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Die TikTok-Intifada – Der 7. Oktober & die Folgen im Netz: Analyse & Empfehlungen der Bildungsstätte Anne Frank

Deborah Schnabel, Eva Berendsen
Frankfurt am Main: Bildungsstätte Anne Frank (2024), 38 pp.
"Seit dem Terrorangriff der Hamas auf Israel am 7. Oktober 2023 spielen soziale Netzwerke eine bedeutende und vielfach unterschätzte Rolle bei der Verbreitung von Terrorpropaganda, Falschinformationen, Israelhass, Antisemitismus und Verschwörungsnarrativen. Die Bildungsstätte Anne Frank fasst in ... more
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La couverture médiatique des soulèvements iraniens 2022-2023 : Analyse de la presse française

Yekta Akhbarifar
Paris: L'Harmattan (2024), 179 pp.
"En septembre 2022, suite à l'assassinat d'une jeune fille kurde iranienne par les patrouilles d'orientation, l'Iran connaît des mois de soulèvements contre le régime. Si ces derniers adoptent de nouvelles formes de contestation, ils sont causés par les mêmes injustices que les précédents mo ... more
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Perception and consumption of hate speech in the Lebanese media

Nidal Ayoub
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2024), 25 pp.
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The Palgrave Handbook of Cross-Border Journalism
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Liane Rothenberger, Martin Löffelholz, David H. Weaver (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xxv, 618 pp.
"This handbook critically analyzes cross-border news production and "transnational journalism cultures" in the evolving field of cross-border journalism. As the era of the internet hasfurther expanded the border-transcending production, dissemination and reception of news, and with transnational co- ... more
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Where is the money? A global perspective on forms of funding, financing and investment for public interest media
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Clare Cook, Ross Settles, Chris Kabwato, Hassan Abbas, Alexandre Goudineau, Janine Warner, Laura Aguirre
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2024), 63 pp.
"Two years in the making, this report unfolds regional perspectives of new forms of funding, financing and investment for public interest media. It provides a multistakeholder reflection in four regions of the world on how public interest media can best be supported over the next decade. Through con ... more
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Africa Privacy Report 2023/2024: A Review of Policy Trends and Digital Frontiers in the Data Protection Landscape

Linda Bonyo, Jorge Clarke, Risper Onyango et al.
Nairobi: Lawyers Hub (2024), 46 pp.
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De Gruyter Handbook of Media Economics

Ulrike Rohn, M. Bjørn von Rimscha, Tim Raats (eds.)
Berlin: De Gruyter (2024), xix, 566 pp.
"The handbook presents key contributions from scholars worldwide, providing a comprehensive exploration of current trends in media industries from diverse perspectives. Within the framework of understanding contemporary and future trajectories in media markets and industries, the volume delves into ... more
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Asking for solidarity: Embodied feminist practices in digital space

Heba Sigurdardottin, Majid Imani, Zahra Edalati
Gender & Development, volume 32, issue 1-2 (2024), pp. 523-545
"The Woman, Life, Freedom movement, beginning in September 2022, is a key chapter in the ongoing process of women’s rights activism in Iran. Social media has constituted a significant arena for asking for global solidarity with women in Iran since the initial days of this movement. The overall aim ... more
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Infrastructural platform violence: How women and queer journalists and activists in Lebanon experience abuse on WhatsApp

Martin J. Riedl, Azza El-Masri, Inga K. Trauthig, Samuel C. Woolley
New Media & Society (2024), 20 pp.
"Technology-facilitated abuse and violence disproportionately affect marginalized people. While researchers have explored this issue in the context of public-facing social media platforms, less is known about how it plays out on more private messaging apps. This study draws on in-depth interviews wi ... more
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Beyond victim and hero representations? A comparative analysis of UNHCR’s Instagram communication strategies for the Syrian and Ukrainian crises

David Ongenaert, Claudia Soler
Journal of Refugee Studies, volume 37, issue 2 (2024), pp. 286-306
"The Ukrainian crisis has received substantial Global Northern policy support and favourable news coverage, contrasting sharply with Global Southern crises. Nevertheless, refugee organizations can influence public perceptions through social media. This study comparatively analyses UNHCR’s Instagra ... more
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“It Was Very Hard for Me to Keep Doing That Job”: Understanding Troll Farm’s Working in the Arab World

