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The Country of Thirty Berlusconis

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2013), 26 pp.
"This report examines all of the shortcomings of this South American giant’s media landscape. It is based on fact-finding visits to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia in November 2012. The media topography of the country that is hosting the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics has barely changed ... more

Die Medien in Kolumbien

In: Kolumbien: vom Failing State zum Rising Star? Ein Land zwischen Wirtschaftswunder und humanitärer Krise
David Graaf; Miriam Heins; Cathy Henkel; Marie Ludwig; Tim Schauenberg; Rebecca Steger; Johannes Thema (eds.)
Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin (wvb) (2013), pp. 141-166
"Zusammenfassend zeigt sich bei der Berichterstattung über Gewalttaten eine klare Unausgewogenheit in Bezug auf Opfer und TäterInnen. Es herrscht eine "asimetría de la indignación" (Semana 0.2.02.2008), das heißt eine Asymetrie der Empörung und eine asymetrische Sensibilisierung, die die Opfer ... more
"Brasilien hat mehr als einen Berlusconi: Zehn Familien kontrollieren die Medienlandschaft. Politische und wirtschaftliche Interessen sind eng miteinander verzahnt. Alle Versuche, das zu ändern, sind bislang gescheitert." (Einleitung)

Applying Standards: Media Owners and Journalism Ethics

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 41 pp.
"While several codes in these countries [where news media are considered less free] call for media owners to place responsibility for content above their commercial interests, the reality is that when promulgated by governments they can threaten rather than enhance freedom of the press. When volunta ... more

Comunicación, información y poder en El Salvador: Claves para la democratización

San Salvador: Fundación Comunicándonos (2013), 199 pp.

Kontrolle durch Aufkauf

Afrika Süd, issue 2 (2013), pp. 22-25
"Angolas Medien werden weitgehend von der Regierung kontrolliert. Mit dubiosen Firmen, die aus dem Nichts entstehen, ermächtigt sich die regierende MPLA kritischer Privatmedien und bringt sie auf Linie. Ausnahme ist allein die Zeitung Folha 8, die ihre Unabhängigkeit wahren konnte." (Seite 22)

Objectivity in the Shadows of Political Turmoil, a Comparative Content Analysis of News Framing in Post-Revolution Egypt’s Press

Cairo: American University in Cairo, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, MA Thesis (2013), 128 pp.
"The study samples Al Ahram, Al Wafd, the Freedom and Justice Party paper, Al Masry Al Youm, and Al Shorouk, five major dailies that represent the three categories of ownership prevalent in Egyptian media – government owned, partisan, and independent (or privately owned) papers. Using quantitative ... more

Qué onda: La radio en Paraguay en la post dictadura

Asunción: Centro de Estudios Antropológicos de la Universidad Católica (CEADUC) (2013), 212 pp.

Calling the Shots: How Ownership Structures Affect the Independence of News Media

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 35 pp.
"At an international level, the media development community should advocate for standards governing media cross-ownership limitations, best practices in media licensing, and the licensing of the broadcast spectrum. States should adopt net neutrality and support increased uncensored access to social ... more
"As the oldest surviving privately owned newspaper in Nigeria, the Nigerian Tribune (NT) provides a classic example of how newspapers come to serve a common cause while at the same time projecting the personal ambitions and interests of their founders. This article examines the challenges of private ... more

Mapping Digital Media: India

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 155 pp.
"The United Nations pointed out in 2010 that more Indians have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet. There are over 800 million mobile connections, although the number of unique users (excluding inactive connections) is estimated at around 600 million. Together with the fact that 60 percent of ... more
"This report finds that while media ownership is sometimes obvious, media owners often use their spouse, parents or trusted friends to register their media outlets, making it difficult to obtain clear data on media ownership. For instance, the researcher notes that the connection of presidential can ... more

The Media and the Political Crisis in Côte D’Ivoire

Legon; Copenhagen: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA);International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 62 pp.

@crossroads: Democratization and Corporatization of Media in Indonesia

Tempe, Ariz.: Arizona State University, Participatory Media Lab;Ford Foundation (2011), 32 pp.

La paradoja informacional de América Latina: Estructura y concentración de las industrias culturales en el siglo XXI

In: Cultura latina y revolución digital: matrices para pensar el espacio iberoamericano de comunicación
Carlos del Valle; Francisco Javier Moreno; Francisco Sierra Caballero (eds.)
Barcelona: Gedisa (2011), pp. 131-161

Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions

Cologne: Institut für Rundfunkökonomie an der Universität zu Köln (2010), 123 pp.

Comunicación y democracia: El rol de los medios en la construcción del discurso político ciudadano

Asunción: BASE Investigaciones Sociales;Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (2010), 141 pp.

Radiografía al sistema chileno de medios: Una mirada a los medios de comunicación en Chile

Santiago de Chile: Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano (2010), 85 pp.