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Aiding Journalism: Australian Journalism Educators and Their Work in Post-Conflict States

Alexandra Wake

Deakin University, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xii, 341 pp.

"Using Bourdieu’s field theory, this thesis describes journalism education from the perspective of Australians who specialise in teaching outside Australia. It uses three data sources: a content analysis of media in Solomon Islands; a survey and in-depth interviews with Australian journalism educa ... more

Project Evaluation: Summary Report. Bolivia: Dual Vocational Training for Journalists – ProPeriodismo

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2015), 6 pp.

"Through its strategic approach of producing better-trained journalists, the project is contributing to a positive long-term impact on the quality of media reporting in Bolivia and the level of information of its citizens. However, since no training cycle had been completed at the time of the evalua ... more

Programa de formación dual en periodismo

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ);Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2015), 28 pp.

"En las últimas décadas, las organizaciones del periodismo boliviano, círculos políticos y la sociedad en su conjunto, han advertido profundas deficiencias en la práctica del periodismo. Uno de los problemas identificados es la escasez de periodistas calificados. Según estudios realizados por ... more

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Professional Roles in News Content

Claudia Mellado

Journalism Studies, volume 16, issue 4 (2015), pp. 596-614

"Over the past 50 years, a large body of research on professional roles has analyzed the different functions that journalism should fulfill in society. However, an examination of how these professional roles materialize in journalistic output remains mostly absent. This is especially critical becaus ... more

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Journalismus: Was man wissen und können muss

Henning Noske

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2015), 254 pp.

"Dieses Buch führt in das journalistische Handwerk ein. Seine hohe Praxisorientierung mit vielen Tipps und Arbeitsbeispielen macht es auch für etablierte Journalisten interessant – zum Durchblättern, Nachschlagen, als Arbeitshilfe. Hier wird alles erklärt, was ein guter Journalist können und ... more

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Digital Technologies and the Evolving African Newsroom: Towards an African Digital Journalism Epistemology

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara (ed.)

London: Routledge (2015), xi, 120 pp.

Guía de periodismo para la transformación de conflictos y la prevención social de la violencia

Miguel Ángel Hernández Acosta

USAID (2015), 68 pp.

Where Are We Now? UK Hyperlocal Media and Community Journalism in 2015

Damian Radcliffe

Cardiff University, Centre for Community Journalism;Nesta (2015), 36 pp.

"There are more than 400 active hyperlocal websites in the UK, compared with 1,045 local papers. New sites are being uncovered by researchers on a daily basis. One in ten say they use local community websites or apps at least weekly (7 per cent in 2013). 17 per cent of UK internet users use websites ... more

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Journalismus fürs Fernsehen: Dramaturgie - Gestaltung - Genres

Olaf Jacobs, Timo Großpietsch

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2015), xv, 169 pp.

"Die sichere Beherrschung des Zusammenspiels der verschiedenen Darstellungsebenen und die Übersetzung von Themen in konkrete miterlebbare Geschichten sind für Journalisten unerlässliche Voraussetzungen, um bei den Zuschauern genau die Wirkungen zu erreichen, die sie beabsichtigen. Dieses Buch ver ... more

Digital News Report 2015

Nic Newman, David A. L. Levy, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (eds.)

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2015), 109 pp.

"We see the smartphone more clearly as the defining device for digital news with a disruptive impact on consumption, formats, and business models. Our data suggest it provides an environment dominated by a few successful brands, with others struggling to reach a wider audience, both via apps and bro ... more

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African Ethics and Journalism Ethics: News and Opinion in Light of Ubuntu

Thaddeus Metz

Journal of Media Ethics, volume 30, issue 2 (2015), pp. 74-90

"In this article, I address some central issues in journalism ethics from a fresh perspective, namely, one that is theoretical and informed by values salient in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on a foundational moral theory with an African pedigree, which is intended to rival Western theories such as Ka ... more

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Ukraine: Reporting Conflict. A Practical Guide for Journalists

Thomson Foundation (2015), 18 pp.

"This short booklet aims to provide some pointers and practical advice on how to stay safe while getting closer to the heart of what is going on. It is not an exhaustive guide to reporting conflict but a short introduction to some of the challenges reporters face in a bitterly divided area. Expect t ... more

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Journalism: Principles and Practice
Key Guidance

Tony Harcup

Los Angeles et al.: Sage, 3rd ed. (2015), 271 pp.

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Gendering the Arab Spring: Arab women journalists/activists, "cyberfeminism," and the sociopolitical revolution

Sahar Khamis

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Gender

Cynthia Carter; Linda Steiner; Lisa McLaughlin (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2015), pp. 565-575

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Violations Against Female Journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Ghazi Bani Odeh

Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) (2015), 25 pp.

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The State of News Photography: The Lives and Livelihoods of Photojournalists in the Digital Age

Adrian Hadland, David Campbell, Paul Lambert

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism;Worl Press Photo Foundation (2015), 75 pp.

"The report is based on an online survey of professional photographers who entered the 2015 World Press Photo Contest. A total of 1,556 photographers from more than 100 countries and territories completed the questionnaire. Evidence from the questionnaire is summarised below. This is the first large ... more

TMF 2015-2018 Strategy: Strengthening Media for Accountability

Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2015), 51 pp.

"By October 2015, the TMF project will have transitioned from being a donor initiative to a new legal entity. Since 2008, the TMF project has been using grants as a way to increase quality content in as well as to strengthen the Tanzanian media landscape. This new strategic plan, which outlines the ... more

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Training Manual: Reporting on Court Processes Pertaining to Corruption and on Investigative Journalism

Dubravka Valic Nedeljkovic, Milorad Ivanovic, Saša Lekovic

Belgrade: Council of Europe (2015), 62 pp.

"The goal of the seminar “Reporting on Corruption and Investigative Journalism” is a two-day active dialogue between journalists and investigators from the region in order to discuss the following topics: ethics of reporting - cases and practice in Serbia, investigative journalism and corruption ... more