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Public Service Media Initiatives in the Global South

Anis Rahman, Gregory Ferrell Lowe (eds.)
Burnaby: Simon Fraser University Library (2016), xiii, 131 pp.
"While acknowledging the significant contributions of the public service broadcasting heritage in the Global North in efforts to establish such provision in the Global South, the contributors explain why simple imitation is unlikely to ever work well enough across such a diverse range of countries a ... more
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Christian Media in the Middle East: An Introduction

Sara Afshari
Christian Orient (2016)
"The aim of this article is to introduce and examine the work of Christian media, mainly the satellite television channels, in the Middle East. The reason for focussing only on the satellite channels is because the television channels are still the main players and have attracted more attention, esp ... more
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Syria Audience Research 2016

Anke Fiedler, Bart Veenstra, Dirk Spilker
Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT); Free Press Unlimited (2016), 82 pp.
"In Syria, television is the dominant media type with high usage and availability rates in all areas studied. Television is followed by online media, print media, and finally radio. Media aligned with the Syrian government are leading in government-controlled areas, and opposition-aligned media are ... more
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Voices of Refugees: Information and Communication Needs of Refugees in Greece and Germany

Theodora Hannides, Nicola Bailey, Dwan Kaoukji
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 52 pp.
"This study provides a snapshot of refugees’ experiences regarding communication and information at different points on their journey. It examines the communication behaviours and priority information needs of refugees in three areas: on their journey, in “transit” camps in Greece, and in Germ ... more
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The Crime of Speech: How Arab Governments Use the Law to Silence Expression Online

Wafa Ben Hassine
Electronic Frontier Foundation (2016), 31 pp.
"I have found that Saudi Arabia and Jordan rely on counterterrorism and cybercrime regulations to prosecute online activism. Egypt uses a new anti-protest law passed in 2014 and Tunisia, in contrast, relies on old defamation and anti-drug laws that have been used for decades prior to the revolution. ... more
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Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
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Ulrike Hanemann, Cassandra Scarpino (eds.)
Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2nd ed. (2016), 159 pp.
"This publication provides a selection of literacy programmes that use radio, TV, mobile phones, tablets and computers to support the development of literacy, numeracy and language skills. Due to continuous demand, the second edition of the publication has been updated with new case studies. All pro ... more
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Hate Speech: Key Concept Paper

Charlotte Elliott, Wallace Chuma, Yosra El Gendi, Davor Marko, Alisha Patel
Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2016), 35 pp.
"Instead of seeking to provide an objective definition of hate speech, the paper’s empirical approach highlights that context matters. More specifically, analysis of the political and socio-economic context in which the speech act occurs and consideration of the nature of the speaker and audience ... more
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Wie Staaten schwach werden: Fragilität von Staaten als internationale Herausforderung

Kai Hirschmann
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2016), 264 pp.
"Der Zerfall von Staaten ist eine wesentliche Bedrohung für die Bürger der betroffenen Länder und für die internationale Sicherheit. Wenn ein Staat seine essenziellen Aufgaben nicht mehr erfüllen kann, versuchen andere Akteure diese Lücken zu schließen. Aber wie kommt es dazu, dass Nationalst ... more
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Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
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Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp (eds.)
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2016), 1021 pp.
"Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year, with more governments than ever before targeting social media and communication apps as a means of halting the rapid dissemination of information, particularly during antigovernment protests. Public-facing social media platforms like Fac ... more
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Mediated Identities and New Journalism in the Arab World: Mapping the "Arab Spring"

Aziz Douai, Mohamed Ben Moussa (eds.)
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xiii, 214 pp.
"This book looks into the role played by mediated communication, particularly new and social media, in shaping various forms of struggles around power, identity and religion at a time when the Arab world is going through an unprecedented period of turmoil and upheaval. The book provides unique and m ... more
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Atlas des Arabischen Frühlings: Eine Weltreligion im Umbruch
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Daniel Gerlach, Moritz Behrendt, Robert Chatterjee, Laura Ginzel, Florian Guckelsberger, Vinzenz Hokema, Julia Joerin, Christian Meier (eds.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2016), 333 pp.
"Der Atlas stellt anhand von Texten, Grafiken und Illustrationen die wichtigsten Ereignisse und Protagonisten der sozialen und politischen Umbrüche in der arabischen Welt vor. Er beleuchtet speziell auch die regionalen wie globalen Auswirkungen. Dabei kommen ganz wesentlich Journalisten und Wissens ... more
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SAT-7: A Case Study of a Christian Satellite-TV Network in an Arab and Islamic Context

Leif Ørjan Thingbø
University of Oslo, Department of Media and Communications, Master Thesis in Media Studies (2016), 127 pp.
"This case study investigates SAT-7 – a Christian independent satellite-TV network – in its context – the Middle East and North Africa – with a majority of Islamic inhabitants and traditions. It examines and describes what the actual implemented strategy is in order to do the daily work of S ... more
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"Wir brechen gerade alle Tabus"

Jaafar Abdul Karim, Simone Schlindwein
Medium Magazin, issue 11 (2016), pp. 30-34
"Der junge Deutsch-Araber Jaafar Abdul Karim ist ein Star im arabischen Programm der Deutschen Welle. Simone Schlindwein, Afrika-Korrespondentin der taz, sprach mit ihm über Journalismus in Zeiten der Radikalisierung im In- und Ausland." (Seite 30)
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Offenes Ohr und starke Stimme

Sebastian Drescher
welt-sichten, issue 12 (2016), pp. 56-57
"Junge Frauen machen in Irakisch-Kurdistan ein Radioprogramm für Flüchtlinge. Tabuthemen kennen sie keine - Tratsch und Klatsch kommen auch nicht zu kurz." (Seite 56)
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Block Her Entry, Keep Her Down and Push Her Out: Gender Discrimination and Women Journalists in the Arab World

Jad P. Melki, Sarah E. Mallat
Journalism Studies, volume 17, issue 1 (2016), pp. 57-79
"This study examines why female journalists in an Arab country continue to be marginalized. It hypothesized that a set of interrelated factors, pertaining to gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and the lack of a legally and socially enabling environment, work together to systematically discour ... more
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Building the Sacred Community Online: The Dual Use of the Internet by Chabad

Oren Golan, Nurit Stadler
Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 1 (2016), pp. 71-88
"Religious communities have ongoing concerns about Internet use, as it intensifies the clash between tradition and modernity, a clash often found in traditionally inclined societies. Nevertheless, as websites become more useful and widely accessible, religious and communal stakeholders have continuo ... more
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Religion, Communications, and Judaism: The Case of Digital Chabad

Menahem Blondheim, Elihu Katz
Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 1 (2016), pp. 89-95
"In their article on 'Building the Sacred Community Online', Oren Golan and Nurit Stadler zoom in on the latest attempts of Chabad, the extrovert Jewish Hasidic group, to harness the newest digital technologies to propagate and popularize its staunchly traditionalist reading of Jewish heritage. Also ... more
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Ethnic Media, Conflict, and the Nation-State: Kurdish Broadcasting in Turkey and Europe and Mediated Nationhood

Kevin Smets
Media, Culture & Society, volume 38, issue 5 (2016), pp. 738-754
"Drawing on fieldwork among Kurdish broadcasters in Turkey and Europe, this article shows how ethnic media mediate nationhood in a conflict context. Despite rising interest in the media-nationhood nexus, and the expansion of studies on ethnic media, little is known about ethnic media in conflicts in ... more
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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
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Länderbericht Israel

Gisela Dachs (ed.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2016), 765 pp.