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COVID-19 Communication
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
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Turkey: International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy, Image Abroad
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USA: International Broadcasting & Public Diplomacy
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OECD
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Television News
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Television Management
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Communism, Marxism
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Influence of Foreign Media on National Politics
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Society & Media, Media Sociology
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Huawei (Chinese Digital Communications Technology Conglomerate)
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Technology Transfer
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Commercial Television
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Television Channels
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HispanTV (Iranian International Broadcaster)
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Hunan TV (Television Channel, China)
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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China and the Ukraine war: Global Times’ strategic narratives
Global Media and Communication, volume 21, issue 1 (2025), pp. 65-89
"The study examines Global Times’ strategic narratives on the Russia-Ukraine War (2022–2024) by analysing 301 articles through issue, identity and systemic frameworks. It reveals China’s framing of the conflict as a US-Russia proxy war, positioning itself as a neutral mediator advocating multi
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Constructing Africa in Chinese international news reporting: Peace or conflict journalism?
Critical Discource Studies (2024), 17 pp.
"China’s extensive media presence in Africa aims to distinguish itself through the use of constructive journalism in contrast with the perceived dominance of conflict journalism by Western media outlets. However, many scholars have raised questions of consistency surrounding Chinese media’s use
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China’s Strategy to Shape Africa’s Media Space
Washington, DC: Africa Center for Strategic Studies, April 16 (2024)
"China’s biggest media conglomerate, Xinhua, has 37 bureaus in Africa. This dwarves any other news agency—African or non-African—and is a dramatic increase from just a handful two decades ago. Another Chinese media giant, StarTimes, is China’s biggest player in African digital TV and the sec
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Global Journalism in Comparative Perspective: Case Studies
London; New York: Routledge (2024), xvii, 251 pp.
"This book explores how journalism is practiced around the world and how there are multiple factors at the structural and contextual level shaping journalism practice. Drawing on case studies of how conflicts, pandemics, political developments, or human rights violations are covered in an online-fir
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China, media, and international conflicts
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xii, 212 pp.
"This book focuses on China’s media diplomacy and its interplay with a range of international conflicts. It assesses the representation and framing of China, as well as the perception and reception of China’s media communication in relation to various crises and conflicts. Including detailed ana
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Asymmetrical discursive competition: China–United States digital diplomacy in Africa
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 15-31
"This article examines China–US competition for narratives by analyzing whether and how Chinese and American diplomats engage each other in routine diplomatic outreach to African audiences on Twitter. Drawing on case studies of Kenya and South Africa, our study uncovers “asymmetrical discursive
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Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2023), 561 pp.
"Beijing's state-backed media, which once seemed incapable having a significant effect globally, has been overhauled and expanded. At a time when many democracies' media outlets are consolidating due to financial pressures, China's biggest state media outlets, like the newswire Xinhua, are modernizi
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Global Chinese Media and a Decade of Change
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 3-14
"The year 2012 stands as a significant milestone in China's government-led external communication activities. It was in early 2012 that Beijing launched television broadcasting and production centres in Washington, DC, USA (CCTV America, now CGTN America) and Nairobi, Kenya (CGTN Africa). Later in t
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Belt and Road Initiative-Supported Co-Production Films: Film Policy and Disoriented Remembrance of the Silk Road Past
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 48-62
"Through policy analysis and close reading of two films, this article reveals films’ increasing role in China’s geopolitical plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The co-production film Xuanzang shows that the Silk Road past is used to illustrate BRI’s pledge for a beneficial future. Even
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China's Institutionalised Cultural Presence in Africa: Cultural Investments, Perceptions and Implications for China-Africa Cultural Relations
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2023), 120 pp.
"This study looks at the effects of Chinese cultural diplomacy on the African continent. While for a long time China's investments in large infrastructure projects were viewed positively, Joffe now notes a growing awareness both in civil society and in government agencies of ambivalent consequences.
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China's Discourse Power: Capabilities and Impact
Washington, DC: Atlantic Council (2023), 40 pp.
Mundo China: The media partnership reframing China’s image in Brazil
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 1 (2023), pp. 63-79
"This paper explores China’s increasing media engagement with Latin American partners. It examines the case of Mundo China (MC), a China-news segment broadcast by the Brazilian news channel BandNews TV and co-produced in partnership with CCTV. By conducting content analysis, we assess how China is
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Belt and Road Initiative supported co-production films: Film policy and disoriented remembrance of the Silk Road past
International Communication Gazette, volume 48, issue 62 (2023), pp. 48-62
"Through policy analysis and close reading of two films, this article reveals films’ increasing role in China’s geopolitical plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The co-production film Xuanzang shows that the Silk Road past is used to illustrate BRI’s pledge for a beneficial future. Even
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China’s Media Propaganda in Africa: A Strategic Assessment
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2023), 23 pp.
Changing tides in Zambian television broadcasting: Digital migration and Chinese engagement
Global Media and Communication, volume 19, issue 3 (2023), pp. 357-371
"This paper examines the recent shifts and debates in the organization of the television landscape following the implementation of digital migration in Zambia. It ponders Zambia’s experience in the digital migration exercise, playing particular attention to the country’s interaction with the Chi
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The Global Battle of Narratives: China’s Media Influence in Thailand
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (2023), 14 pp.
Exploring Disinformation in Fragile States: Iraq as a Case Study of Influence of International Political Actors
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2023), 18 pp.
"This paper examines the influence of international political actors in perpetuating disinformation in fragile states, using Iraq as a case study. The advent of modern technology and social media has transformed the global information landscape, providing new avenues for the dissemination of disinfo
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Countering Beijing’s Media Manipulation
Journal of Democracy, volume 33, issue 1 (2022), pp. 116-130
"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long sought to influence media coverage about China in other countries. Over the past decade, this campaign has accelerated, reaching new world regions and topics. This article examines how CCP-linked actors seek to manipulate foreign information environments i
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Medienkooperationen mit chinesischen (Staats-)Medien: Ein Handbuch für Journalistinnen, Journalisten und Medienhäuser
Key Guidance
Reporter ohne Grenzen (2022), 24 pp.
"Chinas Streben nach weltweiter medialer Dominanz und Diskursmacht ist eine konkrete Gefahr für demokratische Länder. Wenn sich Demokratien dem nicht widersetzen, werden chinesische Bürgerinnen und Bürger jegliche Hoffnung auf Pressefreiheit im eigenen Land verlieren und der Journalismus, wie wi
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Chinese Discourse Power: Aspirations, Reality, and Ambitions in the Digital Domain
Washington, DC: Atlantic Council (2022), 32 pp.
"This report provides a framework for understanding China's discourse-power ambitions [...], the strategy China has developed to achieve them, and an initial assessment of the successes and limitations of these efforts to date. The report begins by tracing the evolution of China's conception of disc
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