"This book offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Islamic State's use of propaganda. Combining a range of different theoretical perspectives from across the social sciences, and using rigorous methods, the authors trace the origins of the Islamic State's message, laying bare the strateg
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ic logic guiding its evolution, examining each of its multi-media components, and showing how these elements work together to radicalize audiences' worldviews. This volume highlights the challenges that this sort of "full-spectrum propaganda" raises for counter terrorism forces. It is not only a one-stop resource for any analyst of IS and Salafi-jihadism, but also a rich contribution to the study of text and visual propaganda, radicalization and political violence, and international security." (Publisher description)
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"The existing classifications of types of interreligious dialogue have limitations and shortcomings and do not allow us to describe this extremely complex, multi-faceted phenomenon in a systematic and complete way. The article presents an original classification of interreligious dialogue that provi
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des a more sophisticated tool for analyzing this phenomenon. On the basis of the “intention” criterion, i.e. the motivation that encourages followers of different religions to come into contact with each other, four major types of interreligious dialogue are “polemical,” “cognitive,” “peacemaking,” and “partnership”. These types of dialogue are lined up respectively around the following questions: “Who is right?”, “Who are you?”, “How can we live together peacefully?” and “What can we do to improve the world?” Using the criteria goal (tasks headed towards by the participants in the dialogue); principles (starting points which determine the interaction), and form (participants in the dialogue), various kinds of dialogue within each of the four types are identified and described. Presented classifications provide an approach that can be useful for analyzing various kinds of interreligious dialogue." (Abstract)
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"Recent studies on conflict and terrorism news coverage have documented an ingroup bias as well as an increasingly negative discourse about Muslims in the wake of Islamist terrorist attacks. Yet, as most of these studies have focused on Western media and settings, the determinants of news media’s
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religious biases and out-group categorizations remain insufficiently understood. In this article, we draw on interviews with Nigerian media practitioners and a comparison of Boko Haram news coverage in two Nigerian newspapers—one Southern-based / Christian-affiliated and one Northern-based / Muslim-affiliated—to argue that it is crucial to consider a country’s political-religious demography in order to understand the way in which religious-based violence is covered in the news. In this respect, we identify micro-, meso- and macro-level theoretical mechanisms through which a country’s demography can promote domestic news outlets—regardless of their background and readership—to cover conflict in a more balanced, nuanced, and objective way." (Abstract)
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"Una ricerca sul modo di comunicare della Chiesa, partendo dall’omelia, fino al web e ai Social, esplorando il mondo di radio, tv, cinema e teatro. L’opera è realizzata con la collaborazione di giornalisti ed esperti che la comunicazione la costruiscono ogni giorno dal di dentro. Ne risulta un
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analisi libera da schemi precostituiti, che mette in luce carenze ma anche prospettive di sviluppo nel modo di comunicare nella Chiesa." (Retrocopertina)
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"Die strengen Einschränkungen [aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie], die wir als katholische Kirche solidarisch mittragen, machen vieles, das uns bisher vertraut und selbstverständlich war, zurzeit unmöglich. Eine der schmerzlichsten Erfahrungen dabei ist der Verzicht auf die gottesdienstlichen Versam
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mlungen in unseren Kirchen. Umso erfreulicher ist es, dass es durch die modernen Medien möglich ist, vielen wenn auch fern vom Kirchenraum so doch nahe vor den Bildschirmen die frohe Botschaft zu verkünden und ihnen auf diese Weise Anteil zu geben an Christi Heilswerk. Daher gilt zunächst ein großer Dank all denen, die sich vielleicht zum ersten Mal auf dieses ungewohnte Terrain begeben, um mit Kreativität und missionarischer Bereitschaft zum Neuen diesen Dienst tun. Nachdem aber noch „kein Meister vom Himmel gefallen“ und „gut gemeint“ leider nicht immer automatisch gleich „gut“ ist, erscheint es ratsam, auf einige wichtige Grundregeln zu verweisen, die vom Referat für Gottesdienstübertragungen zusammengestellt wurden. Alle, die sich zum Streamen von Gottesdiensten aus ihren Kirchen entschließen, werden gebeten sich daran zu orientieren." (Seite 1)
