18th AMIC Annual Conference

“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”

13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Day One - 13 July 2009

0900 – 1000 Inaugural Session and Welcome Remarks

(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Secretary-General, AMIC, Singapore

• Dr. Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, AMIC, Singapore

• Dr. Paul Pasch, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Malaysia
• Dr. Binod C. Agrawal, Himgiri Nabh Viswavidyalaya, India

Guest of Honour: Shri. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group of

Companies, India

1000 – 1030 Coffee Break

1030 – 1100 Opening Keynote Address

(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO,

France

Speaker: Shri. Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Essel Group of

Companies, India

1100 – 1230 Fifth AMIC – FES Distinguished Forum

Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Prannoy Roy, President, NDTV, India

• Dr. Kiran Karnik, Independent Director, Satyam Computers, India

• Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express, India
• Mr. Javed Jabbar, Vice President, International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN), (Pakistan)
• Dr. N. Bhaskar Rao, CMS Academy, India
• Mr. Barun Das, CEO, Zee News Limited, India

1200 – 1400 Lunch (Hosted by Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU)

1400 – 1530 Plenary Session 1

ICTs and Social Transformation
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Binod C. Agrawal, TALEEM Research Foundation, India

• Prof. Vincent Mosco, Queens University, Canada

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 1 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

• Prof. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK

• Prof. M. Anandakrishnan, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,
India
• Prof. Ujjwal K. Chowdhury, Symbiosis Institute of Media &
Communication, India

1530 – 1600 Coffee Break

1600 – 1730 Plenary Session 2

Special Plenary Debate: “Do Not Cross This Line: Media Transparency
and Accountability in Conflict and Crisis”
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express, India

• Mr. Aniruddha Bahal, Cobrapost, India

• Mr. Manoj Mitta, Times of India, India
• Mr. Vipul Mudgal, Hindustan Times, India
• Mr. Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times, Nepal

1900 – 2200 Opening Ceremony, Gala Dinner and AMIC Awards (Hosted by Zee TV)
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)
(End of Day 1)

Day Two – 14 July 2009

0900 – 1030 Plenary Session 3

All That Twitters Is Not Gold: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Digital
Garbage Bin of Cyberspace
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Michael Bromley, University of Queensland, Australia

• Dr. Martin Hadlow, University of Queensland, Australia

• Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Techsparks, India
• Dr. Harsha Gangadharbatla, University of Oregon, USA
• Dr. Robert Seward, Meiji Gauikin University, Japan
• Prof. Alan Knight, Queensland University of Technology, and Ms.
Surihita Basu, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Australia

1030 - 1100 Coffee Break

1100 – 1230 Plenary Session 4

New Media, Citizen’s Journalism and Democracy
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Public Policy, Singapore and

Board Member, AMIC

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 2 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

• Dr. Cherian George, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Prof. Michael Bromley, University of Queensland, Australia
• Prof. Guy Berger, Rhodes University, South Africa
• Mr. K. Kabilan, Malaysiakini, Malaysia

1230 – 1400 Lunch (Hosted by JICM)

1400 – 1530 Parallel Sessions A

Parallel Session A1
Media and Democracy I
(Sovereign I, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Martin Hadlow, University of Queensland, Australia

• Prof. Kim Kierans, University of King’s College, Canada

Paper Title: Economic Collapse and Concentration of Media: A Threat
to Democracy and Good Governance? Lessons from Canada
• Dr. Miguel Goede, University of the Netherlands Antilles, The
Netherlands
Paper Title: Media, Democracy and Governance; The Case of Curaçao
• Mr. Mazhar Arif, Society for Alternative Media And Research
(SAMAR), Pakistan
Paper Title: Media, Democracy and Governance: Role of Media in
Pakistan
• Dr. Geeta Punhani & Ms. Neeti Vaid, Delhi University, India
Paper Title: New Media- A Tool For Democracy

