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Women in Israeli Journalism Israel Affairs

Einat Lachover, Dafna Lemish

Israel Affairs, volume 4, issue 3 (2018), pp. 500-518

"This article presents findings from investigations of acclaimed gender employment changes in Israeli journalism, focusing on two main questions: Is the feminisation process of Israeli journalism continuing? Is it improving women’s employment and occupational status? Data were gathered from two in ... more

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Media Startups in Lebanon

Ali Rammal, Tony Mikhael, Nisrine Salhab, Roula Mikhael, Hussein Sheri

Deutsche Welle DW Akademie;Maharat Foundation (2018), 30 pp.

"There are 372 online media websites registered with the National Media Council; some are non-operational, while others use very basic design and graphics. They are also similar to existing media companies in terms of adopting a traditional economic, administrative and editorial model. In fact, ther ... more

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Breaking the Silence: Digital Media and the Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in Iran

James Marchant et al.

Small Media (2018), 118 pp.

"In this report, we highlight the incredible resilience, bravery and ingenuity of Iran’s LGBTQ citizens in the face of sustained state persecution and continued societal hostility. We map out the urgent media development needs of the LGBTQ community, share examples of existing community initiative ... more

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#iranvotes2017: Analysing the 2017 Iranian Presidential Elections Through Telegram, Twitter and Instagram

James Marchant, Tom Ormson, Ali Honari, Amin Sabeti

Small Media (2018), 58 pp.

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The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2018

Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank;ITU (2018), vi, 240 pp.

"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban ... more

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Recherche - étude sur l’avenir de la presse écrite en Tunisie

Michel Leroy, Chokri Ben Nessir, Mohamed Torgeman

Media Up Programme d’Appui aux Médias Tunisiens (2018), 136 pp.

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Assessing the Freedom of Expression of Syrian Refugee Media Outlets

Maria Assaf

for(e)dialogue, volume 2, issue 1 (2018), pp. 50-66

"Syrian post-uprising media outlets arose during the peaceful phase of the Syrian uprising in early 2011 (Salazar-Ferro, CPJ, 2014). Fewer than 30 of these outlets, funded by Western countries, survived and gradually moved to Turkey, escaping censorship and deteriorating security in Syria. In Turkey ... more

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Syrien, mon amour: Das syrische Filmerbe von 1974 bis heute

Tina Fuchs

Karlsruhe: Kinemathek Karlsruhe (2018), 31 pp.

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La radio en Afrique au XXIe siècle: Mutations et enjeux

Étienne Damome (dir.)

RadioMorphoses, issue 3 (2018), pp. 2-79

"Introduite dès les années 1930 sur les terres africaines et durablement ancrée au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, la radio s’est peu à peu adaptée à l’environnement culturel, social et politique africain. Ses évolutions successives ont suivi la courbe des mutations culturelles ... more

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EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats
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MedMedia (2018), 24 pp.

"Développé dans le cadre d’un programme de 17 M d’euros financé par l’Union européenne intitulé « Médias et Culture pour le développement du sud de la Méditerranée », MedMedia a été mis en oeuvre de janvier 2014 à mai 2018. Ce programme a offert aux décideurs politiques, aux org ... more

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Heterogeneity in Alternative Media Spheres: Oppositional Media and the Framing of Sectarianism in the Syrian Conflict

Yazan Badran, Kevin Smets

International Journal of Communication, volume 12 (2018), pp. 4229-4247

"The 2011 uprisings in the Middle East have deeply shaken the traditional media landscape in the region. They have also reinvigorated scholarly interest in the role of the media in the region’s conflicts. Alternative media has emerged as an important avenue for investigation—in particular with r ... more

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Russia's Arabic Propaganda: What it is, Why it Matters

Anna Borshchevskaya, Catherine Cleveland

Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (2018), 17 pp.

"The Middle East media landscape provides Russian state with unique opportunities. A region with strong state-controlled media, weak independent outlets, and a burgeoning reliance on social media—along with a historical suspicion of Western news sources—has created useful openings that the Kreml ... more

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Syria & the CNN Effect: What Role Does the Media Play in Policy-Making?

Lyse Doucet

Deadalus, volume 147, issue 1 (2018), pp. 141-157

"Syria’s devastating war unfolds during unprecedented flows of imagery on social media, testing in new ways the media’s influence on decision-makers. Three decades ago, the concept of a “CNN Effect” was coined to explain what was seen as the power of real-time television reporting to drive r ... more

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Legal Assessment: Contextualization for the Media Ownership Monitor, Lebanon 2018

Youmna Yazbek

Reporters Without Borders (2018), 10 pp.

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Addressing Hate Speech and Racism in the Media in the Southern Mediterranean: A Review of Formal and Informal Regulatory Approaches

Toby Mendel, Nahla Momani, Bassam Ewedah, Sarah Bouchetob

MedMedia (2018), 46 pp.

"This report looks at media practices and regulatory tools that are available to address hate speech and racism in the media, with a focus on eight countries, namely Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The first part looks at regulatory approaches to addressing these pro ... more

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Representations of Africa in African Media: The Case of the Darfur Violence

African Affairs, volume 117, issue 466 (2018), pp. 44-61

"This article examines representation of the conflict in Darfur by the media in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and Rwanda. It analyses 850 newspaper articles published from 2003 to 2008 and journalist interviews from Kenya and South Africa. Using Mbembe’s articulation of ‘meaningful acts’ and Bour ... more

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Journalism and Mass Communication Education in the Arab World: Towards a Typology

Eisa Al Nashmi, Mariam F. Alkazemi, Wayne Wanta

International Communication Gazette, volume 80, issue 5 (2018), pp. 403-425

"This study offers an overview of the current status of journalism and mass communication education in the Arab World. Specifically, through an exploratory analysis of structure, curricula and faculty from ten journalism and mass communication programs in five Arab countries, the study identified fo ... more

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Mapping of Media Information Literacy in Jordan

Amman: UNESCO;Networks of Mediterranean Youth Project (Net Med Youth) (2018), 63 pp.

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Five Questions for Digital Migration Studies: Learning From Digital Connectivity and Forced Migration In(to) Europe

Rianne Dekkers, Godfried Ergbersen, Jeanine Klaver, Hanna Vonk

Social Media + Society, volume 4, issue 1 (2018), 11 pp.

"Social media are increasingly popular channels of information on which migrants base their decisions on whether to migrate and the destinations where to settle. While social media offer a relatively cheap, easily accessible, and media-rich means of communication, their use is not without challenges ... more

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What Role Can Drama Play in Conflict? A Radio Drama for Syria: Qualitative Research Findings

Sally Gowland

London: BBC Media Action (2018), 5 pp.

"Against the backdrop of the war in Syria BBC Media Action produced and broadcast 150 episodes of the radio drama Hay el Matar (Airport District) between 2015 and 2017. Funded by the European Commission as part of a broader project aiming to help build an open and inclusive society in Syria, the dra ... more

EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats Top Insights

EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats
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