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Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 Transition: Lessons from the United States and the Netherlands

Jorrit Kamminga

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2013), 25 pp.

"The end of the security transition process in Afghanistan in 2014 marks the need to rethink foreign public diplomacy efforts in the country. As Afghanistan is entering its ‘transformational decade’, there is a unique opportunity to disconnect public diplomacy from the military–security paradi ... more

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The Media Landscape in 54 Countries: Country Profiles from the 2011 and 2012 UIS Pilot Surveys

Paris: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), 155 pp.

"The current UIS Questionnaire on Media Statistics provides information for three UNESCO frameworks, namely the Media and Information Literacy Framework, the Media Development Indicators Framework and the Framework for Cultural Statistics. The questionnaire collects data for reporting global progres ... more

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Public Communication Campaigns

Ronald E. Rice, William J. Paisley (eds.)

Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.

"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more

State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions

Paul Murschetz (ed.)

Heidelberg et al.: Springer (2013), xii, 402 pp.

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Diplomacy, Development and Security in the Information Age

Shanthi Kalathil (ed.)

Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (2013), v, 142 pp.

"[...] This series thus proposes to unpack the concepts of transparency and volatility across three major arenas of international affairs: security, diplomacy, and development. Each issue-area features two essays, each focusing on different aspects of transparency and/or volatility. Two additional e ... more

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Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

Ulla Carlsson, Sherri Hope Culver (eds.)

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom;UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (2013), 416 pp.

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Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments

Rüdiger Wischenbart

Carlo Carrenho; Veronika Licher; Miha Kovac; Vinutha Mallya (contrib.)

O'Reilly, revised and updated ed. (2013), 111 pp.

"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate ... more

Zapping TV: El paisaje de la tele latina
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Omar Rincón (ed.)

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2013), 331 pp.

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Calling the Shots: How Ownership Structures Affect the Independence of News Media

Michelle J. Foster

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 35 pp.

"At an international level, the media development community should advocate for standards governing media cross-ownership limitations, best practices in media licensing, and the licensing of the broadcast spectrum. States should adopt net neutrality and support increased uncensored access to social ... more

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U.S. and Finnish Journalists: A Comparative Study of Roles, Responsibilities, and Emotional Reactions to School Shootings

Klas Backholm, Marguerite Moritz, Kaj Björkqvist

In: School Shootings: Mediatized Violence in a Global Age

Glenn W. Muschert; Johanna Sumiala (eds.)

Leeds: Emerald Publishing (2012), pp. 141-160

"In the chapter, journalistic work ethics on the scene during school shootings and journalists’ psychological stress reactions after such work is studied. Approach: Findings are based on several qualitative studies carried out separately at different time periods, spanning over a decade. Included ... more

New Media Literacies and Participatory Popular Culture Across Borders

Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger

New York: Routledge (2012), xiv, 219 pp.

"How do students' online literacy practices intersect with online popular culture? In this book scholars from a range of countries including Australia, Lebanon, Nepal, Qatar, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States illustrate and analyze how literacy practices that are mediated through and influ ... more

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Picturing Afghanistan: The Photography of Foreign Conflict

Paul Verschueren

New York: Hampton Press (2012), xiii, 199 pp.

"Picturing Afghanistan is an in-depth account of the Euro-American visualization of the conflict in Afghanistan. Comparing images in public affairs, psychological warfare, journalism and the photobook, the author argues that there are no strong boundaries between photography in war and photography a ... more

100 Best Practices in Combating Trafficking in Persons: The Role of Civil Society

Washington, DC: Johns Hopkins University, Protection Project (2012), 122 pp.

"The Protection Project encourages the dissemination of information about the best ways to combat trafficking in persons by recommending five main components of civil society: (a) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), (b) corporations, (c) academia, (d) media, and (e) faith-based organizations. The ... more

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Global and Local Televangelism

Pradip Thomas, Philip Lee (eds.)

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xiv, 250 pp.

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The Handbook of Crisis Communication

W. Timothy Coombs, Sherry J. Holladay (eds.)

Chichester; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell, paperback ed. (2012), xxvii, 737 pp.

Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World

Philip Seib (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), 204 pp.

"For Al Jazeera English (AJE), the Arab revolutions of 2011 offered an opportunity that news executives dream about. It was the biggest story of the century, it was happening on home territory, and the channel had the expertise and the reportorial staff on the ground at levels its competitors could ... more

Building Support for International Development: Results and Recommendations from a Multi-Country Study Aimed at Understanding and Communicating with Key Policy Constituencies

Klara Debeljak

Washington, DC et al.: Intermedia;Gates Foundation (2012), 49 pp.

"The study focused on the following themes: how and under what conditions are priority target groups for engagement with development policy issues in China, France, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States most likely to engage; what factors influence and motivate both engagement and policy dec ... more

The Rise of E-Reading

Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden, Joanna Brenner

Washington, DC: Pew Research Center, Internet & American Life Project (2012), 68 pp.

"The rise of e-books in American culture is part of a larger story about a shift from printed to digital material. Using a broader definition of e-content in a survey ending in December 2011, some 43% of Americans age 16 and older say they have either read an e-book in the past year or have read oth ... more