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Political Parody and Satire as Subversive Speech in the Global Digital Sphere

Sangeet Kumar, Kirk Combe (eds.)

International Communication Gazette, volume 77, issue 3 (2015), pp. 211-311

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Humanitarian Broadcasting in Emergencies: A Synthesis of Evaluation Findings

Theodora Hannides

London: BBC Media Action (2015), 64 pp.

"This synthesis of evidence suggests that BBC Media Action interventions have an important role to play in assisting people affected by crisis, and is consistent with other literature that highlights the role of media in providing accurate and reliable information in crisis. It highlights that, as w ... more

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Civil War in Syria: The psychological effects on journalists

Anthony Feinstein, Stephen Starr

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, volume 7, issue 1 (2015), pp. 57-64

"Purpose: More journalists died in Syria during 2013 than in any other country experiencing conflict. This statistic raises concerns about the psychological wellbeing of journalists covering the internecine violence. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach: The study sample ... more

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Alltag und Medien: Mediatisierung in der arabischen Welt

Ines Braune

In: Arabische Medien

Carola Richter; Asiem El Difraoui (eds.)

Konstanz; München: UVK (2015), pp. 75-86

"Beide Beispiele, das der Frauen im ländlichen Ägypten und das der jungen Menschen in Marokko zeigen, inwiefern sozialer und medialer Wandel im Alltag neue Medienpraktiken und damit neue Handlungsoptionen eröffnen, die bestehende Machtmuster wie patriarchale Dominanz und geografische Marginalisie ... more

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Headlines from the Holy Land: Reporting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

James Rodgers

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), x, 215 pp.

"Tied by history, politics, and faith to all corners of the globe, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fascinates and infuriates people across the world. Based on new archive research and original interviews, Headlines from the Holy Land explains why this fiercely contested region exerts such a pull ov ... more

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Handbuch der Medienethnographie

Cora Bender, Martin Zillinger (eds.)

Berlin: Reimer (2015), lii, 442 pp.

"Ethnographische Methoden haben heute in alle kultur- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen Eingang gefunden. Auch in der Medienforschung spielen sie eine zentrale Rolle. Dieses Handbuch trägt die Methodendiskussion in der Medienethnologie zusammen und entwickelt sie am Beispiel konkreter Feldfo ... more

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Social Media in Iran: Politics and Society After 2009

David M. Faris, Babak Rahimi (eds.)

Albany: State University of New York Press (2015), 334 pp.

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Chaos and Control: The Competing Tensions of Internet Governance in Iran

James Marchant, Bronwen Robertson (eds.)

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS);Small Media (2015), 52 pp.

"Some key findings from the report include: Iran's primary objective has been to challenge existing internet governance structures, most notably the United States' privileged position vis-à-vis the IANA and ICANN; it is too simplistic to say that Iran allies only with authoritarian countries on int ... more

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The Trust Factor: An EJN Review of Journalism and Self-Regulation
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Aidan White (ed.)

London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), 72 pp.

"This report examines self-regulation in challenging times. Journalism is increasingly a single stream of information disseminated simultaneously across different platforms of media, but its regulation remains dominated by old-fashioned notions of how media work. Usually there are two ways of regula ... more

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The ISIS Twitter Census: Defining and Describing the Population of ISIS Supporters on Twitter

J. M. Berger, Jonathon Morga

Washington, DC: Brookings Institution (2015), 65 pp.

"From September through December 2014, we estimate that at least 46,000 Twitter accounts were used by ISIS supporters, although not all of them were active at the same time [...] Typical ISIS supporters were located within the organization’s territories in Syria and Iraq, as well as in regions con ... more

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Digital, Social & Mobile in 2015: We Are Social's Compendium of Global Digital Statistics

Simon Kemp

Singapore: We Are Social (2015), 372 slides

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Digital Passages: Migrant Youth 2.0. Diaspora, Gender and Youth Cultural Intersections

Koen Leurs

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2015), 319 pp.

"This book considers how Moroccan-Dutch youth, mostly born in the Netherlands, navigate digital spaces to articulate their politicized identities in a time when claims over the failure of multiculturalism, anti-immigration sentiments and Islamophobia sweep across Europe. Digital Passages: Migrant Yo ... more

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Tunisia

Ahmed Ghazali

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 22 pp.

"Since the Jasmine Revolution, a new constitutional and institutional framework has been put in place in Tunisia, laying the foundations for the liberalisation of the media. But this framework remains embryonic and the situation fragile, and there is an urgent need to address shortcomings in media g ... more

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Palestine

Jaume Suau, Ángel García

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 16 pp.

"Palestine has fewer provisions for media legislation than any other country in the Southern Mediterranean region, and the occupation by and conflict with Israel represents an ongoing threat to press freedom and media development. Steps are being taken, though, that show how civil society might lead ... more

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Morocco

Ahmed Ghazali

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 21 pp.

"In accordance with the provisions of the new constitution, Morocco needs a new audio-visual law, guidelines on transparent management of the sector, an amended Press Code and a clearer definition of the responsibilities of various stakeholders." (Recommendations, page 20)

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Libya

Katrin Nyman-Metcalf

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 22 pp.

"Libya has no history of free and independent media, and this has not changed post-revolution. As it is therefore not possible to conduct a proper analysis of media legislation in the country, this report focuses on the subject in more general terms." (Executive summary)

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Lebanon

Francesco Sciacchitano

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 38 pp.

"Although ostensibly free, the Lebanese media find themselves stifled by several legal, political, economic and cultural restrictions, which limit freedom of expression. This calls for an overhaul of the judiciary and electoral system, which must occur multilaterally." (Conclusions and recommendatio ... more

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Jordan

Fabio del Alisal

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 27 pp.

"Legal changes are crucial to the development of a media capable of playing a democratic role in Jordan. This includes the lifting of licensing requirements, allowing full access to information and installing independent industry regulators." (Recommendations)

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Israel

Jaume Suau, Ángel García

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 16 pp.

"Israel’s media laws guarantee freedom of information in all areas except those related to national security or military units – and the grey area lies in the interpretation of these laws." (Page 14)

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Assessment of Media Legislation in Egypt

Krisztina Rozgonyi

MedMedia;European Union (2015), 24 pp.

"The legal framework for the changing media environment following the New Constitution still lacks the elements needed to protect the independence, transparency and accountability of the Egyptian media." (Introduction, page 5)

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The Trust Factor: An EJN Review of Journalism and Self-Regulation
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