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Covering Trauma in Canadian Journalism: Exploring the Challenges

Patrice Keats, Marla Buchanan

Traumatology, volume 19, issue 3 (2012), pp. 210-222

"This critical ethnographic study is an investigation of the effects of witnessing trauma for Canadian journalists and photojournalists working on national and international assignments. Our primary aim is to describe our participants’ understanding of the effects of covering trauma, disaster, or ... more

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The Magic of Bollywood: At Home and Abroad

Anjali Gera Roy (ed.)

New Delhi; Thousand Oaks: Sage (2012), xviii, 334 pp.

"This anthology aims to portray the “soft” power of Bollywood, which makes it a unique and powerful disseminator of Indian culture and values abroad. The essays in the book examine Bollywood's popularity within and outside South Asia, focusing on its role in international relations and diplomacy ... more

Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

Carolyn M. Byerly

Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.

"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei ... more

Expanding Peace Journalism: Comparative and Critical Approaches

Jake Lynch, Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Robert A. Hackett (eds.)

Sydney: Sydney University Press (2011), 389 pp.

Cross-National Comparative Analysis of Community Radio Funding Schemes

Kenneth Murphy et al.

Dublin: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) (2011), x, 108 pp.

"This research project was undertaken with the purpose of exploring the ways in which government mandated programme production schemes may contribute to the capacities and sustainability of the community radio sector. The study involved a critical policy analysis of the Irish Sound and Vision Scheme ... more

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The Power of Global Community Media
Inspiring Practice

Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

The Mediation of Poverty: The News, New Media and Politics

Joanna Redden

Goldsmiths, University of London, Doctoral Thesis (2011), 265 pp.

"This thesis considers how the mediation of poverty in Canada and the United Kingdom influences responses to the issue of poverty. The thesis focuses in particular on the issue dynamics concerning children as constructions of a “deserving poor” and immigrants as constructions of an “undeservin ... more

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Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey

Toby Mendel

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2011), ix, 96 pp.

"This book explores the legal and regulatory systems governing public service broadcasters in eight different countries around the world, looking at the services they provide, the way in which their mandates are defined, their internal governance systems, mechanisms of oversight or accountability an ... more

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Coping with traumatic stress in journalism: A critical ethnographic study

Marla Buchanan, Patrice Keats

International Journal of Psychology, volume 46, issue 2 (2011), pp. 127-135

"Journalists who witness trauma and disaster events are at risk for physical, emotional, and psychological injury. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a critical ethnographic study among 31 Canadian journalists and photojournalists with regard to coping strategies used to buffer t ... more

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Making Our Media: Global Initiatives Toward a Democratic Public Sphere. Vol. I: Creating New Communication Spaces

Clemencia Rodríguez, Dorothy Kidd, Laura Stein (eds.)

Cresskill: Hampton Press (2010), x, 338 pp.

Medios de servicio público y transparencia: Análisis y medición de su desempeño

Fidela Navarro Rodríguez, Ernesto Villanueva

Quito: CIESPAL, 2nd ed. (2010), 321 pp.

"El estudio de los medios públicos desde la doble perspectiva jurídica y de análisis de desempeño constituye una iniciativa inédita y necesaria. Lo consideramos así porque no hay todavía distinciones conceptuales claras entre lo que son medios públicos, medios de servicio público y medios g ... more

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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp.

"The Handbook presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide. Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers a complete reference source to the interactio ... more

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Understanding Community Media
Top Insights

Kevin Howley (ed.)

London et al.: Sage (2010), xii, 410 pp.

"With contributions from an international team of well-known experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this comprehensive volume examines community-based media from theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives. More than 30 original essays provide an incisive and timely analysis ... more

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Medien und Integration in Nordamerika: Erfahrungen aus den Einwanderungsländern Kanada und USA

Rainer Geißler, Horst Pöttker

Bielefeld: transcript (2010), 275 pp.

"Der Band versammelt Studien zur Rolle der Medien bei der Integration von Minderheiten in den klassischen Einwanderungsländern USA und Kanada und vergleicht die Situation in Nordamerika mit ihrem Schwerpunkt auf Diversity (Vielfalt) mit der Situation in den neuen Einwanderungsländern Europas, wobe ... more

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Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution
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Richard Keeble, John Tulloch, Florian Zollmann (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2010), xi, 373 pp.

"Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution draws together the work of over twenty leading international writers, journalists, theorists and campaigners in the field of peace journalism. Mainstream media tend to promote the interests of the military and governments in their coverage of warfare. T ... more

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The Applied Theatre Reader

Tim Prentki, Sheila Preston (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xvi, 380 pp.

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Addressing the Effects of Assignment Stress Injury

Marla Buchanan, Patrice Keats

Journalism Practice, volume 3, issue 2 (2009), pp. 162-177

"The purpose of this article is to present the results of a qualitative study on assignment stress injury within journalism. Thirty-one Canadian journalists and photojournalists participated in the research study. The focus of this article is on recommendations offered by our participants to address ... more

Mapping Media Education Policies in the World: Visions, Programmes and Challenges

Divina Frau-Meigs, Jordi Torrent (eds.)

New York; Paris; Huelva: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations;UNESCO;Grupo Comunicar (2009), 259 pp.

"This publication offers a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to media education, considering it from three inter-related dimensions: its national, regional and global contexts; its value to citizens and civic participation; and the crucial role of collaboration among governments, civil soc ... more

Sistemas públicos de comunicação no mundo: Experiências de doze países e o caso brasileiro

Diogo Moyses Rodrigues, Flávia Azevedo, Jonas Chagas Lúcio Valente, Sivaldo Pereira da Silva

São Paulo: Paulus;Intervozes (2009), 333 pp.

"Como contribuição para o debate sobre sistemas públicos de comunicação, este livro traz um estudo das experiências de mídias públicas de doze países (Alemanha, Austrália, Canadá, Colômbia, Espanha, Estados Unidos, França, Itália, Japão, Reino Unido e Venezuela), assim como uma análi ... more