Accepted Presentations

One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of August 6, 2025, MediAsia2025 has received over 290 submissions from 38 countries and territories - including: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and Vietnam.

The following submissions have been accepted for presentation at MediAsia2025.

Law, Policy & Media Ethics

- Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing Elderly Legal Literacy for Digital Crime Prevention in Urban Communities
- Commodifying Communication: The Case Study of Regulatory Challenges to Meta's Data Practices in India
- Navigating Legal Lacunae and Sociocultural Tensions: Deepfake Pornography as Gendered Digital Violence in Japan
- Visualizing Authoritarian Soft Power: UAE English-Language Media and the Aesthetics of Control on Instagram
- Indonesian Digital Governance in Transition: Protecting Children or Policing Content?

Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations

- Change in Brand Attitudes Via In-Game Advertisements: An Application of Mere Exposure Theory
- Collaborative Leadership in Disaster Communication Management at Yogyakarta International Airport
- Quoting Culture, Selling Connection: Intertextuality and Positive Communication in Branded Billboard Banter
- Role of Fan Engagement in Market Creation: A Study of K-Pop Fans in India
- Media Representations of CSR and Corporate Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Exploration of the 'Barbenheimer' Phenomenon Through the Lens of RPIE
- Scrolling and Spending: How Social Media Engagement Influences Habitual Purchasing Behavior Among College Students
- Quirky to Cannes: The Works and Production Practices of Director Marius Talampas
- An Analysis of Goal Differences and Their Effects Between the Public Sector and Media Agency Service Providers in Taiwan’s Government Procurement Projects
- AI-Driven Branding: Balancing Automation and Consumer Trust in a Fast-Paced World
- Investigating How Product Perception, Trust, and Brand Loyalty Influence Young Adults' Purchase Intentions Toward Mindful Portion Snacks in Southeast Asia
- International Marketing Communication Between Thailand and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the New Era
- Digital Masculinity: The Role of Memes and Trolling in Shaping Male Grooming Norms in India
- Moment Marketing and PR Lessons from the Astronomer's Coldplay Fiasco
- The Impact of Digital Marketing, Service Marketing, and Service Delivery Factors Towards Consumer Buying Behavior in the Local E-commerce Industry
- Shedding Light on Persuasion: The Influence of Spokesperson Facial Lighting Ratio on Print Ad Effectiveness

Films and Digital Distribution (use of the internet and video sharing)

- Platformized Coexistence: Tibetan New Wave Cinema, Algorithmic Mediation, and Minzu Identity in the Digital Age
- Reconstructing the Narrative Perspective: 'Textual Poaching' in the Age of AI
- Cultural Responsiveness in Times of Crisis: The Question of Morality and Ethics in Visual Art
- Fan's Intervention in Affective Transmission of Media Texts: A Case Study of Wanda Vision
- From Fans to Unofficial Translators: Exploring Thai Fan-Subtitle Creators in Japanese Drama in the Digital Age

Mass Communication

- Traces of Russian Propaganda in Georgian Government Discourse
- Narratives of Nationhood: Imagining Civic Identity Through Hindi Cinema and National Discourse
- Hashtags and Hijacks: the Weaponisation of Kashmir Film Trailers in India's Digital Public Sphere
- Intersection of Urbanity and Rurality in Indian OTT Narratives – a Study of 'Panchayat'
- Campus-based Radio Stations and Community Development in South Africa: an Evaluative Study

Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication

- Echoes of Eternity: The Legacy of Saint Yared as the Founding Father of Ethiopian Liturgical Music and World Music in Focus
- Narrative Resistance in Nollywood: A Textual Analysis of War: Wrath and Revenge
- Talking Dalit Women Through Their Own Voice: A Case Study of ‘Khabar Lahariya’
- Representation and Othering of Domestic Female Migrant Workers on Social Media: A Case Study on Taiwanese Employers’ Facebook Group
- Decolonising Media: Redefining Representation Through Cultural Education and Inclusive Storytelling
- From Bias to Belonging: Using Cultural Education and Media to Challenge Stereotypes and Amplify Marginalised Voices
- Interplay of Institutional Pathways and Queer Identities in BL Media in the Philippines and Thailand
- Son Preference: A Cinematic Contemplation
- The Politics of Comment Sections: A Discourse Analysis of Marcos-Duterte Tensions on Facebook
- Auntie-boss Feminism: Liu Xiaoqing and Alternative Aging Femininity in 2020s Chinese Society
- Video Game 'Artisanat' as a Model for a Québec-Japanese Partnership
- Algorithmic Mediation in Global Digital Journeys: A Comparative Study Across Three Cities
- Blurred Nostalgias: The Filtered Past in Korean Dramas
- The Queer Yōkai
- Communication Strategies for Promoting Silver Tourism on Thai Travel Agency Websites
- From Cultur Al Space to Consumption Stage: A Critical View of Shanghai's Urban Policies and Independent Music Practice
- Cinematic Othering: Korean-Chinese Representation and Social Identity in South Korean Film
- Mirror, Media, and Me: Korean Beauty Standards and Body Image Among Generation Z Students in Malaysia
- Big, Bouncy, Non-Consensual: AI Deepfakes, Hypersexualization, & Social Politics of Consent Among Indian Female Celebrities in South Asian Digital Media
- Victim Blaming and Rape Culture in Responses to Sexual Assault by a Disabled Perpetrator: A Reception Analysis of TikTok Parody
- Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Mogaveera Fisherwomen in Udupi Through Digital Literacy
- Vintage Aesthetics and Cultural Identity Among Indonesian Gen Z: An Experimental Study on Lorenza’s Dangdut Videos
- Constructing Safe Spaces Online: A Socio-cultural Analysis of the Philippine Commission on Women's Digital VAW Campaign During the Pandemic
- Documenting Divas: Feminist Counter-Narratives in the Contemporary Female Pop Star Documentary Professor Kirsty Fairclough, Manchester Metropolitan University
- We Are (Not) Oriental: The Case of the 2024 Taipei International Children's Film Festival
- Soft Power Influences of Selected Thai Boys’ Love (BL) Movies
- Ecocultural Communication in the Song 'Bengawan Solo' Through Javanese Ecological Discourse
- From Song to Novel: an Intermedial and Transmedial Analysis of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and the Beatles
- Asixoxe (‘Let’s Talk’): Navigating Harmful Masculinity Through Forum Theatre
- Ambition and Punishment: Representing the 'Bad Woman' in Contemporary Chinese Screen Narratives
- Queer Realities Online: Digital Media and LGBTQ+ Identity Formation in Contemporary India
- Planetary Futures in Crisis: Rethinking Civilizational Ethics Through the Three-Body Problem
- Media, Gender, and Generation: A Reception Analysis of Cross Dresser Content Among Indonesian Gen Z
- Risky Sexual Behaviour and Adolescents' Mental Health in the Context of Social Media in Bizana Village, South Africa
- Digital Gender Advocacy in Urban Nigeria: How Young Women in Lagos Use Social Media to Challenge Gender Norms

Film Criticism and Theory

- Analyzing 1960s Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Actress Yu Lai-zhen’s 'Flying Head Princess' as an Embodiment of Hélène Cixous’s Theories
- A Return to the Primitive: Ritwik Ghatak, Romanticism, and Indian Non-Dualism
- From Protest to Spectacle: Tracing the Trajectory of Violence in Malayalam Cinema
- Staging the Outsider: A Goffmanian Analysis of Identity in the Films of Tarkovsky and Jarmusch
- Analysis of Empty Spaces in 'Banshun', by Yasujiro Ozu
- The Cost of Being Seen: Emotional Capital and Trans Erasure in Post-377 Narratives
- Navigating Widowhood: Examining Changing Outlooks and Cinematic Storytelling in Indian Society
- Boo it's a Boob: How Older Women's Bodies Are Represented in Contemporary Horror Films
- Synthetic Souls: AI and the Posthuman Turn in Science Fiction Films
- The Lin Tou Sisters: Migration Trauma and Postcolonial Hauntings in Taiwanese Horror Cinema Under Martial Law (1956–1988)
- How Is Cinematherapy Possible? Reframing Film Viewing as an Existential-Phenomenological Practice
- Hong Kong in Frame: Social Narratives and Cinematic Genres in Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film Nominees (2014–2024)
- The Chinese American Daughter Figure in Contemporary American Films: Searching for Belongingness in Liminal Spaces
- Border-Crossing Girlhoods and Middle-Voiced Subjectivity in East Asian Youth Cinema: A Case Study of Bai Xue's The Crossing (2018)
- Faith, Fathers, and Fragility: The Evolving Image of Filipino Men in Religious-Themed Filipino Films
- Deciphering the Private Eye: Reconstruction of Bengali Masculinity Through Byomkesh Bakshi Films Post-2010
- Colonial and Post-Colonial Narratives in Indian Cinema: A Comparative Study of Gandhi and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar
- 'Screen with a Mouth': Deconstructing the Narrative Significance of Fourth-wall-breaks in Ten English-feature-films from Annie Hall (1977) to Deadpool (2016)

