New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 4‚ 2 (December‚ 2002): 134-147. A RESILIENT MONARCHY: THE SULTANATE OF BRUNEI AND REGIME LEGITIMACY IN AN ERA OF DEMOCRATIC NATION-STATES NAIMAH S TALIB1 University of Canterbury As the only ruling monarchy in Southeast Asia‚ the Sultanate of Brunei is often seen as a political anachronism in a region in which democratic institutions of government prevail. Independence‚ gained from Britain in 1984‚ did not result in the institution of representative government
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New institutionalism Definition Nearly three decades ago‚ the first neo-institutional arguments were formulated by John Meyer and colleagues such as Brian Rowan in 1977 and Richard Scott in 1983‚ and by Lynne Zucker in 1977. This new orientation proposed that formal organizational structure reflected not only technical demands and resource dependencies‚ but was also shaped by institutional forces‚ including rational myths‚ knowledge legitimated through the educational system and by the
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News media Pictures are deceiving. They are often misrepresented by editors in order to make them more appealing to the viewer. For example‚ take this Big Mac from McDonalds. Here‚ advertisers have used a false portrayal of the real Big Mac to manipulate it’s viewers to want to the buy their product. Similarly to advertises misleading us‚ so too does the media in their depiction of conveying real life issues and events through the use of language features. Good morning/afternoon fellow classmates
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things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves. The American land was new to the settlers‚ and gave them a harder time with unskilled workers. Obviously‚ there would be Indians (most likely were Jamestown is located because it is nearing water) crossing paths. I think that they thought too confidently about the conditions
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murder of our people‚ but what about the illegal aliens that are getting killed in car wrecks‚ getting killed by our border officers and being killed because they can’t make it through due to weather‚ starvation or even dehydration. According to NBC news‚ in an article entitled “Deadly crossing: Death toll rises among those desperate for the American Dream” stated: “Crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally has always been dangerous‚ but this year heat and drought have made the journey particularly
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SECURITY IN THE NEWS Professional Practices Online Course (MGMT6051) 3 June 2014 Security In The News The latest security leaks coming from Edward Snowden‚ American whistleblower‚ dissident and fugitive who was reportedly obtained millions of documents from his former employer National Security Agency (NSA)1‚ reveal the amount of hypocrisy American officials have being portraying in dealing with alleged cyber security issues in recent years. United States Government has made a public case
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News values are intrinsic standards adhered to by media professionals and organisations in an effort to produce news worthy of reporting. News values are based on a variety of ideals ranging from capitalism to ethics to entertainment. The way in which media is shaped is heavily reliant on the individual news provider’s implementation and handling of news values. News practices both globally and locally can be analysed alongside Galtung and Ruge’s (1974) twelve news values’ and McGregor’s (2002)
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primacy of live-ness and immediacy raises significant problems with 24hr news channels. With such channels‚ news judgment has to be consistently providing materials for the screen‚ commentary on events as they happen‚ leading to a tendency for speculation over knowledge with the aid of appropriate examples. Discuss this statement as a major criticism of 24hr news channels The main function of 24 hour news channels is to collect news stories from around the world‚ or from particular regions‚ and broadcast
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• Which external environment dimensions were most relevant in this case? Why? The most important external environment dimension is the technological. News Corps is a media company which has to evolve and adapt with all technological evolutions. The second is the socio-cultural factor‚ nowadays media are essential‚ technologies are progressing really quickly. People have higher expectations about communication and entertainment so companies have to satisfy the customers and respond to his needs
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News as defined consists of “a report of recent events”‚ or “previously unknown information” (“News” Merriam-Webster). With that being said‚ news has existed since almost‚ if not‚ the beginning of time. Everything including crude drawings to grunting-and-pointing from Neanderthals were all for a purpose. Of course they were unlikely to be sharing the latest celebrity gossip or numbers in the stock market‚ but the same purpose of spreading information still remains the same today. As Americans in
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