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A Chance for Dialogical Journalism? Social Web Practices and Handling of User Comments at Deutsche Welle
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Media and Communication Studies (2021), 400 pp.
"The value of online user comments is a much-debated issue. In journalism, the newly arising possibility for readers and viewers to easily and instantaneously share their views on journalistic output was welcomed at first. Compared to the conventional letter to the editor it represented a democratiz
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Evaluationsbericht 2021: Mit freien Informationen die Welt verändern
Bonn: Deutsche Welle (2021), 239 pp.
"Die vorliegende Evaluation gibt Aufschluss darüber, ob und wie die DW die Ziele aus der Aufgabenplanung 2018–2021 erreicht hat. Detailliert weist sie nach, welche Aktivitäten die DW als Unternehmen durchführte und welche Schwerpunkte sie in den inzwischen 32 Sprachangeboten setzte. Mithilfe um
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Media Influence on Humanitarian Interventions: Analysis of the Rohingya Refugee Crisis and International Media Coverage
Journal of International Humanitarian Action, volume 6, issue 20 (2021), 11 pp.
"This study examines the effects of media coverage on the Rohingya refugee crisis based on articles from two liberal, elite newspaper sources, The New York Times and The Guardian between 2010 and 2020. The study reveals that the attempts of international pressure to stop the crisis have increased th
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Post-koloniale Erinnerungsdiskurse in der Medienkultur: Der Genozid an den Ovaherero und Nama in der deutschsprachigen Presse von 2001 bis 2016
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2021), 476 pp.
"Die Debatten um die Anerkennung des Ovaherero- und Nama-Genozids (1904-1908) im heutigen Namibia haben in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten wachsende öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erhalten. Kaya de Wolff hat die deutschsprachige Presseberichterstattung in den Jahren 2001 bis 2016 über den Umgang mit de
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"The analysis is based on online media coverage in five languages throughout the year. CARE sees a concerning trend of crises being neglected year after year. Six out of the ten crises are located on the African continent. The Central African Republic has appeared in the ranking for five consecutive
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Media
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2021), 19 pp.
"We can see that the number of countries with concentrated foreign media strategies has increased substantially and that their range of activities and strategies is substantial. Also visible is a decline in spending from Western nations (with countries Austria, Canada, and the Neth-erlands severely
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The role of the ‘negativity’ factor in international news coverage: A case study of Latin America in the German press, 2000–2014
Global Media and Communication, volume 17, issue 1 (2021), pp. 3-23
"This paper analyses the predominance of the ‘negativity’ factor as the primary determinant of news coverage in the German press – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Tageszeitung and Der Spiegel – of events in Latin America. Based on a sample of 3831 articles published
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Tweeting Out Surveys to Pro-Ukraine Influencers: Exploring the Potential for Enlisting Support in the Information Fight Against Russia
RAND Corporation (2021), 23 pp.
"This study used Twitter advertisements to solicit survey participation from the most-influential members of pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia communities of Twitter users identified in an analysis of 25 million Russian language tweets emanating from Eastern Europe. Survey results suggest that pro-Ukraine
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Digitale Diplomatie
Russland-Analysen, issue 398 (2021), pp. 1-18
The Digitalization of Public Diplomacy
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xvi, 356 pp.
"This book addresses how digitalization has influenced the institutions, practitioners and audiences of diplomacy. Throughout, the author argues that terms such as 'digitalized public diplomacy' or 'digital public diplomacy' are misleading, as they suggest that Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) a
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Schluss mit dem Klischee vom draufgängerischen Kriegsreporter: Arbeitsbedingungen deutschsprachiger Journalisten während der Kriege im ehemaligen Jugoslawien
Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press (2021), 175 pp.
"In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden journalistische Arbeitsbedingungen während der Kriege im auseinanderbrechenden Jugoslawien untersucht. Anhand von Experteninterviews mit deutschsprachigen Journalistinnen und Journalisten, die in den 1990er Jahren in den Kriegsgebieten tätig waren, wird rückblic
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Made in Hollywwod, Censored by Beijing: The U.S. Film Industry and Chinese Government Influence
PEN America (2021), v, 64 pp.
"Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing describes the ways in which the Chinese government and its ruling Chinese Communist Party successfully influence Hollywood films, warns how this type of influence has increasingly become normalized in Hollywood, and explains the implications of this influence
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Hounded: African Journalists in Exile
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), x, 154 pp.
"Throughout Africa, the right to publish — like political power — has to be grabbed; it cannot be exercised solely on politicians’ goodwill or the strength of a Constitution. Thus, good journalism demands more than an ability to cultivate news sources and generate content. It requires courage.
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Ecological Civilisation Discourse in Xinhua’s African Newswires: Towards a Greener Agency?
African Journalism Studies, volume 42, issue 3 (2021), pp. 67-81
"How does Chinese central media represent Africa through its environmental news? This article argues that the way in which Chinese central media organisations have reported environmental issues across the African continent has altered from a reactive “charm defensive” towards the promotion of a
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The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future
New York, NY: Harper Business (2021), xiv, 351 pp.
"China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, rewriting the global order. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice. But the battle for tomorrow will require America and its allies to take daring risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will reshape global flows of data
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How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An Ethical Storytelling Handbook
Key Guides
Africa No Filter (2021), 31 pp.
"Storytelling is the most powerful way for donor and non-governmental organisations to convey their work because stories allow audiences to connect on both intellectual and emotional levels. However, much of the storytelling about development work in Africa is unethical and perpetuates harmful and s
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Assessing China’s Digital Silk Road: Huawei’s Engagement in Nigeria
LSE Ideas, Digital IR Project (2021), 18 pp.
"The role of information technology in today’s society has made digital infrastructure a critical aspect of geopolitics. Although the private sector has traditionally led such developments, there is increasing evidence that countries are now slowly getting involved. This paper argues that as part
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It is about their story: How China, Turkey and Russia influence the media in Africa
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 130 pp.
"Looking at media involvement in Africa, one can only state that the continent is more important than ever. Next to traditional actors like the BBC or Radio France International, and to a smaller extent of Deutsche Welle or Radio Swiss International, there are new players. They do not seem to have t
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Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Foreign Correspondents: Trends, Challenges and Responses
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 16 pp.
"There is a worldwide increase in hostility against journalists who report for external audiences, which especially impedes reporting from conflict areas and on important social and political matters. Some political leaders have sought to discredit and delegitimize both journalists from abroad and l
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Wielding Influence in the Age of Coronavirus: How the Chinese Communist Party Shapes Narratives and Builds Influence in Africa
Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 125 pp.
"The geopolitical implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has dislocated global life, shaken economies and caused over 4 million deaths, continue to play out. For China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP), China’s status as the virus’ origin posed political risks, heightened by international s
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