Parallel Session A2
Youth and the Media
(Sovereign II, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Mark Cenite, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Dr. Fauziah Ahmad, Dr. Latiffah Pawanteh & Dr. Samsuddin Ab.
Rahim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Paper Title: Global Media, Young People and Sexuality: The Malaysian
Experience
• Dr. Marko M. Skoric, Mr. Youqing Liao & Mr. Stanley Tang Wei
Hong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: The Social World of Warcraft
• Ms. Shruti Nair, Ms. Ashavaree Das & Ms. Madhurima Sarkar,
Florida State University, USA
Paper Title: The Changing Face of Democracy: Role of Social-
networking sites on the Internet in Democratic Participation Among
Youth in India
• Mr. Dea-woung Jung & Ms. Virginia B. Bautista, Angeles
University, The Philippines

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 3 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Living In The World Of Warcraft: Construction Of Virtual

Identities Among Online Gamers

Parallel Session A3
Community and Alternative Media
(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne, AMIC, Singapore

• Ms. Dominique Nduhura, School of Journalism and

Communication, Rwanda
Paper Title: Enhancing community journalism in Rwanda. Lessons
learnt from Ibanga Newspaper
• Ms. Anusharani Govender, University of KwaZulu- Natal, South
Africa
Paper Title: Community Radio in KZN-South Africa: an idealized public
sphere
• Mr. Fahmidul Haq, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Paper Title: Democratizing the Nation through Virtuality: A Study on
Bangla Blog Community
• Dr. P. Govindaraju & Ms. V. Ratnamala, Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, India
Paper Title: Makkal TV: An alternate Tamil Satellite Television
• Mr. Rasmin MC, ICTA, Sri Lanka
Paper Title: Opportunities and difficulties in Sri Lankan Community
Radio for empowering the Rural

Parallel Session A4
Media and Education
(Desire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Usha Reddi, Administrative Staff College, India and Board
Member, AMIC

• Hendriyani, MSi., Nina Mutmainnah, MSi., & Dr. Billy Sarwono

Atmonobudi, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Paper Title: School Based Media Education: Sharing of Experiences and
Lessons Learned from Indonesia
• Dr. Marsefio S.Luhukay, Dr. Gatut Priyowidodo & Dr. Ido Prijana
Hadi, Petra Christian University, Indonesia
Paper Title: Media Education and Women’s Role in Indonesia
• Dr. Anju G. Chaudhary, Howard University, USA
Paper Title: Edutainment: Is it viable in India?
• Ms. Afrina Rizvi, Aligarh Muslim University, India
Paper Title: Science Communication as a Tool of Development: Issues
and Challenges
• Mr. N. V. Prasad, Dr. Shanthi Balraj, Dr. Mohammed Zin Nordin
& Dr. Ambigapathy Pandian, Universiti Sains Malaysia & Sultan
Idris Education University, Malaysia

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 4 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Developing Environment Media Literacy in Selected Schools

in Malaysia: An Analysis of Student Media Productions in Secondary
Schools in Penang
• Dr. Jane Shattuc, Emerson College, USA
Paper Title: Peep in Cambodia: Learning the Lessons of Media
Imperialism?

Parallel Session A5
Media and Journalism
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Hao Xiaoming, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Dr. Syed Abdul Siraj, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan

Paper Title: Framing War and Peace Journalism on the perspective of
Talibanization in Pakistan
• Mr. Azmat Rasul, Florida State University, USA
Paper Title: Media Frames Vs Individual Frames: An Analysis of the
Framing of Politico-Judicial Crisis in Pakistan
• Dr. Andrew Duffy, Ms. Pristine Yong Jia Ying and Mr. Tay Kai Yi
Wynne, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: Utopia Offline, Dystopia Online: Two sides of nation-
building journalism in Singapore
• Prof. Toshiya Nakamura, University of Nagasaki, Japan
Paper Title: The challenged Old Media and the New Media in Japan
• Dr. Gita Bamezai, Ms. Shashwati Goswami, Mr. Anand Pradhan,
Mr. Prashant Kesherwani, Ms. Annupriya Roy, Mr. Prem Singh
Manral, Ms. Babyrani & Mr. Ambadde, Indian Institute of Mass
Communication, India
Paper Title: Internet replacing Newspapers as the Gateway to News and
Information: Myth or Reality?
• Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Indira Gandhi National Open
University, India
Paper Title: Expanding News Media, Shrinking Content and Erosion of
Democratic Discourse

Parallel Session A6
Media & Democracy II
(Room 2020, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Paul Pasch, Fredrich Ebert Stiftung, Malaysia

