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Minderheiten machen Medien: Was gibt's Neues?

Pogrom, volume 44, issue 4-5 (2013), pp. 17-72

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Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives

Stephen J. A. Ward (ed.)

Walden, Mass.; Oxford: Wiley Blackwell (2013), 326 pp.

"Through case studies, analysis of emerging practices, and theoretical discussion, a team of leading journalism and communication experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism and lead readers to better understand changes in media ethics. Chapters look at how these ... more

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News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries

Barrie Gunter, Roger Dickinson (eds.)

New York; London: Bloomsbury (2013), viii, 199 pp.

"News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries is based on ongoing research at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, and has investigated the rapidly changing nature of the news media in Arab countries. They have investigated the role of newspape ... more

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In Their Own Voice: Technologically mediated empowerment and transformation among young Arab women

Courtney C. Radsch, Sahar Khamis

Feminist Media Studies, volume 13, issue 5 (2013), pp. 881-890

"This feminist, qualitative study sheds light on how young Arab women used cyberactivism to participate in the wave of political and social transformations widely known as the Arab Spring. It argues that these activists leveraged social media to enact new forms of leadership, agency, and empowerment ... more

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Die weltweite Situation der christlichen Minderheiten

Hans Zehetmair (ed.)

München: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS) (2013), 88 pp.

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Social Media Reporting and the Syrian Civil War

Anand Varghese

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2013), 3 pp.

"The lack of traditional reporting and verifiable journalistic reports about the ongoing conflict in Syria has led to an increased dependence on social media as a source of news. But assessing the veracity of these reports has proven extremely difficult, creating consistent distortions of Syria’s ... more

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Prácticas y consumos mediático-culturales del colectivo marroquí en España

Amparo Huertas, Yolanda Martínez, Jordi Moreras

Madrid: Fundación Alternativas, Observatorio de Cultura y Comunicación (2013), 68 pp.

"Este informe analiza las prácticas y consumos mediático-culturales del colectivo marroquí en España, uno de los más numerosos y con un evidente grado de asentamiento como resultado de un ciclo migratorio que ya acumula más de cuatro décadas. Las condiciones objetivas que muestran tal grado d ... more

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Democracy's Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Arab Spring

Philip N. Howard, Muzammil M. Hussain

Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2013), xiv, 145 pp.

"Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain examine the complex role of the Internet, mobile phones, and social networking applications in the Arab Spring. Examining digital media access, level of grievance, and levels of protest for popular democratization in 16 countries in the Middle East and North ... more

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You Say You Want a Revolution... Then What? The Challenges of Media Training in Post-Qaddafi Libya

Carolyn Robinson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 28 pp.

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Teaching Journalism in Developing Countries and Emerging Democracies: The Case of UNESCO’s Model Curricula

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 70 pp.

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Lost: Syrian Refugees and the Information Gap

Janine di Giovanni (coord.)

Internews (2013), 16 pp.

"The report presents findings that pose both unique challenges and opportunities for programs seeking to provide humanitarian information to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. So far, according to the report, there is little evidence of any comprehensive strategy or investment in providing a humanitarian c ... more

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Framing Bouazizi: ‘White Lies’, Hybrid Network, and Collective/connective Action in the 2010–11 Tunisian Uprising

Merlyna Lim

Journalism, volume 14, issue 7 (2013), pp. 921-941

"By delving into the detailed account of the Tunisian uprising, this article offers an explanation that sets the 2010 uprising apart from its precursors. The 2010 uprising was successful because activists successfully managed to bridge geographical and class divides as well as to converge offline an ... more

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What Future for Community Radio?

Media Development, volume 60, issue 2 (2013), pp. 1-27

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The History of the Book in the Muslim World

Geoffrey Roper

In: The Book: A Global History

Michael F. Suarez; H. R. Woudhuysen (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), pp. 524-552

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Transitional Libyan Media: Free at Last?

Fatima El-Issawi

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2013), 27 pp.

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Authoritarianism and Media in Algeria

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2013), 20 pp.

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Social Media and Civic Participation: Literature Review and Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh and Palestinian Territories

Dina Bokai, David Fernando Forero, Pablo Garcés, Joseph Peralta, Kate Shieh

London: BBC Media Action;London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2013), 55 pp.

"Highlights the findings of the LSE students’ work undertaken between October 2012 and March 2013: a literature review and analysis of BBC Media Action data from Palestinian Territories and Bangladesh on use of social media and civic participation. Findings include: Use of social media is positive ... more

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Transformations in Egyptian Journalism

Naomi Sakr

London; Oxford: Tauris;Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), xviii, 109 pp.

"Egypt’s revolutionary uprising in 2011 raised important questions about the kind of journalism that would be viable in the country’s changing political dynamics. Suddenly the output of bloggers, online radio and social media news operations, which had all formed part of the groundswell of actio ... more

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The Media Landscape in 54 Countries: Country Profiles from the 2011 and 2012 UIS Pilot Surveys

Paris: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), 155 pp.

"The current UIS Questionnaire on Media Statistics provides information for three UNESCO frameworks, namely the Media and Information Literacy Framework, the Media Development Indicators Framework and the Framework for Cultural Statistics. The questionnaire collects data for reporting global progres ... more

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Journalists' Security in War Zones: Lessons from Syria

Shane Farrell

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation (2013), 30 pp.

"Stories of journalists entering conflict zones without basic equipment or first aid training are all too familiar; so too are reports of news outlets washing their hands of responsibility regarding commissioned freelancers. This needs to change, and it can, so long as enough voices in the industry ... more