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The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications

Janet Wasko, Graham Murdock, Helena Sousa (eds.)

Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2014), xiv, 611 pp.

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Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood

Steven Livingston, Gregor Walter-Drop (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), xi, 195 pp.

"Contributors to the volume explore various questions concerning the opportunities and constraints for governance associated with the startling growth in digital technologies in the Global South. In areas of limited statehood, places where the reach of the state is limited and weak, can mobile phone ... more

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Party Colonisation of the Media in Central and Eastern Europe

Péter Bajomi-Lázár

Budapest et al.: Central European University Press (2014), vi, 273 pp.

"The author argues that differences in media freedom and in the politicization of the news media are rooted in differences in party structures between old and new democracies, and, notably, the fact that young parties in the new members of the European Union are short of resources, which makes them ... more

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Independent Evaluation: Cambodian Communications Assistance Project

Annmaree O’Keeffe, Mandy Gyles

ABC International Development (2014), 48 pp.

"The Cambodian Communications Assistance Project (CCAP) is a sub-national governance project, working with four provincial departments of information (PDI) – Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampot and Siem Reap. It started in May 2012 and is due to be completed in December 2014. The project, with a budg ... more

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The “politicization” of Turkish Television Dramas

Kumru Berfin Emre Cetin

International Journal of Communication, volume 8 (2014), pp. 2462-2483

"Turkish television has undergone a distinctive transformation since the early 2000s in which new regulations, rapid market growth, and political pressures have interacted with and transformed each other. As Turkey set new records in 2013 for the highest number of journalists arrested worldwide, tel ... more

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Communication for Transparency and Social Accountability

Norbert Wildermuth

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change

Karin Gwinn Wilkins; Thomas Tufte; Rafael Obregón (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 370-392

"This chapter explains the innovative social change strategies that civil society stakeholders, exploring the appropriation and development of information and communications technology (ICT) tools and techniques for the empowerment of ordinary citizens, have sought to develop and carry out in practi ... more

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Closing the Feedback Loop: Can Technology Bridge the Accountability Gap?

Björn-Sören Gigler, Savita Bailur (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), xxiv, 303 pp.

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Citizen Participation and Technology

Washington, DC: National Democratic Institute (NDI) (2014), 67 pp.

"Using case studies from countries such as Burma, Mexico and Uganda, the study explores whether the use of technology in citizen participation programs amplifies citizen voices and increases government responsiveness and accountability, and whether the use of digital technology increases the politic ... more

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Empowering Our Whistleblowers

Gabriella Razzano

Open Democracy Advice Centre;Right2Know Campaign;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2014), iv, 63 pp.

"In 2010 the Open Democracy Advice Centre undertook a comprehensive review of the state of whistleblowing in South Africa, entitled 'The Status of Whistleblowing' (2010). Three years on, the whistleblowing landscape is due another review. Research demonstrates that progress has not merely halted in ... more

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In Search of Evidence: Media and Governance in Fragile States

Nicole Stremlau

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2014), 11 pp.

"This article reflects on efforts to identify evidence about the role of media in fragile states. It explores and compares findings from two research projects and focuses on some of the lessons that have emerged from these exercises as well as on the relevance of the findings for media development. ... more

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Democratising the Media in the New Democracies of Ghana and Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Ufuoma Akpojivi

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 87-105

"The institutionalisation of democracy in Ghana (1992) and Nigeria (1999) after years of military regimes facilitated the need to reform old media structures that supported authoritarian regimes into institutions that would facilitate the democratic process. The media reform initiatives embarked upo ... more

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Lautsprecher und Widersprecher: Ein Ansatz zum Vergleich der Mediensysteme
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Roger Blum

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2014), 440 pp.

"Der Autor porträtiert 23 Länder aus sechs Weltregionen. Anschließend bildet er mittels des pragmatischen Differenz-Ansatzes sechs Modelle heraus: Das liberale Modell, das Public-Service-Modell, das Klientel-Modell, das Schock-Modell, das Patrioten-Modell und das Kommando-Modell. Dabei zeigt sich ... more

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The Internet and Democracy

Helen Margetts

In: The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies

William H. Dutton (ed.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), pp. 421-437

"To conclude, it is helpful to consider the work reviewed here under the headings provided by Beetham (2002)'s definition of democracy: popular control, and political equality. With respect to popular control, it seems to be the case that the Internet facilitates a "way in" for citizens in a democra ... more

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The Hizbullah Phenomenon: Politics and Communication

Lina Khatib, Dina Matar, Atef Alshaer

New York: Oxford University Press (2014), vii, 229 pp.

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Newsgathering and Policy Perceptions in Ukraine

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2014), 35 slides

"Use of Ukrainian vs. Russian in news content is not important for the vast majority of adults; trust in content is key to reliance on sources. Ukrainian TV channels remain the top news sources for adults across ethnic groups and regions (other than Crimea), and offer news trusted by large majoritie ... more

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Potential Uses of Community Radio in Political Awareness: A Proposal for Nigeria

Michael Aondo-verr Kombol

New Media and Mass Communication, volume 24 (2014), pp. 12-24

"This paper examines the potential uses of community radio in political awareness, especially in Nigeria where community radio is not yet in existence. The existence of community radio in other parts of Africa but not Nigeria leaves a void because there may be a lot of uses to which community radio ... more

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"Citizen Journalism" in the Syrian Uprising: Problematizing Western Narratives in a Local Context

Omar Al-Ghazzi

Communication Theory, volume 24, issue 4 (2014), pp. 435-454

"This article analyzes the term 'citizen journalism' against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings in order to show how it overlooks the local context of digital media practices. The first part examines videos emanating from Syria to illustrate how they blur the lines between acts of witnessing, report ... more

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Individual and Contextual Correlates of Trust in Media Across 44 Countries

Yariv Tsfati, Gal Ariely

Communication Research, volume 41, issue 6 (2014), pp. 760-782

"The current investigation utilizes data from 44 diverse countries (n = 57,847), collected as part of the World Values Survey, to broaden our understanding of trust in media. The aim is two-fold-to learn about individual-level correlates across contexts and to demonstrate that macro-level factors pl ... more

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Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America

Manuel Guerrero, Mireya Márquez Ramírez (eds.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xvi, 318 pp.

"Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American societies." (Publisher ... more

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Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics

Joshua Lerner

Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2014), viii, 267 pp.

"In Making Democracy Fun, Josh Lerner offers a novel solution for the sad state of our deliberative democracy: the power of good game design. What if public meetings featured competition and collaboration (such as team challenges), clear rules (presented and modeled in multiple ways), measurable pro ... more

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