Recently added articles from Communication Research Trends:
Children's rights and the media.
Sep 01, 2009 ... Introduction The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, approved almost 20 years ago in November 1989, extended the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by acknowledging "that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance" (United Nations, 1989, ...
Guest editor's introduction.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Anniversaries are times that encourage reflection and projection. We look back at what has happened since the event being recognized, assess the current state of affairs, and anticipate future challenges and opportunities. Such is the case with this issue of COMMUNICATION RESEARCH TRENDS, ...
Rethinking and refraining media effects in the context of children's rights: a new paradigm.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Do children have rights? If so, what are they? And how are these rights to be interpreted and protected in a world dramatically changed by the media children consume and communicate with? The answers to the questions about children's rights are neither as straightforward as they seem, nor ...
A rationale for positive online content for children.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... A. Maximizing online opportunities is a matter of children's rights <Pre>The child/media relationship is an entry pointinto the wide and multifaceted world of childrenand their rights--to education, freedom ofexpression, play, identity, health, dignity and...
Television as a "safe space" for children: the views of producers around the world.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... The study of children, young people, and the media can be viewed as a microcosm of our entire field of media studies, as it is occupied with concerns for the three main realms of research: audiences, texts, and institutions. Childhood is understood to be socially constructed and culturally ...