• Dr. Mohd Safar Hasim & Dr. Ali Salman, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, Malaysia
Paper Title: New Media and Democracy: The Changing Political
Landscape in Malaysia
• Mr. Ravi Kant Tripathi, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law
University, India
Paper Title: Quest For Freedom Of Speech And Expression: A Strategic
Approach To The Emerging Paradigms

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 5 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

• Mr. Abdul-Warees Solanke, Voice of Nigeria, Nigeria

Paper Title: Media, Democracy and Governance in Africa:
• Prof Om Gupta & Ms. P.N. Vasanthi, CMS Academy, India
Paper Title: Media, Democracy and e-Governance: A Case for India

1530 – 1600 Coffee Break

1600 – 1730 Parallel Sessions B

Parallel Session B1
Media, Advertising and Public Relations
(Sovereign I, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Atul Tandon, Mudra Institute of Communication,

Ahmedabad, India

• Dr. Varsha Jain, Mr. Subhadip Roy, Ms. Mari Sudha & Mr. Joe
Joseph, Mudra Institute of Communications Research, India,
Paper Title: Conceptualizing Celebrity Endorsement: The Indian
Advertisers' Perspective
• Miss. Rukma Vasudev, Manipal University, India & Mr. R
Chandrakanth, Media One, Dubai
Paper Title: Dynamics of Newspaper Business and Content: An Analysis
of the Current Trends
• Dr. C. S. H. N. Murthy, Manipal University, India
Paper Title: Constructivism and Spin doctoring in Indian Mass Media
since Globalization-Prospects of Credible Alternative Media--An
Analytical Study
• Ms. Joanne Lee Mui Hean, Ms. Jasmine Lee Lin Zhi & Dr.
Augustine Pang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: Credibility Governance: Singapore Government’s
Mannagement of Charity Scandal Arising from the National Kidney
Foundation (NKF) Crisis
• Dr. Varsha Jain, Ms. Mari Sudha, Ms. Aarzoo Daswani & Mr. Joe
Joseph, Mudra Institute of Communications Research, India
Paper Title: The Impact of Recession on Advertising in India

Parallel Session B2
Media and Film
(Sovereign II, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Chandrabhanu Pattayanak, Himgiri Nabh Viswavidyalaya, India

• Dr. Theodore A. Fernando, Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri

Lanka
Paper Title: Cinematic Portrayal of Forms of Violence Rooted in the Sri
Lankan Ethno- Political Crisis: A Critical Appreciation of Three Films
• Dr. David J. Schaefer and Dr. Kavita Karan, Franciscan University
of Steubenville, USA & Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 6 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Globalization, Popular Hindi Cinema, and Cinematic Public

Spheres: Tracking the Impact of Transnationalism on Romance, Crime,
Sexuality, and Violence
• Ms. Suruchi Mazumdar, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
Paper Title: Hollywood in India: Changes in the Ownership Pattern of
Hindi Film Industry

Parallel Session B3
Online Democracy
(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Robert Seward, Meiji Gauikin University, Japan and Board
Member, AMIC

• Dr. Young Jae Choi, Hallym University, South Korea

Paper Title: Questions of On-line Public Sphere: Deliberative
Democracy in the Anti-U.S. Beef Internet Protests in Korea
• Mr. Daniel Gawthrop, Royal Roads University, Canada
Paper Title: Circumventing the junta: How Burmese exiles use
independent media to foster civic culture and promote democracy
• Dr. France Aubin, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Paper Title: Aboriginal Peoples, Media and Cultural Rights: Between
claiming access to dominant public sphere and the need for a «healing
circle» type of media
• Prof. Shigekazu Kusune, University of Kanazawa, Japan
Paper Title: Internet and Democracy – Election Sites –

Parallel Session B4
Media and Gender
(Desire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Ma. Mercedes Robles, Ateneo de Manila University,

Philippines and Board Member, AMIC

• Dr. Savita Aggarwal, Jagriti Kher, Sakshi Saini, University of

Delhi, India
Paper Title: Communication Strategies for Enhancing Adaptive
Capacity of Women to Climate Change
• Dr. Mira K. Desai, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, India
Paper Title: Women, Individual self and Digital Media: Changes and
Challenges
• Dr. Anuradha Bhattacharjee, Dr. Shubhra Gaur & Mr.
Ravishankar Pandey, Mudra Institute of Communications,
Ahmedabad (MICA), India
Paper Title: How pink are the pink newspapers

