William A. Hachten (1999). The World News Prism: Changing Media for International Communication (5th Edition). Ames: Iowa State University Press. 226 pages. ISBN 0-8138-2319-6. Reviewed by Dr. Philip Robertson, School of Contemporary Communication, Central Queensland University, Australia First published in 1981, the World News Prism is now in its fifth edition, …

Anura Goonasekera and Ang Peng Hwa (1999). Information Highways in ASEAN. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre. 444 pages. ISBN 9971-905-77-9 (paperback). Reviewed by Dr. Ali Parandeh, International Institute for Caspian Studies, Tehran, Iran The basic communication infrastructure of a country is one of the main determining factors of its …

Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (1999). Public Service Broadcasting in Asia: Surviving in the New Information Age. Singapore: Asian Media Information & Communication Centre. 168 pages. ISBN 9971-905-74-4. Reviewed by Pieter Wessels, independent broadcast journalist, Sydney, Australia Every broadcaster in the world wants to know where new technology is taking …

Alan B. Albarran and Sylvia M Chan-Olmsted, eds. (1998) Global media economics: commercialization, concentration and integration of world media markets. Ames: Iowa State University Press. 362 pages. ISBN 0-8138-2690-X. Reviewed by James Piecowye, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates At the dawn of the new millennium …