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Though Alert to its Dangers, Zimbabweans Embrace Social Media and Demand Unrestricted Access

Stephen Ndoma, Simangele Moyo-Nyede, Jonathan Kugarakuripi

Afrobarometer (2021), 10 pp.

"Eight in 10 adult Zimbabweans (80%) say they have heard about social media. More than four in 10 (42%) citizens say they get news from social media “every day” or “a few times a week.” Among those who have heard about social media the vast majority (91%) say social media helps keep people i ... more

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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso México

Rodrigo Gómez

Montevideo: Observacom;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 22 pp.

"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en México muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Con un índice CR4 de 98.7%, en México se obse ... more

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The Monitored Watchdogs: Journalists’ Surveillance and its Repercussions for their Professional and Personal Lives in Pakistan

Sadia Jamil

Journalism Studies, volume 22, issue 7 (2021), pp. 878-895

"Journalists, across the world, are ever more at risk of surveillance from state and non-state antagonists. However, to work safely in a monitored environment is a substantial challenge for journalists. In such regimes, journalists and media organizations are often prone to attacks by the state auth ... more

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Communication Infrastructure and Community Mobilization: The Case of Gram Vaani’s Covid-19 Response Network for the Marginalized in India

Hua Wang, Aaditeshwar Seth, Mira Johri, Esha Kalra, Arvind Singhal

Journal of Development Communication, volume 32, issue 2 (2021), pp. 73-86

"In this article, we employed communication infrastructure theory (CIT) to analyze Gram Vaani’s (“Voice of the Village”) Covid-19 Response Network in India. We reviewed key CIT components (i.e., storytelling network and communication action context) and their applications in civic engagement, ... more

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Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook
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Sekoetlane (ed.) Phamodi

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 71 pp.

"This introductory handbook to the development of ICT policy in Africa aims to assist law makers, government officials, lawyers, civil society organisations (CSOs), academics and members of the public engaged in the development and implementation of ICT policy. Its primary purpose is to provide an i ... more

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Mobile Assemblages and Maendeleo in Rural Kenya

Leah Jerop Komen

Bamenda: Langaa (2021), 208 pp.

"In this book, Leah Komen explores the impact of mobile telephony on the lives of people in rural Kenya. The book analyses the outcomes of complex intersections and interactions between mobile phones, individuals, and the broader society as distinct from the traditional cause-effect relationships in ... more

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Prepare, Prevent, Resist: The OPTIMA Internet Shutdowns Resource Library

Internews (2021)

"The OPTIMA workflow is a compilation of new and existing resources, guides, methodologies, and more to assist individuals and activists before, during and after an Internet shutdown. The following repository is organized into four categories: ADVOCACY RESOURCES. Designing effective advocacy campaig ... more

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The rise of digital wellbeing: A qualitative content analysis of choice architectures within digital wellbeing applications

Tara Lynch

University of Boras, Bachelor Thesis (2021), 43 pp.

"This study examines choice architectures within contemporary digital wellbeing applications to better understand their design and structure. Specifically, it investigates how design influences decision-making processes and self-regulatory systems. Empirical data was gathered from six digital wellbe ... more

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L'usage des technologies de l'information et de la communication en Afrique centrale: L'exemple du Gabon. Politique, médias et développement

Nielle Ditengou Rockaya

Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 286 pp.

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The Online Regulation Series: The Handbook

Tech Against Terrorism (2021), 170 pp.

"The Online Regulation Series Handbook provides an analysis of global online regulation, analysing over 60 legislations and regulatory proposals in 17 countries, and their implications for countering terrorist and violent extremist content. The Handbook is based on analysis published throughout Octo ... more

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Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences: A guide to collective creation and development of training programmes for technical community promoters

Carlos F. Baca Feldman

Mexico City: Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2021), 95 pp.

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(Des)iguales y (des)conectados: Políticas, actores y dilemas info-comunicacionales en América Latina /

Daniela Monje, Alina Fernández, Ana Laura Hidalgo (eds.)

Buenos Aires: CLACSO (2021), 296 pp.

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A Guide to Lock-Screen News Consumption on Android Devices

Christine Franciska

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2021), 37 pp.

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Digital Skills Insights

Geneva: ITU (2021), xii, 142 pp.

"The eight articles in the publication can be broadly grouped into two main sets. The first set discusses the different types of digital skills required from a more academic perspective, in particular in the context of the pandemic and post-pandemic period, as countries accelerate their move towards ... more

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Connecting Into the Social Sustainability Effects of Infrastructure Through China’s Digital Silk Road: Issues, Indices, and Indications

Marc F. Blanchard, Bas Hooijmaaijers

Sustainability, volume 13, issue 22: e12739 (2021), 24 pp.

"There is a heated debate about the social-sustainability implications of infrastructure. We engage this debate by delving into China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), an important component of China’s infrastructure-centric Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Optimists and pessimists have offered strong v ... more

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Online Safety - Media Literacy Strategy. Mapping Exercise and Literature Review, Phase 2 Report

RSM UK Consulting;Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (2021), 61 pp.

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Media Literacy Education to Counter Truth Decay: An Implementation and Evaluation Framework

Alice Huguet, John F. Pane, Garrett Baker et al.

Santa Monica: RAND Corporation (2021), xi, 84 pp.

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Media and Information Literacy: A Practical Guidebook for Trainers
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Sylvia Braesel, Thorsten Karg

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie, 3rd ed. (2021), 237 pp.

"The authors have updated, expanded and partly completely rewritten the texts. They attached particular importance to presenting the contents in a way that is as easy to understand as possible. For this purpose, they were able to draw on their experiences and observations in many Media and Informati ... more

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Privacy Violated: Protection of Customers’ Personal Information by Internet Service Providers in Palestine

Nesma Jabr, Marwa Fatafta, Dima Samaro

ImpACT International;Access Now (2021), 43 pp.

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A Safe, Sister Space: An Evaluation of the Safe Sisters Digital Safety Training Program for Women, and Case Studies from Alumni

Neema Iyer

Internews (2021), 52 pp.

"The purpose of this ex-post evaluation is for Internews to understand the impact that Safe Sisters has had on women in East Africa by documenting and publicly sharing their stories and evaluating the training approach itself. As women and girls come online for the first time, they disproportionatel ... more

Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook Key Guidance

Media and Information Literacy: A Practical Guidebook for Trainers Key Guidance

Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook
Key Guidance

Media and Information Literacy: A Practical Guidebook for Trainers
Key Guidance