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Global Television: Co-Producing Culture

Barbara J. Selznick

Philadelphia: Temple University Press (2008), xi, 211 pp.

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Auslandsmedien

Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, issue 11 (2008), 38 pp.

"Breaking news überwinden dank Internet und Satellitenfernsehen in Sekundenschnelle Kontinente und Staatsgrenzen. Alles wird global verbreitet und kann in Blogs und Internetforen von jeder und jedem kommentiert werden. Längst nutzen auch totalitäre Staaten und global agierende Terroristen Medien ... more

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Youth, Identity, and Digital Media

David Buckingham (ed.)

Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 206 pp.

"This volume the consequences of digital media use for young people's individual and social identities. The contributors explore how young people use digital media to share ideas and creativity and to participate in networks that are small and large, local and global, intimate and anonymous. They lo ... more

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Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility

Miriam J. Metzger, Andrew J. Flanagin (eds.)

Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 202 pp.

"This volume addresses the issue of credibility—the objective and subjective components that make information believable—in the contemporary media environment. The contributors look particularly at youth audiences and experiences, considering the implications of wide access and the questionable ... more

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Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected

Tara McPherson (ed.)

Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 258 pp.

"This volume examines the core issues that arise when digital media use results in unintended learning experiences and unanticipated social encounters. The contributors examine the complex mix of emergent practices and developments online and elsewhere that empower young users to function as drivers ... more

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Civic Life Online: Learning How Digital Media Can Engage Youth

W. Lance Bennett (ed.)

Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 206 pp.

"Young people today have grown up living substantial portions of their lives online, seeking entertainment, social relationships, and a place to express themselves. It is clear that participation in online communities is important for many young people, but less clear how this translates into civic ... more

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Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs

Sheila Kinkade, Katrin Verclas

Washington, DC; Berkshire: United Nations Foundation;Vodaphone Group Foundation (2008), 59 pp.

"In this second publication in our Access to Communications Publication Series, the authors examine real-life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. The compelling stories por ... more

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"Worldmedia Inc.": Vision oder bereits Geschichte?

Josef Trappel

Media Perspektiven, issue 3 (2008), pp. 138-147

"Im Fazit lassen sich zwei Befunde festhalten: Erstens erweist sich die Medienkonzentration weiterhin als zentrale Bewegungsenergie für die Internationalisierung der Massenmedien. Sie wird nicht nur im klassischen Medienbereich von Fernsehen, Radio und Printmedien vorangetrieben, sondern erfährt e ... more

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Information and Public Choice: From Media Markets to Policy Making

Roumeen Islam (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), xv, 231 pp.

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Pop Culture with a Purpose! Using Edutainment Media for Social Change

Virginia Lacayo, Arvind Singhal

The Hague: Oxfam Novib (2008), 53 pp.

"This publication focuses on unique communication-centered approaches to social change and introduces basic concepts, strategies and theories supporting edutainment strategies to foster social change and social movement building. It provides examples of how the organizations have used edutainment st ... more

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Deepening Our Understanding of the Effects of US Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building: Final Report

Steve Finkel et al.

Nashville, Tenn.; Pittsburgh: Vanderbilt University;University of Pittsburgh (2008), 102 pp.

"Does USAID’s democracy promotion program work? Although some prior studies have examined specific projects in individual countries, no prior effort has studied the question on a world-wide basis, and no prior study has encompassed the entire post Cold-War period. [...] In the first phase of that ... more

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¿Hacia dónde va el periodismo? Responden los maestros

Mauricio Gaviria (ed.)

Bogotá: CAF;Fundación para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) (2008), 131 pp.

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An Evaluation of Alhurra Television Programming

Los Angeles: University of Southern California, Center on Public Diplomacy (2008), 74 pp.

"Based primarily on the content analysis, with secondary reinforcement from the discussion group proceedings, the research team sees the principal issues affecting Alhurra as being those related to the fundamentals of journalism, not the exigencies of politics. This is not an esoteric matter related ... to an idealized journalism, but rather goes directly to the issue of Alhurra's fulfillment of its legislative mandate and its responsibilities deriving from the Middle East Broadcast Network Journalistic Code of Ethics. Section 303 of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (as amended) calls for, among other provisions, United States international broadcasting to “be conducted in accordance with the highest professional standards of broadcast journalism” and “to be designed so as to effectively reach a significant audience.” These broad requirements coincide with the more specific standards prescribed by the MBN code of ethics. Within this framework, the challenges facing Alhurra as it seeks to attain excellence in carrying out its mandate are those that must be addressed by all news organizations: Ensuring comprehensiveness of coverage; providing the breadth that the audience expects; • Imposing discipline in producing the news product to protect against personal and institutional biases that can infect a news product; • Offering diverse viewpoints about important issues from sources whose backgrounds and expertise contribute to a balanced news product; • Avoiding rumor and other unsubstantiated material; • Thoughtfully and thoroughly addressing the topics of greatest interest to the target audience, such as religion and local democratization efforts. Add to these Alhurra's additional duty to reflect and promote U.S. policies and it is clear that the task for this news organization is exceptionally difficult. For each of these duties, our diagnosis is that Alhurra is not performing at the level that it needs to reach to be successful. To fulfill Alhurra's mission requires being able to compete effectively in the Arab news marketplace. That will require expanded and more proficient coverage, and to reach this higher level will necessitate a significant budget expansion to enable broader reporting and more professional management. It will also require grappling with political issues involving journalistic independence and the realities of establishing the credibility needed to gain and keep an Arab audience." (Executive summary) more

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The Ecology of Games: Connecting Youth, Games, and Learning

Katie Salen (ed.)

Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 278 pp.

"In the many studies of games and young people's use of them, little has been written about an overall “ecology” of gaming, game design and play—mapping the ways that all the various elements, from coding to social practices to aesthetics, coexist in the game world. This volume looks at games ... more

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Gewalt als Gottesdienst: Religionskriege im Zeitalter der Globalisierung

Hans G. Kippenberg

München: Beck (2008), 272 pp.

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Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy

Nancy Snow, Philip M. Taylor (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2008), xx, 382 pp.

"The Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy provides a comprehensive overview of public diplomacy and national image and perception management, from the efforts to foster pro-West sentiment during the Cold War to the post-9/11 campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of the Muslim world. Editors Nancy ... more

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Hegemony in the Digital Age: The Arab/Israeli Conflict Online

Stephen M. E. Marmura

Lanham, MD: Lexington Books (2008), 185 pp.

"Internet technology has arguably changed the rules by which individuals, social movements, and institutions compete for political and cultural influence in technologically advanced societies. The author considers this reality through reference to the concept of hegemony; looking to the ways in whic ... more

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Television Studies: The Key Concepts

Bernadette Casey, Neil Casey, Ben Calvert, Liam French, Justin Lewis

Abingdon: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2008), xiv, 345 pp.

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Democracy or Polyarchy? US-Funded Media Developments in Afghanistan and Iraq Post 9/11

Michael J. Barker

Media, Culture & Society, volume 30, issue 1 (2008), pp. 109-130

"This paper has demonstrated that the benefits for the general Afghan and Iraqi public derived from the ‘promotion of independent media’ by institutions like the NED are questionable, especially for parties interested in encouraging more deliberative or participatory forms of democracy. Instead, ... more

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TV-Serien: Schreiben fürs Fernsehen

Pamela Douglas

Andrea von Struve; Petra Post (Übs.)

Frankfurt am Main: Zweitausendeins (2008), 240 pp.