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Global Media and National Policies: The Return of the State

Terry Flew, Petros Iosifidis, Jeanette Steemers (eds.)

Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 228 pp.

"Conventional wisdom views globalization as a process that heralds the diminishing role or even 'death' of the state and the rise of transnational media and transnational consumption. Global Media and National Policies questions those assumptions and shows not only that the nation-state never left b ... more

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Digital Innovation Library

Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016)

"The Digital Innovation Library is an interactive platform designed to showcase the wide range of exciting digital activities that are taking place across the Global South to challenge some of the issues prominent in media development, such as supporting participation and inclusion, or holding to ac ... more

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Civic Media: Technology, Design, Practice

Eric Gordon, Paul Mihailidis (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass; London: MIT Press (2016), xii, 648 pp.

"This book examines the use of “civic media”—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Scholars from a range of disciplines and practitioners from a variety of organizations offer analyses and case studies that ... more

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The Bible revisited: Neue Zugänge im Film

Reinhold Zwick, Peter Hasenberg (eds.)

Marburg: Schüren (2016), 352 pp.

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Voces en las sombras: Una historia de las radios clandestinas

Luis Zaragoza

Madrid: Cátedra (2016), 439 pp.

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Journalist Security in the Digital World: A Survey. Are We Using the Right Tools?

Javier Garza Ramos

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2016), 13 pp.

"This survey was designed to measure how journalists around the world take advantage of technology to enhance their security. The results suggest that there is a general lack of awareness about the power that digital tools have to improve a journalist’s protection. There are scores of organization ... more

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Strategies for Media Reform: International Perspectives

Des Freedman, Jonathan Obar, Cheryl Martens, Robert McChesney (eds.)

New York: Fordham University Press (2016), 360 pp.

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Crowdfunded Journalism: A Small But Growing Addition to Publicly Driven Journalism. Projects Funded Through Kickstarter Cut Across More Than 60 Countries

Nancy Vogt, Amy Mitchell

Pew Research Center (2016), 33 pp.

"From April 28, 2009 to September 15, 2015, 658 journalism-related projects proposed on Kickstarter, one of the largest single hubs for crowdfunding journalism, received full – or more than full – funding, to the tune of nearly $6.3 million. These totals – both in terms of number of projects a ... more

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Journalists and Media Staff Killed 1990 -2015: 25 Years of Contribution Towards Safer Journalism

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2016), 83 pp.

"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has been publishing annual reports, of which this is the 25th, focusing on killing of journalists and media staff in work-related incidents since 1990. To date, the IFJ has recorded at least 2297 killings of these media professionals in targeted ass ... more

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Global Media Studies

Toby Miller, Marwan Kraidy

Cambridge; Malden, Mass.: Polity Press (2016), vii, 247 pp.

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Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

New York: Wiley (2016), xv, 176 pp.

"This book contains a collection of analytical reports by freelance journalists and other experts who have an inside view of global media conditions and anti-press violations related to gender, including digital harassment, discrimination, restricted access to newsmakers, imprisonment, and physical ... more

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"Wir brechen gerade alle Tabus"

Jaafar Abdul Karim, Simone Schlindwein

Medium Magazin, issue 11 (2016), pp. 30-34

"Der junge Deutsch-Araber Jaafar Abdul Karim ist ein Star im arabischen Programm der Deutschen Welle. Simone Schlindwein, Afrika-Korrespondentin der taz, sprach mit ihm über Journalismus in Zeiten der Radikalisierung im In- und Ausland." (Seite 30)

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World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends

Washington, DC: World Bank (2016), xxiii, 330 pp.

"Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. Digital dividends—the broader development benefits from using these technologies—have lagged behind. In many instances digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Yet their aggreg ... more

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Open Educational Resources: Policy, Costs and Transformation

Fengchun Miao, Sanjaya Mishra, Rory McGreal (eds.)

Paris; Burnaby: UNESCO;Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2016), 231 pp.

"Open Educational Resources (OER) — teaching, learning and research materials that their owners make free for others to use, revise and share — offer a powerful means of expanding the reach and effectiveness of worldwide education. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and UNESCO co-organised the W ... more

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Peace Journalism Principles and Practices: Responsibly Reporting Conflicts, Reconciliation, and Solutions
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Steven Youngblood

New York; London: Routledge (2016), xvii, 249 pp.

"Long-time peace journalist Steven Youngblood presents the foundations of peace journalism in this exciting new textbook, offering readers the methods, approaches, and concepts required to use journalism as a tool for peace, reconciliation, and development. Guidance is offered on framing stories, et ... more

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Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism. MILID Yearbook 2016

Jagtar Singh, Paulette Kerr, Esther Hamburger (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO (2016), 314 pp.

"The book is divided into five sections: 1. Community Empowerment and Sustainable Development; 2. Hate speech and Incitement; 3. Radicalization and Extremism; 4. Human Rights and Gender Equality; 5. Inter-religious and Intercultural Discourses in the media. Articles submitted are linked to one of th ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action

Roger Mac Ginty, Jenny H. Peterson (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2015), xxvii, 458 pp.

"The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action addresses the political, ethical, legal and practical issues which influence reactions to humanitarian crisis. It does so by exploring the daily dilemmas faced by a range of actors, including policy makers, aid workers, the private sector and the benef ... more

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Perils of Perception 2015: A 33 Country Study

Ipsos (2015), 30 slides

"These are the latest findings from the Ipsos Perils of Perception survey. The results highlight how wrong people across 33 countries are about some key issues and features of the population in their country. Perceptions are not reality… People generally overestimate the total household wealth tha ... more

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Digital Divides: The New Challenges and Opportunities of E-Inclusion

Kim J. Andreasson (ed.)

Boca Raton et al.: CRC Press (2015), xxviii, 300 pp.

"The rapid development of the information society has accentuated the importance of digital divides, which refer to economic and social inequalities among populations due to differences in access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT). This book discusses the cu ... more

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Global Media Report 2015: Global Industry Overview

McKinsey (2015), 24 pp.

"Spending on media continues to shift from traditional to digital products and services at a rapid pace. By 2019, we believe digital spending will account for more than 50 percent of overall media spend. Within this, digital video spending will overtake physical spending by 2018, two years earlier t ... more

Peace Journalism Principles and Practices: Responsibly Reporting Conflicts, Reconciliation, and Solutions Key Guidance

Peace Journalism Principles and Practices: Responsibly Reporting Conflicts, Reconciliation, and Solutions
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