The religious education of Iranian teenagers as the fourth generation of the Islamic Revolution is so vital that the Supreme Leader dedicated significant parts of the strategic statement on "The Second Phase of Islamic Revolution" to this section of the society as those who build the future. Considering the undeniable role of the media in forming beliefs and values of the audience in the commun...

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BACKGROUND Information and communications technologies, like social media, have the potential to reduce some barriers in disease prevention and control in the Americas. National health authorities can use these technologies to provide access to reliable and quality health information. A study was conducted to analyze availability of information about the leading causes of death on social media ...

BACKGROUND Research evaluating mediated physical activity campaigns uses an unsophisticated conceptualization of the media and would benefit from the application of a media studies approach. The purpose of this article is to report on the application of this type of analysis to the Canada on the Move media campaign. METHODS Through interviews and document analysis, the press release surroundi...

The information technology’s applications in cyberspace (the internet) are currently dominated by social media. The author investigates and explores the advantages of social media implementation of any political party in Indonesian general legislative elections 2014. There are twelve national political parties participating in the election as contestants plus three local political parties in Ac...

Over the past decade, Korean popular culture has spread infectiously throughout the world. The term, “Korean wave,” has been used to describe this rising popularity of Korean popular culture. The Korean wave exploded in the media across the world generating a ripple effect. The Korean government took full advantage of this national phenomenon and began aiding Korean media industries in exportin...

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 82 I. EMERGENT DIGITAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA PRACTICES: MAKING BROADBAND SERVE PUBLIC PURPOSES .................................................................................... 89 A. Functions: How Public Service Media Can “Address National Concerns and Solve Local Problems” .......................