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Tunisian Media in Transition

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2012), 27 pp.
"The Tunisian media is still a venue for manipulation, intimidation, and bias. Media outlets are becoming the main stage for the fierce political and ideological battle between the country’s opposing camps: conservative Islamists and secular elitists. Ennahda, the Islamist winner of the first free ... more
"[Este libro] examina la relación entre el poder político, los medios de comunicación y la ciudadanía; recorre su evolución y establece un diálogo entre la teoría y la práctica mediante el constante acercamiento a episodios que ilustran su interdependencia, pero más allá de esto, el libro ... more

Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa. Challenges and Opportunities

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 65 pp.
"In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshaling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the ... more

¿Quién confía en los medios masivos de comunicación en América Latina?

Vanderbilt University;Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) (2012), 8 pp.
"En promedio, la confianza en los medios es evidente en la región. Sin embargo, muchos ciudadanos siguen distantes. Para explicar los distintos niveles de confianza, este trabajo se concentra en un conjunto de indicadores de conciencia sobre la política. Es interesante notar que existen diferencia ... more
"Este trabajo busca discutir las relaciones que se han establecido en la sociedad paraguaya entre el Estado, la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación como expresión de diversos intereses sociales, políticos y económicos. Al mismo tiempo, también se propone hurgar y desvendar por un lado, ... more
"Revisar cuarenta años de historia de los medios masivos de información en tan breve espacio es sin duda insuficiente, pero lo hacemos considerando que cada vez más alumnos —y en especial tesistas— requieren de información histórica básica para sus trabajos. El propósito de este texto es, ... more
"This report finds that while media ownership is sometimes obvious, media owners often use their spouse, parents or trusted friends to register their media outlets, making it difficult to obtain clear data on media ownership. For instance, the researcher notes that the connection of presidential can ... more
"[...] modern China runs an authoritarian system of the one-party rule, so where does the idea of investigative journalism fit in? Why can investigative journalism appear in such an authoritarian society and with what characteristics? Investigative Journalism in China examines the four aspects of Ch ... more
"This volume seeks to impart a deeper understanding of the political nature of the Sudanese press. Through observation, research and analysis, it also conveys a multifaceted impression of Sudanese journalists’ working conditions. It tries to paint an authentic and differentiated picture of their s ... more

Rolle der Medien

In: Länderbericht Türkei
Udo Steinbach (ed.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2012), pp. 169-181

La radio en el Perú

Lima: Universidad de Lima (2012), 740 pp.
"Relations between the media and government in Nigeria have historically been conflictual. Nevertheless, the Nigerian media has played important roles in the country’s struggles to free itself from the shackles of colonialism and military rule. A national desire for disengagement from decades of m ... more

Medien und Medienpolitik in Brasilien

In: Das politische System Brasiliens
Dana de la Fontaine; Thomas Stehnken (eds.)
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2012), pp. 254-262
"In Zeiten der Globalisierung, in denen Komplexität und Vernetzung immer mehr zunehmen, sind politische Inhalte und politische Prozesse kaum noch zu durchschauen und die Schwierigkeiten "der Politik" diese zu vermitteln, scheinen zunehmend größer zu werden. Gelingt die Politikvermittlung jedoch n ... more

Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), ix, 344 pp.
"Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World offers a broad exploration of the conceptual foundations for comparative analysis of media and politics globally. It takes as its point of departure the widely used framework of Daniel C. Hallin and Paolo Mancini's Comparing Media Systems, exploring ... more

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

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

Massenmedien

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2011), 83 pp.
"Massenmedien erfüllen in einer funktionierenden Demokratie eine zentrale Aufgabe: Sie sollen Informationen beschaffen, bewerten, verbreiten und politische Institutionen bzw. politisch Handelnde kontrollieren und kritisieren, damit die Bürgerinnen und Bürger in der Lage sind, mündig zu entscheid ... more

Mass Media

Caucasus Analytical Digest, issue 25 (2011), pp. 1 -17