Towards a critical theory of alternative media

Critical Review of the Iranian Attempts towards the Development of Alternative Sociologies

Obama’s Counterterrorism Policy and the Washington Post’s Editorials: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Media-State Interaction

American mass media’s relation with the US government in foreign policy decision-making has been the subject of numerous studies in the interdisciplinary field of political communication. This paper reexamines the interaction between the media and the government in the US foreign policy decision-making process, analyzing the possible congruity and/or incongruity between The Washington Post...

The Representation of Muslim Women in Non-Islamic Media: A Critical Discourse Analysis Study on Guardian

Providing analytical and social tools, critical discourse analysis (henceforthCDA) can be used to unravel the hidden ideologiesas well as biases in the websof discursive practices involved in texts. In this paper, the van Leeuwen’s (1996)CDA framework is used to analyze an article from a British broadsheet newspaper,the Guardian. To have a more detailed analysis, eleven elements are chosen from...

Analyzing the Preferences of Knowledgeable Citizens towards Alternatives in Emergency Products: A Study on Alternative Treatment Services in Sylhet City, Bangladesh

The present study aimed to examine the determinants of using alternative treatment plans in different types of problems by different educated professionals to facilitate in formulating the appropriate marketing strategies of the most important emergency product- Medicare service providers. This paper attempted to find out the attitudes and behavior of educated professionals in adopting differen...

کتابخانه‌های عمومی و تحلیل کارکردهای اجتماعی آن به‌عنوان نهادی ارتباطی- رسانه‌ای

Purpose: The purpose of present research is to analyze theories proposed for social functions of communication media including public libraries. Also, it aims to explain and generalize a theory best coordinated with public libraries. In current analysis, public libraries have been explained regarding their position and functions as communication media. Methodology: Using meta-analysis method, ...