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In the Beginning Was the Image: The Omnipresence of Pictures. Time, Truth, Tradition

András Benedek, Ágnes Veszelszki (eds.)
Frankfurt am Main; New York: Peter Lang (2016), 190 pp.
"The authors outline the topic of visuality in the 21st century in a trans- and interdisciplinary theoretical frame from philosophy through communication theory, rhetoric and linguistics to pedagogy. As some scholars of visual communication state, there is a significant link between the downgrading ... more
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Klimaschutz als Medienwirkung: Eine kommunikationswissenschaftliche Studie zur Konzeption, Rezeption und Wirkung eines Online-Spiels zum Stromsparen

Imke Hoppe, Elke Grittmann, Jeffrey Wimmer
Ilmenau: Universitätsverlag Ilmenau (2016), 276 pp.
"Aus der Perspektive der Rezeptions- und Wirkungsforschung stellt sich die Frage, wie mediale Kommunikation dazu beitragen kann, dass Menschen klimabewusster handeln. Die bisherigen Ergebnisse zeigen, dass viele der typischen Darstellungsformen des Klimawandels - wie Katastrophenbilder - eher kontra ... more
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Digital Scholarly Editing: Theories and Practices

Matthew James Driscoll, Elena Pierazzo
Cambridge (UK): Open Book Publishers (2016), xv, 272 pp.
"This volume presents the state of the art in digital scholarly editing. Drawing together the work of established and emerging researchers, it gives pause at a crucial moment in the history of technology in order to offer a sustained reflection on the practices involved in producing, editing and rea ... more
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Comunicación política y democracia en América Latina

Juan Pablo Arancibia Carrizo, Claudio R. Salinas (eds.)
Barcelona; Quito: Gedisa; CIESPAL (2016), 218 pp.
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Animation in China: History, Aesthetics, Media

Sean Macdonald
London; New York: Routledge (2016), xix, 252 pp.
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The practice and study of journalism in zones of violence in Latin America: Mexico as a case study

Jeannine E Relly, Celeste González de Bustamante
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2016), pp. 51-69
"In Latin America in the twenty-first century, journalists face daily professional and societal constraints and pressures when attempting to fulfill their role to inform the public. Concerns include a lack of press freedom, robust and growing social movements critical of the news media, and personal ... more
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National Survey Into the Reading and Book Reading Behaviour of Adult South Africans 2016

South African Book Development Council; TNS (2016), 103 pp.
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Ibero-American Observatory of Television Fiction Obitel 2016: (re)invention of TV Fiction Genres and Formats

Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes, Guillermo Orozco Gómez (eds.)
Porto Alegre: Sulina; Globo Comunicação e Participações (2016), 540 pp.