Parallel Session B5
Media and Broadcasting (TV)
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 7 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Chair: Dr. Sundeep R. Muppidi, Hartford University, USA

• Dr. Juliana Abdul Wahab, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Paper Title: Television Talk Show and Democratic Space:
Contemporary Scenario in the Television Industry in Malaysia.
• Mr. Anis Rahman, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh,
Bangladesh
Paper Title: Burgeoning or burdening? Examining the striking growth of
TV channels in Bangladesh
• Dr. Subir Sengupta & Dr. Rama Tunuguntla, Marist College, USA
Paper Title: Television Viewing and its Influence on the Drive to
Thinness among White and African American College Women: The
Mediating Influence of Personality Trait and Social Factors.
• Mr. Md. Abdur Razzaque Khan, The University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong SAR
Paper Title: Social, Cultural and Political Dynamics of Private
Television Channel Ownership in Bangladesh.
• Dr. Anjum Zia, Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan
Paper Title: Cable Television in Pakistan: A Paradigm Shift in
Consumption Patterns of Women

Parallel Session B6
Media Law and Regulations
(Room 2020, Level 20)

Chair: Prof. Ang Peng Hwa, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

and Chairman, AMIC

• Mr. Savyasachi K. Sahai & Mr. Udit Sood, The National

University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), India
Paper Title: The Media and the Official Secrets Act, 1923: Need for
Balancing Openness and Secrecy
• Mr. Aniket Deepak Agrawal & Ms. Neha Jain, National Law
University, India
Paper Title: Reinforcing The 4th Pillar Of Democracy In India:
Enhancing Governance Through Media Regulation
• Mr. Saurabh Mehta & Mr. Arjun Sinha, National University of
Judicial Sciences, India
Paper Title: Greater Protection Of Economic Rights: An Analysis Of The
Privatisation Of Copyright
• Dr. Stephen D. McDowell & Ms. Shruti Nair, Florida State
University, USA
Paper Title: Advanced Wireless Services: Challenges for
Telecommunications Policy and Regulation in India
• Dr. Esmaeel Haditabar & Ms. Khadijeh N. Khorrami, Delhi
University, India
Paper Title: Media Law and Regulation and Iranian law

1900 – 2100 AGM and Dinner (Only for AMIC Members)

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 8 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

(End of Day 2)

Day Three - 15 July 2009

0900 – 1030 Parallel Sessions C

Parallel Session C1
Media and Ethics I
(Sovereign I, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Stephen McDowell, Florida State University, USA

• Mr. Narendra Kumar Singhvi & Ms. Asmita Dhingra, Rajiv

Gandhi National University of Law, India
Paper Title: Media and Ethics
• Dr. Benjamin H. Detenber, Dr. Mark Cenite, Ms. Mindawati
Wijaya and Ms. Shelly Malik
Paper Title: Exploring the role of education and work experience in the
development of journalism ethics amongst Asian students
• Ms. Shubham Tripathi, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law
University, India
Paper Title: Media and Morality
• Ms. Ananya Mukherjee, Wollongong University, Australia
Paper Title: Media and Ethics: Journalism and Public Relations – An
Evolving Nexus

Parallel Session C2
Media and Health Communications
(Sovereign II, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Arul Indrasen Chib, Nanyang Technological University,

Singapore

• Dr. Sundeep R. Muppidi, University of Hartford, USA

Paper Title: Health Communication and Prevention Campaigns in Asia:
Distilling Lessons from Successful Case Studies to Tackle Social,
Cultural and Religious Barriers in the Fight against HIV/AIDS in Asia
• Dr. Satyajeet Nanda & Ms. Aparimita Pramanik, Mudra Institute
of Communication Research (MICORE), India
Paper Title: Understanding the Process behind Differential HIV Stigma
Perceptions: Examination of Media Exposure and Gender Stereotype
• Ms. Elaine Llarena, Murdoch University, Australia
Paper Title: Visual ethnography as a research tool in the study of health
biosecurity risks on emerging infectious disease (EID): A Philippines
case experience
• Mr. Shaunak Sastry & Dr. Mohan J Dutta, Purdue University, USA
Paper Title: Reading HIV/AIDS in the Indian Media: A Theme Analysis

