Recently added articles from Communication Research Trends:
Children's rights and the media.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Introduction The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, approved almost 20 years ago in November 1989, extended the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by acknowledging "that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance" (United Nations, 1989, ...
Guest editor's introduction.
Sep 01, 2009; Heintz, Katharine ... Anniversaries are times that encourage reflection and projection. We look back at what has happened since the event being recognized, assess the current state of affairs, and anticipate future challenges and opportunities. Such is the case with this issue of COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TRENDS, ...
Rethinking and refraining media effects in the context of children's rights: a new paradigm.
Sep 01, 2009; Rich, Michael ... Do children have rights? If so, what are they? And how are these rights to be interpreted and protected in a world dramatically changed by the media children consume and communicate with? The answers to the questions about children's rights are neither as straightforward as they seem, nor ...
A rationale for positive online content for children.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Livingstone, Sonia ... A. Maximizing online opportunities is a matter of children's rights <Pre> The child/media relationship is an entry point into the wide and multifaceted world of children and their rights--to education, freedom of expression, play, identity, health, dignity and ...
Television as a "safe space" for children: the views of producers around the world.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lemish, Dafna ... The study of children, young people, and the media can be viewed as a microcosm of our entire field of media studies, as it is occupied with concerns for the three main realms of research: audiences, texts, and institutions. Childhood is understood to be socially constructed and culturally ...
Youth media around the world: implications for communication and media studies.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Fisherkeller, JoEllen ... A. Introduction Whether in academia or more mainstream circles, it is a cliche to talk about how children and adolescents (and all of us) today are surrounded by an array of media and communication technologies that are part and parcel of everyday life. And while not all young ...
Creating global citizens: the Panwapa project.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lee, June H. ... Children today are growing up in an increasingly globally-connected society. While globalization is bringing individuals across the world closer together, offering tremendous opportunities and change, it is also requiring children to develop skills, perspectives, and competencies to ...
Convention on television broadcasting for children and youth: a case study of academic-professional collaboration in Israel.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; Lemish, Dafna ... A. Background The potential benefits of collaboration between academics, who specialize in the study of children and media, and media professionals working in the field can be illustrated in the development of the Convention on Television Broadcasting for Children and Youth in ...
Ehrat, Johannes. Cinema & Semiotic: Peirce and Film Aesthetics, Narration and Representation.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2009; Steams, Patrick ... Ehrat, Johannes. Cinema & Semiotic: Peirce and Film Aesthetics, Narration and Representation. University of Toronto Press, 2004. Pp. 682. ISBN 9780-8020-3912-5 (hbk.) 60 [pounds sterling], $100.00. Johannes Ehrat's work is one that succeeds in explaining the work of Charles ...
McCall, Jeffrey. Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2009; Soukup, Paul A. ... McCall, Jeffrey. Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences. Lanham, MD; Boulder, CO; New York; Toronto; Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007. Pp. ix, 161. ISBN 978-0-7425-5520-4 (pb.) $20.95. A combination of a plea for media ...
