Civic Discourse: Intercultural, International, and Global Media, Volume 2 Book

	Preface
Sect. I	Overview: Cyberspace, Cybernetics, Cyberpower
1	Values and the Limits of the Global Media in the Age of Cyberspace	5
2	The Ideology of Technology on the World Wide Web: The "Blue Ribbon Campaign" in a Global Context	19
3	Finding Resources for the Study of Multiculturalism on the Internet	31
4	Virtual Community as Rhetorical Vision and Its American Roots	45
5	Communicating in Cyberspace: Internet Users and a Canadian Publication Ban	61
6	Cyberspace and Cultural Identity - A Case Study of Cybercommunity of Chinese Students in the United States	75
7	The Text of New Relationships: Building Deaf Community in E-Space	91
8	Interactive Multimedia and Multiculturalism: An Exploratory Study	113
Sect. II Overview	North American Media
9	International News for Kids: Defining the World for Atlanta's Children	127
10	International Students' Perceptions of Americans via U.S. Mass Media	145
11	Portrayals of Post-Communist Romania in United States Newspapers and Magazines	157
12	Adult Critical Viewing Skills in a Global Media Environment: Implications for the Information Age	169
13	The "Dream Team" of Martin Luther King and Television: How King Used Television to Counter Stereotypes and Enhance His Anti-Racism Message	185
14	A Survey of Radio Programming Targeted toward Gay/Lesbian Audiences	197
Sect. III Overview	International and Global Media
15	The Effects of Transnational Television Programming on Worldwide Cultural Diversity	211
16	Irish Music as World Music: Changing Audiences for Traditional Irish Music in the Twentieth Century	229
17	Tanzania's Emerging Press and Women Journalists: An Ethnographic Beginning	241
18	Media Reactions to "Bloody Wednesday" in Swaziland	255
19	Political Order and Social Control as Agendas: The Case of India's Doordarshan	273
20	Cultural Imperialism in Foreign Television	285
21	The Power of Foreign Images: Intercultural Signs in Japanese Television Advertising	301
22	Interethnic and Nationalistic Divergence in the Middle East and Higher Education Delivery Systems - Problems and Resolutions	313
23	An Ethnography of Technology Transfer in the Philippines: A Case Study of the Agriculture Sector	323
24	Structured Perceptions of United States-China Relations	349
Sect. IV Overview	Comparative Studies in Media
25	Individual, Organizational, and Societal Influences on Media Role Perceptions: A Comparative Study of Journalists in China, Taiwan, and the United States	361
26	Where's the Truth? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Chinese and American Newspaper Coverage of the Fourth World Conference on Women	375
27	Episodes in Culture Clash: Interactions between Japanese and North American TV Newscasters	391
28	Television News as Cultural Products: The Cases of Finland and the United States	409
29	Flow of Intercultural Information via Electronic Media in Scandinavia	423
30	Sami Radio in Northern Scandinavia	439
31	Intercultural Discourses: A Look at the Future of Global Communication	451
	Epilogue: The Intercuturalness of Electronic Communications	461
	About the Editors	479
	About the Authors	481
	Author Index	489
	Subject Index	497