"This chapter sought to analyze the portrayals of Sinai people in the Egyptian media as it pertains to the people themselves. It started by giving the reader an overview of the current Sinai’s social, security, and economic status quo and structures. Then, it examined how image building could be o
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r not an essential tool for political control over Sinai; before moving into how and why specific people’s images are constructed and deconstructed by the mass media and how this is affecting and affected by the different and multiple aspects of development. While many Arabic and Western studies tackled the Sinai Peninsula issues, yet almost no single research focused on the people themselves: How they perceive their own identity?! How they evaluate their image in other Egyptian’s eyes?! And how they judge what is being presented to them via Egyptian media?! A quick glance at the development measures that could boost the integration of Sinai’s people into the formal Egyptian economy and provide alternatives to smuggling, we would easily realize that “the poor state of Egypt’s public finances and the myriad challenges facing the country as a whole could mean that the needs of the Sinai may continue to be neglected despite the promise to invest” (Watanabe 2015). Bright promises only follow almost every terroristic attack and then fade out. Although the officials quickly introduce many symbols and discourses of unity to the people there, quick observations more quickly show that the development of a sense of belonging at their popular level is slow." (Conclusion)
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"Es bedarf der Kontextanalyse, wenn man an die Kulturalität des Todes sich annähern will. Das Gros der vorliegenden Untersuchungen entäuscht gerade in dieser Qualität – weil quantitative Inhaltsanalysen gerade diesen, of sehr komplexen, Zusammenhang kaum erfassen können, weil Einzelanalysen z
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war im Einzelfall die manchmal höchst eigenständigen Auslegungen, die ein Film vorschlägt und ausprobiert, aufspüren können, dann aber wiederum wenig generalisierbar sind (und Konzeptualisierungen des Todes oder des Sterbens nur in einer Abschatung erfassen), weil fachdisziplinäre Zugänge (etwa theologischer, philosophischer oder ikonographischer Art) durch die Auslegeordnungen ihrer Heimdisziplinen beschränkt sind und manchmal die Vielgestaltigkeit und Heterogenität des Wissenskomplexes (der eben auch Elemente der Populärkultur mit-umfasst) selbst kaum zu rekonstruieren vermögen. Das folgende Verzeichnis listet die bis heute zugänglichen Untersuchungen zu den Todes-Konzeptionen auf sowie eine ausgewählte Anzahl von Untersuchungen zur Analyse des Suizids und zur Todesstrafe im Film. Kürzere Artikel wurden nicht aufgenommen, längere und Einzelflmanalysen nur dann, wenn sie von methodischem Interesse sind. Meist sind die Titel sprechend. Im Einzelfall wurde eine Kurzannotation beigegeben." (Seite 1-2)
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"In A Village Goes Mobile, Sirpa Tenhunen examines how the mobile telephone has contributed to social change in rural India. Tenhunen's long-term ethnographic fieldwork in West Bengal began before the village had a phone system in place and continued through the introduction and proliferation of the
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smartphone. She here analyzes how mobile telephones emerged as multidimensional objects which, in addition to enabling telephone conversations, facilitated status aspirations, internet access, and entertainment practices. She explores how this multifaceted use of mobile phones has affected agency and power dynamics in economic, political, and social relationships, and how these new social constellations relate to culture and development. In eight chapters, Tenhunen asks such questions as: Who benefits from mobile telephony and how? Can people use mobile phones to change their lives, or does phone use merely amplify existing social patterns and power relationships? Can mobile telephony induce development? Going beyond the case of West Bengal, Tenhunen develops a framework to understand how new media mediates social processes within interrelated social spheres and local hierarchies by relating, media-saturated forms of interaction to pre-existing contexts." (Publisher description)
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"This book analyses the online presence of African language media. The chapters in the book focus on the speed, structure, content, navigation and interactivity, operations and performance, and audience of the online media. They also pay particular attention to how social media such as Facebook, Twi
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tter and WhatsApp have been appropriated by African language media. Using a wide range of case studies, the contributors assess the challenges of adopting digital technologies by the media, and how the technologies have impacted journalistic practice and media operations." (Publisher description)
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"Las expresiones de música y danza afrobolivianas trascienden la folclorización, al son de las “Cajas” (tambores), dónde el “Ganyingo” es el más pequeño y más agudo, y junto al “reque reque” de la Guancha, cargados de cadencia y espiritualidad el pueblo afroboliviano con “La Saya
