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GeoPolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific

Pulling in Different Directions
By: Kalinga Seneviratne

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This book examines how the media’s adversarial culture ferments geo-political battles across the Asia-Pacific. It questions militaristic reporting, critiques Western narratives like the 'rules-based order', and provides guidelines for reporting without a militarist mindset.

This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media’s role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to…
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This book is a timely publication that focusses on the media’s role in fermenting geo-political battles pulling the Asia-Pacific region in different directions, threatening to disturb the peace and the hard-won prosperity of Asia. The book examines the media narratives of the brewing geo-political tensions in the Indian Ocean, the South China Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, questioning whether the media’s adversarial culture is to blame for the military focus of the reporting. Looming battles in the Himalayas and the Mekong River regions are also dealt with. The author questions the hypocrisy of the ‘rules-based order’ and ‘debt trap’ media narratives, arguing that the West needs to understand the East and respect their viewpoints. The book provides ideas and guidelines for both global (western) and regional media to report geo-political issues without a militarist mindset.

Dr Kalinga Seneviratne is a Sri Lanka born Australian journalist, podcaster, and international communications specialist. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Shinawatra International University in Bangkok, Thailand, and a consultant to the Journalism Program at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. He was the Head of Research at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) in Singapore from 2005-2012. He has authored two books: ‘Myth of Free Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era’ and ‘Countering MTV Influence in Indonesia and Malaysia’. He has also edited numerous other books on communications issues such as ‘Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development: Perspectives from Asia’ (2018). He has been a prolific feature writer for news agencies and publications, especially in Asia, for the past 30 years. Kalinga is currently a regular contributor to the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He has also taught at tertiary level in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Kyrgyzstan and Fiji.

Hardback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-1399-3
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1399-6
  • Date of Publication: 2024-10-31

Paperback

  • ISBN: 1-0364-5483-5
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-5483-8
  • Date of Publication: 2025-07-28

Ebook

  • ISBN: 1-0364-1400-0
  • ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1400-9
  • Date of Publication: 2025-07-28

Subject Codes:

  • BIC: JFD, KNT, GTC
  • THEMA: JBCT, KNT, GTC
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