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China's Media and Soft Power in Africa: Promotion and Perceptions
Deep Insights
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xii, 237 pp.
"This volume brings together scholars from different disciplines and nations to examine and assess the effectiveness of China's soft power initiatives in Africa. It throws light not only on China's engagement with Africa but also on how China's increasing influence is received in the African media."
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Media Industries in the Middle East 2016
Deep Insights
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar; Doha Film Institute (2016), 174 pp.
"This report contains the collected, examined, and produced information on the fundamental characteristics of the media and communication industries, whenever possible, in the MENA region as a whole. It typically includes 14 countries from Mauritania on the Atlantic Ocean to Oman on the Arab Gulf. F
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Requirements for Modern Journalism Education: The Perspectives of Students in South East Europe
Deep Insights
Berlin; Sofia: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2016), 207 pp.
"The KAS Task Force on Journalism Education in South East Europe has conducted a survey among journalism undergraduates and graduates in five countries – a first-time initiative in the region. Their response can be seen as a testimonial of a media sector in turmoil. In the Western Balkans and othe
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Funding and Governance Models of the Public Service Media in the Countries of South East Europe: Comparing Models and Demanding Reforms of Public Service Media
Deep Insights
Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2016), 32 pp.
"In this comparative regional overview of the governing and funding models of public service media in the countries of South East Europe, we see a variety of solutions. The information we have gathered and presented here demonstrates once again that these media organisations use large amounts of pub
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Fragile Finance: The Revenue Models of Oppositional News Outlets in Repressive Regimes
Deep Insights
International Communication Gazette, volume 78, issue 6 (2016), pp. 514-535
"For journalists promoting the free flow of information in repressive or restrictive media environments, the issue of financial sustainability is complex. Both media in exile (out-of-country news outlets feeding independent information into the country of origin) and news outlets in restrictive news
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Countering Violent Extremism Through Media and Communication Strategies: A Review of the Evidence
Deep Insights
Partnership for Conflict, Crime & Security Research (PaCCS) (2016), 40 pp.
"Part I focuses on 'Counter-Narratives', looking at the evidence relating to strategic policy communication strategies and counter-propaganda techniques. This reflects literature from policymakers, think-tanks, and civil society initiatives rather than the academic literature base. Current literatur
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Where Have All the Textbooks Gone? Toward Sustainable Provision of Teaching and Learning Materials in Sub-Saharan Africa
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank Group (2015), xxiii, 266 pp.
"The key role of textbooks and other teaching and learning materials (TLMs) in enhancing the quality of learning is almost universally recognized. Numerous factors are involved in provision of TLMs, including curriculum, literacy and numeracy, language of instruction policy, procurement and distribu
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Untold Stories: How Corruption and Conflicts of Interest Stalk the Newsroom
Deep Insights
London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), v, 82 pp.
"This report, which has been produced by a group of distinguished journalists and their supporters, examines the broad scope of the crisis. It covers countries where media are on the frontline of tough political battles, such as Egypt and Turkey. In Ukraine, for instance, the practice of paid-for jo
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Tendances mondiales en matières de liberté d'expression et de dévelppement des médias: Regards sur le numérique 2015
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2015), 210 pp.
Primer estudio de medios digitales y periodismo en América Latina: Iniciativas, modelos de negocio y buenas prácticas
Deep Insights
México, DF: Factual A.C.; Fondo Regional para la Innovación Digital en América Latina y el Caribe (FRIDA) (2015), 71 pp.
"El panorama de medios digitales en América Latina es sumamente diverso. Existen numerosas apuestas y distintos modelos de periodismo, pero se identifican claramente al menos tres retos comunes a todos los medios digitales de la región:
1. Financiamiento. Los medios digitales tienen como principa
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The Trust Factor: An EJN Review of Journalism and Self-Regulation
Deep Insights
London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), 72 pp.
"This report examines self-regulation in challenging times. Journalism is increasingly a single stream of information disseminated simultaneously across different platforms of media, but its regulation remains dominated by old-fashioned notions of how media work. Usually there are two ways of regula
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The Television Genre Book
Deep Insights
London: British Film Institute (bfi), 3rd ed. (2015), xii, 244 pp.
"Genre is central to understanding the industrial context and visual form of television. This new edition of the key textbook on television genre brings together leading international scholars to provide an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the debates, issues and concerns of the field. S
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Routledge Handbook of Chinese Media
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2015), xviii, 486 pp.
"The study of Chinese media is a field that is growing and evolving at an exponential rate. Not only are the Chinese media a fascinating subject for analysis in their own right, but they also offer scholars and students a window to observe multi-directional flows of information, culture and communic
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Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe
Deep Insights
Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2015), x, 552 pp.
"This is a book about free speech narratives. Stories about how imagination and rational thinking in wildly different cultures capture, imagine, and conceptualize what freedom of speech means. 1989 and 2011 are only two recent (in historic perspective) turning points when freedom of speech and freed
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Assessment of the Media Development Sector in the Southern Mediterranean Region
Deep Insights
MedMedia; European Union (2015), 32 pp.
"This research study examines and assesses the progress of media development work in the Southern Mediterranean region in the wake of the Arab Spring. It highlights the challenges faced by international agencies and presents examples of effective, innovative interventions that could help to shape be
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Video Games Around the World
Deep Insights
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2015), xiv, 697 pp.
"Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and cultur
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The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives
Deep Insights
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xxiv, 508 pp.
"There are a multitude of UN legal instruments which pertain to the rights of freedom of expression and information, and this book is the first to comprehensively map them and their function. It details the chequered history of both rights within the UN system and evaluates the suitability of the sy
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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2015), xvii, 583 pp.
"Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and provides a guide for the work of future scholars. It explores: "key issues of definition and of methodology, religious encounters with popular
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Media, Discussion, and Attitudes in Fragile Contexts
Deep Insights
London: BBC Media Action (2015), 48 pp.
"The report explores how discussion programmes – where a diverse audience, representing the whole of society, is engaged in fair and balanced debate – can stimulate both private/interpersonal discussion and public discussion in either a community setting or one hosted by local government. It the
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The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication
Deep Insights
Malden, Mass.: Wiley (2015), 673 pp.
"This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leading scholarship into a practical and valuable single volume. Jointly published with the International Communication Association (ICA), the leading acad
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