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"Este artigo tem por objetivo examinar a relevância de produções de contrainformação desenvolvidas durante a ditadura militar no Brasil por grupos religiosos. O objeto é a revista Paz e Terra, da Editora Civilização Brasileira nos anos 1960, como iniciativa ímpar no campo da comunicação r
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eligiosa, ecumênica e política. A fim de se responder à questão-problema “qual o lugar da revista Paz e Terra na memória das produções midiáticas religiosas no Brasil?” são tomados por base estudos sobre “suportes da memória” e “lugares de memória”. A articulação entre a narrativa da memória de Paz e Terra e a descrição do conteúdo dos dez exemplares publicados, que forma a metodologia da pesquisa empregada, foi feita com base no acervo da revista, em pesquisa documental, em depoimentos de personagens envolvidas, colhidos durante pesquisa para o Mestrado em Memória Social da autora, e em obras sobre a Editora Civilização Brasileira e seu editor Ênio Silveira, sobre as lideranças evangélicas envolvidas no projeto e sobre a própria revista." (Resumo)
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"The study calls for the formal recognition of faith-based media in Senegal and Niger. It also suggests to the different stakeholders such as the Government, regulatory bodies and the civil society, women's rights organizations, to take a series of measures and actions to strengthen the regulation o
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f religious discourse, for more social harmony but especially for a more gendered media environment." (Publisher description)
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"En général, l’étude plaide la reconnaissance formelle des médias confessionnels au Sénégal et au Niger. Elle suggère également aux différents acteurs que sont l’Etat et les organes de régulation et à la société civile notamment aux organisations de défense des droits des femmes, l
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’adoption de certaines mesures et actions pour renforcer la régulation du discours religieux, pour plus de cohésion sociale mais surtout pour un environnement médiatique plus genré." (http://panosmedia.org)
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"The article explores Christian missionary radio broadcasting as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US colonial rule. Specifically, I explore how some post-Second World War faith-based broadcasters shaped the listening practices of Filipino audiences through programming tact
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ics such as blocktiming. Furthermore, I consider how missionary broadcasters cultivated direct relationships with listeners through the imagined ‘shared experiences’ of aural space. As a case study, I explore the activities of the US-based Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC), which began its operations in the Philippines in 1948. Since then, the organization has used the country as a hub for its expanding domestic and international radio network, which now includes broadcasts to South East Asia, China and other parts of the world. In addition to exploring how FEBC’s localized approach to programming has cultivated specific listening audiences, I explore how programmes have been received by listeners in the Philippines, many of whom continue to tune in via terrestrial radio." (Abstract)
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"Every year, on the occasion of World Communication Day, the Pope sends a special message. For the last six years, those messages focused on the current state of the communications and public relations, have been sent by the pope Francis. Already in 1957, when the pope Pius XII presented media as
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wonderful inventions” and “gifts from God,” the Catholic Church became more open to the use of media for public outreach. Stressing the dangers that occur in public relations and media, The Pontifical Council for Social Communications published in 2002 two documents: Ethics in Internet and The Church and Internet. Those documents present the cyberspace as a “new adventure” not being deprived of dangers. On the occasion of the 48th World Communication Day, pope Francis sent an encouraging message to the Church, inviting its members to “boldly become citizens of the digital world.” In such a context, this paper explores the need for crisis communication in situations, especially referring to the Church and its members being accused of corruption and scandals, often in a biased and exclusionary way." (Abstract)
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"Die unterschiedlichen Quellen des Judenhasses finden mit den medialen Möglichkeiten des 21. Jahrhunderts einen nie gekannten Resonanzboden, der Anonymität wahrt und Reichweite ermöglicht. Latente und virulente antisemitische Stereotype werden mit aktuellen Bezügen aufgeladen und verstärkt. Mon
