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China’s Digital Power: Assessing the Implications for the EU

Brigitte Dekker, Maaike Okano-Heijmans

Digital Power China Research Consortium (2022), 103 pp.

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Effectiveness of the Sanctions on Russian State-Affiliated Media in the European Union: An Investigation Into Website Traffic and Possible Circumvention Methods

Kata Balint, Jordan Wildon, Francesca Arcostanzo, Kevin D. Reyes

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2022), 20 pp.

"The purpose of this research is two-fold: first, to assess the effectiveness of the restrictions placed on Russian state-affiliated media by the European Union after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; second, to unearth potential circumvention methods and their success in enabling pro-Kr ... more

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Russian Information Warfare

Russian Analytical Digest, issue 282 (2022), 23 pp.

"Over the past decade, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has employed unorthodox foreign policy tools with increasing frequency, intensity, and success. Perhaps the most effective of these tactics has been the use of information warfare designed to affect decision-making in countries Russia considers to be ... more

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Frontier Influencers: The New Face of China’s Propaganda

Fergus Ryan, Daria Impiombato, Hsi-Ting Pai

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), International Cyber Policy Centre (2022), 52 pp.

"This report explores how the Chinese party-state's globally focused propaganda and disinformation capabilities are evolving and increasing in sophistication. Concerningly, this emerging approach by the Chinese party-state to influence international discourse on China, including obfuscating its reco ... more

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Cold War Radio: The Russian Broadcasts of the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe

Mark G. Pomar

Lincoln: Potomac Books (2022), xv, 307 pp.

"This book is a fascinating look at how the United States waged the Cold War through the international broadcasting of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Mark G. Pomar served in senior positions at VOA and RFE/RL from 1982 to 1993, during which time the Reagan and B ... more

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The China Network: Inside China's Global Media Mission in Asia, Africa and Latin America

Brussels; Redfern: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2022), 15 pp.

"In recent years, China’s playbook for expanding influence under the banner of “common destiny” is well known, with tactics ranging from ‘soft power’ incentive structures to ‘wolf warrior’ diplomatic brawls played out on the front pages of local newspapers. But how consistent is China� ... more

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Suppressing the Truth and Spreading Lies: How the CCP is Influencing Solomon Islands’ Information Environment

Blake Johnson

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), International Cyber Policy Centre (2022), 24 pp.

"This report highlights an emerging and continuously developing Chinese state information capability in Solomon Islands. That capability can be deployed to support the CCP’s objectives, which include undermining Solomon Islands’ existing relationships with foreign partners, particularly Australi ... more

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Rivalry in the Information Sphere: Russian Conceptions of Information Confrontation

Michelle Grisé, Alyssa Demus, Yuliya Shokh, Marta Kepe, Jonathan William Welburn, Christina Golins'ka

Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation (2022), xvi, 138 pp.

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Wer beherrscht die Medien? Die 50 größten Medien- und Wissenskonzerne der Welt

Lutz Hachmeister, Christian Wagener, Till Wäscher (eds.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2., völlig aktual. Aufl. (2022), 443 pp.

"Der Umsatz der 50 größten Medienkonzerne der Welt hat sich in den vergangenen zehn Jahren verdoppelt. Ihre Macht ist so groß wie nie zuvor: Medienunternehmen beeinflussen politische Berichterstattung und produzieren eine nie dagewesene Fülle von Unterhaltungsformaten; sie bestimmen, was im Radi ... more

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Authoritarians on a Media Offensive in the Midst of War: The Informational Influence of Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and the Gulf States in Southeast Europe

Rumena Filipova, Vladimir Shopov

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), iii, 127 pp.

"The publication analyzes the emerging trends of foreign authoritarian-state disinformation in the context of the war in Ukraine in a comparative manner focusing on 7 states of Southeast Europe (Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania). It examines ... more

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Redefining Global Citizenship Through Young African Digital Narratives: African Digital Cosmopolitanism on Instagram and TikTok

Fungai Machirori

Africa No Filter (2022), iii, 14 pp.

"The trending hashtags analysed in this study all appeared at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when a range of Western media suggested that the African continent would be hit worst. However, as Western nations (such as the US and the UK) struggled under increased disease burden, content s ... more

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The People's Republic of China Soft Power Engagement, ICT Engagement, and Infrastructure Projects in Africa: Influence on Democratic Norms and Values

Jonas Bunte, Susan Abbott, Robert Wekesa et al.

Washington, DC: USAID (2022), iv, 120 pp.

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Africa’s Global Media Image in a Digital World as an Exclusive Western Preserve?

