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Informationen zum Autor Ran Wei is the Gonzales Brothers Professor of Journalism in the College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina, USA. Zusammenfassung This book is composed of research on mass communications in Asian countries. It encompasses mass communications, mobile technology, intercultural and political communication, news and entertainment, health communication, public relations, and mainstream mass communication theories. It was originally published in the Asian Journal of Communication. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Taking stock and showcasing communication research on Asia for a global audience 1. The Pivotal Role of AJC in the Growth of Communication Research in Asia: A semantic network analysis 2. Mapping the field of communication technology research in Asia: content analysis and text mining of SSCI journal articles 1995–2014 3. Asian mobile communication research: current status, enduring issues and future trends 4. A retrospective overview of health communication studies in Asia from 2000 to 2013 5. Mapping public relations scholarship in Asia: a longitudinal analysis of published research, 1995–2014 6. East meets West: a new contextual perspective for crisis communication theory 7. Is the agenda set? State of agenda-setting research in China and Korea 8. Theoretical and methodological patterns of third-person effect research: a comparative thematic analysis of Asia and the world 9. Effectiveness of entertainment education in communicating health information: a systematic review 10. A content analysis of research on China in top-ranked communication journals from 1995 to 2014: a comparison with other Asian countries 11. Mass communication research on China from 2000 to 2010: a meta-analysis