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The Ethics of Memory in a Digital Age: Interrogating the Right to be Forgotten

Alessia Ghezzi, Ângela Guimarães Pereira, Lucia Vesnic-Alujevic (eds.)

London: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xi, 143 pp.

"This edited volume documents the current reflections on the 'Right to be Forgotten' and the interplay between the value of memory and citizen rights about memory. It provides a comprehensive analysis of problems associated with persistence of memory, the definition of identities (legal and social) ... more

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Mobile Community Reporting: A Grassroots Perspective on Journalism

Olivier Nyirubugara

Leiden: Sidestone Press (2014), 144 pp.

"In this book, the author presents what he calls the 'Mobile Community Reporting' approach based on a six-year training experiment [of the Voices of Africa Media Foundation] in which he was involved as trainer and coach in eight African countries. The main argument underlying the MCR approach is the ... more

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Hijabers: How Young Urban Muslim Women Redefine Themselves in Indonesia

Annisa R. Beta

International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 377-389

"This paper analyzes the dissemination of ‘Hijaber’ style through different forms of cyber media (blogs and social network sites) in order to determine how young, computer savvy Muslim Indonesians explore their gender and religious identities while working in the ‘creative economy’ through c ... more

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2014 Asia Pacific Digital Overview

We Are Social (2014), 213 pp.

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Finding a Formula for Brazil: Representation and Legitimacy in Internet Governance

Milton Mueller, Ben Wagner

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2014), 29 pp.

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Der indische Online-Heiratsmarkt: Medienpraktiken und Frauenbilder im Wandel

Fritzi-Marie Titzmann

Berlin: Frank & Timme (2014), 337 pp.

"In Indien wirft das Thema Eheschließung Fragen individueller und kultureller Identität im Spannungsfeld von gesellschaftlichem Wandel und Kontinuität auf. Am rasant wachsenden indischen Online-Heiratsmarkt lassen sich diese Fragen besonders eindrücklich im Zusammenhang mit der Medienentwicklung ... more

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Facebook for Self-Empowerment? A Study of Facebook Adoption in Urban India

Neha Kumar

New Media & Society, volume 16, issue 7 (2014), pp. 1122-1137

"This article presents an ethnographic study of the adoption and use of Facebook among urban Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Mobile-centric use of the Internet is widely prevalent here as general packet radio service (GPRS)-enabled mobile phones and data plans have bec ... more

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Fostering Freedom Online: The Role of Internet Intermediaries
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Rebecca MacKinnon, Elonnai Hickok, Allon Barr, Hae-in Lim

Paris: UNESCO (2014), 210 pp.

"The research showed that internet intermediaries are heavily influenced by the legal and policy environments of states, but they do have leeway over many areas of policy and practice affecting online expression and privacy. The findings also highlighted the challenge where many state policies, laws ... more

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Mobile Phones and Participatory Communication for Poverty Eradication on Public Service Broadcasting: The Case of Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC)

Amani K. Millanga

Mobile Media & Communication, volume 2, issue 3 (2014), pp. 281-297

"In this article it is argued that members of audience from different parts of Tanzania use mobile phones to participate in dialogue taking place on national radio (TBC-TAIFA) and/or national television (TBC1), and share their knowledge and lived experiences with the national audience as if they liv ... more

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Open Content: A Practical Guide to Using Creative Commons Licences

Till Kreutzer

Bonn; Berlin; Köln: German Commission for UNESCO (DUK);Wikimedia Deutschland;North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Centre (hbz) (2014), 78 pp.

"With this publication, we intend to provide interested individuals and organisations with practical guidelines for the use and application of open content licences: How do open content licences work? How do I choose the most suitable licence for my individual needs? Where can I find open content on ... more

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Mapping Digital Media: Indonesia

Kuskridho Ambardi, Gilang Parahita, Lisa Lindawati, Adam Sukarno, Nella Aprilia

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2014), 92 pp.

"The emergence of digital media in Indonesia coincided with the country’s transition to democracy beginning in 1998. In some ways, digitization has catalyzed the development of diverse and independent media. Market reforms in favor of liberalization have gone hand in hand with convergence and prol ... more

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Broadband Networks in the Middle East and North Africa: Accelerating High-Speed Internet Access

Natalija Gelvanovska, Michel Rogy, Carlo Maria Rossotto

Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), xxi, 192 pp.

"[This publication] re-emphasizes the important contribution that broadband Internet can make and assesses the status of existing infrastructure in at least 18 MENA countries. While there is significant potential across the region, the take-up of broadband Internet has been slow and the price of bro ... more

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"They Know Everything We Do": Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia

Human Rights Watch (2014), 137 pp.

"[The publication] documents how Ethiopia’s government uses its control over the telecom system to restrict individuals’ rights. Based on over 100 interviews with victims of government abuses, former government officials, and former staff of telecom companies, the report describes the various me ... more

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Cyber Security in Developing Countries, a Digital Divide Issue: The Case of Georgia

Ellada Gamreklidze

Journal of International Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2014), pp. 200-217

"Based on the case study of the cyber war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, this paper is a theoretical deliberation in an attempt to illustrate connection between the Digital Divide and cyber security. Through a qualitative study of cyber warfare between the two countries, one on the devel ... more

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ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from East and Southern Africa

Edith Ofwona Adera, Timothy M. Waema, Julian May, Ophelia Mascarenhas, Kathleen Diga (eds.)

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC);Practical Action Publishing (2014), 254 pp.

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Les réseaux sociaux sur Internet à l'heure des transitions démocratiques

Sihem Najar (dir.)

Tunis; Paris: Institut de la Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (IRMC);Karthala (2013), 489 pp.

"Les pays en quête de démocratie ont traversé de grands bouleversements. C’est ce dont témoignent les mouvements sociaux sur Internet, acteur incontournable des soulèvements populaires. Leurs contours, les lieux où ils évoluent ainsi que les volontés qui s’y expriment constituent un terr ... more

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Will the Social Media Lenses be the Framework for Sustainable Development in Rural Nigeria?

Robert Madu, Shedrack Chinwuba Moguluwa

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 237-254

"As academia, development experts and policy-makers have continued to search for the right mix of technology, methodology, easy-to-use and understandable scientific elements and infrastructure that would suit the nation’s peculiar circumstances towards meeting her developmental needs. This situati ... more

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Internet Security Threat Report 2013

Mountain View, Calif.: Symantec Corporation (2013), 57 pp.

"Threats to online security have grown and evolved considerably in 2012. From the threats of cyberespionage and industrial espionage to the widespread, chronic problems of malware and phishing, we have seen constant innovation from malware authors. We have also seen an expansion of traditional threa ... more

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Youth, Facebook and Politics in South Africa

Tanja Bosch

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 119-130

"This article explores how Facebook is used by South African youth, with particular reference to their political participation and involvement. Research has shown the declining involvement of young people in political processes, particularly since democratic elections in 1994. This is an internation ... more

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Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework: Country Readiness and Competencies
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Paris: UNESCO (2013), 158 pp.

"The UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Assessment Framework is a practical tool developed by UNESCO to assist its Member States in monitoring the extent to which investments in an enabling environment are required to support the development of and competencies in Media and Informati ... more

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Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework: Country Readiness and Competencies Key Guidance

Fostering Freedom Online: The Role of Internet Intermediaries
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Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework: Country Readiness and Competencies
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