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Libya Media Assessment

Matt Abud, Ben Moran

Washington, DC; London: Internews (2011), 43 pp.

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Election Fallout: Iran’s Exiled Journalists on Their Struggle for Democratic Change

Marcus Michaelsen

Berlin: Hans Schiler Verlag;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 245 pp.

"The 2009 presidential elections and the surrounding events represent one of the most dramatic moments in contemporary Iranian history. The massive demonstrations over the official election results soon evolved into a broad protest movement demanding civil rights and political change, confronting th ... more

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Global Communication and Cultural Particularisms: The Place of Values in the Simultaneity of Structural Globalization and Cultural Fragmentation - the Case of Islamic Civilization

Bassam Tibi

In: The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics

Robert S. Fortner; Mark Fackler (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 54-78

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Attacks on the Press in 2010: A Worldwide Survey

Bill Sweeney (ed.)

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2011), 431 pp.

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Arabic Books

Nabil Dajani

In: Arab Media: Globalization and Emerging Media Industries

Noha Mellor; Muhammad Ayish; Nabil Dajani; Khalil Rinnawi (eds.)

Cambridge; Maldon, Mass.: Polity Press (2011), pp. 29-44

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No News is Good News: Abuses Against Journalists by Palestinian Security Forces

New York et al.: Human Rights Watch (2011), 35 pp.

"Severe harassment by Palestinian Authority and Hamas security forces of Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza has had a pronounced chilling effect on freedom of expression. This report documents cases in which Palestinian security forces tortured, beat, and arbitrarily detained journali ... more

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New Questions, New Insights, New Approaches: Contributions to the Research Forum at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth 2010

Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson, Catharina Bucht

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom (2011), 275 pp.

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More Bad News from Israel

Greg Philo, Mike Berry

London: Pluto Press, Exp. and updated ed. (2011), viii, 475 pp.

"Building on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, 'More Bad News From Israel' examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion. The book brings together senior journalists and ordinary viewers to examine how ... more

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Systematic Monitoring as a Dissident Activist Strategy: Palestine Media Watch and U.S. News Media 2000-2004

Robert L. Handley

Communication, Culture & Critique, volume 4, issue 3 (2011), pp. 209-228

"When news organizations began covering the Intifada in 2000, activists formed a media-monitoring group called Palestine Media Watch to lobby journalists to interpret the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within an international law framework. Activists minimized their dissidence in relation to journalis ... more

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From the Field: Co-Producing the Memory. Cinema Production Between Europe and the Middle East

Irit Neidhardt

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 1, issue 1 (2011), 13 pp.

"The media intervention programs and training initiatives for Arabs reflect hegemonies and dependencies. Taking into consideration the absence of a public cinema infrastructure in the Arab World and thus the lack of institutional representation or backing for film-makers leads one to question to wha ... more

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Journalists Without Bounds

Beirut: Journalists@journalism.com;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 40, 39 pp.

"This study is the first experimental attempt to identify the family, legal and professional conditions of journalists in Lebanon. But the desire to undertake a comprehensive survey of all journalists working in the media in all Lebanese regions has not been realized for several reasons; the most im ... more

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Arab Media: Globalization and Emerging Media Industries
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Noha Mellor, Muhammad Ayish, Nabil Dajani, Khalil Rinnawi

Cambridge, UK; Maldon, Mass.: Polity Press (2011), ix, 206 pp.

"This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the emerging Arab media industries in the context of globalization and its impacts, with a focus on publishing, press, broadcasting, cinema and new media. Through detailed discussions of the regulation and economics of these industries, t ... more

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Islamic Fundamentalism in Arab Television: Islamism and Salafism in Competition

Jakob Skoovgard-Petersen

In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere

Ulrika Mårtensson; Jennifer Bailey; Priscilla Ringrose; Asbjorn Dyrendal (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 264-291

"Within less than 20 years, the number of Arabic-language satellite channels has risen from zero to more than 500, including channels financed by the US, Russia, China, the UK and France. Some 50 of these channels label themselves as Islamic (and a handful are Christian), but Islamic programming is ... more

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17 February Revolution: Media in North-Eastern Libya

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 16 pp.

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Blogistan: The Internet and Politics in Iran

Annabelle Sreberny, Gholam Khiabany

London; New York: Tauris (2010), xiii, 211 pp.

"The protests unleashed by Iran's disputed presidential election in June 2009 brought the Islamic Republic's vigorous cyber culture to the world's attention. Iran has an estimated 700,000 bloggers, and new media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were thought to have played a key role in spreadin ... more

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Télé Lumière: Una televisione cristiana in Medio Oriente: Attualità e prospettive di futuro

Ramsine Hage Moussa

Roma: Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, Facultá di Comunicazione Sociale e Istituzionale, Doctoral Thesis (2010), 166 pp.

"Le difficoltà di Télé Lumière consistono, a nostro parere: in un livello tecnico sì buono, ma ancora migliorabile; nella preparazione di coloro che interagiscono direttamente con il pubblico, che potrebbe essere più qualificata. Inoltre si è constata: la mancanza d’autosufficienza (sopratt ... more

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Make it Theirs: The Imperative of Local Ownership in Communications and Media Initiatives
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Simon Haselock

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 17 pp.

"This report presents the author's experiences regarding the relation of international interventions and local institutions in the (post-)conflict countries of Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan. Haselock states that media reforms are most successful where they are the result of partnership ... more

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Civil Society and National Media in Tunisia

Francesco Cavatorta

Paris: Panos Paris (2010), 5 pp.

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Tracking Initiatives in Communication for Development in the Near East

Wendy Quarry, Emrys Shoemaker

Rome: FAO (2010), iv, 31 pp.

"The main objective of this booklet is to provide an overview of current initiatives and projects focusing on Communication for Development applied to natural resources management and agriculture in the region, assess the main challenges, and identify links and opportunities to strengthen their coll ... more

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L'Église Catholique en Afrique = The Catholic Church in Africa = A Igreja Católica em África

Paris: Oeuvres Pontificales Missionaires (OPM);Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), 24th ed. (2010), 775 pp.

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