Parallel Session C3

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 9 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Media and Broadcasting

(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Andrew Taussig, International Institute of Communication, UK

• Dr. Kiran Thakur, Mr. Rahul Gadekar & Ms. Aparna Khadikar,
Mudra Institute of Communications Research, India
Paper Title: Modern Broadcast Technologies for Preaching Ancient
Philosophies: A study of Indian religious channels with reference to Yoga
programme telecast by Aastha
• Mr. Asoka Dias, Sirasa TV, Sri Lanka
Paper Title: Public Service Broadcasting on Commercial Television:
The experiences of Sirasa TV, Sri Lanka
• Ms. Mei Ning Yan, Shantou University, China PRC
Paper Title: Radio broadcasting policy in post-1997 Hong Kong – little
room for media pluralism and digital technology?
• Dr. Parveen Pannu, University of Delhi, India
Paper Title: Reincarnation of Radio in India - Democratizing
Communication: The Dynamics and Emerging Paradigms in a Digital
Age
• Prof. Daeho Kim, Inha University, South Korea
Paper Title: Digital Broadcasting Transition System in the US, UK,
Japan and Korea in the perspective of Public – Private Partnership

Parallel Session C4
New Media and Governance
(Desire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Cherian George, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Ms. Pooja Rana & Dr. Ravi K Dhar, JIMS, New Delhi, India
Paper Title: New Media, Privatization and Democratic Governance
• Dr. Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Chittagong University, Bangladesh
Paper Title: Media Freedom Under the State of Emergency: an
experience from a three South Asian Nations
• Dr. Thomas Jayaprakash Yesudhasan, Curtin University, Malaysia
Paper Title: Media, Public Sphere and Representation of democracy in
Malaysia
• Dr. Hermin Indah Wahyuni, The University of Gadjah Mada,
Indonesia
Paper Title: The Performance of Indonesian Press in Promoting Good
Governance: Framing Analysis of the Indonesian Press in Promoting
Anti-Corruption (2004-2009)
• Ms. Yuki Azaad Tomar, University of Delhi, India
Paper Title: M- Governance for development
• Dr. Jude Genilo & Ms. Marium Akther, University of Liberal Arts
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Paper Title: New Media, Knowledge Acquisition and Participatory
Governance in Rural Bangladesh

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 10 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Parallel Session C5
Media and Entertainment
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Chair: Prof. John Lent, Temple University, USA

• Mary Grace Tandoy Gayoso, Jun-E Tan, Suruchi Mazumdar and

Qiongyao Liu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: Homosexuality in Films: Trends of Portrayal in Hollywood
and Asia
• Ms. Prema Dutta, Loreto College, India
Paper Title: Jai Ho: Resurgent India and the Songs of Bollywood
• Dr. Asiah Sarji, Dr. Faridah Ibrahim & Dr. Shamsubaridah
Ramlee, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Paper Title: Enhancing Documentary Film Industry in the Digital Age in
Developing Countries: The Case of Malaysia

Parallel Session C6
Media and Gender II
(Room 2020, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Anju G. Choudhury, Howard University, USA

• Dr. Mahmoud Eid and Ms. Sarah Khan, University of Ottawa,

Canada
Paper Title: (Re)Constructing the Image of the Muslim Woman in CBC
Shows: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie
• Dr. Nisha Pawar, Shivaji University, India
Paper Title: Women in Indian Regional Television: Change and
Challenges
• Mr. Awang Ruswandi, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Paper Title: Facebook as a Channel of New-Mediated Leisure Activities
among Young Middle-class Housewives: An Indonesian Case
• Dr. Mark Cenite, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: The Gay Rights Debate in an Illiberal Democracy:
Singapore
• Ms. Divya Anujan, Dr. David J. Schaefer, and Dr. Kavita Karan,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore & Franciscan
University of Steubenville, USA
Paper Title: The Changing Face of Indian Women in the Era of Global
Bollywood

1030 – 1100 Coffee Break

1100 – 1230 Parallel Sessions D

Parallel Session D1
Media and Political Communication I
(Sovereign I, Lower Lobby Level)

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 11 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Chair: Prof. Alan Knight, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

and Board Member, AMIC

• Dr. Weiwu Zhang, Dr. Thomas J. Johnson, Dr. Shannon L.

