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Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2013), viii, 371 pp.
Assessing the Potential of Channel NewsAsia as the Next ‘Al Jazeera’: A Comparative Discourse Analysis of Channel NewsAsia and the BBC
Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 2 (2013), pp. 83-99
"The Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, has emerged as a prime example of a global media contra-flow that has been able to give its region a voice in the international news arena. At a time when developments like the global economic crisis have called for greater checks and balances on Western governm
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Selective Believability: A Perspective on Africans’ Interactions with Global Media
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 219-236
"This article attempts to highlight a new perspective on African audiences’ engagement with global media and point to new postulates in audience research. It briefly reviews key reception theories, ranging from the effects tradition to active audience paradigm and encoding-decoding model. It then
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Reporting China in Africa
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 1-160
Global Entertainment Media: Between Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Globalization
New York; London: Routledge (2013), xi, 301 pp.
"In Global Entertainment Media, Tanner Mirrlees undertakes an analysis of the ownership, production, distribution, marketing, exhibition and consumption of global films and television shows, with an eye to political economy and cultural studies. Among other topics, Mirrlees examines: paradigms of gl
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Framing Africa: Portrayals of a Continent in Contemporary Mainstream Cinema
New York: Berghahn (2013), vi, 183 pp.
"The first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society. While once the continent was the setting for narratives of heroic ascendancy over self (The African Queen, 1951; The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 1952), military o
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Need a Hand? No Thanks! Media Representations and Peace Building Indicators. The Case of UK Foreign Aid Programmes in Colombia
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, volume 7, issue 4 (2013), pp. 514-529
"This article considers research approaches often associated with media and journalism studies as complementary assessment strategies to inform decisions associated with evaluating foreign aid. In order to do so, the case of British foreign aid towards Colombia in the context of the War on Drugs is
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Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media
London: Hurst (2013), x, 236 pp.
"The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of
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Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya Framing of the Israel–Palestine Conflict During War and Calm Periods
International Communication Gazette, volume 75, issue 8 (2013), pp. 750-768
"This framing study compares Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya coverage of the Israel–Palestine conflict during the 2008/2009 Gaza conflict and one year later, during a period of calm. Findings suggest that both networks used framing mechanisms to highlight Palestinian perspectives over Israeli ones and f
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Half-Orchestrated, Half Freestyle: Soft Power and Reporting Africa in China
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 102-124
"The discussion of soft power in China can be dated back to 1992, the year Nye's Bound to lead was translated into Chinese and published in Mainland China. Chinese scholars urged that restrictions on civil society be lifted, since China's lack of voluntary associations and NGOs drastically hindered
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Reporting Afghanistan: Mapping Afghan Conflict in Pakistani Media
Intermedia Pakistan (2013), 88 pp.
"This report documents and analyzes coverage of the Afghan Conflict and related issues in six mainstream Pakistani news outlets [from May1, 2012 to August 31, 2012]. The following sub-themes have been tracked for monitoring and analysis: Terrorism in Afghanistan – Drone Strikes – Cross Border At
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China in Africa: Soft Power, Media Perceptions and a Pan-Developing Identity
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2013), 17 pp.
"China is currently implementing a full-fledged ‘Going Global’ strategy, particularly in Africa. Chinese engagement on the continent is all pervasive and spearheaded by summit conferences and flanked by a surge of Chinese state-own media houses and state-funded cultural institutions. This report
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TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand
Deep Insights
London; New York: Tauris (2013), xv, 259 pp.
"Premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), is the latest incarnation of a worldwide phenomenon that started life as a Colombian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea, back in 1999. The tale of the ugly duckling has sin
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Diplomacy, Development and Security in the Information Age
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (2013), v, 142 pp.
"[...] This series thus proposes to unpack the concepts of transparency and volatility across three major arenas of international affairs: security, diplomacy, and development. Each issue-area features two essays, each focusing on different aspects of transparency and/or volatility. Two additional e
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Outside In: The Practices and Perceptions of Iranian Diaspora Journalists
Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication’s Iran Media Program (2013), 31 pp.
"Our findings are based on responses to an online questionnaire completed by 69 Iranian journalists living and working outside Iran. A majority of respondents surveyed left Iran after 2005 and work as journalists for online media outlets [...] Our research indicates that Iranian journalists living a
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Communicating India's Soft Power: Buddha to Bollywood
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), 227 pp.
"Daya Thussu's book rescues the concept of soft power from American hands and applies it insightfully to India, and the concept is made richer and more useful as a result. With its dynamic and prosperous diaspora, the growing global popularity of its spiritual beliefs and practice, its reach as a gl
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The Global News Challenge: Market Strategies of International Broadcasting Organizations in Developing Countries
New York; London: Routledge (2013), xv, 188 pp.
"This book employs a global perspective to explore the subject across the whole population and different media platforms in select developing markets of Africa and South Asia. It is unique in providing a theoretical framework by which to analyze demand and usage of and trust in news from internation
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