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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

Tim Kelly, David Souter

Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), 99 pp.

"Examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of conflict. Case studies look at countries at different stages of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, Liberia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, and postrevolution ... more

Ethics in Conflict Coverage

Karachi: Pakistan Press Foundation;Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism (2014), 33 pp.

"This discussion paper studies several main sources to assess the health of ethical journalism in Pakistan today. It takes three main areas of conflict and examines the ethics of reporting in relation to them. They are faith based issues (the blasphemy charge against 14-year-old Rimsha Masih, a Yout ... more

Centrafrique: Etat des lieux du secteur médias

Marie-Soleil Frère, Pierre Martinot, Pascal Chirhalwirwa, Johanna Rey

Marseille: Panos Europe (2014), 36 pp.

The Central African Republic: Media in a Complex Emergency

Michelle Betz, Suzanne Moll

International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 25 pp.

Defining and Diminishing Hate Speech

Susan Benesch

In: Freedom from Hate: State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014

London: Minority Rights Group International (2014), pp. 19-25

Genozid in Ruanda

Message, issue 4 (2014), pp. 36-45

"Bei der Aufarbeitung des Völkermords in Ruanda liefern die Medien kaum Neues. Ihre zugespitzten und vereinfachende Berichte werden dem komplexen Ereignis oft nicht gerecht. Im Interview kritisiert Stefan Brüne überholte Gut-Böse-Narrative und fordert, im Angesicht aktueller Krisen den Fokus der ... more

Flags and Barriers: Essays on Reporting from Israel and Palestine

Vienna: International Press Institute (IPI) (2014), 35 pp.

"In the following short essays, journalists from Palestine and Israel were asked to reflect on how local media covers the conflict and other news. These pieces have been organized here into four broad sections. The first chapter explores different ways in which the news is skewed, especially Israeli ... more

Terrorism and the Media

Michael Jetter

Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2014), 52 pp.

"Media attention devoted to terrorist attacks varies substantially across global conflict zones. This paper systematically analyzes what determines media coverage of terrorist attacks. One of the most important findings relates to suicide attacks: these particularly devastating forms of terrorism re ... more

Journalism and Dealing with the Past: A Manual for Journalists in Kosovo
Key Guidance

Prishtina (KO): Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst (forumZFD) (2014), 30 pp.

"This manual is the result of Frequencies of the Past, a conflict sensitive journalism project by forumZFD. From 2011 to 2013, journalists from different media, ethnic backgrounds and from various regions of Kosovo have joined the project to explore the opportunities to cover sensitive issues relate ... more

Telling Stories of War Through the Screen: Participatory Video Approaches and Practice for Peace in Conflict-Affected Contexts

Valentina Baú

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 13, issue 1 (2014), pp. 1-9

"By bringing together literatures of Communication for Development and Conflict Transformation, this paper provides a theoretical illustration of the impact of participatory video as a tool for overcoming hostility among groups, as well as for healing and re-connecting communities that have endured ... more

A Guide for Professional Journalism in Conflict Zones

Jerusalem: Search for Common Ground (2014), 59 pp.

"This manual is an output of a two year project, funded by USAID, involving Israeli and Palestinian senior and mid-level journalists in Israeli and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Our goal is to share the learnings from the participating journalists, and the project as a whole, in the hope that ... more

OSCE Safety of Journalists Guidebook

William Horsley

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, 2nd ed. (2014), 98 pp.

"This book sets forth the issues to be considered by the OSCE participating States when evaluating what they can do to improve the climate for journalists in their countries. It also provides a practical guide which presents the steps they can take to ensure a media-friendly environment." (https://w ... more

Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media: A Global Picture

Alana Barton, Hannah Storm

Washington, DC; London: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF);International News Safety Institute (INSI) (2014), 37 pp.

"This report is based on the findings of a global survey on harassment and violence against female media workers, which was launched in August 2013 and completed by almost 1,000 women from around the world. Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said they had experienced some form of intimidation, ... more

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Syria's Socially Mediated Civil War

Marc Lynch, Deen Freelon, Sean Aday

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2014), 33 pp.

"Analysis of the unprecedented use of social media on Syria points to important findings on the role of new media in conflict zones. In particular, social media create a dangerous illusion of unmediated information flows. Key curation hubs within networks may now play a gatekeeping role as powerful ... more

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Transitional Justice, Culture, and Society: Beyond Outreach

Clara Ramírez-Barat (ed.)

New York: Social Science Research Council (SSRC);International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (2014), 560 pp.

Hate Speech in Online Media in South East Europe

Remzi Lani (ed.)

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2014), 199 pp.

Reporting in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance for Journalists

Attorney General's Office (2014), 6 pp.

"Open justice is a core principle in law, and the fair and accurate reporting of legal proceedings protects and promotes this principle. However, there are circumstances in which the reporting of proceedings or specific information must be restricted in order to protect the integrity of proceedings ... more

Making Real-Time Drama: The Political Economy of Cultural Production in Syria’s Uprising

Donatella Della Ratta

Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) (2014), 26 pp.

"In CARGC Paper 2, Della Ratta explored how one 2013 Syrian television serial, Wilada min al-Khasira [Birth from the Waist] responded in real time to unfolding events of the Syrian revolution. She argued that the serial offers a living site for scholarly reflection on how cultural production and the ... more

Rastreando datos y narrando historias de conflicto y paz

Bogotá: Consejo de Redacción;Plataforma de Periodismo (2014), 24 pp.

"Este documento contiene las memorias de los talleres de entrenamiento del Primer Ciclo de formación sobre datos, técnicas de investigación y narrativas de conflicto y paz orientado por la organización Consejo de Redacción –CdR– y su iniciativa www.plataformadeperiodismo.com. En primer luga ... more

The Influence of Transitional Justice Processes on the Freedom of the Media Within Post-Conflict Societies: Comparing the Maximalist, Minimalist, Moderate, and Holistic Approach in Their Effectiveness on Improving the Freedom of the Media in Post-Conflict Societies

Lisa Glasbergen

Nijmegen: Radboud University, Master Thesis (2014), vii, 58 pp.