"Extant research on migrants’ media use and trust has delivered mixed evidence on whether, and in which ways, migrants stay loyal to their homeland news media and/or develop trust in host-society media, particularly when the narratives of the two types of media clash. To advance this strand of res
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earch, this study scrutinizes how an audience group with migration background, who lived the first part of their lives under authoritarian rule but then relocated to a democracy, negotiates trust in their multilingual, transnational news environments. Specifically, we conducted semistructured interviews with forty-two Russian-speaking first-generation migrants living in Germany in 2021. As we find, distinct understandings of the concept of “truth” played a pivotal role in how our participants negotiated trust in their transnational news environments. We distinguish broadly two understandings of “truth”: (1) “truth” as a category grounded in factual evidence and (2) “truth” as a nonevidence based category grounded in values, emotions, or identities. Illustrative for the second understanding, some participants felt a strong moral obligation to believe Kremlin-sponsored media as they perceived these organizations as representing their homeland, independently of whether their news coverage was factually accurate or not. The two understandings of “truth” also affected how and where participants sought for what they considered the “truth.” In the “Discussion” section, we argue that particularly the non-evidence-based truth-understandings formulated by our participants, and the ensuing truth-seeking strategies are conducive to the reach and persuasive impact of Kremlin-sponsored content among Russian speakers living abroad." (Abstract)
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"Social media (Instagram, Facebook, Telegram followed by Twitter) are the biggest information channels in general, but especially for youth, with preference for visual content (short videos, reels, pictures with quotes, little text). For example, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan between 50% and 63% of l
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abour migrants and ethnic minorities report Instagram as their preferred information source. Labour migrants were the most covered vulnerable community among the three target groups of this study in all media across Central Asia during COVID-19. Only local media is reported to have, occasionally, addressed refugee and stateless persons and ethnic or other minority groups. High levels of Internet restrictions on information access are reported among vulnerable communities. At times, this correlates with Internet access, depending on connection strength. In many other cases, it however refers to blocked websites and censors hip directly imposed by governments. Thirty-six percent of refugees and stateless persons reported Internet restrictions, while the figure for ethnic minorities in Tajikistan is 50% and 56% in Kazakhstan [...] There is a strong tendency among media consumers to consider online media as a source of fake news. The survey data as well as in-depth interviews suggest that the trust in traditional media, such as television and radio, correlates with distrust in online media. On the other side, it is clear that a similarly large group of respondents distrust television and radio, primarily because these two types of media are associated with government control. International media is cited as more reliable and accurate for COVID-19-related news compared to local news, as there is a lack of credible, independent and financially sustainable local media, particularly targeting vulnerable communities." (Executive summary, page 2)
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"The study examines content produced and distributed to ethnic minorities in Mon, Kayin and Kayah and looks into the news and media habits and understandings of the same groups. It consists of two different research efforts: a content analysis and a qualitative audience study. The content analysis f
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ound that media targeted at ethnic minorities - here represented by three ELTV contributors: Mon News Agency (MNA), Karen Information Center (KIC) and Kanthayawaddy Times - consistently involve their target groups in news coverage compared to national averages. Representatives from ethnic minorities were used as sources in eight out 15 stories analyzed. Yet, ethnic minorities are often portrayed as victims and therefore rarely framed from an empowered position. Furthermore, the audience study showed that some minorities felt less represented by the media than others, resulting in limited trust in the media." (Executive summary)
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"This is a study of the introduction to Israel of a technology for measuring television audiences, the 'People Meter' (PM), focusing on its political aspects. It links the new practice to the history of the state, precisely to the emergence of the neoliberal state, which brought about a new relation
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to numbers, using an increased quantity of statistics for the regulation of economic sectors. In Israel, the state, in both its old (government ministers, administrators, state-owned/public channels) and new (regulatory bodies) guises, has been deeply involved in audience measurement. Next, the study situates the history of audience measurement in a global context, examining the ways in which both public actors, and private actors associated with international marketing groups have domesticated a new mode of regulation for audience measurement - the Joint Industry Committee (JIC), and the new 'state-of-the-art' technology - the PM. Third, it considers the political role played by audience figures in the fight over the representation of the public and of specific minorities in the public sphere: the Arab minority in Israel, the Palestinians and the settlers in the occupied territories, the Jewish minorities from the former Soviet Union (FSU) and from Ethiopia." (Abstract)