Media Management and Economics

- Strategic Dynamics in Video Streaming: A Comparative Analysis of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+
- Algorithmic Accountability as Strategy: Managing Generative AI in the Modern Newsroom

Communication Theory and Methodology

- The Multilayer Garbage Disposal Game
- The Tulfo Justice: A Study on the Factors Influencing the Choice for Arbitration-Based Reality Court Show for Conflict Resolution
- Generative AI and Communication Theory in English Education: Junior High School Teachers' Practices and Perceptions
- Symbolic Processes of Communication and Meanings Attached to a Single-Use Plastic-Free Environment by Public Market Vendors in Libmanan, Philippines
- Fake Marriages in Digital World: Investigate Gays and Lesbians' Stories in Bilibili

Journalism

- From Primetime to Scrolltime: Rethinking News Delivery in the Age of Short Attention Spans
- WhatsApp and the Reconfiguration of News Production Processes in the Community Radio Space in South Africa
- Sharpening Journalism in the AI Era: Transforming Roles and Essential Skills
- Coverage and Framing of Indigenous Knowledge System Compared to ICT, AI and Big Data: An Exploratory Research
- Algorithmic Accountability in Media Systems: A Framework for Ethical Implementation in Digital News Environments
- AI in Newsrooms: Assessing Perceptions, Challenges and Possibilities in Bangladesh's Media Landscape
- Digital Tools and Diplomatic Tensions: Rethinking Journalism Research Through the Sino-Indian Lens
- Journalism Under Pressure: the Social Media Turn and Indonesian Local Media Survival Strategies

Social Media & Communication Technology

- A Quantitative Study on the Perceived Effects of Digital Communication Tools on the Work Outcomes of Freelance Marketing Professionals

Media Disaster Coverage

- Photography as an Act of Crime Scene Investigation
- Online Media Framing of May 18, 2025 Flood Episodes in Accra-Ghana

Documentary History

- Intercultural Relations and Educational Development: A Focus on Nigeria and China

International Communication

- An Engagement in Tibetan Media History Through Critical Discourse Analysis of Mirror of News from Various Regions of the World

Film History

- The Paradigm of New Cinema Movement in India (1960s to 1980s): Exploration of Ideological and Cultural Manifestation
- From Enemy to Other: Shifting Perspectives on Japan in Australian Cinema
- Reclaiming Ghanaian Identity Through Film: Decolonizing African Culture and History in Ghanaian Cinema
- The Return of the Repressed: The Resurrection of Chinese Thriller in the 1980s

Visual Communication

- Effects of Cultural Literacy on Students' Learning Interest and Design Performance in 3D Design Education
- Bodies as a Meaning-Making Tool on Social Media: A Multimodal Analysis of Body Image Representation on Instagram
- The Art of Sarcasm: A Multimodal Critical Stylistic Analysis of Information Priorities in Political Cartoons
- The Wishing Well: Harnessing Bollywood's Motivational Arc as a Framework for Participatory Design
- Visualising and Communicating Singapore’s Climate Futures Through Virtual Reality
- A Representation for Patriotism: The Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in @ainusantara's Historical Contents
- The Literacy of Absurdity: Meaning Construction in Paradoxical and Ironic Internet Memes
- Visualizing Sound: Animation as Artistic Dialogue with Charles Koechlin’s Music

Film Direction and Production

- On Screen but Unseen: Understanding Embodied Labour Practices of Female Background Dancers in the Malayalam Film Industry
- G. Aravindan: Myth, Metaphor, and Malayalam Cinema

Digital Media and Use of New Technology in Newsgathering

- Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Newsroom: Investigating Nepali Journalists' Experiences
- Between Innovation and the Regulatory Regime: Rethinking Accountability for AIGC in Public Communication
- Digital Activism Through #JulidFiSabililah on Social Media X, the Unity of Netizens Fighting Against the Zionist Israeli Army
- Patrolling the New Media: A Case Study on the Production Process of Selected Patrol ng Pilipino Reporters in Creating Snackable Content Using the Vertical Video Format
- Artificial Intelligence and Newsroom Cultures: a Sociology of News Perspective on Use, Perceptions, and Constraints in Doha’s Newsrooms
- The Influence of 90s Cartoons on Millennials and Generation Alpha in Pakistan
- A Transformer-Based Natural Language Inference Approach to Detecting Misinformation in Philippine Online Narratives
- Analyzing the Influence of Social Media on the Panic Pandemic in Singapore: A Study on the Global Spread and Impact of COVID-19 Information

Education and Scholastic Journalism

- Voices Uncaged: The Fight for Press Freedom in Philippine Scholastic Journalism

