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Supporting Internet Freedom: The Case of Iran

Sherry Ricchiardi
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 24 pp.
"The aim of this report is not to question the value of supporting Internet freedom in closed societies such as Iran. Rather, the intent is to provide a picture of how difficult it is to achieve progress in such countries. In times of tightening budgets for media development work, it is worth consid ... more
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Die orientalischen Christen: Eine unterdrückte und verfolgte Minderheit

Heinz Finger, Werner Wessel (eds.)
Rudolf Solzbacher; Nadim K. Ammann (collab.)
Köln: Erzbischöfliche Diözesan- und Dombibliothek (2014), 361 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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Assessment of Media Development in Palestine: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Mohammed Hussein Abu Arqoub et al.
Paris: UNESCO (2014), 114 pp.
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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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Social Media in Syria's Uprising and Post-Revolution Libya: An Analysis of Activists' and Blogger's Online Engagement

Masudul Biswas, Carrie Sipes
Arab Media & Society, issue 19 (2014), 21 pp.
"Masudul Biswas and Carrie Sipes perform a comparative content analysis of Twitter and Facebook posts from a sample of Syrian and Libyan activist groups. By considering online content in the context of post-revolution Libya and the continuing upheaval in Syria, the authors shed new light on online a ... more
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Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East: Changing Selves, Changing Societies

Ineke Buskens, Anne Webb (eds.)
London: Zed Books (2014), 338 pp.
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New Tunisian Cinema: Allegories of Resistance

Robert Lang
New York: Columbia University Press (2014), xxii, 380 pp.
"This book focuses on eight films by some of the nation's best-known directors, including Man of Ashes (1986), Bezness (1992), and Making Of (2006) by Nouri Bouzid, Halfaouine (1990) by Férid Boughedir, The Silences of the Palace (1994) by Moufida Tlatli, Essaïda (1997) by Mohamed Zran, Bedwin Hac ... more
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Media Evolution on the Eve of the Arab Spring

Leila Hudson, Adel Iskandar, Mimi Kirk (eds.)
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xi, 285 pp.
"Media Evolution on the Eve of the Arab Spring brings together some of the most celebrated and respected names in Arab media research to reflect on the communication conditions that preceded and made the Arab uprisings possible." (Publisher description)
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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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The Future of Quality News Journalism: A Cross-Continental Analysis

Peter J. Anderson, George Ogola, Michael Williams (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2014), xi, 330 pp.
"This new study, a follow-up to 2007’s The Future of Journalism in the Advanced Democracies, includes a comparative analysis of possible alternative business models that may save the future of the quality news business across the developed, intermediate, and developing worlds. Its detailed evaluat ... more
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Citizen Engagement and Public Services in the Arab World: The Potential of Social Media

Fadi Salem, Racha Mourtada, Sarah Al-Shaer
Arab Social Media Report (Dubai School of Government), volume 6 (2014), 51 pp.
"The survey administered for this issue measures public attitudes and perceptions towards the adoption of social media by Arab governments for the purpose of public service delivery. Respondents were asked about their usage of government social media pages, their perceptions of benefits and risks in ... more
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Media Literacy Education in Action: Theoretical and Pedagocical Perspectives

Belinha S. De Abreu
New York; London: Routledge (2014), xxx, 243 pp.
"Media Literacy Education in Action brings together the field’s leading scholars and advocates to present a snapshot of the theoretical and conceptual development of media literacy education—what has influenced it, current trends, and ideas about its future. Featuring a mix of perspectives, it e ... more
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Medien, Migration, Partizipation: Eine Studie am Beispiel iranischer Fernsehproduktion im Offenen Kanal

Christine Horz
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2014), 481 pp.
"Die Rolle der Medien für die Integration von Migrantinnen und Migranten wird in kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Studien oft thematisiert. Doch welche Möglichkeiten haben sie in Deutschland überhaupt, aktiv an der Medienproduktion zu partizipieren? Christine Horz untersucht am Beispiel deutsch-i ... more
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Meanings of Audiences: Comparative Discourses

Richard Butsch, Sonia Livingstone (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2014), xi, 206 pp.
"With essays on audiences in ancient Greece, early modern Germany, Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, Zimbabwe, contemporary Egypt, Bengali India, China, Taiwan, and immigrant diaspora in Belgium, each chapter examines the ways in which audiences are embedded in discourses of power, representation, and ... more
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Silence, Screen, and Spectacle: Rethinking Social Memory in the Age of Information

Lindsey A. Freeman, Benjamin Nienass, Rachel Daniell (eds.)
New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2014), viii, 249 pp.
"This volume addresses the tension between loud and often spectacular histories and those forgotten pasts we strain to hear. Employing social and cultural analysis, the essays within examine mnemonic technologies both new and old, and cover subjects as diverse as U.S. internment camps for Japanese A ... more
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‘Better One Tiger Than Ten Thousand Rabid Rats’: Russian Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict

James D. Brown
International Politics, volume 51 (2014), pp. 45-66
"This article presents the findings of a detailed analysis of Russian media coverage of the conflict. Focusing on three prominent Russian newspapers and comparing them with three Western counterparts, particular emphasis is placed on their reporting of regime violence, the nature and actions of the ... more
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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

Tim Kelly, David Souter
Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), 99 pp.
"Examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of conflict. Case studies look at countries at different stages of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, Liberia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, and postrevolution ... more
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Freedom on the Net 2014. Tightening the Net: Governments Expand Online Controls

Sanja Kelly, Madeline Earp, Laura Reed, Adrian Shahbaz, Mai Truong (eds.)
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2014), 986 pp.
"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fourth consecutive year, with a growing number of countries introducing online censorship and monitoring practices that are simultaneously more aggressive and more sophisticated in their targeting of individual users. In a departure from the pa ... more
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Egyptian Media Under Transition: In the Name of the Regime… in the Name of the People?

Fatima El-Issawi
London: Polis, London School of Economics, Department of Media and Communications (media@LSE) (2014), 90 pp.
"Self-censorship habits are entrenched in the practices of Egyptian journalists, who largely perceive their role as servants of political masters. Even though the debate on reforming media was high on the agenda during the time of the revolution, this subservient perception did not change. Journalis ... more