Bradley C Freeman
Biographic Data
| ID | 275912 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bradley C Freeman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bradley C |
| FAMILY NAME | Freeman |
| SIGNATURE | FREEMAN B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sunway University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5088-4989 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 6 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mapping Three Decades of Radio and Audio Scholarship: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis of the Journal of Radio Studies and Journal of Radio & Audio Media (1997–2025)
People, Planet, and Profits: Comparing Media Treatment of Dubai Sustainable City
In this regard, the related concept of “sustainability” has been gaining traction, with use of the word rising considerably since the 1990s. The term itself has been defined in many different ways, however, the core components are becoming common knowledge: economic, environmental, and social—informally referred to as profits, planet, and people. As Borden has aptly noted: “Sustainability ideas are growing and maturing at many levels worldwide”. …
How’d They Do? Exploring Experts’ past Opinions of College Radio’s Future
Predicting the future of college radio is no easy task. There are a lot of factors to consider. If you are going to attempt to make predictions, it helps to have people who are knowledgeable and experienced with the subject. In 2003, a study in the Journal of Radio Studies (precursor to JRAM), employed a Delphi Method to gather the thoughts and opinions of college radio advisors on the future of the medium. With the benefit of hindsight, we can n…
Understanding radio art reception
Radio art is understood as radio made by artists. The term is typically applied to sound-based artifacts produced and broadcast by means of the creative use of radio media affordances, infrastructure, and technologies. Radio art is known as any sound work conceived to expand the creative and aesthetic possibilities of the medium through the use of the elements of radiophonic language (voice, words, music, sound effects, and silence) with the inte…
The marginalised voice of the poor: Perspectives and framing of poverty by the Ethiopian print media
The purpose of this study is to shed light on how Ethiopian print media organizations communicate poverty. Specifically, it aims to address the framing of poverty in the two English language newspapers (Ethiopian Herald and The Reporter) in Ethiopia. Using framing theory and quantitative content analysis, the researcher analysed articles focussing on poverty from September 1/2015 to August 30/2017. Several articles (95) about poverty were found t…
Generational dichotomies in public perception of social media coverage of the Nigerian #EndSars protests: Implication for networked communication
There are intense debates about the presumed generational dichotomies in the use and perception of new media technologies by young people and older adults. Proponents of this presumed generational divide contend that people born in the current dispensation of high-powered digital technologies (Digital Natives) would perceive and relate with technologies in significantly different ways from their older counterparts (Digital Immigrants). This study…
Examining what people tweet in relation to halal cosmetics-related topics
Twitter is one of the many communications means connecting groups of users with similar interests. This study analyses tweets related to halal cosmetics in order to gain insights about halal cosmetics chatter on Twitter. The researchers extracted Twitter data related to halal cosmetics (2008 to 2018) using English and Bahasa Malaysia keywords and examined a sample of 19,449 tweets. They found that halal cosmetics began to gain popularity in 2014 …
Social media and the Covid-19 pandemic: Observations from Nigeria
Social Media is an invaluable means of disseminating information to the citizenry; hence it is a powerful tool of propaganda. In lieu of the Nigerian situation, it acts as a two-edged sword as it allows citizens to be privy to information without impediments. However, this same tool has been used to misinform the populace and to circulate unverifiable and deceptive messages to citizens. As regards this, the basic question becomes: what are the ad…
Bridging or Widening the Gap? Narrative Discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program
Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and television, and their depictions are distorted with stereotypical portrayals. The current study joins the discussion on ‘media representation’ (in this c…
Vulnerable live patients, powerful dead patients: A textual analysis of doctor-patient relationships in popular Chinese medical dramas
Using Framing Theory as a theoretical framework, this study examined depictions of patients and doctor-patient communication in Chinese medical dramas. The textual analysis had two major findings. First, Chinese medical dramas extended the definition of “patient” to include family members, an outcome of the impact of Confucian ethics. Second, doctor-patient communication was found to be two-fold: conversations during interventions were typically …
Towards a performative theory of solidarity discourse
The present study attempts to sketch a theoretical model entitled “a Performative Theory of Solidarity Discourse” to analyze solidarity as a discourse. The data of this study is selected speeches that were delivered in the 2016 AIPAC Conference by seven influential American politicians. This theory puts forward eight assumptions and six hypotheses. These assumptions along with the hypotheses of this theory viewed solidarity discourse (SD) as perf…
Claims, Frames, and Blame: Coverage of Climate Change in Asean’s English-Language Newspapers, 2002-2012
