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World Press Trends 2020-2021

World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 97 slides

"Despite the impact of the pandemic, it’s worth noting that the news media industry is a US$ 112.4 billion business, according to our analysis. But, of course, we cannot come up with any original superlatives (and won’t) to characterise the effects of the pandemic on our business (some bad, some ... more

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The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2021
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Anne Delaporte, Kalvin Bahia et al.

GSMA (2021), 66 pp.

"Six years ago, about a third of the world’s population were using mobile internet. Today, it is more than half. Despite this progress, the pandemic has highlighted how big gaps in connectivity persist, even in high-income markets. 3.8 billion people still do not have access to the internet – du ... more

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The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2021

Isabelle Carboni et al.

London: GSMA (2021), 65 pp.

"1. Women’s access to mobile internet continues to increase across low- and middle-income countries, while mobile ownership remains relatively flat: 83 per cent of women own a mobile phone and 58 per cent use mobile internet. Women are also more likely than men to access the internet exclusively o ... more

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The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2022

Anne Delaporte, Kalvin Bahia et al.

London: GSMA (2021), 76 pp.

"Mobile internet use has reached 55% of the world's population. By the end of 2021, 4.3 billion people were using mobile internet, an increase of almost 300 million since the end of 2020. Growth in mobile internet adoption has almost entirely been driven by people living in low- and middle-income co ... more

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Regulación para combatir la desinformación: Estudio de ocho casos internacionales y recomendaciones para un enfoque democrático

João Brant, João Guilherme Bastos dos Santos, Tatiana Dourado, Marina Pita

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2020), 32 pp.

"El análisis revela los desafíos al proceso de construcción de soluciones reguladoras que protejan derechos y sean efectivas para promover el acceso a información confiable. La desinformación está profundamente entrelazada con los procesos políticos y sociales, y no es posible pensar en soluc ... more

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Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media
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Monika Djerf-Pierre, Maria Edström (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom (2020), 338 pp.

"Comparing Gender and Media Equality across the Globe addresses longstanding questions in the study of gender equality in media content and media organisations across countries and over time. Drawing on data from the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP), European Institute for Gender Equality (EIG ... more

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The Sage Handbook of Media and Migration
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Kevin Smets, Koen Leurs, Myria Georgiou, Saskia Witteborn, Radhika Gajjala (eds.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2020), lxii, 638 pp.

"The SAGE Handbook of Media and Migration offers a comprehensive overview of media and migration through new research, as well as a review of present scholarship in this expanding and promising field. It explores key interdisciplinary concepts and methodologies, and how these are challenged by new r ... more

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Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives

Philip N. Howard

New Haven; London: Yale University Press (2020), xviii, 221 pp.

"Artificially intelligent “bot” accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish junk news sites to promote their outlandish beliefs. Campaigners create fake dating profiles to attract young voters. We live in a world of technologies that misdirect our ... more

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Media Activist Research Ethics: Global Approaches to Negotiating Power in Social Justice Research

Sandra Jeppesen, Paola Sartoretto (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xxiii, 276 pp.

"This book maps complex ethical dilemmas in social justice research practices in media and communication. Contributors critically analyse power dynamics that arise when building equitable research relations with media activists, social movements, and cultural producers, considering issues of access, ... more

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In 80 Büchern um die Welt: Katalog zur Ausstellung kirchenhistorischer Bestände in der Missionsbibliothek und katholischen Dokumentationsstelle mikado in Aachen

Thomas Richter, Michael Drummen (eds.)

Aachen: Missio;mikado - Missionsbibliothek und katholischen Dokumentationsstelle;Missionswissenschaftliches Institut Missio (2020), 270 pp.

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Advocacy in restricted spaces: A toolkit for civil society organizations
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Inspiring Practice

Danya Greenfield

Lifeline Fund for Embattled CSOs;Freedom House (2020), 46 pp.

"There are many valuable resources on how to conduct advocacy that provide a detailed, step-by-step approach. These approaches include best practices for identifying stakeholders, developing a message, or planning a timeline. We will not go deeply into these topics, but we do want to provide an intr ... more

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Enabling Media Markets to Work for Democracy: An International Fund for Public Interest Media. Feasibility Study

James Deane, Maha Taki et al.

London: BBC Media Action (2020), 121 pp.

"This study outlines the case for, and the practical feasibility of establishing, a new International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM). Such a Fund would focus mainly on resource-poor settings across the world where the economic and political challenges confronting independent media have becom ... more

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Reflect Reality Handbook
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Natalie White, Deborah Enso (eds.)

Internews;United for News Coalition (2020), 107 pp.

"Reflect Reality is a resource and toolkit for newsrooms, journalists and business professionals to increase women as sources in the news media. It includes strategies and best practices from more than two dozen individuals and organizations working around the world to amplify women’s expert and a ... more

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Perspectives from the Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2020–2024. Pulling the future forward: The entertainment and media industry reconfigures amid recovery

Werner Ballhaus, Wilson Chow et al.

PwC (2020), 24 pp.

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Verschwörungstheorien: Früher und heute

Stiftung Kloster Dalheim (ed.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2020), 301 pp.

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Annual Report 2019

Lausanne: Fondation Hirondelle (2020), 30 pp.

"In 2019, Fondation Hirondelle defined a new strategy for the years to come, following discussions with its employees, management, Board and partners. This strategy focuses on strengthening collaboration with our local partners, particularly for the co-production of content; on our ability to respon ... more

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Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories

Michael Butter, Peter Knight (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), xx, 680 pp.

"Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, the Routledge Handbook of Conspiracy Theories provides a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories as an important social, cultural and political phenomenon in contemporary life. This handbook provides the most complete analysis of the phenomenon ... more

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Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures

Geneva: ITU (2020), 17 pp.

"Facts and Figures 2020 reveals that people in rural areas continue to face greater challenges than people in urban areas in terms of remaining connected during the lockdown, especially in developing economies. Large swathes of the rural landscape are still not covered by mobile broadband networks, ... more

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Handbuch Zivilgesellschaft

Rupert Graf Strachwitz, Eckhard Priller, Benjamin Triebe

Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg (2020), xi, 360 pp.

"In 10 Kapiteln werden traditionelle und neue Erscheinungsformen der Zivilgesellschaft einander gegenübergestellt. Als Folien dienen ein analytisches Bereichskonzept von Zivilgesellschaft, die Hirschmansche Einteilung in ‚loyal, exit, voice‘ und die im Maecenata Institut entwickelte Funktionsdi ... more

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Das ist keine Propaganda: Wie unsere Wirklichkeit zertrümmert wird

Peter Pomerantsev

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2020), 295 pp.

"Auf der ganzen Welt nutzen unterschiedlichste Akteure die Wirkungsmechanismen der digitalen Medien aus, um durch gezielte Desinformationskampagnen die öffentliche Meinung zu beeinflussen. Dies, so lautet die zentrale These von Peter Pomerantsev, bedrohe Demokratien und Demokratisierungsprozesse. W ... more

The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2021 Quick Overview

Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media Top Insights

The Sage Handbook of Media and Migration Top Insights

Advocacy in restricted spaces: A toolkit for civil society organizations Key Guidance Inspiring Practice

Reflect Reality Handbook Key Guidance

The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2021
Quick Overview

Comparing Gender and Media Equality Across the Globe: A Cross-National Study of the Qualities, Causes, and Consequences of Gender Equality in and Through the News Media
Top Insights

The Sage Handbook of Media and Migration
Top Insights

Advocacy in restricted spaces: A toolkit for civil society organizations
Key Guidance

Inspiring Practice

Reflect Reality Handbook
Key Guidance