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Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2013), 881 pp.
"Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 60 countries around the world. This report is the fourth in a series and focuses on developments that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. The previous edition, covering 47 countries, was published in September 2012. 'Fre
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Christen in großer Bedrängnis: Diskriminierung und Unterdrückung. Dokumentation 2013
München: Kirche in Not (2013), 184 pp.
Journalism in Syria: Impossible Job?
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2013), 33 pp.
Die weltweite Situation der christlichen Minderheiten
München: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS) (2013), 88 pp.
Nation as Neighborhood: How Bab Al-Hara Dramatized Syrian Identity
Media, Culture & Society, volume 35, issue 5 (2013), pp. 586-601
"This article discusses a popular Syrian television drama series, Bab al-Hara (The Neighborhood Gate), which ran for five seasons (2006-10). It is part of a genre of television series called the "Damascene milieu," which nostalgically dramatizes life in imagined Damascene neighborhoods in the late 1
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Global Information Society Watch 2013: Women's Rights, Gender and ICTs
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2013), 240 pp.
"GISWatch 2013 shows that gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable. While access to the internet for women has increased their participation in the social, economic and governance spheres, there is another side to these opportunities: online harassment, cyberstalking, a
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Journalists' Security in War Zones: Lessons from Syria
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation (2013), 30 pp.
"Stories of journalists entering conflict zones without basic equipment or first aid training are all too familiar; so too are reports of news outlets washing their hands of responsibility regarding commissioned freelancers. This needs to change, and it can, so long as enough voices in the industry
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Syria Media Map
Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.
This report addresses the state of the media in Syria; the laws that regulate and restrict the media, and the attacks on the media and journalists. The report also provides a Media Map, a list of print and online publications, radio and TV stations in Syria. According to the conclusion, "the interna
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2013 Social Media Guidebook
Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2013), 153 pp.
Internet Enemies Report 2012
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2012), 72 pp.
The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained: What Works and Why? Global Synthesis Report
London: BBC Media Action (2012), 32 pp.
"This report addresses the challenges of supporting independent media in countries where media freedoms are restricted, based on country case studies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, South Sudan, Syria and Uganda. According to Myers, the dilemmas of foreign support include short-term donor strategies, the l
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Altering Courses in Unknown Waters: Interaction Between Traditional and New Media During the First Months of the Syrian Uprising
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 2, issue 1 (2012), 13 pp.
"This paper aims at investigating the relationship between traditional and social media during the first six months of the Syrian uprising. Thanks to direct testimony made available to the author by various cyber activists inside and outside Syria and through constant monitoring of the official prop
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Walking a Tightrope: News Media and Freedom of Expression in the Middle East
Deep Insights
Beirut: Heinrich Böll Stiftung, 2nd revised ed. (2012), 161 pp.
"This report reviews the situation in which media operate in the Middle East, specifically in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, and also including a short section on Tunisia [...] Part 1 explores the historical development of the media in the region, outlines their structural environment, and
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Syria’s Cyber Wars
Open Society Foundation (2012), 25 pp.
"The government in Syria came to differentiate between political dissent and the civil society activism in which the new generation plays a vital role thanks to the use of social media. Unable to control the burst of online activity, Damascus was forced to focus on monitoring key dissenters and huma
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Syria Crisis: Humanitarian Information Needs Assessment - Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan
Arcata, Calif.; London: Internews (2012), 17 pp.
"Internews surveyed more than 120 Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp, asking a set of 30 questions about information needs, sources, and trust levels. Additionally, 20 in-depth key informant interviews were conducted with humanitarian workers and media professionals in Jordan and in Beirut, Lebanon. As
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Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015: Arab Media Exposure and Transition. Forecasts and Analysis of Traditional and Digital Media in the Arab World
Dubai: Dubai Press Club, 4th ed. (2012), 247 pp.
"The Arab Media Outlook is the most comprehensive publication on the Arab Media Industry and represents one of the key knowledge development initiatives of the Dubai Press Club. The report serves as a reference point of the media industry in the region highlighting media trends across 17 markets and
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Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2012), 273 pp.
"GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society. The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports pu
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