International Communication: Media, Channels, Functions.

This chapter argues that in relation to dominant communication media such as newspapers, radio, and television, punk rock operated as a form of noise—less in the literal sense, since noisy forms of rock music were already well established, but in the sense of communicational noise, as an excess of the standard requirements for rock music communication. More than just “ineptness” in relation to professional recordings and instrumental prowess, punk was a short-circuiting of mainstream media channels operating both by an alternative production of media and the production of events unassimilable by the mass media, especially radio and television. The author argues that the first-generation punk band the Clash was as much a form of alternative world service radio, informing listeners about both local and global struggles for freedom and survival, as it was a musical band.

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A model of international communication media appraisal:

International Journal of Intercultural Relations ◽

10.1016/0147-1767(87)90014-9 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 129-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J.David Johnson

Keyword(s):

International Communication ◽

Communication Media

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Effectiveness of Communication Channels for Knowledge Sharing: A Study of Kuwaiti Companies

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management ◽

10.1142/s0219649205001183 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 04 (04) ◽

pp. 213-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sajjad ur Rehman

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Communication Channels ◽

Communication Media ◽

Task Orientation ◽

Private Companies ◽

Developing Nation ◽

Face To Face ◽

Information Richness ◽

Media Channels ◽

Developed Nations

Different theories have been advanced and tested about the choice of communication media/channels. These theories deal with information richness, task orientation and relevance of social and organisational contexts in developed nations. Communication media are distinctly important to knowledge sharing. This study will investigate the effectiveness of communication channels in the private companies of Kuwait, a developing nation, so as to ascertain whether these theories are valid in the setting of a developing nation. A research instrument was developed with ten communication channels, and 526 participants from nine Kuwaiti companies indicated the perceived degree of effectiveness of ten media for sharing information/knowledge. It was found that the employees of Kuwaiti companies perceived documented knowledge to be more effective than other media. Face-to-face informal communications, the richest medium found in the earlier studies, was perceived to be less effective than memos, letters and written pronouncements. The telephone was perceived to be a significantly less effective medium. Electronic channels were also not perceived to be as effective. Differences in these results have been explained in the sociocultural and organisational context of Kuwait.

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