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ANNOUNCING THE SPRING 2008 ISSUE OF THE Global Media Journal (American Edition) ISSN 1550-7521 www.globalmediajournal.com The Global Network of Communication Scholars

Guest Editors:

Novotny Lawrence, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Elza Ibroscheva, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

The Spring 2008 issue of Global Media Journal-American Edition, contains invited papers and selected papers presented at the Global Fusion Conference, “Contested Intersections: Publics, Movements, Institutions,” Saint Louis, Missouri, September 7-9, 2007, including:

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Women Making News: Gender and Media in South Africa, Margaretha Geertsema, Butler University, USA

Satellite Television and the Public Sphere in Egypt: Is There a Link? Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada, Cairo University and MSA University, Egypt.

Communicating the Negative Impact of Pack Journalism to Media Reporters, Gerald-Mark Breen and Jonathon Matusitz, University of Central Florida, USA

Global or Local Identity?: A Theoretical Analysis of the Role of Viacom on Identity Formation Among Children in an International Context, Kristin C. Moran and Leeva C. Chung, University of San Diego, USA

And more…

Global Media Journal (Indexed in CSA) publishes works that assess existing media structures and practices, such as global media concentration, globalization of media, global consumer culture, the role of media in democratic governance and global justice, propaganda, media reception and representation, commercialization, new media technologies, media regulations, regional media, alternative media, and other timely issues.

Global Media Journal is a rapidly expanding, open-access, and scholarly publication with:

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Established and confirmed African, American, Arabic, Australian, Canadian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Pakistani, Persian, Polish, Spanish, and Turkish Editions.

Refereed papers, invited papers, book reviews, and contributions by graduate students.

Global Media Journal, an official publication of the Global Communication Association and Global Fusion Consortium, is sponsored by the Center for Global Studies, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Indiana, USA, and its international editions are sponsored by major universities throughout the world.

Yahya R. Kamalipour

Founder and Managing Editor

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