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The new foreign correspondent at work: Local-national 'stringers' and the global news coverage of conflict in Darfur

Mel Bunce

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2011), 36 pp.

"[...] Explores the role played by local-nationals in covering the crisis for global audiences and how these journalists differed from the traditional, Western-born foreign correspondents who worked alongside them. The research draws on two methods: in-depth, semi-structured interviews with foreign ... more

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Researching, Monitoring and Evaluating Communication for Development: Trends, Challenges and Approaches

June Lennie, Jo Tacchi

United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Communication for Development (2011), xvii, 136 pp.

"Elaborated on the basis of a literature review and consultations with 11 C4D focal points or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) specialists from 7 UN agencies and a 15-member expert panel. Based on this research, the report details a number of principles for effective, appropriate, and sustainable res ... more

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The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism

Bill Grueskin, Ava Seave, Lucas Graves

New York: Columbia Journalism School, Tow Center for Digital Journalism (2011), 146 pp.

"While this report will examine some traditional, or “legacy,” business models for media, our focus is on the economic issues that news organizations—large and small, old and new—face with their digital ventures. This report focuses on news organizations that do original journalism, defined ... more

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Digital Publishing in Developing Countries
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Octavio Kulesz

Paris: International Alliance of Independent Publishers (2011), 155 pp.

"Is it conceivable that there may be an autonomous evolution of digital publications in developing countries, entirely independent of the richest nations? What support policies could be implemented to promote the growth of this new industry and accompany traditional actors in the process of adapting ... more

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Libertad de información: ¿Tres palabras inofensivas? Leyes de acceso a la información y rol de la prensa

Eduardo Andrés Bertoni

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), 58 pp.

"El documento identifica las diferentes maneras a través de las cuales los actores del campo periodístico—ya sean periodistas, editores o propietarios de medios de comunicación—se han comprometido en la promoción, implementación y monitoreo de la legislación de acceso a la información pú ... more

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Media, Transparency and Accountability in Albania: Evaluation Report

Sue Nelson, Silvana Rusi

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2011), 21 pp.

"The Media, Transparency and Accountability in Albania project sought to strengthen the role of the Albanian media to promote transparency and government accountability by 1) investigating and informing citizens on issues of civic concern and corruption, and 2) developing, implementing and enforcing ... its own ethical and professional standards. The project was implemented by IREX Europe through the Hapur Foundation (a centre for investigative journalism), and the Union of Albanian Journalists (a professional association). IREX intended to support the Hapur Foundation in its efforts to increase Albanian media reporting on corruption through the development of magazine-style investigative TV programs produced by journalists from a country-wide network of stations. IREX also intended to support the Union s organizational capacity to advocate for journalists, monitor threats to media freedom, and build consensus on professional standards. IREX provided some training to both institutions at the start of the project and provided two experts in investigative reporting for some of the training. The $300,000 project ran from October 2008 through September 2010. The evaluation field work took place in February 2011, well after the project was completed. As a result, the evaluators relied on 1) project and other documents; 2) interviews; and 3) project products to conduct the evaluation. Findings: The project built on portions of an earlier media development project funded by USAID and implemented by IREX U.S. As a result, most of the project framework was already in place, making implementation of the UNDEF-funded activities by IREX Europe relatively straightforward. The project objectives and activities were relevant given the high levels of corruption, the lack of objective investigatory reporting and the difficult environment for journalists and outlets attempting to cover these types of issues in Albania. Hapur s reporting appeared to have been timely, investigating issues such as the preferential privatization of state assets and the functioning of unlicensed clinics. The Union s work to protect journalists and develop standards for independent journalism also served an important function in Albania s difficult media climate. Investigatory reporting is sensitive and most journalists work informally and have no protection other than the solidarity of other journalists coordinated through the Union [...]" (Executive summary) more

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Climate-Change Journalism in China: Opportunities for International Cooperation

Sam Geall

Copenhagen; Beijing: International Media Support (IMS);Caixin Media (2011), 137 pp.

"How do Chinese journalists cover climate-Change stories – and what opportunities for international cooperation in the field of climate change reporting exist for funders, NGOs and governments? These are the two related questions that this report attempts to address. The report – produced jointl ... more

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Medienstrategien ägyptischer Islamisten im Kontext von Demokratisierung

Carola Richter

Berlin: Frank & Timme (2011), 349 pp.

"Die Umbrüche in Ägypten 2011 haben gezeigt, dass Medien eine wesentliche Rolle für die Mobilisierung politischer Partizipation spielen. Die Muslimbruderschaft, einer der wichtigsten gesellschaftlichen Akteure Ägyptens, hat seit 2002 gezielt auf Internetmedien gesetzt, um das Regime Mubaraks her ... more

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The New Arab Journalist: Mission and Identity in a Time of Turmoil
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Lawrence Pintak

London; New York: Tauris (2011), xii, 287 pp.

