GLOBAL MEDIA JOURNAL—Indian Edition
Sponsored by the University of Calcutta
ISSN 2249 – 5835

Current Issue

SUMMER ISSUE / June 2014
Volume: 5 / Number: 1

Theme: New Media - A Critical Introspection

Guest Editors:

Dr. Mausumi Bhattacharyya
&
Mr. Santwan Chattopadhyay

Contents

EDITORIAL

Articles

1. IMAGINE AN APP FOR THAT: USING SCIENCE FICTION PROTOTYPES TO CONCEPTUALIZE MEDIA TOOLS – By Debashis ‘Deb’ Aikat
   
   
2. SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND PRIVACY ISSUES CONCERNING YOUTHS - By Saswati Gangopadhyay and Debarati Dhar
   
   
3. SOCIAL MEDIA AND CHANGING COMMUNICATION PATTERNS - By Dr Kiran Bala
   
   
4. RELEVANCE AND USE OF ICT IN GRASSROOTS’ PARTICIPATION IN PANCHAYATS - By Jhumur Ghosh
   
   
5. FACEBOOK PRIVACY MANAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF AWARENESS, PERCEPTION AND FEARS - By Anusha Venkat, Dr. C. Pichandy, Francis P. Barclay, R. Jayaseelan
   
   
6. NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION- A GENRE OF OUTREACH LEARNING- By Shilpa. J
   

Students' Research

1. FROM EXISTENTIAL ANGST TO VIRTUAL EXISTENCE: NEW MEDIA HAND OUT THE CHANGE By Amitava Pal
   
   
2. CRITICAL INSPECTION OF USEFULNESS OF NEW MEDIA By Arghyaprasun Roy Chowdhury
   
   

Commentaries

1. SOCIAL MEDIA: KEY ISSUES AND NEW CHALLENGES – A STUDY OF NALGONDA DISTRICT –By Suman Kumar Kasturi and P. Bobby Vardhan
   
   
2. NEW MEDIA AND INFORMATION SOCIETY – CURRENT ASSESSMENT AND FUTURISTIC LANDSCAPE - By Rakhi Chakraborty
   
   
3. ROLE OF NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES EN ROUTE INFORMATION SOCIETY – CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS - By Mou Mukherjee Das
   
   

Book Reviews

1. DIGITAL MEDIA: PHYSICAL & SOCIO-CULTURAL MANIFESTATIONS – By Soumya Dutta
   

Documents

1. THE GLOBAL MEDIA GIANTS: THE NINE FIRMS THAT DOMINATE THE WORLD By Robert W. McChesney

Guest Editors:

Dr. Mausumi Bhattacharyya
Associate Professor, Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication,
Visva-Bharati
PO: Santiniketan,
Pin 731235, West Bengal, INDIA
Email:mausumibht@gmail.com
&
Mr. Santwan Chattopadhyay
Assistant Professor
Coordinator, P G Diploma in Mass Communication
Department of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension
Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal, INDIA
Email: santwanchattopadhyay@yahoo.com, schat1974@gmail.com