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ika Schwarz-Friesels auf breiter Datenbasis erstellte Studie zeigt das wachsende Ausmaß der teils abgrundtief hasserfüllten antisemitischen Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter und analysiert Formen ihrer sprachlich-medialen Verbreitung. Sie fordert angesichts eines letztlich faktenresistenten antisemitischen Vorurteilssystems eine engagierte Aufklärung über die kulturhistorischen und alltagskulturellen Zusammenhänge des Judenhasses und eine Gesellschaft, die sich dem tradierten und instrumentalisierten Antisemitismus entschlossen entgegenstellt." (Klappentext)
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"This article analyzes the career path of Aminata Kane Koné, a highly educated Ivorian Muslim woman, who has emerged as a female figure of success. A prominent activist of the Association des Élèves et Étudiants Musulmans de Côte d'Ivoire in the 2000s, she has become a self-made religious entre
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preneur through media and social initiatives. She has overcome social constraints to establish herself as a highly mediatized Muslim public intellectual, influential not only in Islamic circles, but within the broader society. Her case illustrates ways in which relationships between gender and Islamic authority are changing in West Africa. She embodies a uniquely hybrid feminism, influenced by her secular education and her Muslim faith." (Abstract)
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"Investiga os efeitos de sentido, como são construídos e que valores são colocados em circulação no espaço destinado aos comentários nas transmissões ao vivo das missas pelo Facebook. Busca entender como, ao longo da transmissão, acontecem as interações entre público, padre e plataforma
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no espaço dedicado aos comentários. Toma como corpus os comentários das lives das celebrações transmitidas através da página do Padre Anderson Gomes, responsável pela administração da Paróquia Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, em Vila Velha (ES). Constitui pesquisa documental, a partir dos posts extraídos da página, com recorte feito após o levantamento das transmissões das missas realizadas no período de um ano, entre 01 de outubro de 2017 e 30 de setembro de 2018. Analisa a transmissão ocorrida no dia 1o de julho de 2018. Trata os dados de forma qualitativa, à luz do referencial teórico e metodológico da sociossemiótica, de Eric Landowski, A.J Greimas e colaboradores. Tem como hipóteses que a experiência religiosa on-line do público está vinculada à experiência off-line e que a interação entre os sujeitos acontece não só através dos regimes de manipulação e programação, mas também a partir do regime de ajustamento." (Resumo)
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"In this book we are looking at leadership change and sustainability of the Catholic Church’s media projects in Eastern Africa from the business management perspective. As a matter of fact, we must appreciate how much the Catholic Church has demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership through her medi
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a projects. However, we do not limit ourselves to the media: this study argues that the Catholic Church in Eastern Africa has many projects which are entrepreneurial in nature, and they too must be appreciated and taken on board as we continue with the discussion. Basically, this book is a blend of ideas categorized in two main parts as follows. Part 1 is enriched by data from qualitative research which was conducted in the region in 2014 through the National Communications Departments of the Bishop’s conferences in the AMECEA region [...] Part 2 is an analysis of a pool of academic literature on the subject. As it is normally done with any literature review, here we attempt to draw more insights from scholars’ findings and recommendations so that we too may be better informed for our practice now and for the future. As such, the second part of the book dwells on the same issues but with a scientific eye on business management. In fact, chapters in this part are dedicated to looking at current trends in business management and entrepreneurship, appreciating what scholars have found out in the business world and what they are giving as recommendations for future sustainability of projects that are entrepreneurial in nature." (Summary of the book, pages 9-11)
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"The article argues that the debate over the online prayer is not just an ordinary fatwa issued by religious scholars for the Muslim Ummah, but it rather goes through a complicated process of social, identarian, cultural, authoritative, and transnational caveats. The physicality entailed by this deb
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ate over the online prayer shows how the place of worship along with the physical presence in it while performing the prayer is considered as an identity marker, a tool for sustaining the social fiber and the culture of the Muslim community. The article concludes by situating the debate over the online prayer within a broader framework of online religion versus religion online and the impact of the virtualization of rituals on the perception of the religious experience." (Abstract)
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