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"The study uses online observation and critical discourse analysis (CDA) to examine how ‘Ndebeles’ [= Ndebele-speaking people of Zimbabwe] discuss the 1980s genocide and how citizen journalism has generally revolutionised their participation in debates silenced by the ruling elite. What strongly
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comes out from the discussants’ interactions is that the genocide, which has not been addressed since it ‘ended’ with the signing of the Unity Accord in 1987, remains contentious as victims have not found closure. The study concludes that Web 2.0 has reconfigured subaltern communities’ engagements with the traumatic genocide." (Abstract)
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"This article presents an ethnographic study of the adoption and use of Facebook among urban Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Mobile-centric use of the Internet is widely prevalent here as general packet radio service (GPRS)-enabled mobile phones and data plans have bec
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ome increasingly affordable. Less privileged youth are the lead adopters of these new technologies, and typically the first generation of Internet users, in their communities. My research uncovers their leisure-driven engagement with new media, seen through the lens of Facebook use, and the development-friendly outcomes that result from it. By examining the direct and indirect affordances of Facebook perceived by these youth, this article highlights how they swiftly negotiate social boundaries and technological hurdles, transitioning into legitimate members of a global community." (Abstract)
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"The idea for this book came up during the fieldwork I did in Vitória, Brazil for my doctoral dissertation. My research aims to understand the experience of marginalized people in community technology centers and how this experience informs the ways we think about what constitutes “empowerment”
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and “disempowerment” vis-à-vis technology. The book “Favela Digital – The other side of technology” is an opportunity to show, in photos, the reality I lived in during six months visiting the marginalized communities of São Benedito, Bairro da Penha, Itararé, Gurigica, Jaburu e Consolação. Along with the team from Varal Communications Agency, I captured the everyday life in the favelas and how the residents use digital technology. My goal with this book is to make people aware that alternative use of such technologies, in these areas of social abandonment, is legitimate and deserves our attention. The photos are followed by testimonials given by residents, my own observations, or parts of academic papers. The texts critically engage the reader with social issues of technology use in favelas and in society in general. The book is also a way to highlight themes addressed by Social Informatics in order to trigger discussions involving the general public." (https://www.favela-digital.com)
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"The report presents findings that pose both unique challenges and opportunities for programs seeking to provide humanitarian information to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. So far, according to the report, there is little evidence of any comprehensive strategy or investment in providing a humanitarian c
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ommunication strategy. Various agencies are employing piecemeal tactics to communication through counseling lines, SMS and face-to-face outreach, yet all of these have their limitations. Furthermore it is clear from Internews research presented here that all current outreach tactics are fundamentally undermined by a profound lack of trust and/or understanding on the part of the refugees about what they are being told, and by whom. Syria has a long history as one of the most media-oppressed countries in the world and the Syrians have a mistrust of media and officialdom in general." (Internews website)
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"Nowadays, ethnic minorities in Vietnam are still coping with serious difficulties in life such as poverty and illiteracy. Meanwhile, media for ethnic minorities, including radio and TV for ethnic minorities in Vietnam, are at a low level of development. In fact, both VTV5 (the TV division for ethni
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c minorities, belonging to the national TV station VTV) and VOV4 (the radio division for ethnic minorities, belonging to the national radio station VOV) have made a lot of effort to produce suitable programs for minorities but there remain limitations in both content and the ways used to express the content of those programs. The reasons come from difficulties in both radio and TV stations and minorities. However, roles of radio and TV in the life of ethnic minorities in Vietnam are obviously increasing quickly and are displayed more and more effectively. I focused on the two main roles of radio and TV as educational instruments and as instruments for assisting minorities in preserving their identity, highlighting their effects in preserving minority languages and cultures." (Abstract)