"Drawing on the first broad cross-border survey of Arab journalists, first-person interviews with scores of reporters and editors, and his three decades' experience reporting from the Middle East, Lawrence Pintak examines how Arab journalists see themselves and their mission at this critical time in ... more

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The Mediation of Poverty: The News, New Media and Politics

Joanna Redden

Goldsmiths, University of London, Doctoral Thesis (2011), 265 pp.

"This thesis considers how the mediation of poverty in Canada and the United Kingdom influences responses to the issue of poverty. The thesis focuses in particular on the issue dynamics concerning children as constructions of a “deserving poor” and immigrants as constructions of an “undeservin ... more

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Mapping Donor Decision Making on Media Development: An Overview of Current Monitoring and Evaluation Practice

Jason Alcorn, Amy Chen, Emma Gardner, Hiro Matsumoto

Arcata, Cal.; Washington, DC: Internews;Media Map Project;World Bank Institute (2011), 21 pp.

"This report maps the evolution of evaluation and donor decision making in media development over the last two decades. Through interviews with media development donors, implementers and academics, we examine major donor perspectives on monitoring and evaluation (M&E), the main challenges within med ... more

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News Broadcasting on South African Community Radio: In Search of New Public Spheres

Franz Krüger

African Journalism Studies, volume 32, issue 3 (2011), pp. 61-79

"The South African community station movement, consisting now of around 100 such stations, situates itself explicitly in the international tradition of alternative, grassroots and (in some cases) radical media. The stations aspire - and are mandated to - cater for poor and marginalised communities, ... more

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An Analysis of the Somali Media Environment

Sonia Whitehead, Chris Larkin, Jamal Abdi, Hodan Ibrahim, Samuel Otieno

London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 138 pp.

"In 2006 the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST), funded by the UK Department for International Development, conducted research into media in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa in order to identify priorities for future media development initiatives. A series of African Media Development Initiativ ... more

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Coping with traumatic stress in journalism: A critical ethnographic study

Marla Buchanan, Patrice Keats

International Journal of Psychology, volume 46, issue 2 (2011), pp. 127-135

"Journalists who witness trauma and disaster events are at risk for physical, emotional, and psychological injury. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a critical ethnographic study among 31 Canadian journalists and photojournalists with regard to coping strategies used to buffer t ... more

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Auslandskorrespondenz im globalen Zeitalter: Herausforderungen der modernen TV-Auslandsberichterstattung

Verena Renneberg

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2011), 347 pp.

"Im gegenwärtigen Globalisierungszeitalter betreffen Nachrichten aus dem Ausland die Bürger in Deutschland oftmals ebenso direkt oder indirekt, wie Nachrichten aus dem eigenen Land. Deshalb sollte der Auslandsberichterstattung in den öffentlich-rechtlichen Sendern ein hoher Stellenwert eingeräum ... more

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Reporting Family Violence: 'Just Another Incident'

Glenda Popot

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. 74-82

"The findings from this stuy indicate that the Papua New Guinea (PNG) press is not helping to highlight and address the issue of family violence, which is a social hindrance to development in PNG. This is supported by arguments of lack of prominence given to family violence stories, unreliable sourc ... more

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Lokal-TV und Werbemarkt: Sichtweisen und Wertungen von mittelständischen Unternehmen, Media- und Werbeagenturen

Michael Altrogge, Eva Schabedoth

Berlin: Vistas (2010), 177 pp.

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Notes on the public sphere on a national and post-national axis: Journalism and freedom of expression in Turkey

Miyase Christensen

Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 177-197

"Since Turkey became a candidate for the European Union in 1999, democratic rights and freedom of expression have been key issues in discourses surrounding EU—Turkey relations. Discussions on these questions often centre on state censorship and legislative constraints. The role of the media themse ... more

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Ghana: Communicating with Policymakers About Development Issues. A Guide for International Development Community

Hannah Bowen

Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 54 pp.

"InterMedia conducted in-depth interviews with 15 senior Ghanaian policy actors, comprising mostly senior politicians and bureaucrats, as well as a few influential figures outside government. The interviews focused on how the policy actors gather, assess, share and disseminate information critical t ... more

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Kenya: Communicating with Policymakers About Development Issues. A Guide for International Development Community

David Montez

Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 52 pp.

"InterMedia conducted in-depth interviews with senior Kenyan government officials and policy influencers outside government (collectively referred to in this report as policy actors), to find out how they gather, assess, share and disseminate information critical to development policy work. The aim ... more

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