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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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COVID-19 Communication
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Ethnicity in Communication
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China: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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Journalism
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Television Landscapes
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Emruz (Website, Iran)
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Politics
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Populism
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Political Systems
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Political Transition
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Statebuilding
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Public Opinion Manipulation
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Everyday Life
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Society
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Al-Hurra (Television Channel)
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Al-Jazeera
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings: Past and Present
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 9, issue 2 (2013), pp. 1-122
The New Media and Malaysian Politics in Historical Perspective
Contemporary Southeast Asia, volume 35, issue 1 (2013), pp. 83-103
"Drawing on a historical approach to Malaysia's political development since independence, this paper argues that the political effects of the rise of Malaysia's new media are best understood as being parallel to those of modernization and socio-economic change from previous decades, which augured im
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Democracy's Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Arab Spring
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2013), xiv, 145 pp.
"Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain examine the complex role of the Internet, mobile phones, and social networking applications in the Arab Spring. Examining digital media access, level of grievance, and levels of protest for popular democratization in 16 countries in the Middle East and North
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Social Media and Civic Participation: Literature Review and Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh and Palestinian Territories
London: BBC Media Action;London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2013), 55 pp.
"Highlights the findings of the LSE students’ work undertaken between October 2012 and March 2013: a literature review and analysis of BBC Media Action data from Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh on use of social media and civic participation. Findings include: Use of social media is positive
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Electronic Iran: The Cultural Politics of an Online Evolution
New Brunswick, New Jers.: Rutgers University Press (2013), viii, 149 pp.
"Electronic Iran introduces the concept of the Iranian Internet, a framework that captures interlinked, transnational networks of virtual and offline spaces. Taking her cues from early Internet ethnographies that stress the importance of treating the Internet as both a site and product of cultural p
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Les réseaux sociaux sur Internet à l'heure des transitions démocratiques
Tunis; Paris: Institut de la Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (IRMC);Karthala (2013), 489 pp.
"Les pays en quête de démocratie ont traversé de grands bouleversements. C’est ce dont témoignent les mouvements sociaux sur Internet, acteur incontournable des soulèvements populaires. Leurs contours, les lieux où ils évoluent ainsi que les volontés qui s’y expriment constituent un terr
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Cyberactivism in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Potentials, Limitations, Overlaps and Divergences
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 69-86
"This article discusses the role of ‘cyberactivism’ or the role played by new media in paving the way for political transformation, in both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2011. It starts with a discussion of the potentials of cyberactivism in both of these revolutions, especially how t
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Shades of Expression: Online Political Journalism in the Post-Colour Revolution Nations
Chester: University of Chester Press (2013), xi, 188 pp.
"This book captures a snapshot of the contemporary role of online journalism in rapidly evolving post-Soviet, post-Colour Revolution political environments, exploring the wider journalistic and political context alongside the use and influence of online news sites. In particular, it aims to fill a g
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The Arab World: The Role of Media in the Arab World's Transformation Process
Berlin: Vistas (2013), 286 pp.
Opening Closed Regimes: Civil Society, Information Infrastructure, and Political Islam
In: Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
Eva Anduiza Perea; Michael James Jensen; Laia Jorba (eds.)
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 200-220
"Ruling elites often try to co-opt civil society groups, and in times of political or military crises they can attempt to control the national information infrastructure. But a defining feature of civil society is independence from the authority of the state, even in countries such as Saudi Arabia a
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New Media and Conflict After the Arab Spring
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2012), 24 pp.
"An extraordinary wave of popular protest swept the Arab world in 2011. Massive popular mobilization brought down long-ruling leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, helped spark bloody struggles in Bahrain, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, and fundamentally reshaped the nature of politics in the region. New media -
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Using ICT to Promote Governance
DANIDA (2012), 40 pp.
"In the fall of 2011, Danida commissioned a study with the objective of examining strategic opportunities for using ICT for promoting governance and democratization efforts within development assistance; and exploring opportunities for ICT in the present Danish portfolio of development programs and
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Liberation Technology: Social Media and the Struggle for Democracy
Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press (2012), xxvii, 176 pp.
Cyber-Nationalism in China: Challenging Western Media Portrayals of Internet Censorship in China
Adelaide: University of Adelaide Press (2012), xi, 141 pp.
"The prevailing consumerism in Chinese cyberspace is a growing element of Chinese culture and an important aspect of this book. Chinese bloggers, who have strongly embraced consumerism and tend to be apathetic about politics, have nonetheless demonstrated political passion over issues such as the We
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Arab New Media for Peace and Dialogue: Best Practice Guide and Pedagogical Toolkit
Barceloa: Centre UNESCO de Catalunya (2010), 162 pp.
"The Best Practice Guide gives a general overview of new media in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories and Syria. It analyses new media experiences acquired in conflict and post conflict areas, presenting best practice examples and recommendations developed by the workshop participants
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Comunicación y poder
Madrid: Alianza Editorial (2009), 679 pp.
African Digital Media and the Public Sphere
New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 260 pp.
"This book examines, from theoretical and empirical perspectives, the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa. Contributors do so from optimist, pragmatist-realist, and pessimist stances through analyses of various forms of evide
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Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2008), viii, 464 pp.
New Media and the New Middle East
New York; Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xviii, 263 pp.
"In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication tech
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Numérique & Cie: Sociétés en réseaux et gouvernance
Paris: Éditions Charles Léopold Mayer (2006), 248 pp.