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"Viele Sender haben 2007 Integration auf ihre Fahnen geschrieben. Das ZDF hat beispielsweise mit einer Integrations-Programmwoche im Herbst vergangenen Jahres, mit öffentlichkeitswirksamen Maßnahmen wie der Wahl der Journalistin Dunja Hayali für das „heute-journal“ sowie durch eine Kooperatio
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n mit einem türkischen Fernsehsender versucht, sich deutlich als Integrationssender zu positionieren. Auffallend ist außerdem, dass seit dem vergangenen Jahr die Zahl der Veranstaltungen zum Thema Medien und Integration erkennbar zugenommen hat – von Berlin bis Karlsruhe, von Nürnberg bis Frankfurt betätigen sich Verbände, Stiftungen und Medieninitiativen auf diesem Feld in einem bisher unbekannten Maß. Die Bedeutung des Themas ist also erkannt. Die Gefahr besteht dabei aber, dass man immer wieder die Bedeutung der Aufgabe betont, ohne einen wesentlichen Schritt bei der Umsetzung weiter zu kommen. Wichtig ist, dass die Medienanbieter Strukturen, strategische Ziele und Umsetzungsinstrumente im Bereich Integration entwickeln. Der WDR hat diesen Weg eingeschlagen. Durch einen Integrationsbericht, der vom Integrationsbeauftragten jährlich den Gremien präsentiert wird, werden seit 2004 Fortschritte und Entwicklungen des Unternehmens in diesem Bereich systematisch und nachhaltig erfasst. Es geht heute mehr den je darum, die programmpolitische Diskussion weiter zu vertiefen und zu konkretisieren. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es sehr zu begrüßen, dass die CIVIS medien stiftung in Kooperation mit dem WDR und der Deutschen Welle im September 2008 eine Programmkonferenz zum Thema „Integration“ bei der Deutschen Welle in Bonn veranstalten wird. Dort soll anhand von Programmbeispielen über innovative Ansätze im fiktionalen und nonfiktionalen Bereich diskutiert werden." (Fazit, Seite 123-124)
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"[...] This authoritative book answers key questions about the connections between media and political change in the Arab world. Using research into, for example, practices of Internet users, journalists, demonstrators and producers of reality TV, it explores the interface between public interaction
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over the airwaves, at the polls and on the streets. A lively group of contributors explores such issues as whether young people are served well by new media, whether blogging is an influential political tool, whether satellite news helps or hinders diasporic communities politically, and much more." (Publisher description)
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"Medien sind in den Alltag eingewoben, fungieren als Tagesbegleiter und werden meist beiläufig und ohne große Anstrengung genutzt. Doch was treibt Menschen dazu, ihre Zeit medialen Angeboten zu widmen? Von welchen Faktoren wird die Mediennutzung beeinflusst? Gibt es gruppenspezifische Nutzungsmust
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er? Und warum werden einzelne Formate und Medien genutzt? In den Beiträgen dieses Buches werden die Bedürfnisstrukturen und die Alltagsbeanspruchung von Rezipienten in den Mittelpunkt gerückt und dadurch Alltagsmuster einzelner Nutzergruppen und Nutzungsmuster einzelner Formate und Medien präsentiert. Hieraus werden Mediennutzungsmotive abgeleitet und Rückschlüsse auf den Stellenwert medialer Inhalte gezogen. Der Einsatz von Leitfadeninterviews und Gruppendiskussionen erbrachte eine Vielzahl neuer sowie eine Ausdifferenzierung bereits bekannter Mediennutzungsmotive, wodurch die in diesem Sammelband präsentierten Studien auch für Medienmacher interessant werden. Nathalie Huber ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung der Universität München. Michael Meyen ist dort Professor." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"El documento esta dividido en cuatro partes, una Contextualización de las Comunidades Afrodescendientes en Colombia, el Diagnóstico del estado de las Comunicaciones para el pueblo Afrocolombiano, los Lineamientos de Estrategias de intervención en comunicación para la población afrocolombiana,
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las conclusiones del Plan de Desarrollo Afrocolombiano y la Comunicación, una matriz DOFA sobre la comunicación para los afrocolombianos y las Conclusiones. Se incluye como anexo el formulario guía de Entrevista aplicado y el programa del Taller-Diagnóstico Necesidades de Comunicación para el Pueblo Afrocolombiano." (Introducción, página 3)
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"De facto ist die Bundesrepublik ein Einwanderungsland geworden. Viele Institutionen und offizielle Repräsentanten verschließen sich dieser Tatsache jedoch bis heute. Die vorliegende Publikation zielt darauf, den Verantwortlichen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur ein Sachwissen zu liefern, um die
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Medienstrukturen an die sozio-kulturelle Realität anpassen zu können. Dazu wird ein breiter Überblick über den Stand der verschiedenen Forschungsansätze gegeben. Grundlage dabei bilden die Ergebnisse, die das Forschungsprojekt "Mediale Integration ethnischer Minderheiten in Deutschland, den USA und Kanada an den Universitäten Dortmund und Siegen zwischen 2002 und 2004" erbracht hat. Die den Einzelbeiträgen zugrundeliegende Frage lautet, wie sich der Medienumbruch am Übergang zum 21. Jahrhundert, vor allen Dingen durch Internet und Satellitenfernsehen, auf die öffentliche Kommunikation zwischen Mehrheitskultur und ethnischen Minderheiten in Deutschland auswirkt. Weitere Schwerpunkte bilden die "mediale Integration", die Frage nach dem Verhältnis ethnischer Minderheiten zu den deutschen Massenmedien, die sogenannten "Ethnomedien" sowie die Mediennutzung ethnischer Minderheiten." (Abstract ifa-Bibliothek Stuttgart)
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