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Winning the Battle of Ideas: Exposing Global Authoritarian Narratives and Revitalizing Democratic Principles
Washington, DC: National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (2024), 23 pp.
"Rather than selling authoritarianism as such, authoritarian narratives focus on themes that have popular appeal—while attributing a wide range of visceral grievances to the shortcomings of democracy. Authoritarian narratives fall into four broad categories: 1. Noninterference, Choice, and Threats
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Russia's Information Warfare in the Middle East
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2024), 36 pp.
"This policy paper provides an overview of Russian information warfare in the Middle East. It includes a brief overview of Russian information warfare methods and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East. It then delves into Russian information warfare in the Middle East, evaluates its effectivenes
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Structuring Exiled Journalism in a More Authoritarian World
Mediation: Biannual Publication of Fondation Hirondelle, issue 13 (2024), 6 pp.
"Hundreds of endangered journalists living in authoritarian or conflict countries are forced into exile each year. And the phenomenon is growing. How can we organize collectively to protect them, help them recover and keep on doing their job from the host country?" (Page 1)
Breaking the Silence: The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2023
London: Care International (2024), 26 pp.
"For the second year in a row, all ten of the most under-reported crises are in Africa. From conflict in Angola to climate change in Zimbabwe, every entry in this report represents countless human tragedies taking place in the shadows of the world’s gaze. Our second most under-reported crisis coun
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K-Pop Fandom and Political Activism in Thailand’s 2020 Student Uprising
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 5296-5320
"Korean popular culture has taken the world by storm with the recent rise of Korean entertainment globally, such as Squid Game on Netflix and the Oscar Award-winning Parasite. Fans of Korean popular culture have formed coalitions in Asia, North and SouthAmerica, and other parts of the world. These c
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Historical Media Memories of the Rwandan Genocide: Documentaries, Films, and Television News
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2024), xii, 297 pp.
"The Rwandan genocide is the second most audio-visually recreated genocide after the Holocaust, with approximately 200 films and documentaries produced in 39 countries between 1994 and 2021. Historical Media Memories of the Rwandan Genocide studies the construction, the development, and the recreati
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China’s Strategy to Shape Africa’s Media Space
Washington, DC: Africa Center for Strategic Studies, April 16 (2024)
"China’s biggest media conglomerate, Xinhua, has 37 bureaus in Africa. This dwarves any other news agency—African or non-African—and is a dramatic increase from just a handful two decades ago. Another Chinese media giant, StarTimes, is China’s biggest player in African digital TV and the sec
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Russian Media in the Balkans and their Role in the Aggression against Ukraine. Case Study: RT Balkan
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (2024), 37 pp.
"The study presented here [...] is not limited to generalised theses and descriptions of the Balkan media scene under Russian influence that only scratch the surface. Rather, the focus is on documenting the effectiveness of Russian state media in the region with a focus on Serbia, which also has an
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China’s digital expansion in the Global South: Systematic literature review and future research agenda
Information Society, volume 40, issue 2 (2024), pp. 69-95
"At the intersection of China’s growing global presence and growing digital power lies its digital expansion in the low- and middle-income countries of the Global South. Worth billions of US$ annually in trade and investment, and having a significant impact on these countries’social and economic
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‘Keeping an Eye on the Other Side’: RT, Sputnik, and Their Peculiar Appeal in Democratic Societies
International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 29, issue 4 (2024), pp. 1109-1133
"The reach of illiberal international propaganda outlets rests on citizens in democratic countries as recipients and potential disseminators. However, little research has scrutinised the audiences for such platforms. Why do audiences in democratic states consume content from such outlets, and how fa
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Learning along the Digital Silk Road? Technology transfer, power, and Chinese ICT corporations in North Africa
Information Society, volume 40, issue 2 (2024), pp. 136-153
"While much attention has been paid to how China’s rise as a digital superpower could threaten US hegemony over cyberspace, much less has been written on what the Digital Silk Road, or the presence of Chinese tech firms in developing countries more broadly, means for technological upgrading and de
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Aid and the news agenda: Examining the forces shaping NGO-produced humanitarian media
Bournemouth University, Doctoral Thesis (2024), 268 pp.
"This study examines the external influences that shape NGO-produced news content concerning humanitarian crises in East, West and Central Africa. Employing a thematic analysis of semi-structured in-depth interviews with humanitarian communicators and a content analysis of the humanitarian press rel
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Russian Collective Identity Construction in State Media During Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 14, issue 1 (2024), 20 pp.
"In the evolving landscape of communication technology, the interplay between media and collective identity becomes crucial due to its ability to shape the socio-political dynamics of nations. This article aims to address the role of collective identity construction in Russian state media, arguing t
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China’s image-building in Africa: The intersection of the media and economic development investment in Mali
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, volume 19, issue 2-3 (2024), pp. 137-160
"Since the 2000s, China has deepened public relations in its engagement with Africa primarily through economic investment and assistance. The present work looks at China’s African public relations and the mechanism that shapes public perception of China, focusing on Mali. Mali is not a major desti
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Belt and Road Initiative-Supported Co-Production Films: Film Policy and Disoriented Remembrance of the Silk Road Past
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 48-62
"Through policy analysis and close reading of two films, this article reveals films’ increasing role in China’s geopolitical plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The co-production film Xuanzang shows that the Silk Road past is used to illustrate BRI’s pledge for a beneficial future. Even
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Belt and Road Initiative supported co-production films: Film policy and disoriented remembrance of the Silk Road past
International Communication Gazette, volume 48, issue 62 (2023), pp. 48-62
"Through policy analysis and close reading of two films, this article reveals films’ increasing role in China’s geopolitical plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The co-production film Xuanzang shows that the Silk Road past is used to illustrate BRI’s pledge for a beneficial future. Even
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Sesame Street: A Transnational History
New York: Oxford University Press (2023), xii, 274 pp.
"Sesame Street tells the history of how the American show became a global brand. The book argues that because domestic production was not financially viable from the beginning, Sesame Street became a commodity forcefully marketed all over the world. It is based on archival research in seven countrie
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Asymmetrical discursive competition: China–United States digital diplomacy in Africa
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 15-31
"This article examines China–US competition for narratives by analyzing whether and how Chinese and American diplomats engage each other in routine diplomatic outreach to African audiences on Twitter. Drawing on case studies of Kenya and South Africa, our study uncovers “asymmetrical discursive
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