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Lokaler Fernsehjournalismus: Wachhund oder netter Nachbar? Rezeptionsbefunde zu Zuschauererwartungen und Qualitätskriterien

Hans-Jürgen Bucher

In: Theorie praktisch? Anwendungsoptionen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz der Kommunikations- und Medienforschung

Susanne Fengler; Tobias Eberwein; Julia Jorch (eds.)

Konstanz: UVK (2012), pp. 127-146

Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online

Karen Banks (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2012), 273 pp.

"GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society. The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports pu ... more

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Tabloid TV in Zambia: A Reception Study of Lusaka Viewers of Muvi TV News

Herman Wasserman, Loisa Mbatha

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 3 (2012), pp. 277-293

"The tabloid news genre has been chastized for depoliticizing its public by causing cynicism about the democratic process and lowering the standards of rational public discourse. Counter-arguments point to the alternative public sphere offered by popular media such as ‘tabloid TV’ which is the f ... more

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Comparing Journalism Cultures

Thomas Hanitzsch, Wolfgang Donsbach

In: Handbook of Comparative Communication Research

Frank Esser; Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2012), pp. 262-275

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Assessing Global Inequality of Bribery for News Coverage: A Cross-National Study

Aimei Yang, Shahira Fahmy

Mass Communication & Society, volume 15, issue 2 (2012), pp. 201-225

"Bribery for news coverage has a negative impact on the credibility of media; it also restricts the free flow of information and violates the public's right to know. Further, research showed that there exists considerable inequality among countries in terms of the extent to which bribery for news co ... more

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Necesidades de capacitación del sector radiofónico de Costa Rica ante los desafíos de las TIC digitales

Carlos Eduardo Cortés, Otto Chinchilla, Marta Guzmán

In: Cultura digital en América Latina: Investigación interuniversitaria Educación y Evangelización

Bogotá: Centro de Comunicación Educativa Audiovisual (CEDAL);Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM);RIIAL (2012), pp. 308-341

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The Global Journalist in the 21st Century

David H. Weaver, Lars Willnat (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2012), 584 pp.

"The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in various countries around the world. This book updates the original Global Journalist (1998) volume with new data, adding more ... more

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Covering Trauma: A Training Guide

Jina Moore

Search for Common Ground, Radio for Peacebuilding Africa (2011), 20 pp.

"All stories about an ordinary person who becomes the victim of abuse require extra sensitivity, because survivors of abuse – whether the abuse is physical, emotional or political – are usually survivors of a traumatic event. There are many kinds of traumatic events. A terrible car crash, an ear ... more

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Journalists and the Rule of Law

Levi Obonyo, Erneo Nyamboga

Nairobi: International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section;Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), iv, 102 pp.

"The book is particularly commendable for providing a one-stop for relevant sections of media laws and for providing essential legal tips including explanations of various legal terms. Its treatment of ethical issues in media practice is a plus. The book strikes a commendable balance of Law and Ethi ... more

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Interviewing for Radio

Jim Beaman

London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2011), xii, 151 pp.

"The aim of this book is to support anybody trying to develop a skill in the art of radio interviewing. It does not aim to tell you how it must be done, but how it is done and can be done. The content is based on good practice and the experiences of professionals in radio, radio training and educati ... more

Escrito sin discriminazión: Sugerencias para un periodismo sin etiquetas

Periodistas de a Pie

México, DF: Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación (2011), 95 pp.

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Facing the Dragon: The Case of Basamuk and Kurumbakare People in the Ramu Nickel Project

Joel Hamago

In: Communication, Culture & Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu Tok Wanem?

Evangelia Papoutsaki; Michael McManus; Patrick Matbob (eds.)

Madang: DWU Press, Divine Word University (2011), pp. 125-134

"This research looks at the distribution of balanced and accurate information about one of China's biggest investments in the South Pacific region, the Ramu Nickel Project. Are the local people in the project impact areas of Kurumbukare and Basamuk well informed and do they have a voice that is fair ... more

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A News Portal Without a News Team: Journalistic and Marketing Logics at the Malaysian National News Agency

Amira Firdaus

In: Making Online News, Vol. 2: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism

David Domingo; Chris Paterson (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 141-150

"The internet has offered national news agencies the opportunity to extend the reach of their services to non-media consumers. This chapeter analyzes the case of BERNAMA, highlighting the tensions between journalism and marketing in the process of blurring the traditional definitions of news agency ... more

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'Hitting the Glass Ceiling': Gender and Media Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Maria Zuiderveld

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 3 (2011), pp. 401-415

"The aim of this study is to discuss the importance of gender in editorial leadership in African countries. Women in leading positions in the media industry work in a traditionally male-dominated area. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out with five women on their work in media manag ... more

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"Vamos a portarnos mal": Protesta social y libertad de expresión en América Latina

Eleonora Rabinovich, Ana Lucía Magrini, Omar Rincón (eds.)

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2011), 346 pp.

"¿Por qué hacer un libro sobre protesta social en América Latina? Porque los movimientos indígenas, cooperativas obreras, grupos ecologistas, movimientos feministas, agrupaciones piqueteras, movimientos estudiantiles y hasta las cacerolas de la clase media y los sectores de altos recursos, entre ... more

Networking African Journalism Educators: Bonding, Bridging, and Linking

Guy Berger

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), 23 pp.

"Professional networking of African journalism educators is a complex matter for reasons related to the fragmentary identity and fragile resource base of this constituency. African journalism educators thus share many characteristics which ironically dilute the sense of a clear and common identity t ... more

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Paraguay: Journalists Alone Facing Trafficking

Benoît Hervieu

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2011), 11 pp.

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Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers

Jane B. Singer et al.

Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), xi, 227 pp.

"This book is based on a collaborative research project by a team of journalism scholars from Europe, North America and Israel. It provides insights into how journalists at websites affiliated with leading national newspapers in ten Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclu ... more