As economies in Southeast Asia develop, there is renewed interest in the impact such growth has on nature. This study seeks to investigate how environmental issues have been covered in the English-language press of the region. Are some countries providing greater print news coverage versus others? Are there detectable patterns or noticeable biases in the coverage? What sources are relied upon in the print media stories? And what frames do we see …
Protecting the Gulf: Climate change coverage in GCC print media
This paper explores the range and type of coverage that climate change has received over a five-year period in the English-language press in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Using a coding scheme that has been successfully employed in previous research, the coverage is examined based on several factors, for example, the dominant frame o…
Machiavelli Meets Michelangelo: Newspaper Coverage of the Arts in Singapore
This article examines newspaper coverage of the arts in Singapore to consider the role of the island state’s newspapers in the development and documentation of Singapore’s growing arts scene. Sampling two constructed weeks for each of 10 years, 1999 to 2008, content analysis is used to examine arts coverage in the Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. The study benefits from groundwork laid by Janssen’s 1999 study of arts coverage in Dutch newspapers,…
Radio and Facebook: The relationship between broadcast and social media software in the U.S., Germany, and Singapore
Since its inception, the Internet has been eyed with both hope and caution by traditional media outlets. For many years, radio looked to the Internet (Web 1.0) to extend their brand and increase awareness for their stations. Enter Facebook (Web 2.0), with its interactive ability to add friends and build an online community. How are radio stations using social media at this early point in the relationship? The results and the strategy to best buil…
Through a Western Lens: Portrayals of a ‘Rising’ Asean and its Member Countries in The New York Times
Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have long since declared their political independence from western powers, yet arguably they still stand in the long shadow of western media and culture. Recently though, the group has been taking more assertive steps to make ASEAN more cohesive and relevant in global affairs. ASEAN has several important trading partners, including the US. How is the association portrayed in US newsp…
Claims, Frames, and Blame: Coverage of Climate Change in Asean’s English-Language Newspapers, 2002-2012
As economies in Southeast Asia develop, there is renewed interest in the impact such growth has on nature. This study seeks to investigate how environmental issues have been covered in the English-language press of the region. Are some countries providing greater print news coverage versus others? Are there detectable patterns or noticeable biases in the coverage? What sources are relied upon in the print media stories? And what frames do we see …
Through a Western Lens: Portrayals of a ‘Rising’ Asean and its Member Countries in The New York Times
Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have long since declared their political independence from western powers, yet arguably they still stand in the long shadow of western media and culture. Recently though, the group has been taking more assertive steps to make ASEAN more cohesive and relevant in global affairs. ASEAN has several important trading partners, including the US. How is the association portrayed in US newsp…
Through a Western Lens: Portrayals of a ‘Rising’ Asean and its Member Countries in The New York Times
Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have long since declared their political independence from western powers, yet arguably they still stand in the long shadow of western media and culture. Recently though, the group has been taking more assertive steps to make ASEAN more cohesive and relevant in global affairs. ASEAN has several important trading partners, including the US. How is the association portrayed in US newsp…
Radio and Facebook: The relationship between broadcast and social media software in the U.S., Germany, and Singapore
Since its inception, the Internet has been eyed with both hope and caution by traditional media outlets. For many years, radio looked to the Internet (Web 1.0) to extend their brand and increase awareness for their stations. Enter Facebook (Web 2.0), with its interactive ability to add friends and build an online community. How are radio stations using social media at this early point in the relationship? The results and the strategy to best buil…
Protecting the Gulf: Climate change coverage in GCC print media
This paper explores the range and type of coverage that climate change has received over a five-year period in the English-language press in the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Using a coding scheme that has been successfully employed in previous research, the coverage is examined based on several factors, for example, the dominant frame o…
Machiavelli Meets Michelangelo: Newspaper Coverage of the Arts in Singapore
This article examines newspaper coverage of the arts in Singapore to consider the role of the island state’s newspapers in the development and documentation of Singapore’s growing arts scene. Sampling two constructed weeks for each of 10 years, 1999 to 2008, content analysis is used to examine arts coverage in the Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. The study benefits from groundwork laid by Janssen’s 1999 study of arts coverage in Dutch newspapers,…
Claims, Frames, and Blame: Coverage of Climate Change in Asean’s English-Language Newspapers, 2002-2012
