The 21st AMIC Annual Conference

Announcement and Call for Abstracts, Papers and Panel Proposals
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore, is proud to announce its 21st Annual Conference, in conjunction with its 40th anniversary, to be held in partnership with the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). The conference will be held from July 11-14, 2012, at Hotel Concorde, Shah Alam, Malaysia.. The theme of the conference is "Forty Years of Media and Communication in Asia: Retrospect, Introspect and Prospects". The conference invites abstracts, papers, panel proposals and media presentations for consideration. There will be a separate local track, specific to Malaysia, on the conference theme.Pre-conference capacity building workshops will also be held on July 10 ,2012, and proposals are also invited for topics and themes for these workshops.

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UiTM-AMIC 2012 Conference
The Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), invites submissions of proposals (both individual papers and collective panels) for the Malaysian Track of the 21st Annual AMIC Conference from July 11-14, 2012. The Malaysian Track will be based on the theme, "Forty Years of Media and Communication in Malaysia: Retrospect, Introspect and Prospects". Itwill be held simultaneously with the 21st AMIC Annual Conference at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor.

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Call for Nominations: AMIC Awards 2012

The Asian Media Information & Communication Centre (AMIC) is now calling for nominations for “The AMIC Media and Communication Advancement and Innovation Award” and “ The AMIC Asia Communication Award” 2012.

Nominations for both awards are accepted from any member in good standing with the association. Nominees do not need to be members of AMIC. All nominations along with supporting documents are received through 31st December 2011.

AMIC Media and Communication Advancement and Innovation Award 2012
AMIC believes that new innovation strategies supported by tools, skills and best practices are required as Asia moves into new kinds of global media and communication regimes. Thus, to recognize outstanding achievement in the field of media and communication AMIC will be awarding this award annually at the AMIC annual meeting at the discretion of the AMIC board of directors. Individuals or institutions across the globe are eligible for this award. For more information on the criteria please click here.

AMIC Asia Communication Award 2012
This award recognizes outstanding achievement in research, education, institution building, and excellence in journalism and other media endeavours. Thus an individual will be honoured based on the impact his or her work has had on Asian communication and media. Individuals of all nationalities are eligible for this award, which is given at the AMIC annual meeting at the discretion of the AMIC board of directors. For more information on the criteria please click here.

3rd ASEAN Media Forum (AMF)

Under the theme of "Developing Social Media Collaborations" a two-day ASEAN Media Forum & a Workshop was held on 16th & 17th December 2011 at the National Library Board and Singapore Council for Women’s Association (SCWO) in Singapore respectively.

This year, AMF focused on social media in ASEAN and ways of strengthening cooperation between them for greater community building. The workshop on 17th December focused on understanding network effects and leveraging online communities to create an ASEAN senior citizens network.

A special panel discussion on "Impact of Anti-Terror Laws on the Media in Southeast Asia" followed by a book launch titled Balancing Civil Rights and National Security: Impact of Anti-Terror Laws on Media and Civil Liberties in Europe and Asia, took place on 17th December morning.

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Media Asia Volume 38 Number 4 is now available online
This new issue contains the following articles:

Articles

A Survey of Public Relations Practice in Bangladesh
Jude William Genilo, Marium Akther and Imtiaz Ahmed Chowdhury.................. 191

Selling Audience:
The Role of Media in Creating Consumer Culture in Bangladesh
Fahmidul Haq.................................................................................................... 200

Women in Television Commercials:
A Comparative Analysis Between Australia and Bangladesh
Shaolee Mahboob ............................................................................................. 205

Ethos in Bangladeshi Tradition:
A Reconceptualisation
A. M. Zakaria Khan and Arifa Sultana................................................................ 214

Campaigns on Local Environmental Issues in Bangladesh Newspapers
S. M. Shameem Reza and Ashfara Haque .......................................................... 225

Social Responsibility of the Press in Developing and Western Countries:
A Comparative Case Study of the Prothom Alo in Bangladesh and
The Guardian in the UK
Mohammad Delwar Hossain and Walter B. Jaehnig .......................................... 232