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Analyzing the relationship between globalization and cultures is the core objective of this volume. In it leading experts track cultural trends in all regions of the world, covering issues ranging from the role of cultural difference in politics and governance to heritage conservation, artistic expression, and the cultural industries. The book also includes a data section that consolidates the recently commenced but still inchoate work of cultural indicators.
4B. Communication + Media
4B. Communication + Media
Human Languages
top languages – book translations – language of web users – linguistic diversity – illiteracy
1a. TOP 10 LANGUAGES
1b. WORLD LANGUAGES
2. BOOK TRANSLATIONS
3. LANGUAGES OF THE WEB
4. LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
5. ILLITERACY
Print Media
–top newspapers
–top publications by circulation
+ international herald tribune
+ the economist
– IHT readership
| 1. WORLD'S TOP NEWSPAPERS BY CIRCULATION (000's) 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | YOMIURI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 4,067 |
| 02 | THE ASAHI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 2,121 |
| 03 | MAINICHI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 5,587 |
| 04 | NIHON KEIZAI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 4,635 |
| 05 | CHUNICHI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 4,512 |
| 06 | BILD GERMANY | 3,867 |
| 07 | SANKEI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 2,757 |
| 08 | CANOKO XIAOXI (BEIJING) CHINA | 2,627 |
| 09 | PEOPLE'S DAILY CHINA | 2,509 |
| 10 | TOKYO SPORTS JAPAN | 2,425 |
| 11 | THE SUN UNITED KINGDOM | 2,419 |
| 12 | THE CHOSUN ILBO SOUTH KOREA | 2,378 |
| 13 | USA TODAY USA | 2,310 |
| 14 | THE WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2,107 |
| 15 | DAILY MAIL UNITED KINGDOM | 2,093 |
| 16 | THE JOONGANGILBO SOUTH KOREA | 2,084 |
| 17 | THE DONG-A ILBO SOUTH KOREA | 2,052 |
| 18 | NIKKAN SPORTS JAPAN | 1,965 |
| 19 | HOKKAIDO SHIMBUN JAPAN | 1,922 |
| 20 | DAINIK JAGRAN INDIA | 1,911 |
| 21 | YANGTSE EVENING POST CHINA | 1,715 |
| 22 | SPORTS NIPPON JAPAN | 1,711 |
| 23 | THE NIKKAN GENDAI JAPAN | 1,686 |
| 24 | TIMES OF INDIA INDIA | 1,680 |
| 25 | GUANGZHOU DAILY CHINA | 1,650 |
| 26 | THE MIRROR UNITED KINGDOM | 1,597 |
| 27 | YUKAN FUJI JAPAN | 1,559 |
| 28 | SHIZUOKA SHIMBUN JAPAN | 1,479 |
| 29 | NANFANG CITY NEWS CHINA | 1,410 |
| 30 | DAINIK BHASKAR INDIA | 1,405 |
| 31 | SANKEI SPORTS JAPAN | 1,368 |
| 32 | HOCHI SHIMBUN JAPAN | 1,354 |
| 33 | YANGCHENG EVENING NEWS CHINA | 1,320 |
| 34 | MALAYALA MANORAMA INDIA | 1,309 |
| 35 | LIBERTY TIMES TAIWAN | 1,300 |
| 36 | THAI RATH THAILAND | 1,200 |
| 37 | NEW YORK TIMES USA | 1,121 |
| 38 | HINDUSTAN TIMES INDIA | 1,108 |
| 39 | CHUTIAN METRO DAILY CHINA | 1,084 |
| 40 | GUJURAT SAMACHAR INDIA | 1,051 |
| 41 | ANANDA BAZAR PATRIKA INDIA | 1,046 |
| 42 | XINMIN EVENING NEWS CHINA | 1,045 |
| 43 | EENADU INDIA | 1,039 |
| 44 | NISHI-NIPPON SHIMBUN JAPAN | 1,025 |
| 45 | KRONEN ZEITUNG AUSTRIA | 1,009 |
| 46 | WAZ MEDIENGRUPPE GERMANY | 1,001 |
| 47 | UNITED DAILY NEWS TAIWAN | 1,000 |
| 48 | CHINA TIMES CHINA | 1,000 |
| 49 | DAILY SPORTS JAPAN | 999 |
| 50 | THE HINDU INDIA | 989 |
3. BASIC INFORMATION ON IHT READERSHIP
2. TOP 11 PUBLICATIONS BY CIRCULATION 2004 IN MILLIONS
Books
–books published by languages – top book markets – # of publishers – largest publishers – # book imprints
1. BOOKS PUBLISHED BY LANGUAGES
2a. TOP 10 BOOK MARKETS BY VOLUME
2b. TOP 10 BOOK MARKETS BY VALUE
3. ESTIMATED # OF PUBLISHERS
4. THE BIG 5
5. # BOOK IMPRINTS
Music
–recorded music retail sales – % change in value of units of recorded music sold – best-selling album – growth – music purchased at us locations – music trends
2. % CHANGE IN VALUE OF UNITS OF RECORDED MUSIC SOLD
| 3. MUSICAL ACTS WITH A TOP 3 BEST-SELLING ALBUM IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY | |
|---|---|
| MUSICAL ACT | COUNTRIES |
| 50 CENT | US AND CANADA |
| ANOUK | NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM |
| COLDPLAY | BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS AND UK |
| GREEN DAY | CANADA AND AUSTRIA |
| MICHAEL BUBLÉ | CANADA, AUSTRALIA AND ITALY |
| SOHNE MANNHEIMS | GERMANY AND AUSTRIA |
4. GROWTH OF US MUSIC INDUSTRY
Phones
–phone lines – telecom operators – incoming minutes – traffic flows
4. TRAFFIC FLOWS EUROPE LATIN AMERICA ASIA
1. % OF TELEPHONE LINES IN USE BY REGION 2002–2003
2a. TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS
2b. TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS
3. GROWTH IN INCOMING TELEPHONE MINUTES 2003
Internet
–countries and wireless access points + cities and wireless access points – world wireless access points – broadband + growth – internet users – google
2. BROADBAND SUBSCRIBERS PER 100 INHABITANTS
3a. GROWTH IN BROADBAND USE
3b. GROWTH IN INTERNET USAGE
1. % OF WORLD PUBLIC WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS
3c. % OF WORLD POPULATION VERSUS WORLD INTERNET USERS
Blogs
–blogs by region – blog writers profile – blog hosting sites – growth of # of blogs
1. % OF BLOGS BY REGION: JULY 2005
2. BLOGGERS PROFILE
3. BLOG HOSTING SITES
4. GROWTH # BLOGS
Movies
–movie goers + sold movie tickets – film investment
1. GLOBAL TOP 10 COUNTRIES OF MOVIE GOERS
2. GLOBAL TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN FILM INVESTMENT
– film production investment + global market share – box office revenues
– top 20 film entertainment companies
4. 2005 TOP 20 FILM PRODUCTION STUDIOS: % GLOBAL MARKET SHARE
6. TOP 20 FILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANIES
5d. COUNTRY BOX OFFICES
TV + Radio
– television stations – radio stations – international shortwave listeners – households by radio type – # of listeners – weekly audience BBC ...
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