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Who Owns the World's Media? Media Concentration and Ownership Around the World
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Eli M. Noam (ed.)

Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2016), xix, 1412 pp.

"Media concentration has been an issue around the world. To some observers the power of large corporations has never been higher. To others, the Internet has brought openness and diversity. What perspective is correct? The answer has significant implications for politics, business, culture, regulati ... more

The Role of the Internet in Trafficking for Labour Exploitation

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);FINE TUNE - Labour Trafficking: Fighting New Trends, Understanding New Elements, developing new responses and partnerships;EU Prevention of and Fight against Crime Program (ISEC) 2011 (2015), 21 pp.

"The report examines what role the internet plays in trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. It considers in particular methods of online job recruitment and looks at cases studies from several EU Member States – Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, and Romania – and discusses to what exten ... more

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Video Games Around the World
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Mark J. P. Wolf (ed.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2015), xiv, 697 pp.

"Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and cultur ... more

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Digital News Report 2015

Nic Newman, David A. L. Levy, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (eds.)

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2015), 109 pp.

"We see the smartphone more clearly as the defining device for digital news with a disruptive impact on consumption, formats, and business models. Our data suggest it provides an environment dominated by a few successful brands, with others struggling to reach a wider audience, both via apps and bro ... more

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Television Audiences Across the World: Deconstructing the Ratings Machine

Jérôme Bourdon, Cécile Méadel (eds.)

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xiv, 274 pp.

Net Children Go Mobile: Final Report

Giovanna Mascheroni, Andrea Cuman

Milano: Educatt (2014), 50 pp.

This report is based on a quantitative study of 3500 children, aged from 9 to 16 years in seven countries, and a qualitative study with 327 children and 230 adults (parents, teachers and educators) in nine European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain ... more

Media Regulators in Europe: A Cross-Country Comparative Analysis

Helena Sousa, Wolfgang Trützschler, Joaquim Fidalgo, Mariana Lameiras (eds.)

Braga: University of Minho, Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) (2013), 195 pp.

Media Interventions

Kevin Howley (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2013), xvi, 430 pp.

"This collection of essays, the first book-length treatment of its kind, explicates the concept of «media interventions», which are herein defined as activities and projects that secure, exercise, challenge or acquire media power for tactical and strategic action. Drawing on insights from media, c ... more

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Radio in Small Nations: Production, Programmes, Audiences

Richard J. Hand, Mary Traynor (eds.)

Cardiff: University of Wales Press (2012), xi, 199 pp.

"Whether at a local, national, or international level, radio has played and continues to play a key role in nurturing or denying—even destroying—people’s sense of collective identity. The essays in this volume provide a historical and contemporary overview of radio in small nations. A number o ... more

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Radio

John Allen Hendricks (ed.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xxxiv, 590 pp.

Cross-National Comparative Analysis of Community Radio Funding Schemes

Kenneth Murphy et al.

Dublin: Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) (2011), x, 108 pp.

"This research project was undertaken with the purpose of exploring the ways in which government mandated programme production schemes may contribute to the capacities and sustainability of the community radio sector. The study involved a critical policy analysis of the Irish Sound and Vision Scheme ... more

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Media Audiences: Television, Meaning and Emotion

Kristyn Gorton

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2009), ix, 176 pp.

"An engaging and original study of current research on television audiences and the concept of emotion, this book offers a unique approach to key issues within television studies. Topics discussed include: television branding; emotional qualities in television texts; audience reception models; fan c ... more

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Internationales Handbuch Medien
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Hans-Bredow-Institut

Christiane Matzen; Anja Herzog (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos, 28th ed. (2009), 1308 pp.

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The Cinema of Small Nations

Mette Hjort, Duncan Petrie (eds.)

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2007), vi, 250 pp.

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From the Margins to the Cutting Edge: Community Media and Empowerment

Peter M. Lewis, Susan Jones (eds.)

Cresskill: Hampton Press (2006), vii, 248 pp.

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The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook

Mary Kelly, Gianpietro Mazzoleni, Denis McQuail (eds.)

London: Sage, 3rd revised ed. (2004), 274 pp.

"Covering 23 countries, the volume highlights and explains key issues of debate and current tendencies in media policy and provides basic statistics relating to each case study. The chapters are written by an expert from the country concerned. Most of these are members of the Euromedia Research Grou ... more

Internationales Handbuch Medien 2004/2005

Hans-Bredow-Institut (ed.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos, 27th ed. (2004), 1200 pp.