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Publishing & the Book in Africa: A Literature Review for 2017
Zell Publishing Consultants (2018), 77 pp.
"The third in a series of annual reviews of select new literature in English that has appeared on the topic of publishing and the book sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Extensively annotated and/or with abstracts, the present list brings together new literature published during the course of 2017, a tot
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EdTech for Learning in Emergencies and Displaced Settings: A Rigorous Review and Narrative Synthesis
London: Save the Children; DANIDA (2018), 75 pp.
"The purpose of this report is to build an understanding of ‘what works’ in Educational Technology (EdTech) to ensure that children can learn in crisis or displaced settings. The field of EdTech is vast and has influenced almost every facet of modern educational delivery. This report will focus
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Todesbilder im Film: Eine Arbeitsbibliographie
Medienwissenschaft Berichte und Papiere, issue 177 (2018), 20 pp.
"Es bedarf der Kontextanalyse, wenn man an die Kulturalität des Todes sich annähern will. Das Gros der vorliegenden Untersuchungen entäuscht gerade in dieser Qualität – weil quantitative Inhaltsanalysen gerade diesen, of sehr komplexen, Zusammenhang kaum erfassen können, weil Einzelanalysen z
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Public Trust in Journalism: An Annotated Bibliography
Sydney: University of Technology, Centre for Media Transition (2018), 77 pp.
"Part 1: Public Opinion Polls and Surveys, contains references to recent public opinion polls and surveys that measure public trust in journalism across dozens of countries and geopolitical regions including Australia, Africa, Asia, China, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. Pa
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The European media discourse on immigration and its effects: A literature review
Annals of the International Communication Association, volume 42, issue 3 (2018), pp. 207-223
"To understand public opinion about immigration in Europe, one has to understand the media’s role in it. We present a literature review on research on media discourse on immigration and their effects. Despite differences in the way immigration and migrant groups are represented in European media,
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Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, and practical guidance
Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM); Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) (2018), 50 pp.
"Information campaigns designed to raise awareness of the potential risks of (irregular) migration have attracted much attention and investment across the world in recent years. Studies have repeatedly shown that many migrants start their journeys with limited or biased information and end up in vul
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"Increasing number of reports, initiatives and efforts are focused on addressing women’s ability to enjoy universal, acceptable, affordable, unconditional, open, meaningful and/or equal access to information, the internet and ICTs. These include, but are not limited to, the recent work of civil so
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Strengthening the Financial Independence of Independent Media Organisations
Burmingham: University of Birmingham (2018), 17 pp.
"Sustainability is a serious threat to independent media in the developing world. Consumers of independent media in developing countries are generally reluctant to pay for access. The main findings with regard to business models for independent media models are: The sales model of revenue generation
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What Works to Prevent Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls?
Deep Insights
London: VAWG Helpdesk (2018), 16 pp.
"This document presents findings from a rapid review of available literature on what has worked to prevent cyber violence against women and girls. Key findings include: There is limited data on cyber violence against women and girls (VAWG) in general, and particularly on what works to prevent it [..
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Journalist Social Media Practice in China: A Review and Synthesis
Journalism, volume 19, issue 9-10 (2018), pp. 1452-1470
"The growing influence of social media on journalistic work has attracted scholarly attention worldwide in recent years. However, due to cultural and language barriers, we lack comprehensive understanding of the journalist social media practice in non-Western countries. To help fill this gap, this s
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Entertainment-Education and Health and Risk Messaging
Deep Insights
"Entertainment-education (EE) began as a communication approach that uses both entertainment and education to engender individual and social change, but is emerging as a distinct theoretical, practice, and evidence-based communication subdiscipline. EE has roots in oral and performing arts tradition
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Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation
Deep Insights
Development Policy Review, issue 3 (2017), pp. 315-336
"Based on the assumption that increased access to internet services boosts economic growth and improves the well-being of the poor, governments in both developed and emerging regions are heavily investing in internet connectivity projects. This article reviews the existing evidence as to the impact
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Media Representation of Muslims and Islam from 2000 to 2015: A Meta-Analysis
International Communication Gazette, volume 79, issue 3 (2017), pp. 219-244
"This article reports a meta-analysis of 345 published studies to examine the media’s role in construction of a Muslim and Islamic identity. A quantitative analysis highlights the geographical focus, methods, theories, authorship, media types, and time frames of published studies. A qualitative an
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Social Media and Elderly People: Research Trends
In: SCSM 2017: Social Computing and Social Media. Applications and Analytics. Part II, LNCS 10283
Cham: Springer (2017), pp. 65-81
"This paper reports the result of a systematic literature review in the field of social media and the elderly. Our study included 36 research papers, selected after an iterative process. Elders are the fastest growing population around the world and any effort oriented to improve their quality of li
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Canadian Media and the Developing World: A Critical Mapping of Key Issues, Events, and Actors
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) (2017), 48 pp.
"The literature review indicates: media coverage remains the major source of news and information about the developing world for Canadians and can exert a strong influence over policymaking; there is a dearth of Canadian scholarship examining media coverage of international development issues; there
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Conceptual Evolution of the Digital Divide: A Systematic Review of the Literature Over a Period of Five Years (2010 – 2015)
World of Media: Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies (2017), pp. 41-74
"Throughout the last twenty years the digital divide – a multidimensional concept – has evolved in a manner that takes account of various technological, socio-economic, socio-political, and socio-cultural considerations. The objective of this study is to access recent conceptualizations of the t
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"This rapid evidence review examines adolescents’ access to and use of digital media (especially mobile phones and the internet), together with the associated digital skills and practices, opportunities and risks, and forms of safety mediation, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The revi
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Current and Future Studies on Participatory Communication in Thailand
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, volume 38 (2017), pp. 68-73
"This study used qualitative research involving a documentary analysis of the existing research in Thailand. In all, 60 research studies between 1993 and 2012 [...] were reviewed and analyzed for participatory communication usage and media types. These studies were classified by the purpose of parti
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Community Action and Social Media: A Review of the Literature
Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) (2017), 70 pp.
"The literature on the social uses of social technologies is substantial and expanding. Using over 400 sources, the current review outlines the key themes emerging from academic, grey literature and online material in this field. Much of this literature argues for the transformative power of social
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