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Media, Propaganda and the Politics of Intervention

Florian Zollmann

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2017), xiv, 276 pp.

"Building on critical theory, most notably Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model, Florian Zollmann's pioneering study brings propaganda back to the forefront of the debate. On the basis of a forensic examination of 1,911 newspaper articles, Zollmann investigates US, UK and German media reporting of ... more

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From Conventional Towards New Frames of Peace Journalism: The Cases of Uganda and Burundi

William Tayeebwa

In: Peace, Security and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo; Joseph Gahama (eds.)

Dakar: CODESRIA (2017), pp. 209-236

"The main task of the study was to evaluate, from the perspective of Burundian (n=58) and Ugandan (n=183) journalists the feasibility of making operational the normative frames of peace reporting as expounded by peace journalism scholars against the more entrenched news frames that favour conflict o ... more

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Compassion as a News Value: Comparing French and UK Humanitarian Coverage of the War in Gaza 2014

Emma Heywood

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 211-220

"This chapter examined compassion as a news value in the humanitarian coverage of the 2014 war in Gaza by French and UK broadcasters to show the extent to which victims of foreign conflict can be portrayed with greater and lesser degrees of compassion … The study demonstrates that compassion as a ... more

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Holocaust memory in a globalizing world

Jacob S. Eder, Philipp Gassert, Alan E. Steinweis (eds.)

Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2017), 278 pp.

"Remembering the Holocaust is a central part of historical awareness and political culture in reunified Germany, Israel, and the United States. But can the same be said for other parts of the world? How have societies that were not affected by occupation and extermination measures under the Nazi reg ... more

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How journalists survived to report: Professionalism and risk management in the reporting of terror groups and violent extremism in North East Nigeria

Umaru A. Pate, Hamza Idris Idris

In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression

Ulla Carlsson; Reeta Pöyhtäri (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 159-170

"The Boko Haram terrorism and violent extremism that ravaged North East Nigeria and Republics of Chad, Niger and Cameroons from 2009-2015 exposed weaknesses in the safety policy and protocols for local journalists in times and zones of tension in Nigeria. Boko Haram terrorists killed 30,000 people a ... more

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Colombian Cries: Internal Armed Conflict and Emotions in Letters to the Editor

Marta Milena Barrios

Journalism, volume 18, issue 2 (2017), pp. 159-175

"Letters to the editor published by two Colombian newspapers during 1999–2008 were examined. Most addressed themes, domestic politics and the citizens’ affairs, were analyzed herein to describe emotions from a qualitative perspective. Findings showed that the internal armed conflict was the main ... more

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Image Operations: Visual Media and Political Conflict

Jens Eder, Charlotte Klonk (eds.)

Manchester: Manchester University Press (2017), xvi, 232 pp.

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Media Interventions as Humanitarian Action

Shawn Powers

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 416-427

"This chapter aims to introduce the concept of an information intervention as an example of humanitarian action. Typically associated negatively with government efforts to incite conflict and tension, two case studies are explored-Haiti and Syria-to better understand how state-led information interv ... more

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Media professionals and armed conflict: protection and responsibilities under international humanitarian law. Handbook

Nicole Urban

British Red Cross;british Institute of international and Comparative Law (2017), vi, 129 pp.

"This Handbook is primarily for use by media professionals who report from conflict zones. It is a practical and accessible guide to the rules of international humanitarian law (IHL) that protect media professionals and their work in armed conflict. It also considers the IHL responsibilities that me ... more

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Terrorism and the Media

Jean-Paul Marthoz

Paris: UNESCO, revised ed. (2017), 110 pp.

"Targeted towards journalists and media professionals, this handbook is designed to provide key information and encourage reflection on the way that terrorism is covered in the media. Based upon advice from leading institutions and experts, and filled with examples, it explores the professional chal ... more

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Media Framing of Democratisation Conflicts in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa: A Content Analysis

Nebojša Vladisavljevic, Katrin Voltmer

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2017), 26 pp.

"This MeCoDEM working paper presents an overview of the main findings from a quantitative content analysis covering different types of democratisation conflicts (i.e., conflicts over citizenship, elections, transitional justice and distribution of power) in four countries: Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and S ... more

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Communications, Power and Governance in Democratisation Conflicts

Nicole Stremlau, Gianluca Iazzolino

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2017), 37 pp.

"This paper explores the role of digital and traditional media in shaping formal and informal leaders’ interactions with their own constituencies and a broader audience, by both advancing their messages and narratives and manoeuvring to steer a specific political agenda. It specifically considers ... more

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Nichts als die Wirklichkeit

Jean-Marie Etter

iz3w, issue 360 (2017), pp. D20-21

"In Zeiten kriegerischer Konflikte spielt das Radio insbesondere in abgelegenen Regionen eine oft wichtige Rolle - sowohl bei gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen als auch angesichts autoritärer Herrschaft. Aber auch die Arbeit mit dem Medium Radio in friedensfördernder Absicht hat ihre Fallstricke. D ... more

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15. Afrika Film Festival Köln, 21. September bis 01. Oktober 2017. Fokus: Landgrabbing & Migration

Cologne: FilmInitiativ Köln (2017), 163 pp.

"Going to the cinema means going on a journey” reads one of the banners in Ouagadougou that have been put up to promote the legendary pan-African FESPACO film festival. Afrika Film Festival Köln has also been taking its guests on audiovisual journeys through African cinescapes for 25 years. More ... more

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Médias et diversité au Proche-Orient: Etude de la couverture médiatique de la diversité dans les médias libanais, syrienes et irakiens

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation;Fondation Adyan;CFI (2017), 46 pp.

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What if ...? Safety Handbook for Women Journalists: Practical Advice Based on Personal Experience

Abeer Saady

International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) (2017), 89 pp.

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Using Digital and Social Media to Monitor and Reduce Violence in Kenya’s Elections

Caitriona Dowd

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2017), 4 pp.

"Social media and digital technology offer immense potential for citizens, policymakers and practitioners to raise awareness of, monitor, and respond to violence. With Kenya’s elections approaching, technology can help to raise awareness of insecurity, support early warning, combat incitement of v ... more

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An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity
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Larry Kilman

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 98 pp.

"This report takes a look at a selection of the innovative, successful ways media companies, individual journalists and civil society organizations are coming together to improve journalist safety. These are cases of people taking the initiative, of acting on behalf of the profession, of not sitting ... more

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Online Harassment of Journalists in Hungary: Forms, Coping Mechanisms and Consequences for Press Freedom

Tamas Tofalvy

Vienna: International Press Institute (IPI) (2017), 25 pp.

"This report identifies eight basic types of harassment present in Hungary: rhetorical aggression; trolling; bullying; threats; public shaming; violation of personal privacy; cyber attacks and site hacking; and malicious social media activity. The study found that the most common types of online har ... more

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Online Hate Speech in the European Union: A Discourse-Analytic Perspective

Stavros Assimakopoulos, Fabienne H. Baider, Sharon Millar (eds.)

Springer (2017), viii, 90 pp.

"The central objective of this volume has been to show that legislation against hate speech in the EU may be an effective first step towards combatting the phenomenon, but it might not be adequate on its own to contain the present situation. This is because hate speech has multiple ways of being exp ... more

An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity Inspiring Practice

An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity
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