Bichard & Dr. Harsha Gangadharbatla, Texas Tech University &
University of Oregon, USA
Paper Title: The Seclusion Illusion: The Influence of Selective Exposure
to Political Web sites and Blogs on Political Participation
• Mr. Edson C. Tandoc Jr., University of the Philippines Diliman,
Philippines
Paper Title: From Clicks to Votes? The Potential of Social Networking
Sites in Political Campaigning in the Philippines
• Mr. Amol Khamkar, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Paper Title: Usage of social media in political campaigns for the
parliamentary election in India: A case study
• Mr. Ganesh Puranik, University of Pune, India
Paper Title: Utilization of New Media in India Elections 2009

Parallel Session D2
New Media and the ICTs
(Sovereign II, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Techsparks, India

• Dr. Dobrinka Peicheva, South -West University, Bulgaria

Paper Title: Mobile Media and Culture
• Mr. C. Jeba Kumar & Dr. P. Govindaraju, Manonmaniam
Sundaranar University, India
Paper Title: A study on the user’s perception towards the acceptance of
advanced mobile services in Tamilnadu
• Dr. Geeta Punhani, University of Delhi, India
Paper Title: Mobile for Social Good – The Indian Initiative
• Mr. Wanjohi Kabukuru, Model Centre For Deaf Education And
Training (Mocedet), Kenya
Paper Title: New Media & Digital Technology

Parallel Session D3
Media, Culture and Diaspora I
(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Javed Jabbar, Vice President, International Union for

Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Pakistan

• Dr. Roukaya Kasenally, University of Mauritius, Mauritius

Paper Title: Re-imaging and Rewiring Routes: Reconnecting the
Diasporas through Global Indian Media
• Dr. Fernando Paragas, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 12 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Co-managing the diaspora: Transnational communication

between Filipino migrant workers and government, non-government, and
private organizations
• Dr. Tan See Kam, University of Macau, Macau SAR
Paper Title: Narrating Cross-cultural Friendship: Befriending Friends
Transparently in South China?
• Dr. Yung-Ho Im, Dr. Eun-Jin Kim & Dr. Chan-Yi Hong, Pusan
National University, South Korea
Paper Title: Between Dirty Business and Cultural Creation: Strategies of
Professional Identity among Soft-pornography Makers in Korea

Parallel Session D4
Media and Indian Law
(Desire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court, India

• Mr. Dwijen Joshi, Gujarat National Law University, India

Paper Title: When Defamation Goes Online: Internet Media Regulations
In India
• Ms. Medha Kumar, India
Paper Title: Critical Analysis Of The Broadcasting Bill – “Weighing the
pros and cons in the light of Media law and regulations”
• Mr. Paresh Bihari Lal & Mr. Tanuj Hazari, National Law Institute
University, India
Paper Title: Media, The Court Of The People?
• Ms. Shabdita Gupta & Ms. Shruti Ojha, National University of
Juridial Sciences, India
Paper Title: Media and the Right to Privacy
• Ms. Tanuka Banerjee, India
Paper Title: A Responsible Media: An Instrument of Successful
Democratization
• Dr. T. Tripura Sundari, Sri Padmavati Women’s University, India
Paper Title: Privacy and Digital media: Legal Concerns in India

Parallel Session D5
Media Research
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Evangelia Papoutsaki, Aukland University of Technology,

New Zealand

• Mr. Maizatul Haizan Mahbo & Dr. Mohamed Zin Nordin, National
University Malaysia & Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia
Paper Title: Using the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior to
Analyze Citizen Intention and Behavior Towards Government’s E-service
Acceptance: An Empirical Study
• Ms. Luana Low Sok Yee, Ms. Venetia Chung Tzi Wei & Dr.
Augustine Pang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 13 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Efficacy of Crisis Management Plans: Toward a Revised

Synthesis Model in Managing Crises
• Dr. Benjamin Detenber & Mr. Kenny W. P. Tan, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: The Role of Value Orientations in Media Use and Political
Inclination

Parallel Session D6
Media and the Indian Television Scenario
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Andrew Taussig, International Institute of Communications, UK

