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Digital Skills for Life and Work: What are the Educational Implications of the ‘Broadband Society’ for the Development of Digital Skills for Life and Work?

Working Group on Education

UNESCO;Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development (2017), iv, 124 pp.

"The term ‘digital skills’ refers to a range of different abilities, many of which are not only ‘skills’ per se, but a combination of behaviours, expertise, know-how, work habits, character traits, dispositions and critical understandings. These skills and competencies are interconnected and ... more

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5th Conference on Media Development in Myanmar: Inclusive Independent Media in a New Democracy, 7–8 November 2016

Susan Cunningham

Yangoon: UNESCO (2017), 32 pp.

"Under the heading “Inclusive, independent media in a new democracy”, the 5th annual Myanmar Media Development Conference took place 7 – 8 November 2016 in Yangon, the first to be held under the new democratically elected government. The conference featured government representatives, media ow ... more

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Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age
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Julie Posetti

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 191 pp.

"This study, which covers 121 UNESCO Member States, represents a global benchmarking of journalistic source protection in the Digital Age. It focuses on developments during the period 2007-2015. The legal frameworks that support protection of journ ... more

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An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity
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Larry Kilman

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 98 pp.

"This report takes a look at a selection of the innovative, successful ways media companies, individual journalists and civil society organizations are coming together to improve journalist safety. These are cases of people taking the initiative, of acting on behalf of the profession, of not sitting ... more

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Une personne attaquée, tous concernés: Initiatives exemplaires de protection des journalistes et de lutte contre l'impunité
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Larry Kilman

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 98 pp.

"Ce rapport met en lumière une sélection de voies et moyens novateurs et efficaces grâce auxquels des entreprises de presse, des journalistes et des organisations de la société civile se regroupent pour améliorer la sécurité des journalistes. Ce sont des cas de gens qui prennent des initiati ... more

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Atentar contra uno es atentar contra todos: Iniciativas exitosas para proteger a los periodistas y combatir la impunidad
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Larry Kilman

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 98 pp.

"Este informe presenta una selección de las formas innovadoras y exitosas por las cuales los medios de comunicación, sus profesionales y las organizaciones sociales se están agrupando para mejorar la seguridad de los periodistas. Estos son casos de personas que han tomado la iniciativa, en nombre ... more

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Terrorism and the Media

Jean-Paul Marthoz

Paris: UNESCO, revised ed. (2017), 110 pp.

"Targeted towards journalists and media professionals, this handbook is designed to provide key information and encourage reflection on the way that terrorism is covered in the media. Based upon advice from leading institutions and experts, and filled with examples, it explores the professional chal ... more

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Enlarging Choices: Cultural Content and Public Service Media

Christine M. Merkel

In: Re | Shaping Cultural Policies: Advancing Creativity for Development

Paris: UNESCO (2017), pp. 53-67

"The second chapter is devoted to the public service media as producers, commissioners, distributors, disseminators and mediators of high-quality cultural content. The author has been able to identify many substantial improvements in the legislative base for media freedom and diversity, as governmen ... more

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Assessment of Media Development in Swaziland: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Vuyisile Sikelela Hlatshwayo

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 133 pp.

"The overall conclusion is that there is an urgent need to address the specific legal framework and major technical and financial challenges identified in this study to ensure pluralism and media diversity in the Kingdom of Swaziland." (Page 10)

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Les médias face au terrorisme: Manuel pour les journalistes

Jean-Paul Marthoz

Paris: UNESCO, revised ed. (2017), 116 pp.

"Destiné aux journalistes et aux professionnels des médias, ce manuel vise à fournir des informations clés et à encourager une réflexion sur le traitement du terrorisme dans et par les médias. Fondé sur des conseils d’experts et d’institutions de renom, émaillé de nombreux exemples, il ... more

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What if We All Governed the Internet? Advancing Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance

Anri van der Spuy

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 108 pp.

"The research in these pages covers the theory around multistakeholder participation in Internet governance through a review of relevant literature. It also analyses case studies from Kenya to Brazil, South Korea, and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which illustrate how multistakeholder approac ... more

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Survey on Privacy in Media and Information Literacy with Youth Perspectives

Sherri Hope Culver, Alton Grizzle

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 121 pp.

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Assessment of Media Development in Bolivia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Erick Torrico Villanueva, Sandra Villegas Taborga

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 105 pp.

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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2017/2018
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Nicole Stremlau, Iginio Gagliardone, Monroe Price et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 200 pp.

"We have noted profound transformations in the field of media freedom, which is making progress in certain areas, but losing ground in others. Media freedom is limited in particular by many legal restrictions on the right to impart information and ideas, although progress is being made with regard t ... more

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Concentration of Media Ownership and Freedom of Expression: Global Standards and Implications for the Americas

Toby Mendel, Angel García Castillejo, Gustavo Gómez

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 33 pp.

"The idea of rules limiting concentration of media ownership is often cast by media owners as a restriction on their right to freedom of expression. Unfortunately, the behaviour of States in Latin America has often lent support to this perspective, especially when States abuse for political ends the ... more

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Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research

Séraphin Alava, Divina Frau-Meigs, Ghayda Hassan

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 161 pp.

"Based on a bibliometric and scientific study of research conducted in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arab world, parts of Africa and Asia on the links between the use of social media and the phenomena of radicalization, the Report analyzes more than 550 studies published i ... more

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Model Course on Safety of Journalists: A Guide for Journalism Teachers in the Arab States

Michael Foley, Clare Arthurs, Magda Abu-Fadil

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 172 pp.

"Safety of Journalists: A Model Course for the Arab States is a significant instalment in our UNESCO Series on Journalism Education. Developed in partnership with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the publication responds to the di ... more

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Youth Waging Peace: Youth Led Guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Education

Carolyn Nash, Yulia Nesterova (ed.)

New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP);UNESCO (2017), 324 pp.

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Survey on Youth and Media in Palestine

Nader Said, Muna Amasheh

Ramallah: NET-MED Youth Project;Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD);UNESCO (2017), 23 pp.

"Seventy one percent of Palestinian youth say that they are most interested in following local news and events, 14% are most interested in following regional and international news and events, while 15% don’t follow the news at all. New media platorms are utlized the most by youth in the case of a ... more

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Youth Led Guide on Prevention of Violent Extremism Through Education: #youthwagingpeace

Carolyn Nash, Yulia Nesterova, Kenneth Primrose, Wing Yu Alice Chan, Paul A. Rios, María José Velásquez Flores, Aniqah Zowmi

New Delhi: UNESCO;Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) (2017), 324 pp.

"This guide is driven by the need not to add to the library of information on violent extremism but to underscore a message often missed: to reach young people effectively, we must respect their ability to grasp the reality of injustice, intolerance, and inequity [...] we found that three key messag ... more

Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age Top Insights

An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity Inspiring Practice

Une personne attaquée, tous concernés: Initiatives exemplaires de protection des journalistes et de lutte contre l'impunité Inspiring Practice

Atentar contra uno es atentar contra todos: Iniciativas exitosas para proteger a los periodistas y combatir la impunidad Inspiring Practice

World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2017/2018 Top Insights

Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age
Top Insights

An Attack on One is an Attack on All: Successful Initiatives to Protect Journalists and Combat Impunity
Inspiring Practice

Une personne attaquée, tous concernés: Initiatives exemplaires de protection des journalistes et de lutte contre l'impunité
Inspiring Practice

Atentar contra uno es atentar contra todos: Iniciativas exitosas para proteger a los periodistas y combatir la impunidad
Inspiring Practice

World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2017/2018
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