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Digital Divides: The New Challenges and Opportunities of E-Inclusion
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
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ICT Facts and Figures
Geneva: ITU (2014), 8 pp.
"The new figures show that, by the end of 2014, there will be almost 3 billion Internet users, two-thirds of them coming from the developing world, and that the number of mobile-broadband subscriptions will reach 2.3 billion globally. Fifty-five per cent of these subscriptions are expected to be in
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Terrorism and the Media
Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2014), 52 pp.
"Media attention devoted to terrorist attacks varies substantially across global conflict zones. This paper systematically analyzes what determines media coverage of terrorist attacks. One of the most important findings relates to suicide attacks: these particularly devastating forms of terrorism re
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Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication
New York; London: Routledge (2014), ix, 206 pp.
World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
Paris: UNESCO (2014), 105 pp.
"The overarching global trend with respect to media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists over the past several years is that of disruption and change brought on by technology, and to a lesser extent, the global financial crisis. These trends have impacted traditional econom
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The Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity
Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2014), 58 pp.
"This report provides analysis of the 593 killings of journalists as condemned by the Director-General of UNESCO between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2013 with an emphasis on cases which took place in 2012 and 2013. With 123 killings, 2012 constitutes the deadliest year for journalists since the r
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Sending Messages to Reduce Violent Conflict
GSDRC (2014), 11 pp.
"Sending messages is likely to only be effective in conjunction with a comprehensive approach involving a wider range of activities, such as dialogue or training. The media, such as newspapers, radio and television, are the main way that messages to change attitudes and behaviour are communicated in
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Comics: A Global History, 1968 to the Present
London: Thames & Hudson (2014), 319 pp.
"The book traces comics’ evolution up to the emergence of today's global, digital scene and the medium’s likely future. Robert Crumb and Gabrielle Bell, Jack Kirby and Alan Moore, Moebius, Yumiko Oshima and Osamu Tezuka are just a few of the hundreds of artists and writers included – making it
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Wer erzählt? Fotografie und Macht
iz3w, issue 343 (2014), pp. 16-40
"Im Kontext einer nord-süd-politisch relevanten Information interessiert besonders die Frage der Repräsentation, der Klischeebildung, der Ermächtigung. Ein Foto kann empathisch aufmerksam machen oder zur Schau stellen, aber auch Nähe erzeugen, berühren. Nicht immer folgt auf eine gute Absicht e
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The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism
New York: Cambridge University Press (2014), xiii, 340 pp.
Freedom of the Press 2014
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2014), 28 pp.
"Global press freedom fell to its lowest level in over a decade in 2013, as hopes raised by the Arab Spring were further dashed by major regression in Egypt, Libya, and Jordan, and marked setbacks also occurred in Turkey, Ukraine, and a number of countries in East Africa. In another key development,
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Estudio de revisión bibliográfica: Estándares de calidad en TV infantil
Santiago de Chile: Consejo Nacional de Televisión (CNTV) (2014), 36 pp.
The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications
Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2014), xiv, 611 pp.
By the Numbers: Tracing the Statistical Correlation Between Press Freedom and Democracy
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 38 pp.
"Press freedom is a key component of the general level of democracy in a country. Most often, changes in the state of media freedom have happened in tandem with changes in broader freedoms, therefore making it a sensitive indicator of the overall health of a democracy. In some cases, its deteriorati
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Global Digital Statistics 2014: We Are Social's Snapshot of Key Digital Indicators
Singapore: We Are Social (2014), 181 slides
The Global Intercultural Communication Reader
New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), xiii, 586 pp.
"The collection covers a wide range of topics: the emergence and evolution of the field; issues and challenges in cross-cultural and intercultural inquiry; cultural wisdom and communication practices in context; identity and intercultural competence in a multicultural society; the effects of globali
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Soft Censorship, Hard Impact: A Global Review
Paris; Washington, DC: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA); Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 29 pp.
"Official “soft censorship” (or “indirect government censorship”) describes an array of official actions intended to influence media output short of legal or extra-legal bans, direct censorship of specific content, or physical attacks on media outlets or media practitioners [...] A crucial f
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The History of the Book in 100 Books: The Complete Story, from Egypt to e-book
London: British Library (2014), 288 pp.
"In The History of the Book in 100 Books, the authors explore 100 books that have played a critical role in the creation and expansion of books and all that they bring - literacy, numeracy, expansion of knowledge, religion, political theory, oppression, liberation, and much more. The book is ordered
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