As economies in Southeast Asia develop, there is renewed interest in the impact such growth has on nature. This study seeks to investigate how environmental issues have been covered in the English-language press of the region. Are some countries providing greater print news coverage versus others? Are there detectable patterns or noticeable biases in the coverage? What sources are relied upon in the print media stories? And what frames do we see …
Towards a performative theory of solidarity discourse
The present study attempts to sketch a theoretical model entitled “a Performative Theory of Solidarity Discourse” to analyze solidarity as a discourse. The data of this study is selected speeches that were delivered in the 2016 AIPAC Conference by seven influential American politicians. This theory puts forward eight assumptions and six hypotheses. These assumptions along with the hypotheses of this theory viewed solidarity discourse (SD) as perf…
Vulnerable live patients, powerful dead patients: A textual analysis of doctor-patient relationships in popular Chinese medical dramas
Using Framing Theory as a theoretical framework, this study examined depictions of patients and doctor-patient communication in Chinese medical dramas. The textual analysis had two major findings. First, Chinese medical dramas extended the definition of “patient” to include family members, an outcome of the impact of Confucian ethics. Second, doctor-patient communication was found to be two-fold: conversations during interventions were typically …
Examining what people tweet in relation to halal cosmetics-related topics
Twitter is one of the many communications means connecting groups of users with similar interests. This study analyses tweets related to halal cosmetics in order to gain insights about halal cosmetics chatter on Twitter. The researchers extracted Twitter data related to halal cosmetics (2008 to 2018) using English and Bahasa Malaysia keywords and examined a sample of 19,449 tweets. They found that halal cosmetics began to gain popularity in 2014 …
Social media and the Covid-19 pandemic: Observations from Nigeria
Social Media is an invaluable means of disseminating information to the citizenry; hence it is a powerful tool of propaganda. In lieu of the Nigerian situation, it acts as a two-edged sword as it allows citizens to be privy to information without impediments. However, this same tool has been used to misinform the populace and to circulate unverifiable and deceptive messages to citizens. As regards this, the basic question becomes: what are the ad…
Bridging or Widening the Gap? Narrative Discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program
Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and television, and their depictions are distorted with stereotypical portrayals. The current study joins the discussion on ‘media representation’ (in this c…
The marginalised voice of the poor: Perspectives and framing of poverty by the Ethiopian print media
The purpose of this study is to shed light on how Ethiopian print media organizations communicate poverty. Specifically, it aims to address the framing of poverty in the two English language newspapers (Ethiopian Herald and The Reporter) in Ethiopia. Using framing theory and quantitative content analysis, the researcher analysed articles focussing on poverty from September 1/2015 to August 30/2017. Several articles (95) about poverty were found t…
Generational dichotomies in public perception of social media coverage of the Nigerian #EndSars protests: Implication for networked communication
There are intense debates about the presumed generational dichotomies in the use and perception of new media technologies by young people and older adults. Proponents of this presumed generational divide contend that people born in the current dispensation of high-powered digital technologies (Digital Natives) would perceive and relate with technologies in significantly different ways from their older counterparts (Digital Immigrants). This study…
How’d They Do? Exploring Experts’ past Opinions of College Radio’s Future
Predicting the future of college radio is no easy task. There are a lot of factors to consider. If you are going to attempt to make predictions, it helps to have people who are knowledgeable and experienced with the subject. In 2003, a study in the Journal of Radio Studies (precursor to JRAM), employed a Delphi Method to gather the thoughts and opinions of college radio advisors on the future of the medium. With the benefit of hindsight, we can n…
Understanding radio art reception
Radio art is understood as radio made by artists. The term is typically applied to sound-based artifacts produced and broadcast by means of the creative use of radio media affordances, infrastructure, and technologies. Radio art is known as any sound work conceived to expand the creative and aesthetic possibilities of the medium through the use of the elements of radiophonic language (voice, words, music, sound effects, and silence) with the inte…
People, Planet, and Profits: Comparing Media Treatment of Dubai Sustainable City
In this regard, the related concept of “sustainability” has been gaining traction, with use of the word rising considerably since the 1990s. The term itself has been defined in many different ways, however, the core components are becoming common knowledge: economic, environmental, and social—informally referred to as profits, planet, and people. As Borden has aptly noted: “Sustainability ideas are growing and maturing at many levels worldwide”. …
Mapping Three Decades of Radio and Audio Scholarship: A Bibliometric and Content Analysis of the Journal of Radio Studies and Journal of Radio & Audio Media (1997–2025)
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Media studies (7 works) · Media Studies and Communication (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Content analysis (5 works) · Newspaper (5 works) · Politics (5 works)