Accepted Presentations
One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of June 25, 2025, MediAsia2025 has received over 150 submissions from 30 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
Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations
- Media Representations of CSR and Corporate Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Role of Fan Engagement in Market Creation: A Study of K-Pop Fans in India
- Evaluating Indonesian Consumer Perceptions of H&M's Eco-Friendly Campaign: The Mediating Role of Perceived Quality
- Quoting Culture, Selling Connection: Intertextuality and Positive Communication in Branded Billboard Banter
- Change in Brand Attitudes Via In-Game Advertisements: An Application of Mere Exposure Theory
- Collaborative Leadership in Disaster Communication Management at Yogyakarta International Airport
Films and Digital Distribution (use of the internet and video sharing)
- Cultural Responsiveness in Times of Crisis: The Question of Morality and Ethics in Visual Art
- 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
Mass Communication
- 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
- Traces of Russian Propaganda in Georgian Government Discourse
Critical and Cultural Studies, Gender and Communication
- Video Game 'Artisanat' as a Model for a Québec-Japanese Partnership
- Son Preference: A Cinematic Contemplation
- Auntie-boss Feminism: Liu Xiaoqing and Alternative Aging Femininity in 2020s Chinese Society
- The Politics of Comment Sections: A Discourse Analysis of Marcos-Duterte Tensions on Facebook
- Echoes of Eternity: The Legacy of Saint Yared as the Founding Father of Ethiopian Liturgical Music and World Music in Focus
- 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
- From Bias to Belonging: Using Cultural Education and Media to Challenge Stereotypes and Amplify Marginalised Voices
- Representation and Othering of Domestic Female Migrant Workers on Social Media: A Case Study on Taiwanese Employers’ Facebook Group
- Talking Dalit Women Through Their Own Voice: A Case Study of ‘Khabar Lahariya’
- Interplay of Institutional Pathways and Queer Identities in BL Media in the Philippines and Thailand
- Narrative Resistance in Nollywood: A Textual Analysis of War: Wrath and Revenge
- Decolonising Media: Redefining Representation Through Cultural Education and Inclusive Storytelling
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
- The Chinese American Daughter Figure in Contemporary American Films: Searching for Belongingness in Liminal Spaces
- A Return to the Primitive: Ritwik Ghatak, Romanticism, and Indian Non-Dualism
- Missing Bodies and Haunted Pasts: Disappearance and Trauma in Contemporary Thai Cinema
- 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
- 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
- Border-Crossing Girlhoods and Middle-Voiced Subjectivity in East Asian Youth Cinema: A Case Study of Bai Xue's The Crossing (2018)
- Hong Kong in Frame: Social Narratives and Cinematic Genres in Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film Nominees (2014–2024)
Media Management and Economics
- Strategic Dynamics in Video Streaming: A Comparative Analysis of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+
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
Journalism
- Coverage and Framing of Indigenous Knowledge System Compared to ICT, AI and Big Data: An Exploratory Research
- From Primetime to Scrolltime: Rethinking News Delivery in the Age of Short Attention Spans
- Sharpening Journalism in the AI Era: Transforming Roles and Essential Skills
Media Disaster Coverage
- Photography as an Act of Crime Scene Investigation
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
Visual Communication
- The Art of Sarcasm: A Multimodal Critical Stylistic Analysis of Information Priorities in Political Cartoons
- Effects of Cultural Literacy on Students' Learning Interest and Design Performance in 3D Design Education
- Visualising and Communicating Singapore’s Climate Futures Through Virtual Reality
- The Wishing Well: Harnessing Bollywood's Motivational Arc as a Framework for Participatory Design
- Bodies as a Meaning-Making Tool on Social Media: A Multimodal Analysis of Body Image Representation on Instagram
Film Direction and Production
- On Screen but Unseen: Understanding Embodied Labour Practices of Female Background Dancers in the Malayalam Film Industry
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
Media and Education: Training Journalists
- Designing a Work-study Programme for Working Journalists
- Enhancing Journalistic Writing Skills with ChatGPT: A Qualitative Inquiry
Political Communication and Satire
- Framing the Divine: Political Imagery, Vulnerability, and the Iconography of Trump's Shooting
- An Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Political Memes in Influencing the Political Attitude of the San Fernandino Youth
- 'I’m Just a Girl': How Celebrity News & Trad-Wife Content Is Steering Gen-Z Women to the Right
- Visibility, Virality, and Votes: The Power of Migration of Celebrity into Politics
- Government Communication and Democracy: Articulating Citizen Engagement in Oman
- Filipino Diaspora Engagement: Analyzing Media Representations and Development Narratives
Social Media and Communication Technology
- 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
- Discourse Analysis of PUP-COC Student Council’s Representation of Socio-Political Issues on Social Media
- Reconstructing Prabowo Subianto’s Personal Branding for the 2024 Indonesian Presidential Election: A Case Study of the 'Gemoy' Campaign on TikTok
- Lent in the Time of Livestreams Authenticity and Mediated Devotion in a Digital World
- To Explore SME’s Social Media Adoption in the Food Industry
- A Rhetorical Analysis of Teachers' Self-Presentation on Facebook
- Searching for Democracy Online: Socio-political Movements and Counter-publics Formation
- The Fear of Being Canceled: Gen Z’s Ethical Struggles with Digital Expression
- 'Playful Uncertainty' as a Mode of Affective Civic Engagement with Vaccine Safety and Efficacy on Facebook During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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
- The Women in Ricky Lee’s Film 'Moral' from a Marxist Feminist, Emic and Etic Lens
- Beyond the Human Gaze: AI and the Reimagination of Cinematic Form in NAISHA
- From Ethnographic Film to Cinema: The Availability and Accessibility of Indigenous Films in Taiwan
- 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
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
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