• Dr. Sundeep R. Muppidi, University of Hartford, USA

Paper Title: Media, Democracy and Governance: Exploring the
Dimensions of Freedom of Expression in Indian Television
• Dr. Kiran Thakur, Mr. Rahul Gadekar & Ms. Aparna Khadikar,
Mudra Institute of Communications Research, India
Paper Title: Effect of Hindu Spiritual Channels on Viewers: Study of
Swami Ramdev Baba’s prime time live broadcast on Aastha television
• Mr. Brajesh Kumar Singh & Dr. Binod C. Agrawal, Star News &
Taleem Research Foundation, India
Paper Title: Understanding Economic Compulsions of the News Content
In The Indian Television
• Ms. Pallavi Majumdar & Ms. Ruchi Jaggi, Amity University, India
Paper Title: Reality Television and cultural shift: The Indian story

1230 – 1400 Lunch (Co-Hosted by Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication)

1400 – 1530 Parallel Session E

Parallel Session E1
ICTs and Development
(Sovereign I, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK

• Ms. Komathi A.L.E & Dr. Arul Chib, Nanyang Technological

University, Singapore
Paper Title: How can it trigger? Student-centered framework for
assessing ICT influenced educational content in Asian rural primary
schools
• Dr. Arul Chib, Ms. Vivian Chen & Ms. Chen Ruili, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: Examining gender issues in an ICT for healthcare project:
Findings from Aceh Besar, Indonesia
• Mr. T. R. Ramakrishnan & Dr. K. Puttaraju, Bangalore University
and Jain University-Center for Management Studies, India

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 14 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: Analysis of ICT enabled farmers using Village Resource

Centers (VRC’s) for farm technology transfer from Bangalore.
• Dr. V. Durga Bhavani & Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, Sri Padmavati
Women’s University, India
Paper Title: ICTs and Good Governance: Experiences of Rural People in
Andhra Pradesh, India
• Dr. Louis Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong SAR
Paper Title: Effects of ICT Use, Permeability, Flexibility, and Spillovers
on Distress and Job Satisfaction

Parallel Session E2
Media, Development and the Environment
(Sovereign II, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Mohamed Zin Nordin, Sultan Idris Education University,

Malaysia and Board Member, AMIC

• Mr. Edson C. Tandoc Jr. & Ms. Fatimah Shah, University of the
Philippines Diliman, Philippines and Pakistan
Paper Title: Warming up to Global Warming: Media Use and Levels of
Awareness, Concern and Action in the Philippines and in Pakistan
• Mr. Amanullah Khan, United News Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Paper Title: Media’s Role in Global and Local Environmental
Governance
• Mr. Munzir Elahi, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Pakistan
Paper Title: Mitigating Poverty – Making Media a Partner in
Development

Parallel Session E3
Media, Culture and Diaspora II
(Inspire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Tan See Kam, University of Macau, Macau SAR

• Dr. Jun Oguro & Dr. Muneo Kaigo, Ryukoku University &
University of Tsukuba, Japan
Paper Title: Suicide Society? Media responsibility and suicides in Japan
• Dr. Ujjwala Barve, University of Pune, India
Paper Title: Using Radio to Maintain Identity in a Multicultural Society
• Dr. Usha Sundar Harris, Macquarie University, Australia
Paper Title: Bridging the Divide with Participatory Video

Parallel Session E4
Media and Political Communication II
(Desire, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Peter Herford, Shantou University, China, PRC.

• Mr. Ahmad Nyarwi, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 15 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

Paper Title: The Changing and Challenging of Indonesian Political

Communication and Political Marketing Performances Facing the
Indonesian 2009 Election
• Mr. Rahul Gadekar, Prof. Kiran Thakur & Ms. Aparna Khadikar,
Mudra Institute of Communications Research, India
Paper Title: The Use of the Internet for Electioneering: The Cases of
Maharashtra and Gujarat
• Dr. Marko M. Skoric, Mr. Youqing Liao & Mr. Stanley Tang Wei
Hong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: How Do New Media Technologies Promote Political
Engagement? An Anatomy of a Student Protest in Singapore
• Ms. Mary Karuna Javaji, University of Hartford, USA
Paper Title: Internet, Terrorism and Hate: A study of online websites
used by Al-Qaeda and Stormfront

