Iffat Ali Aksar
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 219691 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Iffat Ali Aksar |
| NOMBRES | Iffat Ali |
| APELLIDO | Aksar |
| FIRMA | AKSAR I A |
| AFILIACIONES | Xiamen University Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7529-9698 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Are journalism faculty equipped to train future journalists? a case study of Malaysian journalism education
This study investigates whether journalism faculty in Malaysia possess the skills to equip future journalists for the demands of a data-driven media landscape. While data journalism has been widely explored in Western contexts, its integration into Malaysian journalism education remains limited. Using an open-ended survey methodology, data from 35 journalism educators across Malaysian institutions reveal faculty knowledge, teaching expertise, and…
Reframing the Taliban
This article explores the media representation of the Taliban in Pakistan, China and the US following their 2021 return to power. Employing Fairclough’s (1992) critical discourse analysis framework outlined in his article in Discourse & Society 3(2), the study compares The New York Times, Dawn and China Daily narratives depicting the Taliban rule between 2021 and 2024. The authors reveal how national interests and geopolitical factors influence t…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
How the social media impact women’s psychological well-being in the patriarchal structure? The moderating effect of social capital
Despite the higher penetration of digital technologies, cultural power still rules in developing countries like Pakistan. Social media uses are gender- and culturally specific, contributing to psychological well-being and developing social capital. The results from Pakistani society recommend ensuring a secure digital experience for women to get maximum benefits from social media and enhance their psychological well-being
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Do Privacy Stress and Brand Trust still Matter? Implications on Continuous Online Purchasing Intention in China
New Father a Male Ally-ship in Women's Movement
The study examines the involvement of men in the women's movement in Pakistan, which is a patriarchal society. The interviews with progressive men and women, who are actively engaged in the feminist movement in Pakistan reveal the changing dynamics of family structure in Pakistan, and discussed the emerging role of the liberal father as male allyship in women's emancipation and eliminating gender inequalities. The study discusses the effects of d…
Virtual vs. Real Self
The presentation and performance of women's selfhood and identity in Pakistan, in both the real and the virtual world, is dictated and shaped by the male-dominated cultural mores of Pakistan. Therefore, drawing upon Goffman's notion of self-presentation and everyday performance of selfhood, this paper explores digitally active Pakistani women's selfhood and identity presentation through qualitative interviews with ten Pakistani women from diverse…
Twitter trolling of Pakistani female journalists
The incorporation of new media technology into journalistic practices led to online harassment, particularly of female journalists. The researchers investigated the tweets of four prominent Pakistani female journalists through the lens of post-colonial feminism and symbolic violence. The qualitative analysis of 239 tweets revealed themes that corroborated the dominance of sociocultural and political grounds in undermining the status of women and …
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
Cinematography for female objectification
The transition in Pakistani cinema and terming it as a rival of cinema heavily depends on the bowing technique of item songs, which is deliberately fueling the negative representation of females. The qualitative analysis of item songs underlines the representation of women and sheds light on aspects regarding how the objectification of women in item songs is done in a patriarchal society and what values are assigned based on gender. The analysis …
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Pathways Linking Media Use to Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During prolonged social isolation, media exposure is often intensified increases as individuals turn to the Internet, social media, television, and newspapers for information, communication, entertainment, and more. This exploratory study explores the correlations among media use, anxiety, and wellbeing in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey questionnaire was designed to measure the following five constructs: media dependency, media atte…
Moderating effect of gender between social media needs and psychological wellbeing
This study investigated the correlation between social media usage and psychological wellbeing among university students as well as the moderating role of gender between this relationship. A conceptual model was developed to empirically test and explore the effects of five social media needs derived from the Uses and Gratification theory on Ryff's six dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Structural equation modeling analysis results revealed th…
A Systematic Review
The turn of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs). The developing world also experienced a similar congruent networking transformation in terms of employment of the emerging SNN tools. Correspondingly, research magnitude on the implication of SNSs use has also grown exponentially with recommendations for conducting studies in less privileged countries. The present systematic review is based on…
Effects of social media motivations on women’s psychological well-being in Pakistan
Social media use has been increasing apace regardless of geographical and economic boundaries. In particular, its penetration has occurred more rapidly in developing and low-income countries with abounding health and psychological disadvantages. Given the understanding that women are more prone to psychological disorders than men, the current research is an effort to examine social media motives and subsequent effects on the psychological well-be…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
Twitter trolling of Pakistani female journalists
The incorporation of new media technology into journalistic practices led to online harassment, particularly of female journalists. The researchers investigated the tweets of four prominent Pakistani female journalists through the lens of post-colonial feminism and symbolic violence. The qualitative analysis of 239 tweets revealed themes that corroborated the dominance of sociocultural and political grounds in undermining the status of women and …
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Effects of social media motivations on women’s psychological well-being in Pakistan
Social media use has been increasing apace regardless of geographical and economic boundaries. In particular, its penetration has occurred more rapidly in developing and low-income countries with abounding health and psychological disadvantages. Given the understanding that women are more prone to psychological disorders than men, the current research is an effort to examine social media motives and subsequent effects on the psychological well-be…
Virtual Manifestations of Patriarchy
Women's social media needs and online social capital
This article studied women's online social capital in the low-income and traditionally patriarchal society of Pakistan. The research focused on two objectives: to identify the needs of social media among Pakistani women; and to measure the impact of social media needs on their social capital, especially with respect to establishing and bridging social capital. A survey questionnaire was distributed to 240 women. A measurement model was developed,…
A Systematic Review