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” ha logrado un eje articulador del “Movimiento Afroboliviano” que les ha valido para visibilizar su cultura en un país denominado plurinacional y diverso, pero que resulta esencialista en lo indígena respecto a los discursos constitucionales y la praxis del diario vivir. Existe una indivisibilidad entre la música, el baile, la historia, las vivencias, la lucha por el desarrollo integral, y la reivindicación política del pueblo afroboliviano que cada vez cobra mayor fuerza, y una necesidad aguda de preservar y revitalizar las otras expresiones músico-dancistas; por medio de la investigación y recuperación de la memoria viva del pueblo Afroboliviano, presente en “los tíos y tías” “abuelos abuelas.” [...] El libro fue desarrollado por el Fundación Intercultural Martín Luther King de Bolivia, ganador del “Fondo del Embajador para la Preservación Cultural” de la Embajada de Americana en Bolivia, y que desde el año 2006 promueve el reconocimiento a la lógica cultural afroboliviana y su participación activa dentro del territorio de Bolivia. Abordamos la historiografía de la afrodescendencia en Bolivia, a través de su música, danza y espiritualidad, desde una perspectiva crítica documentada, basada en investigaciones e inquietudes emprendidas desde la lógica “Casa adentro” (desde y para el pueblo Afroboliviano). Esta publicación tiene como finalidad rescatar y revitalizar las músicas y bailes tradicionales afrobolivianos (Saya, Zemba, Huayño negro, Mauchi y la Chihuanita) y busca contrarrestar el peligroso silencio académico y político. Es parte de una estrategia comunicacional que incluyó acciones de reivindicación y empoderamiento del pueblo afroboliviano como: conferencias, simposios, talleres, publicaciones e incidencia en medios masivos de comunicación desarrollados en el periodo del 2015-2017, que culmina con la producción de un video documental." (Presentación, página 21-22)
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"The large-scale movement of refugees and economic migrants from conflict zones to more stable societies has resulted in challenges both for new entrants and their hosts. This fascinating volume brings together a collection of media analysis focused on immigration issues to examine how migration has
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been represented to the public. The large-scale movements of refugees and economic migrants from conflict zones to more stable societies have resulted in challenges, both for new entrants and their hosts. This fascinating volume brings together a collection of media analyses focused on immigration issues to examine how migration has been represented to the public. Case studies exploring media coverage of migrants and refugees in Europe enable the reader to better understand the complexity of the process through a range of unique and unexplored dimensions of immigration analysis, including strategic framing theory, game structure analysis, migration maps and routes, television narratives, rumour-based communication, and state-bred campaigns." (Publisher description)
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"Young people are among the most affected and vulnerable groups in the HIV epidemic. Targeting young people in prevention strategies requires inclusive and participatory approaches. This paper discusses a film production project that involved youths in a remote rural community in the Highlands of Pa
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pua New Guinea. It explores some of the processes and impacts of integrating a visual methods community action project in a local community context while targeting young people in an effort to engage them in a reflective dialogue on HIV and AIDS." (Abstract)
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"This article examines the work of women’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on West Bank radio as they represent women, a marginalized community, within a patriarchal, traditional and religious society. It also examines the commercial and societal difficulties faced by radio stations in their
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interactions with NGOs. Using a quantitative and qualitative approach, this article analyses data from six commercial, rather than state-owned or community, radio stations in four West Bank cities and discusses the frustrations of both parties as they work together. Contributing to the limited literature on the role of radio in the West Bank, the article also draws on interviews with representatives from the chosen stations and the NGOs that broadcast material on radio stations. The findings suggest that, for the NGOs and in contrast to other media, radio plays an important, albeit currently limited, role as amplifiers for their campaigns. Yet the radio stations do not contribute substantively, if at all, to encouraging NGO community-building activities and, in fact, restrict themselves to a commercial-based association." (Abstract)
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"The following report summarizes how UNICEF and its partners have utilized Communication for Development strategies in their work during the period of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2014-2017, with an emphasis on 2017. The report captures the impact of these accomplishments on children and the communitie
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s where they live. The report also reflects the tapestry of different facets of C4D – ranging from ensuring rights to sharing information, expression and participation to fostering behaviour change, promoting caregiving practices and abandoning harmful practices to achieving empowered communities and social movements that demand polices and protection – which all have the common aim of strengthening the ability to influence individuals, communities, institutions and policies in favor of development, gender equality and fulfilment of the rights of children and their families." (Foreword, page 5)
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"In development agendas regarding children in low-income communities, both older and emerging media are typically ignored or assumed to have beneficial powers that will redress social and gender inequality. This article builds on a recent rapid evidence review on adolescents’ digital media use and
