"The very real danger in which conflict-journalists find themselves is well illustrated by the fact that during the recent conflict in Iraq proportionally more journalists were killed than members of the coalition forces (BalguyGallois March 2004 International Review of the Red Cross 37). The fact t
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hat journalists in conflict zones require protection is no new notion to humanitarian law, as is evidenced by the Geneva Convention of 1929-07-27 (relative to the treatment of prisoners of war). However, problems may arise where journalists start choosing sides. Should a journalist enter the arena of hostilities on either side, the situation will be that a person protected, at least to the same degree as a local civilian, will have a bearing on the hostilities. No better example exists than the Nahimana case (The Prosecutor v Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, Hassan Ngeze case no ICTR-99-52-T (2003) (hereinafter "Nahimana")." (Abstract)
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"Mainstream media coverage of war often distorts or ignores women’s perspectives and experiences in armed conflict, and also their efforts to build peace. This article focuses on the work of FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour/Radio Internacional Feminista), a women’s international Inte
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rnet radio initiative produced by Latin American and Caribbean women in Costa Rica, which ‘uses technologies, voices, and actions’ to amplify the voices of women worldwide as they recount their experiences and perspectives of armed conflict. In doing so, FIRE helps promote an alternative vision of human existence that is based on social justice and human rights, and which serves to strengthen women’s and other social and political movements that are based on these values." (Abstract)
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"Written by both leading academic authorities and by Muslim media practitioners, 'Muslims and the Media' is designed as a comprehensive and critical textbook and is set in both the British and international contexts. The book clearly establishes the links between context, content, production and aud
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iences thus reflecting the entire cycle of the communication process and revealing the ways in which meaning is produced and reproduced in the news media. Looking closely at the circumstances and politics surrounding the representation of Muslims across a wide range of journalistic genres, at the presence and influence of Muslims in the processes of news production, and the ways in which audiences, both Muslim and non-Muslim, consume this media, the book brings together coherently a wide range of perspectives to provide crucial insights into the representation - and misrepresentation - of Islam and Muslims today." (Publisher description)
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"Der Band ist eine systematische und grundlegende Einführung in die Medieninhaltsforschung in Deutschland. Der erste Teil beschäftigt sich mit der quantitativen Inhaltsanalyse als Methode und gibt dem Leser Kriterien an die Hand, die ihm die Beurteilung der Qualität und die Interpretation von inh
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altsanalytischen Befunden erleichtern sollen. Der zweite Teil stellt die wichtigsten Ergebnisse inhaltsanalytischer Studien in den Bereichen aktuelle Berichterstattung (z.B. Politikdarstellung, Gewaltanteil, Darstellung von Risiken), unterhaltende Medieninhalte sowie Werbung zusammen. Ziel des Lehrbuchs ist ein systematischer Überblick über die Medieninhalte in Deutschland." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This book is a collection of articles based on first-hand experiences in news media by eminent Indian media personalities. It is a comprehensive collection, exploring different kinds of news reporting across TV, print, and radio as also across different genres like sports, business, entertainment,
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war. Each essay is written as a primer yet with important tips from the foremost practitioners, which makes the business of reporting and news both a science and an art. Additionally, it also has essays on production and the news process. It is easily the first of a kind volume available within an Indian context. The volume illustrates how TV news reporting differs from the print, the importance of radio, the specific experiences in reporting business, crime, political, war stories. It also talks about the advantages of using the media for social marketing and many more engaging examples." (Publisher description)
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"In this book, authors Howard Tumber and Frank Webster explore questions about Information War and journalistic practices. In the era of multi-national journalism, of the Internet and satellite videophone, the book highlights central features of media reporting in contemporary conflict. Drawing on m
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ore than fifty lengthy interviews with frontline correspondents, the authors shed light on the motivations, fears, and practices of those who work under conditions of journalism under fire." (Publisher description)
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"The University for Peace is proud to publish, The Role of the Media in Conflict Prevention and Peace Building, a course description that includes syllabus, teacher's manual, detailed structure and suggested readings. The course described in this book is rich in ideas, theories, examples and case st
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udies, and analyzes the crucial issue of the media s role in conflict and peace. It neither blames the media for starting and fueling wars nor promotes them as potential peacemakers. It simply sees the press as a uniquely powerful echo chamber of competing realities." (Back cover)
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"Tel est donc l’objectif de cet ouvrage : allier la réflexion théorique sur le rôle des médias dans les conflits et les processus de paix à des études de cas pratiques issus de l’expérience récente de neuf pays d’Afrique centrale. Cette recherche vise donc, d’une part, à mieux compr
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endre les dynamiques qui sont en jeu dans les paysages médiatiques de ces États et, d’autre part, à identifier des voies pouvant contribuer à les renforcer ou à les freiner. La documentation et la réflexion devant préparer l’action, ce livre ambitionne de fournir certains éléments d’analyse susceptibles d’aider à mieux comprendre et donc à mieux agir." (Introduction, page 8)
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"Wie kein Krieg zuvor war der Irak-Krieg von 2003/04 ein »Bilderkrieg«, in dem die Kriegsparteien Bilder als Waffen einsetzten und via Bild kommunizierten. Im Anschluß an seine große Studie »Bilder des Krieges - Krieg der Bilder« (2004) untersucht der Flensburger Historiker und Sozialwissensch
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aftler Gerhard Paul erstmals und umfassend die visuelle Rüstungsspirale des Irak-Krieges, die in den Hinrichtungsvideos und den Horrorbildern aus Abu Ghraib und Falludscha ihren Gipfelpunkt erreichte. Er rekonstruiert die Planung und die Inszenierung des Angriffs als sauberen »Blitzkrieg«, die symbolische Politik der Besetzung und Unterwerfung sowie die fotografischen Ikonen, die der Krieg produzierte. Paul untersucht die unterschiedlichen Perspektiven der Akteure - angefangen von den Militärs, über die »embedded correspondents« bis hin zu den Freelance-Reportern - auf das Geschehen und die vielfältigen »Bildstörungen« in Gestalt von Weblogs und Warblogs, die das gewünschte Kriegsbild immer wieder unterliefen." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"La FIJ mène depuis de nombreuses années une campagne pour le renforcement de la sécurité et pour la défense des journalistes autochtones et des freelances, car ce sont eux qui sont exposés aux risques les plus importants et qui bénéficient du moins de protection. Les choses commencent à bo
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uger avec la création de l'International News Safety Institute (voir pages 103-105). Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans ce processus. Il collecte les expériences de ceux qui ont couvert et filmé les événements dans des environnements hostiles et tente d'en tirer les leçons afin de sauver des vies. Mais la sécurité, ce n'est pas seulement éviter les balles. C'est aussi créer une culture de conscientisation des risques sous tous les aspects du journalisme, qu'il soit de guerre, d'investigation ou de rue. Nous avons voulu mettre en exergue les besoins des journalistes locaux, mais une grande partie des informations disponibles provient de correspondants internationaux et des cours de formation conçus pour les géants des médias électroniques. La FIJ utilisera le présent ouvrage pour diffuser le message de la sécurité, mais aidera également ses bureaux régionaux à la production de versions locales. La richesse du savoir et de l'expérience des journalistes qui vivent et travaillent sur la ligne de front et qui ont appris survivre tout en faisant leur travail est incommensurable." (Préface, page iv)
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"Iraq has proven to be a particularly hazardous posting for journalists. More media workers have been killed there than during the two-decades-long war in Vietnam. And 15 have died at the hands of American forces." (Introduction)