The turn of the 21st century witnessed an unprecedented surge in the use of Social Network Sites (SNSs). The developing world also experienced a similar congruent networking transformation in terms of employment of the emerging SNN tools. Correspondingly, research magnitude on the implication of SNSs use has also grown exponentially with recommendations for conducting studies in less privileged countries. The present systematic review is based on…
Cinematography for female objectification
The transition in Pakistani cinema and terming it as a rival of cinema heavily depends on the bowing technique of item songs, which is deliberately fueling the negative representation of females. The qualitative analysis of item songs underlines the representation of women and sheds light on aspects regarding how the objectification of women in item songs is done in a patriarchal society and what values are assigned based on gender. The analysis …
Small world sampling
One primary concern in researching journalistic practice and media production is the difficulty of gaining research access to media organizations and their media professionals. This paper theorizes Small World Sampling method for identifying and recruiting participants for qualitative research. Based on an ethnographic interview study involving 32 journalists at six different international news organizations, our Small World Sampling method creat…
Pathways Linking Media Use to Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
During prolonged social isolation, media exposure is often intensified increases as individuals turn to the Internet, social media, television, and newspapers for information, communication, entertainment, and more. This exploratory study explores the correlations among media use, anxiety, and wellbeing in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey questionnaire was designed to measure the following five constructs: media dependency, media atte…
Moderating effect of gender between social media needs and psychological wellbeing
This study investigated the correlation between social media usage and psychological wellbeing among university students as well as the moderating role of gender between this relationship. A conceptual model was developed to empirically test and explore the effects of five social media needs derived from the Uses and Gratification theory on Ryff's six dimensions of psychological wellbeing. Structural equation modeling analysis results revealed th…
Do Privacy Stress and Brand Trust still Matter? Implications on Continuous Online Purchasing Intention in China
New Father a Male Ally-ship in Women's Movement
The study examines the involvement of men in the women's movement in Pakistan, which is a patriarchal society. The interviews with progressive men and women, who are actively engaged in the feminist movement in Pakistan reveal the changing dynamics of family structure in Pakistan, and discussed the emerging role of the liberal father as male allyship in women's emancipation and eliminating gender inequalities. The study discusses the effects of d…
Virtual vs. Real Self
The presentation and performance of women's selfhood and identity in Pakistan, in both the real and the virtual world, is dictated and shaped by the male-dominated cultural mores of Pakistan. Therefore, drawing upon Goffman's notion of self-presentation and everyday performance of selfhood, this paper explores digitally active Pakistani women's selfhood and identity presentation through qualitative interviews with ten Pakistani women from diverse…
Twitter trolling of Pakistani female journalists
The incorporation of new media technology into journalistic practices led to online harassment, particularly of female journalists. The researchers investigated the tweets of four prominent Pakistani female journalists through the lens of post-colonial feminism and symbolic violence. The qualitative analysis of 239 tweets revealed themes that corroborated the dominance of sociocultural and political grounds in undermining the status of women and …
Intertextuality and ideology
As one of the major venues for articulating and disseminating national agendas and opinion discourse, national newspapers play a critical role in promulgating ideology. Underpinned by Intertextuality and Social Actor Theory, this study explores intertextual aspects of China Daily’s reporting of COVID-19 to unearth hidden ideology behind texts. The analysis reveals diversified voices from multiple actors around the globe, with China’s official lea…
How the social media impact women’s psychological well-being in the patriarchal structure? The moderating effect of social capital
Despite the higher penetration of digital technologies, cultural power still rules in developing countries like Pakistan. Social media uses are gender- and culturally specific, contributing to psychological well-being and developing social capital. The results from Pakistani society recommend ensuring a secure digital experience for women to get maximum benefits from social media and enhance their psychological well-being
Pakistani Women Journalists
Grounded in the intersections of culture, gender and occupation, this paper explores the challenges and barriers faced by "elite" Pakistani women working in a journalistic profession steeped in male dominance shaped by patriarchal values. One-on-one in-depth interviews were conducted with nine highly experienced women journalists from television, radio, digital and print media. The findings reveal a range of occupational hazards confronting women…
English-language news representations of the Fukushima nuclear-treated-water discharge at the initial phase in Japan and neighbouring countries
There is a gap in our knowledge that has not been filled much yet: the interplay between uncertainty and transparency, as well as the social amplification of risk and potential manipulation, interconnected with the media agenda-setting theory in risk communication. To fill this gap, this study investigates how China’s, South Korea’s, and Japan’s leading English-language newspapers present their respective stands on the issue of the Fukushima nucl…
Are journalism faculty equipped to train future journalists? a case study of Malaysian journalism education
This study investigates whether journalism faculty in Malaysia possess the skills to equip future journalists for the demands of a data-driven media landscape. While data journalism has been widely explored in Western contexts, its integration into Malaysian journalism education remains limited. Using an open-ended survey methodology, data from 35 journalism educators across Malaysian institutions reveal faculty knowledge, teaching expertise, and…
Reframing the Taliban
This article explores the media representation of the Taliban in Pakistan, China and the US following their 2021 return to power. Employing Fairclough’s (1992) critical discourse analysis framework outlined in his article in Discourse & Society 3(2), the study compares The New York Times, Dawn and China Daily narratives depicting the Taliban rule between 2021 and 2024. The authors reveal how national interests and geopolitical factors influence t…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Journalism Studies
Despite the field's interdisciplinary nature, academic specialization and the academic norm of in-field referencing have limited the scope of possibility that journalism studies may draw upon fields not part of its interdisciplinary repertoire. This paper invites readers to explore Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), a rich analytical tradition from qualitative psychology and health studies and demonstrates its applicability in journa…
Sociology (15 obras) · Political science (14 obras) · Psychology (12 obras) · Gender Studies (7 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (7 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Media studies (7 obras) · Gender Studies (6 obras) · Politics (6 obras)