
networking sites, family communication culture.


/Jamil, S., & Appiah-Adjei, G. (2019) Journalism in the era of mobile 
technology: The changing pattern of news production and the thriving 
culture of fake news in Pakistan and Ghana // World of Media. Journal of 
Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3: 42-64./

The advent of new technologies has resulted in the rise of mobile 
journalism around the globe. Mobile devices have reformed the newsroom 
environments by introducing new means to connect with the audience and 
to communicate with other journalists within the same place. Many 
traditional media organizations already produce news content for mobile 
web-sites and apps in proportion to cross-media strategies, reflecting 
structural changes in the journalism industry and transformation in the 
process of news production in many countries and although coming from 
different cultural traditions and geographical locations, Pakistan and 
Ghana are no exceptions. However, there are concerns about the potential 
role of mobile journalism in fostering the culture of fake news in both 
countries. Thus, using the media convergence and social responsibility 
theories, this study aims to analyse how mobile journalism is altering 
the news production process and fostering the trend of fake news in 
Pakistan and Ghana. To accomplish this aim, this study uses the 
qualitative methods of document review and in-depth interviews and 
offers a thematic analysis of the qualitative data.
Key words:  Mobile journalism, fake news, media convergence, social 
responsibility, Pakistan’s and Ghana’s news media.

/Aduloju, E.T. (2019) Content analysis of the reflection of media 
literacy in communication curricula of select Nigerian universities //  
World of Media. Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 3: 66-85./

Media literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgments 
as users of digital technology sources, as well as to become producers 
of media contents in their own right. However, many Nigerian 
universities are not aware of this literacy or have not included it in 
their curricula. This study analysed the media-literacy content in 
curricula of nine select universities in Africa’s most populous nation: 
Nigeria. Some key findings revealed that: (a) media-literacy courses 
proper were not on the curricula; (b) media-literacy-related courses, 
which stood as proxies, accounted for about two per cent of the 
curricula; and (c) media-literacy-related courses were available to 
students only as electives. The present research indicates that 
media-literate students tend to be skilled in accessing information 
about their health, environment, education and work. They would also be 
able to evaluate media content critically and to make informed decisions 
as users of digital technology sources, as well as to becoming producers 
of media contents in their own right. Based on the accumulated skills of 
media literacy for contemporary young people, it was recommended that 
communications programmes redesign their curricula to include media 
literacy and related courses. Also, communication educators should be 
more receptive to the importance of media literacy skills in the 
education of their students.

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