Chilkaire Wilfred, Williams Ezeru

International Communication Gazette, volume 84, issue 5 (2022), pp. 379-400

"Who constructs Africa’s global media image? That is the main focus of this longitudinal study. It looks at both the journalists and the news sources applied in the British press coverage of Africa between 1992 and 2017. Four British national newspapers (The Guardian, Financial Times, The Times, a ... more

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Fixing Stories: Local Newsmaking and International Media in Turkey and Syria

Noah Amir Arjomand

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2022), xv, 355 pp.

"News 'fixers' are translators and guides who assist foreign journalists. Sometimes key contributors to bold, original reporting and other times key facilitators of homogeneity and groupthink in the news media, they play the difficult but powerful role of broker between worlds, shaping the creation ... more

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The German Image of Africa: Colonial Continuities in Media Reporting

Tina Adomako

In: Continuity of Injustice: The Colonial Legacy of Development and Missionization

Bonn: Missionszentrale der Franziskaner (2022), pp. 37-44

"Misery and poverty do exist, and the media should not be ignoring that. However, the status of the African continent cannot be judged without addressing the 500 years of slave trade. Our prosperity has been built by the unpaid labour of Black people and with the resources stolen from their countrie ... more

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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming? Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa and its Implication for European Policy

Guido Lanfranchi, Kars de Bruijne

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2022), 46 pp.

"The growth of Russia’s presence across Africa over the last decade has generated significant international concern, further exacerbated after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s engagement can affect the interests and policies of the European Union (EU) and its member states (MS) in Africa ... . How should European policymakers understand these developments and respond to them? To answer this question, this report looks at Russia’s engagement in Africa, reaching three main conclusions. First, Moscow’s engagement with Africa has so far remained limited as compared to that of other global players, particularly in the economic domain. The current level of (media) attention devoted to Russia’s role in Africa is thus not supported by sufficient evidence of its actual engagement in the continent. At the same time, however, the growth of Russia’s presence is a real trend. Second, Russian actors are guided by a rather loose strategy when it comes to Africa. The Russian state has some interests that act as a broad framework. However, the actual engagement is carried out not only by state actors, but also by state-backed conglomerates and politically connected private businesses. These latter actors have their own specific interests, which are not always fully aligned with those of the Russian state. While state actors are often driven by geopolitical considerations, Russian companies are more interested in economic opportunities. Third, Russia’s engagement in African countries is significantly shaped by the different national contexts and by the interests of African governments. For instance, in a strong state like Ethiopia, Russia’s engagement takes place exclusively at the governmental level. By contrast, in Sudan and Mali (contexts with weaker state structures), other Russian actors like private military companies (PMCs) and private businesses are involved. Yet, in all three cases, Moscow’s presence tends to grow when relations between African governments and their international partners (especially in the West) deteriorate, often in the wake of authoritarian turns. This shows the opportunistic nature of Russia’s engagement, as well as the complex trade-offs faced by EU/MS governments when engaging with African governments." (Executive summary) more

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Reframing Africa? Reflections on Modernity and the Moving Image

Cynthia Kros, Reece Auguiste, Pervaiz Khan (eds.)

Cape Town; Bethlehem, PA: African Minds;Media Studies Press (2022), ix, 246 pp.

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Remapping Cold War Media: Institutions, Infrastructures, Translations

Alice Lovejoy, Mari Pajala (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2022), ix, 312 pp.

"Cold War media cultures are typically remembered in terms of an East-West binary, emphasizing conflict and propaganda. Remapping Cold War Media, however, offers a different perspective on the period, illuminating the extensive connections between media industries and cultures in Europe's Cold War E ... more

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¡A los Americanos! Deutsche Propaganda in Lateinamerika während des Ersten Weltkrieges (1914-1918)

Carla Russ

Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft (wbg);wbg Academic (2022), 325 pp.

"Diese Untersuchung widmet sich der deutschen Propaganda in Lateinamerika während des Ersten Weltkrieges aus einer transnationalen Perspektive. Dabei fragt sie zunächst nach den Produktionsbedingungen und zeigt, dass deutsche Propaganda durch ein plurizentrisches Netzwerk realisiert wurde, dessen ... more

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Iranian Feminism and Transnational Ethics in Media Discourse

Sara Shaban

Lanham: Lexington Books (2022), vii, 137 pp.

"Iranian Feminism and Transnational Ethics in Media Discourse explores how U.S. news and social media discourse hierarchies overshadow transnational feminist politics and reinforce femonationalist narratives, thereby unpacking how protesters' voices on the ground are obscured in favor of elite sourc ... more