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development interventions in low- and middle-income countries to examine the contexts of children and adolescents’ access to, and uses of, information and communication technology (ICT). Noting that only a handful of studies heed the significance of social class and gender as major axes of inequality for adolescents, the article scrutinises the gap between the rhetoric of ICT-based empowerment and the realities of ICT-based practice. It calls for a radical rethinking of childhood and development in light of the actual experiences, struggles, and contexts." (Abstract)
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"Gender-based violence (GBV), a global issue that disproportionately affects women, is especially pervasive in India and reinforced by existing gender norms. Starting late 2012, India experienced increased GBV-related media attention, when a young Delhi woman was fatally gang raped. Public outcry en
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sued through Twitter. Social media platforms, such as Twitter, can erode social boundaries and permit persons to challenge social norms and the status quo. Moreover, Twitter may provide a virtual safe space in which women in India can voice their opinions about GBV and press for social change. This article shares findings from research exploring ways in which men and women used Twitter in the aftermath of the Delhi rape case, focusing on the conversations around GBV that took place, and the opportunities that Twitter offers for more strategic engagement of individuals, especially women, to press for social change." (Abstract)
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"Today's global refugee crisis has mobilized humanitarian efforts to help those fleeing persecution and armed conflict at all stages of their journey. Aid organizations are increasingly employing new information technologies in their mission, taking advantage of proliferating mobile phones, remote s
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ensors, wireless networks, and biometric identification systems. Digital Lifeline? examines the use of these technological innovations by the humanitarian community, exploring operations and systems that range from forecasting refugee flows to providing cellular and Internet connectivity to displaced persons. The contributors, from disciplines as diverse as international law and computer science, offer a variety of perspectives on forced migration, technical development, and user behavior, drawing on field work in countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Rwanda, Germany, Greece, the United States, and Canada. The chapters consider such topics as the use of information technology in refugee status determination; ethical and legal issues surrounding biometric technologies; information technology within organizational hierarchies; the use of technology by refugees; access issues in refugee camps; the scalability and sustainability of information technology innovations in humanitarian work; geographic information systems and spatial thinking; and the use of “big data” analytic techniques. Finally, the book identifies policy research directions, develops a unified research agenda, and offers practical suggestions for conducting displacement research." (Publisher description)
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"Este volume trata-se de um trabalho experimental, onde pesquisadores da pós-graduação, em diversos níveis, debruçam-se sobre questões teóricas à luz de teorias da Comunicação e do Jornalismo. No segundo volume, destacam-se as pesquisas com foco no enquadramento, nos estudos culturais, na
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hipótese do efeito da terceira pessoa e a teoria do cultivo com aspectos ligados a ação racional. De fato são exercícios de pesquisa aplicada as realidades do Tocantins e região norte, porém não se reduzem a apenas isso. Trata-se de um esforço consciente, sistematizado, de realizar estudos e pesquisas, partindo da formação pós-graduada, com o intuito não apenas de fortalecer a formação, mas de amplificar o estudo de muitas teorias que aparecem apenas como notas de rodapé em diversos manuais de Teorias da Comunicação e do Jornalismo." (Resumo)
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"While Ukrainians consume a high volume of news content, barely one in four Ukrainians trust the media and only 23% cross-check news sources—the most basic form of media literacy [...] In this context, IREX designed and implemented Learn to Discern (L2D), a “demand-side” response to the proble
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m of manipulative information, an essential companion to “supply-side” solutions such as supporting independent, ethical, and truthful journalism. Citizens must be able to separate fact from fiction, recognize manipulation and hate speech, and demand and seek out independent, fact-based journalism. From October 2015 through March 2016, IREX implemented L2D with funding from the Canadian government and in partnerships with local organizations Academy of Ukrainian Press and StopFake. Through intensive skill-building seminars, L2D reached more than 15,000 people of all ages and professional backgrounds [...] The results of the impact evaluation showed that L2D participants had statistically significant higher levels of disinformation news analysis skills, greater knowledge of the news media environment, a stronger sense of agency over the media sources they consume, and were more likely to consult a wider range of news sources. Compared to the control group, L2D participants were: 28% more likely to demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of the news media industry; 25% more likely to self-report checking multiple news sources; 13% more likely to correctly identify and critically analyze a fake news story." (Executive summary, page 3-4)
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