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Making Real-Time Drama: The Political Economy of Cultural Production in Syria’s Uprising

Donatella Della Ratta

Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) (2014), 26 pp.

"In CARGC Paper 2, Della Ratta explored how one 2013 Syrian television serial, Wilada min al-Khasira [Birth from the Waist] responded in real time to unfolding events of the Syrian revolution. She argued that the serial offers a living site for scholarly reflection on how cultural production and the ... more

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Comparative Readings of the Lebanese Media System

Sarah El Richani

Erfurt: Universität Erfurt, Doctoral Thesis (2014), v, 305 pp.

"This research responds to a recurring call for comparative work and particularly for the application of the Hallin and Mancini framework on other non-Western media systems. By critically applying their framework to the Lebanese media system, this thesis assesses the complex dimensions developed by ... more

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La liberté d'expression en Tunisie

Un Ponte Per ...;European Union (2014), 77 pp.

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Seizing Opportunities: For Free and Independent Media Worldwide

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 34 pp.

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Qatar Between Marketing and Realpolitik

Gidon Windecker, Peter Sendrowicz

KAS International Reports, issue 1 (2014), pp. 83-102

"Qatar remains a vulnerable micro-state wedged between its large neighbours, Saudi Arabia and Iran. In the long-term this cannot be gilded by its smart advertising strategy. Long-term success can only be achieved with a labour market that is not dependent on gas revenues and a qualified local workfo ... more

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Islamist Propaganda Videos on the Internet: Young People Primary Target of Online Recruiting for the Jihadist Movement in Syria

jugendschutz.net (2014), 3 pp.

"The civil war in Syria is the most important propaganda topic for Islamists in Germany at the moment. Even German youngsters have already followed the calls, left their homes to join the fight and have been killed. When recruiting new followers, the jihadists use videos as a central element for spr ... more

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Breaking the Isolation: Access to Information and Media Among Migrant Domestic Workers in Jordan and Lebanon

Elizabeth Frantz

Open Society Foundations (2014), 37 pp.

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Mainstream Iranian Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict: A Content Analysis

Kristine Anderson, Melike Karlidag Heather Hughes et al.

Syria Research and Evaluation Organization (SREO) (2014), iii, 20 pp.

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Russian News Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict: A Content Analysis Report

Kristine Anderson, Heather Hughes

Syria Research and Evaluation Organization (SREO) (2014), 24 pp.

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The Mobile Economy Arab States

London: GSMA (2014), 72 pp.

"Mobile has scaled dramatically over recent years in the Arab States. The region’s mobile industry is one of the fastest growing globally, with over half of the population having subscribed to a mobile service at the end of 2013. This figure is forecast to reach almost 60% of the population by 202 ... more

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Puppetry for All Times: Papers Presented at the Bali Puppetry Seminar 2013

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof (ed.)

Singapore: Patridge (2014), 389 pp.

"The Puppetry for All Times Seminar held in September of 2013 in Ubud, Bali, was one of the most enchanting of events of its kind held anywhere in recent years. Its success revolved around the fantastic locale, the overwhelming response from performers as well as the paper presenters, and the genero ... more

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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: War Coverage and Peace Journalism

Wilhelm Kempf, Dov Shinar

Berlin: Regener (2014), 362 pp.

"Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a natural laboratory for studying possibilities and limitations of constructive conflict coverage, the present book combines a longitudinal retrospective look at the coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with experimental research on audience reactio ... more

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Médias, religion et mobilité en Afrique et dans la diaspora = Media, Religion and Mobility in Africa and the Diaspora

Katrien Pype, Anne Mélice, Steven Van Wolputte (eds.)

Social Compass, volume 61, issue 1 (2014), pp. 3-72

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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.

"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more

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"Citizen Journalism" in the Syrian Uprising: Problematizing Western Narratives in a Local Context

Omar Al-Ghazzi

Communication Theory, volume 24, issue 4 (2014), pp. 435-454

"This article analyzes the term 'citizen journalism' against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings in order to show how it overlooks the local context of digital media practices. The first part examines videos emanating from Syria to illustrate how they blur the lines between acts of witnessing, report ... more

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After the Revolution: Libyan and Tunisian Media Through the People’s Eyes

Najla Dowson-Zeidan, Tim Eaton, Karen Wespieser

London: BBC Media Action (2014), 60 pp.

"Libyans and Tunisians have grown weary of coverage that represents the interests of those who run or fund the channels and consequently place little trust in the media. Perhaps as a result of these limitations, the audiences are savvy and discerning consumers who “shop around” to access informa ... more

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Ägyptische Blogs und ihre Bedeutung bei der Schaffung einer Gegenöffentlichkeit im Arabischen Frühling

Marco Rustemeyer

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2014), 129 pp.

"Das Buch konzentriert sich auf den Aspekt des möglichen Einsatzes von Blogs zur Schaffung einer Gegenöffentlichkeit. Dazu werden englischsprachige, ägyptische Blogs untersucht, die während der Revolte gegen das Mubarak-Regime erstellt wurden. Zentral ist dabei die Frage, ob und wie ägyptische ... more

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Mass Communication in Israel: Nationalism, Globalization, and Segmentation

Oren Soffer

Oxford; New York: Berghahn (2014), 238 pp.

"Mass communication has long been recognized as an important contributor to national identity and nation building. This book examines the relationship between media and nationalism in Israel, arguing that, in comparison to other countries, the Israeli case is unique. It explores the roots and evolut ... more

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Syria Audience Research

Anke Fiedler, Philippine Reimpell, Gunnar Maul (eds.)

Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2014), 31 pp.

"The media culture of Syrians is strongly dominated by satellite television which is the most widely accessible type of media for Syrians across the sample. Beyond satellite television, access to media is primarily dependent on location with people in government controlled areas enjoying the best ac ... more

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Der Nahostkonflikt und die Medien

Carola Richter (ed.)

Norderstedt: Books on Demand (2014), 252 pp.