DMA(Designated Media Area):

Geographic region that can be considered the “home market” for media institutions, targeted for circulation and advertisement business by media such as radio, print, and television.

Digital Divide

Term used to describe the wide division between those who have access to ICT and are using it effectively, and those who do not. Since information and communications technologies (ICTs) are increasingly becoming a foundation of our societies and economies, the digital divide means that the information "have-nots" are denied the option to participate in new ICT jobs, in e-government, in ICT-improved healthcare, and in ICT-enhanced education. More often than not, the information "have-nots" are in developing countries, and in disadvantaged groups within countries. To bridges.org, the digital divide is thus a lost opportunity -- the opportunity for the information "have-nots" to use ICTs to improve their lives.

Global agenda:

Emerging issues in a global platform, argued to be of interest in a global scale, yet maintains to be a construct of privileged nations /organizations due to unequal distribution of media capital and tools.

Global City:
A city positioned on the top tier of interconnectedness with cities of other nation-states. A place that acts as a hub of people, trade, and culture. Examples Tokyo, Bangkok, Cairo, Berlin, London.

Information and Communication Technology

The term information and communication technology (ICT) can arguably include almost every form of media that exists today including all forms of mass media. However, for the sake of clarity and brevity, I am the using the term to refer to the noncommercial use and implementation of computers, email, Internet, digital imaging hardware and software, open source software, mobile telephony and related forms of “new media.”

International HYPERLINK news:

This study defines a news story as international when the main actors of a news story are from outside the country the story is published in. In other words, any links to the home country defines the news story as domestic.

National Identity
A social group that shares factors such as race, ethnicity, class, gender and national origin. They tend to have common life experience however, they can come from different socio – economic levels. They have similar political concerns on nation-state matters and share mutual feeling of belonging and ties to their land.

News agencies
Organizations that provide media outlets (television stations, radio stations, newspapers and magazines) with news information to be used for broadcast or publication. News agencies are central information producers that have become crucial in the globalization process, in that agencies have allowed media outlets to cut back on international budgets, giving the agencies enormous control over international news coverage. Another important feature of the news agency (like the Associated Press) is that media outlets must pay the agency for use of the news, which can be cheaper than providing self-generated reports.

News magazines
Television programs that are based on the format of print magazines. There are several stories that make up an entire broadcast, giving the program the flow and feel of reading a magazine. Examples of American news magazines are “60 Minutes”, “20/20” and “Dateline”.

New Media

Term used to describe the many different forms of electronic communication that are made possible through the use of computer technology. The term is in relation to “old” media forms that are static representations of text and graphics. New media also often involve some degree of interactivity and on-going user control, unlike broadcast which is decidedly one-directional. Includes: Internet, websites, email, digital imaging, online communities and forums (chat, blog, etc), and all hardware devices and software that enable the use of the above communication technologies, such as computers, mobile phones/PDAs, modems, digital cameras and imagers

Sustainable Human Development

Concept of development predicated on the promotion of human and social ends and the fulfillment of basic human needs. Economic development is seen as a secondary step in this process, important only to the extent that it helps promote more primary human ends. The concept is based on the fundamental principles of participation and human empowerment: 1) all people should be able to participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives; 2) humans are productive beings that need creative outlets and activities; 3) these activities/outlets should be equally available to all individuals; and 4) these activities should acknowledge the importance of environmental and economic sustainability in their implementation.