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The role of (social) media in political polarization: A systematic review
Annals of the International Communication Association, volume 45, issue 3 (2021), pp. 188-206
"Rising political polarization is, in part, attributed to the fragmentation of news media and the spread of misinformation on social media. Previous reviews have yet to assess the full breadth of research on media and polarization. We systematically examine 94 articles (121 studies) that assess the
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Sustainability: Going Beyond the Buzzword
Deep Insights
Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome); MEDAS21 (2021), 31 pp.
"This paper aims to trace the social construct of sustainability in the context of media development and define what is to be sustained, at the level of the intervention (the process of change) or its outcome (the impact on the medium itself). It is intended for all those who are concerned, closely
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Promoting Media Literacy Among Older People: A Systematic Review
Adult Education Quarterly, volume 71, issue 1 (2021), pp. 37-54
"The aim of this study was to advance understanding of how to foster media literacy among older people. A systematic review was conducted of 40 empirical studies published between January 2005 and April 2019. The literature review provided information and practical implications for researchers, desi
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Mapping of Democratization Support: Final Report
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2021), 93 pp.
What Does Fake Look Like? A Review of the Literature on Intentional Deception in the News and on Social Media
Journalism Studies, volume 22, issue 14 (2021), pp. 1947-1963
"This paper focuses on the content features of intentional deceptive information in the news (i.e., fake news) and on social media. Based on an extensive review of relevant literature (i.e., political journalism and communication, computational linguistics), we take stock of existing knowledge and p
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Status of Development Communication Research: An Examination of the Recent Trends in the Philippines
Journal of Development Communication, volume 32, issue 2 (2021), pp. 59-72
"This study is a response to the challenge of Development Communication (DevCom) scholar Felix Librero to analyse the status and trends in UP Los Baños DevCom research that may help in reinvigorating the research thrust of the college attuned to the needs of time. As a rejoinder to previous efforts
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The emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events: A mapping review
Media, War & Conflict, volume 14, issue 4 (2021), pp. 476–502
"This article presents a mapping review of the available literature on the emotional well-being of journalists exposed to traumatic events. The review consists of three parts: (a) a summary of the results of trauma-related literature; (b) identification of the limitations of studies to date; and (c)
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Radicalism Online: An Analysis of the Meanings, Ideas, and Values of Violent Extremism in Central Asia
Bishkek: Internews; Centre for Religious Studies of Kyrgyzstan (2021), 136 pp.
"In an effort to help prevent violent extremism in Central Asia, the Research Centre for Religious Studies of Kyrgyzstan conducted an analysis of values, narratives, and online messages created and distributed by banned extremist groups in five countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmeni
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Peace Journalism: A Tool Within Media Development?
Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome); MEDAS21 (2021), 27 pp.
"The role that the news media play in wartime has been an important topic in journalism scholarship. Peace journalism has become a popular concept in the study of the media’s role in conflicts in the early 21st century. This literature review seeks to determine whether peace journalism can be cons
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Development Evaluations in Uganda 2000-2018: A Country Evaluation Map
Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2021), v, 80 pp.
"This CEDIL Synthesis Working Paper is a report on the first of its kind country evaluation map for a single country. The map identifies 617 evaluations in multiple sectors in Uganda. Nearly 60 per cent of the studies contain process evaluation evidence and over 40 per cent are impact evaluations. T
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A Decade of Research on Hyperlocal Media: An International Approach to a New Media Model
Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, volume 11, issue 3 (2021), 12 pp.
"The growth of hyperlocal media has rekindled the ecosystem of local media in recent years. An international phenomenon, it has already been the subject of much study in the academy, despite it being a recent occurrence. This article deals with the literature review of scientific articles published
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Communication Campaigns and their Implications for Strategic Competition with Russia
RAND Corporation (2021), 19 pp.
"The most effective campaigns are face-to-face, repeated campaigns. Such campaigns generally have a larger average impact on persuasion, knowledge, and behavior than remote campaigns (such as ones conducted through television or the internet). Negative and positive messages appear to be almost equal
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Vaccine Hesitancy in Online Spaces: A Scoping Review of the Research Literature, 2000-2020
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 2, issue 5 (2021), 18 pp.
"We review 100 articles published from 2000 to early 2020 that research aspects of vaccine hesitancy in online communication spaces and identify several gaps in the literature prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. These gaps relate to five areas: disciplinary focus; specific vaccine, condition, or disease
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Persuasive strategies in online health misinformation: A systematic review
Information, Communication & Society, volume 26, issue 11 (2021), pp. 2131-2148
"A proliferation of a variety of health misinformation is present online, particularly during times of public health crisis. To combat online health misinformation, numerous studies have been conducted to taxonomize health misinformation or examine debunking strategies for various types of health mi
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An Evaluation of Online Security Guides for Journalists
Berkeley: University of California, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (2021), 41 pp.
"As detailed in this paper, the analysis revealed that most online security guides for journalists do not prioritize their content effectively, and provide no clear path for users to improve their security in a time-efficient way. The advice provided was also inconsistent across the guides. This pap
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Gender Digital Divide: Desk Review Report
Washington, DC: USAID (2021), viii, 87 pp.
"This desk review is the first phase of creating gender digital divide tools for USAID Gender Advisors. It provides an overview of the current status of the gender digital divide (with a particular focus on mobile phones and mobile Internet, although these are not the only aspects of the gender digi
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Feminist and Gender Perspectives in Literature on Media & Development
Deep Insights
Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome); MEDAS21 (2021), 24 pp.
"Gender remains an under-researched topic in the literature on media and development. A brief evaluation of seven books on media development and media for development shows that only 2% of pages are devoted to gender and feminist issues and that ‘gender’ and ‘women’ are often framed in narro
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Overlooking the Political Economy in the Research on Propaganda
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 2, issue special issue (2021), 14 pp.
"A thematic meta-analysis – of recent literature on online propaganda in the context of the Global South, and 20 Facebook-funded research projects in 2018 – shows that research is overwhelmingly focused on the psychological and behavioral impacts of propaganda. This research advocates for promot
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Making Cititzen-Centred Accountability Last: Time, Money, Partners, Motivation. Research Report
Integrity Action (2021), 41 pp.
"Citizen monitoring, social audits, mobile-based feedback systems, procurement monitoring: These are just a few examples of so-called citizen-centred accountability (CCA) mechanisms which governments and civil society organisations have developed to encourage citizens to feedback on the services the
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