NEW REVIEW: Image construction and media: review of the film Sajini Shinde ka Viral Video by Shrabanee Khatai and Seema Kumari Ladsaria (Received: 13 Mar 2024; Accepted: 05 May 2024; Published online: 15 May 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW REVIEW: Gender in/equalities and intrepid journalism: review of the film Bhakshak by Amit Sharma and Amitabh Srivastava (Received: 25 Feb 2024; Accepted: 05 May 2024; Published online: 15 May 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW REVIEW: Media and movements: review of the film Ae Watan Mere Watan by Navin Sharma and Priyanka Tripathi (Received: 24 Mar 2024; Accepted 04 May 2024; Published online: 15 May 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

QUOTE: Thank you to Media, Cultural and Communication Studies @TandFOnline @TandFMediaArts for this quote card based on the Media Asia Editor's recent interview on academic journal management. think.taylorandfrancis.com/meet-the-edito…

ANNOUNCEMENT: Media Asia's Volume 51, Number 2 (June 2024) is published one month ahead of schedule. Titled 'Intentions,' this 176-page issue consists of six refereed articles, two non-refereed commentaries and four non-refereed reviews. tandfonline.com/toc/rmea20/51/2

ANNOUNCEMENT: The interviews of selected authors and editors of Media Asia and the Asian Journal of Communication are included in @TandFOnline's World Creativity and Innovation Day Collection. think.taylorandfrancis.com/wcid24/

NEW ARTICLE: You still want to have kids, right? Representation of childfree women in Indonesian leading online news outlets by Nicky Stephani (Received: 30 Nov 2023; Accepted 18 Mar 2024; Published online: 19 Apr 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

MEET THE AUTHOR: Nadzira Zafina is featured on Taylor & Francis Group's Meet the Author Series for her recently published article on Taylor Swift and her Indonesian fans. think.taylorandfrancis.com/meet-the-autho…

MEET THE EDITOR: The Editor of Media Asia is interviewed on his work in the media and academe. think.taylorandfrancis.com/meet-the-edito…

Media Asia's Scopus CiteScoreTracker as of 5 March 2024 is 1.1 (or 105 citations from 100 documents to date). The citation statistics have improved since the current editorial board took over in 2020.

NEW COMMENTARY: Mediating ecogenocide: the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster in film by Abhijit Maity and Shri Krishan Rai (Received: 06 Feb 2024; Accepted: 14 Mar 2024; Published online: 01 Apr 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

Based on the latest journal metrics, Media Asia is a Q2 journal with a 12% acceptance rate and a respectable turnaround time. tandfonline.com/action/journal…

NEW ARTICLE: The effects of technology readiness, risks, and benefits on smart home technology adoption: extending the Theory of Planned Behavior model by L Leung and M Cheung (Received: 25 Nov 2022; Accepted: 09 Mar 2024; Published online: 25 Mar 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW ARTICLE: How do leading Japanese cosmetic brands use consumer culture positioning strategies in China? Investigating six Japanese brands’ advertisements on Weibo by X Zhang (Received: 02 Nov 2023; Accepted: 24 Feb 2024; Published online: 20 Mar 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW ARTICLE: Towards a taxonomy of English-language news podcasting in India by Sneha Gore Mehendale (Received: 24 Jul 2023; Accepted: 19 Feb 2024; Published online: 18 Mar 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW REVIEW: Trial by media and the freedom of expression: review of the web series The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha by Abhijit Maity and Jolly Jain (Received: 14 Jan 2024; Accepted: 14 Feb 2024; Published online: 29 Feb 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW REVIEW: Generation Z and late millennials lost in the world of online illusion: review of the film Kho Gaye Ham Kahan by Debosmita Saha and Aditya Kumar Shukla (Received: 06 Feb 2024; Accepted: 12 Feb 2024; Published online: 22 Feb 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW ARTICLE: The watchdog navigates to bark: investigative reporting on corruption in Vietnam by Dung Q. Nguyen and Hien Nhan (Received: 04 May 2023; Accepted: 25 Jan 2024; Published online: 21 Feb 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW ARTICLE: Interactive frames: user responses to the framing of COVID-19 in the Instagram account of an Emarati news agency by Azmat Rasul and Muna AlSuwaidi (Received: 05 Feb 2023; Accepted: 05 Feb 2024; Published online: 20 Feb 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…

NEW ARTICLE: Identifying primary frames of official public health reporting in mainland China: a before-and-after policy change analysis using ANTMN approach by C Wang and Z Li (Received: 13 Jul 2023; Accepted: 06 Feb 2024; Published online: 15 Feb 2024) doi.org/10.1080/012966…