Media and Education: Training Journalists

- Designing a Work-study Programme for Working Journalists
- Enhancing Journalistic Writing Skills with ChatGPT: A Qualitative Inquiry

Media History

- Netnography of the Visual Grammar Shifts of Internet Memes over Time

Political Communication and Satire

- An Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Political Memes in Influencing the Political Attitude of the San Fernandino Youth
- Government Communication and Democracy: Articulating Citizen Engagement in Oman
- Filipino Diaspora Engagement: Analyzing Media Representations and Development Narratives
- Framing the Divine: Political Imagery, Vulnerability, and the Iconography of Trump's Shooting
- 'I’m Just a Girl': How Celebrity News & Trad-Wife Content Is Steering Gen-Z Women to the Right
- Invented Spaces of Participation: the Rise of Social Movements in Local Government
- Visibility, Virality, and Votes: The Power of Migration of Celebrity into Politics

Social Media and Communication Technology

- Discourse Analysis of PUP-COC Student Council’s Representation of Socio-Political Issues on Social Media
- To Explore SME’s Social Media Adoption in the Food Industry
- The Fear of Being Canceled: Gen Z’s Ethical Struggles with Digital Expression
- Reconstructing Prabowo Subianto’s Personal Branding for the 2024 Indonesian Presidential Election: A Case Study of the 'Gemoy' Campaign on TikTok
- 'Playful Uncertainty' as a Mode of Affective Civic Engagement with Vaccine Safety and Efficacy on Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Searching for Democracy Online: Socio-political Movements and Counter-publics Formation
- A Rhetorical Analysis of Teachers' Self-Presentation on Facebook
- Lent in the Time of Livestreams Authenticity and Mediated Devotion in a Digital World
- Health Crisis Communication Convergence: Using Digital Communication Technologies to Sustain African Traditional Health Practices
- Preserving Sacred Heritage at the Royal Palace of Yogyakarta Through Digital Innovation
- Factors Contributing to AI Companion Adoption: Applying the AIDUA Model
- Adaptive Performances of Gay Identity on Tinder and Grindr: A Comparative Study of Self-Presentation Strategies
- Proactive Approach to Digital Reputation Management in Managing ESG Issues: A Case Study of Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID)
- Male Beauty Influencers in India: Challenging Masculinity Through Digital Labour and Self-Branding Online
- Social Media Platforms as Primary Sources for Breaking News: Opportunities and Risks
- An Examination of South African TikTok Humour as a Reaction to 'The Great Tsek'
- Framing the Ethical Crisis of AI-Generated Images: Social Media Discourses, Intellectual Property, and Public Sentiment in Indonesia
- Investigating the Characteristics of Online Flaming Participants in Japan
- Social Media Crisis Communication in the Global South: Lessons from BPJS Affiliated Clinics in Indonesia Using Austin & Jin's SMCC
- Group Chats or Groupthink? Examining Telegram Groups as Public Spheres
- The Artificial Wave: the Phenomenon of AI Influencers, Cultural Virality, and the Marisa Maiô Case
- Escaping the Self: AI-Driven Content, Shame Narratives, and Existential Disengagement

Archive-Based Studies

- Mapping the Terrain: A Systematic Review of Drama Research Using Data Mining
- The 1913 Far Eastern Olympiad in the Manila Carnival: Filipino and Japanese Athletes in Selected Newspaper Photographs and Narratives

Film and Literature: Artistic Correspondence

- Starting Point: Theorising Studio Ghibli’s Evolving Approach to Adaptation
- Cinematic Pedagogy for Critical Literacy: Exploring Gender, Culture, and Literature Through Film Adaptations in EFL Education
- From Ethnographic Film to Cinema: The Availability and Accessibility of Indigenous Films in Taiwan
- The Women in Ricky Lee’s Film 'Moral' from a Marxist Feminist, Emic and Etic Lens
- Representation of Labor in Direct Cinema and Korean Documentary: Two Days, One Night and Factory Complex

Broadcast Media & Globalization

- The Reception of Korean Dramas in Japan Post-2020: A Netflix-Centric Analysis
- Audience Characteristics in the Dominance of Celebrity Political Podcast in Indonesia
- The Dominance of Celebrities as Media Actors in Indonesian Political Podcasts
- The Flow of Netflix Programming in Asia (2022-2024): One Uniform Service or Collection of Unique Services

Newspapers & Magazines as Print/Digital Media

- The Cognitive Aspect of Indonesian and Polish Press Death Notices: An Analysis from the Perspective of Comparative Genre Studies
- Framing the SDGs in Asian Media: A Comparative Study of China, Thailand, and Indonesia