University of the Philippines Diliman, Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Media Asia
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Pandemic discourse
- Danilo Araña Arao
- Political Science
- 2 January 2021
A previous official definition (and widely used unofficial one) required "simultaneous epidemics worldwide with enormous numbers of deaths and illness." Severity – that is, the number – is crucial,…
Fighting infodemics
- Danilo Araña Arao, Lisa Brooten, Pamela A. Custodio, R. Du, M. Rivera, N. Zhang
- Education
- 1 October 2020
T o know the terms of engagement, let us first define the term. “Infodemics” is the plural form of infodemic, a portmanteau of information and epidemic coined in 2003 (Rothkopf, 2003, para. 2). In…
Realities of repression, intricacies of assertion
- Danilo Araña Arao, Lisa Brooten, Pamela A. Custodio, R. Du, M. Rivera, N. Zhang
- Political Science
- 2 April 2020
Amid the contagion of media repression, the antidote is collective assertion. In commemorating World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2020, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “urged ...
Vaccinations and other vacillations
- Danilo Araña Arao
- Media Asia
- 17 September 2021
The lowdown on lockdowns and crackdowns
- Danilo Araña Arao
- Political Science
- 23 April 2021
D ue to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions are happening worldwide. Based on the ongoing research project of Hale et al. (2021), Eritrea, Lebanon, Greece,…
Preface: Digital security as safety training and media literacy
- Danilo Araña Arao, Ronalyn V. Olea
- Computer Science
- 2020
Bodies and biases
- Danilo Araña Arao
- PsychologyMedia Asia
- 29 April 2022
Bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and with them come certain concerns and biases. Body image concerns transcend geographical boundaries even if there are cross-cultural nuances (Chen & Jackson,…
Unrest for the rest without rest
- Danilo Araña Arao
- EducationMedia Asia
- 24 November 2021
P erhaps it is unacademic to start with the word “perhaps.” Doing so implies uncertainty, a “mortal sin” for academia that demands precision and decisive action. The uncertainty, however, is real.…
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