Parallel Session E5
Media and Ethics II
(Room 2010, Level 20)

Chair: Dr. Mark Cenite, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Ms. Sampurna Ghosh & Ms. Sohini Banerjee, Gujarat National

Law University, India
Paper Title: The Diminishing Accountability Ratio in Media & Ethics
• Mr. Ankit Yadav, India
Paper Title: Changing Role of Media in the Age of Commercialisation:
How Far Do We Need to Restrict?
• Mr. Paterson Andrew Stewart & Dr. Hao Xiaoming, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore
Paper Title: In Search of Social Norms: A Study of Ethical Attitudes
Amongst Cambodian Newspaper Journalists

Parallel Session E6
Media and Empowerment
(Room 2020, Level 20)

Chair: Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Indira Gandhi National Open University
` (IGNOU), India

• Prof. Santosh Panda, Indira Gandhi National Open University,

India
Paper Title: New Media and Technology, Lifelong Learning and
Distance Education: Charting Symbiosis Towards Educational Access
and Equity
• Dr. Padmini Jain, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
Paper Title: The Present Day Relationship Between the Fairer Sex and
the Media
• Dr. O.P. Dewal, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
Paper Title: Radio Broadcast – A Tool for Education and Development:
Experiences from Gyan – Vani.

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 16 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

1530 – 1600 Coffee Break

1600 – 1730 Plenary Session 5

Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Development
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Robin Mansell, London School of Economics, UK

• Mr. Javed Jabbar, Vice President, International Union for

Conservation of Nature (IUCN), (Pakistan)
• Prof. John Lent, Temple University, USA
• Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, UNESCO, France
• Prof. Gaetan Tremblay, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
• Dr Khin Zaw Win, International Development Enterprises,
Myanmar, Myanmar

(End of Day Three)

Day Four – 16 July 2009

0900 – 1030 Plenary Session 6

Analogue Media, Digital Context: The Challenges for Newspapers in the
21st Century
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Cyril Pereira, ABP Media Pvt Ltd, India

• Mr. Rajesh Kalra, TimesIndia Online, India

• Mr. Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times, Nepal
• Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee, The Telegraph, India
• Mr. Govindraj Ethiraj, UTV Business, India
• Mr. M. G. Parameswaran, DraftFCB – Ulka Advertising, India

1030 – 1100 Coffee Break

1100 – 1230 Plenary Session 7

Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of New Media and Globalization
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Mr. Arun Mahizhnan, Institute of Public Policy, Singapore & Board
Member, AMIC

• Mr. Thepchai Yong, Thai Public Broadcasting Service Ltd,

Thailand
• Dr. Andrew Taussig, International Institute of Communications,
UK

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 17 of 18
 18th AMIC Annual Conference
“Media, Democracy and Governance: Emerging Paradigms in a Digital Age”
13-16 July, 2009, Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi, India

• Ms. Usha Bhasin, Doodarshan, India

• Mr. Savyasaachi Jain, Thomson Foundation, India

1230 – 1400 Lunch

1400 – 1530 Plenary Session 8

International Perspectives on Media Research
(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Gaetan Tremblay, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada

• Dr. Daya Thussu, University of Westminster, UK

• Dr. Richard Shafer & Dr. Eric Freedman, University of North
Dakota & Michigan State University, USA
• Dr. Vincent Mosco, Queens University, Canada
• Dr. Binod C. Agrawal, TALEEM Research Foundation, India

1530 – 1600 Coffee Break

1600 – 1630 Keynote Address

(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General, UNESCO,

France

Speaker: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Honourable Minister of State, Ministry

of External Affairs, Republic of India

1630 – 1700 Closing Ceremony

(Sovereign Ballroom, Lower Lobby Level)

Chair: Prof. Ang Peng Hwa, Chairman, Asian Media Information &
Communication Centre, Singapore

Closing Address: Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-

General, UNESCO, France

• Dr. Binod C. Agrawal, Himgiri Nabh Viswa Vidyalaya, India

Dr. Indrajit Banerjee, Asian Media Information & Communication
Centre, Singapore

(End of Conference)

Programme information is correct as on July 08, 2009

For more information, please contact:
Sandhya Srinivasan; Asian Media Information & Communication Centre Ltd; Email: sandhya@amic.org.sg
Page 18 of 18