Marina Ayeb, Tiziano Bonini
Social Media + Society, volume 10, issue 1 (2024), 10 pp.
"This article investigates the production culture and routines of “troll farms” in three Arab countries—Tunisia, Egypt, and Iraq—from a production studies approach. A production studies approach enables us to focus on the working conditions of paid trolls. We employed qualitative methods to ... more
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Egyptian Journalists’ Perceptions of Digital Journalism Training Effectiveness

Nagwa Fahmy, Maha Abdulmajeed Attia
Sage Open, issue January-March (2024), 20 pp.
"This study examines the perceptions of Egyptian journalists of the effectiveness of professional training in digital journalism and determines the training-needs of journalists to adapt to innovative journalism practices. The study applies mixed descriptive methods based on The Motivation–Hygiene ... more
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Exploring Hashtag Feminism Around Sexual Violence on Farsi Twitter: Affective Practices, Hierarchy of Deservingness, and Media Solidarities

Bahareh Badiei
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 3441-3459
"This study investigates the participation of Iranian women in hashtag feminism on Farsi Twitter as a means of resistance against marginalization. Using frameworks of hashtag feminism and media solidarities, the research analyzes Bidarzani—a grassroots feminist campaign—tweets and online convers ... more
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#Hashtag Palestine 2023

Mohammad Qadaan
7amleh – Arab Center for Social Media Advancement (2024), 47 pp.
"Throughout 2023, a wide range of social and political developments both locally and globally, had a profound impact on the digital spHere In 2023, Israel’s constant assaults on Palestinian communities in the West Bank, coupled with unprecedented levels of aggression inflicted on Gaza have led to ... more
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The Fragility of Freedom: Online Holocaust Denial and Distortion

London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD); Coalition to Counter Online Antisemitism (CCOA) (2024), 37 pp.
"The antisemitism landscape, including Holocaust denial and distortion, had shifted so drastically since October 7 that previous assumptions and understands now demand re-examination. In the run up to Holocaust Memorial Day 2024, this research compilation by members of the Coalition to Counter Onlin ... more
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How Pharaohs Became Media Stars: Ancient Egypt and Popular Culture

Abraham Ignacio Fernández Pichel (ed.)
Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing (2024), vi, 250 pp.
"The appearance of new media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. So-called popular or pop culture (cinema, genre ... more
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Recommendations for strengthening communication and community engagement in the Libya floods response

London: CDAC Network (2024), 7 pp.
"This bulletin summarises the key findings and recommendations for strengthening collective efforts on communication and community engagement in the Libya floods response. The findings are drawn from a qualitative consultation with more than 30 representatives from the humanitarian community conduct ... more
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Reality TV and Civic Engagement: Researching the Lives of the Young Palestinians Who Ran for ‘The President’

Valentina Baú
Creative Industries Journal, volume 17, issue 3 (2024), pp. 567-587
"This article analyses the role that Reality TV can play in the lives of young participants, when a programme is designed as a strategic intervention to achieve change. With roots in Communication for Development notions, this study brings together different theoretical fields to illustrate how medi ... more
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Beyond Molotovs: A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies

International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies, kollektiv orangotango (eds.)
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2024), 356 pp.
"Authoritarianism operates on a visceral level rather than relying on arguments. How can we counter authoritarian affects? This publication brings together more than 50 first-hand accounts of anti-authoritarian movements, activists, artists, and scholars from around the world, focusing on the sensuo ... more
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Shattered lives, unbroken stories: Journalists’ perspectives from the frontlines of the Israel–Gaza war

Shahira S. Fahmy, Mohamed Salama, Mona Raafat Alsaba
Online Media and Global Communication, volume 3, issue 2 (2024), pp. 151-180
"This study sheds light on the unprecedented complexities of the Israel–Gaza war, offering insights into the challenges that journalists face in this conflict zone. It employs the Hierarchy of Influences Model to analyze the factors influencing conflict reporting within the dynamic landscape of co ... more