• ISBN13: 9788126941599
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
• Publication Date: April 9, 2025
• Pages: 318
• Original Price: INR 595.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 400 grams
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Global News Media: Countering Western Hegemony in International News explores the bias and disinformation in Western media, particularly in its coverage of the Ukraine War and the Gaza genocide. This book presents “un-Western” perspectives on international news and its sources. Drawing from the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) debates of the 1970s, it highlights the ongoing relevance of these principles in assessing the cultural bias of Western reporting. It also examines the multidirectional perspectives offered by rising non-Western media networks like Al Jazeera, CGTN, Republic, Firstpost, RT and Press TV. The book challenges blind faith in Western concepts of “democracy” and “free speech” and questions whether the West truly practices what it preaches, as it attempts to block non-Western media from reaching Western audiences. A valuable resource for journalism and international communication studies, particularly in Asia and the Global South, this book also offers Western students insight into non-Western views on “Western values.”

Dr Kalinga Seneviratne is a Sri Lankan-born Australian journalist, podcaster and international communications scholar. He holds a PhD in International Communications from Macquarie University and an MA in Social Science from UTS. Formerly Head of Research at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) in Singapore (2005–12), he has authored three books on international media, including Geopolitics and the Media in Asia and the Pacific (2024), Myth of Free Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era (2020) and Countering MTV Influence in Indonesia and Malaysia (2012), and edited Mindful Communication for Sustainable Development (2018). Kalinga transitioned from engineering to media, winning the ‘United Nations Media Peace Award’ in 1987 for his work on the global wealth gap. With over 30 years of experience, he has written more than 1,000 features for news agencies across 35+ countries. He regularly contributes to the South China Morning Post, has taught in multiple countries and runs three YouTube channels.

• Contents
• Preface ix
• Chapter 1
• Addressing Cultural Bias in News Reporting 1
• Essence of a New World Information Architecture 1
• New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO)—Still a Valid Concept 4
• The Landmark MacBride Report 7
• Free Flow and Balanced Flow 9
• Cultural Bias and Prevention Of “Free” News Flow 13
• South Africa’s FIFA World Cup: Africa Had No Rights to Host It? 15
• Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022: Islamophobic Coverage. 16
• Paris Olympics 2024: Smear Campaign Against
• Chinese Swimmers. 18
• Reporting Gaza Genocide Pry Open Western Bias. 22
• Propaganda Model and Manufacturing Consent 26
• Standing on the ‘Rubble of the World’ 27
• Assange Release: At What Cost to Watchdog Journalism? 32
• Is “Watchdog” Journalism Dead? 34
• Chapter 2
• The Dawn of Satellite Driven News. 35
• The Dawn of the Satellite Era and Change in News Values 37
• Embedded Journalism: War Reporting in the Satellite Age 39
• ‘Out-of-the-Bunker’ Journalism—Fanning Hatred? 43
• Mumbai Terror Attack—Ethics of Live News Coverage. 44
• Manufacturing Propaganda for the Satellite Age—Syrian Civil War 45
• The CNN “Live News” Revolution 49
• CNN’s Charred Credentials 51
• Satellite-Assisted ICT-Driven Social Media 52
• Arab Spring and Concerns for the Global South 54
• “Shoe-box” Satellites Changing Story Telling . 60
• Key Questions as Space Technology Takes Over News Gathering 66
• Chapter 3
• Al Jazeera: Challenging Western Hegemony. 69
• Domination of Anglo-American Viewpoint 69
• The Launch of Al Jazeera 70
• When the US and Allies Invaded Iraq 74
• Launching of Al Jazeera English. 76
• Al Jazeera English Dependency on Anglo Journalists 77
• Did Al Jazeera Spur Arab Spring?. 78
• Al Jazeera’s Biggest Challenge Covering a Genocide 80
• What Is “Professional” In Covering A Genocide?. 83
• Chapter 4
• Press TV—Iran Pressing Its Perspective, West
• Sanctions It 87
• Attempts to Block Its Broadcasts in the West 89
• Media Role in the Gaza Conflict 93
• Two Viewpoints on Press TV 96
• Chapter 5
• RT Channel: Putin’s Unconventional Missile 103
• RT’s Origins 106
• Alternative Views Rattle the West 109
• West Moves to Block Western Audiences’ Access to RT 112
• What is the West Afraid of? 115
• News From Different Perspectives: RT and the
• Western Media. 119
• April 2022—Bucha Massacre 119
• September 2022: Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage 122
• Chapter 6
• Can a Rising China Influence the World? 131
• Asia’s Outreach 133
• China’s Journalism Culture 134
• Spreading China’s Soft Power 140
• Expansion of Central China Television 143
• Rebranding China’s Global Broadcaster 144
• Smear Journalism—Poisoning People’s Minds. 146
• 2022: Sri Lanka Debt Crisis. 147
• 2021: Daru Fishing Harbour in Papua New Guinea. 154
• BRI—Straightening the Twist 157
• China Built Railway in Laos. 159
• Hambantota Harbour in Sri Lanka 163
• Global Influence of China Daily and Global
• Times 166
• China Daily 166
• Global Times 170
• Soft Power and Tech Power—Chinese Broadcast
• Technology at the Paris Olympics 175
• South China Morning Post: Independent Asian
• Voice from Within China 176
• China’s Media Collaboration with the Global
• South. 178
• China Bashing Propaganda War. 185
• Chapter 7
• India: Argumentative Civilization Challenging the
• Western Narrative 191
• Argumentative Path to Challenge Western Media
• Hegemony 192
• Media Ownership and the Indian Voice. 197
• Poisoning the Mind 199
• Sinophobia in the Indian Media. 201
• Emerging Players and Indian Global Media Ambitions 202
• Republic TV 203
• WION and Firstpost 205
• Global News with an Indian Perspective 211
• WTO and India 212
• The Philippines and the South China Sea 212
• Modi’s Visit to Moscow 212
• Rohingya Exodus 213
• Can India Speak for the Global South? 214
• Need For India-China Cooperation 217
• Chapter 8
• Geo-Politics: Avoiding Another Colonial Era 221
• Flash Back to the 1990s 224
• Attempt To Counter Western Bias: The Birth of Channel News Asia 225
• Geo-Politics: New Face of Colonialism 228
• South China Sea Madness 229
• South Pacific—Hypocrisy of “New Colonialism” 232
• Using Dalai Lama in Geo-political Battles. 235
• Manufacturing a Genocide—Ignoring A Real One 238
• Colour Revolutions: New Era of Disruptive Democracy 241
• Ousting of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh 248
• Reconstructing Human Rights Agenda 252
• Human Rights-Focused SDG Reporting. 254
• Reporting Myanmar’s Rohingya Issue. 254
• Rebuilding Communities After Typhoons 255
• Migrant Labour—Twenty-First Century Slavery. 257
• SDGs and a New Definition of Development Reporting 258
• Mindful Journalism for Peaceful Co-existence. 259
• The Belt and Road Initiative. 260
• Understanding “Debt Traps” and Their Origins. 262
• New Reporting Architecture. 268
• Training the New Communicator 270
• References. 273
• About the Author. 301