Reality TV in the digital era: a paradox of visual culture?

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Issues discussed concern the paradox of contemporary visual culture, where digital image manipulation challenges the credibility of photography, yet there is an increase in the use of images to record facts, as evidenced in reality-based television programs. The relationships between media, technology, and the representation of reality are addressed.

United States, Portrayals, Photography, Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, Visual communication, Television, Sensationalism, Sensationalism in television, Reality

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Nationalizing 'the global': media images, cultural politics and the middle class in India

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This article examines the impact of economic liberalization and mass media policy on the political culture of India. Topics addressed include the dynamics of globalization and nationalism, commodity consumption among India's middle classes, and how media images of gender and sexuality shape political culture.

India, Economic development, Politics, Politics and culture

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Digital media, nation-states and local cultures: the case of multimedia 'content' production

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Issues discussed concern the social aspects of the globalization of the mass media industry. The article focuses on international software companies and the emergence of multimedia applications, and how these applications relate to cultural values and national identities.

World, Software, Multimedia industry, International aspects, Communications, Group identity, Social identity, Communication and culture

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