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Echoing the Local Voices: Supporting Local Good Governance Through Community Radio in Indonesia

Dian Wardiana Sjuro, Siti Khadijah Ute Lies, Nuryah Asri Sjafirah
Communication Research and Practice, volume 9, issue 4 (2023), pp. 361-376
"This article investigates the role of community radio in fostering good governance at the local level in the setting of Indonesia. Using the example of PASS FM Radio, this article demonstrates how community radio has fulfilled the purpose and function of media as a public sphere. As a community rad ... more
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Social Media Activism for Civilian Supremacy in Myanmar and Pakistan

Qamar Abbas Jafri
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2023), 14 pp.
"In Myanmar and Pakistan, anti-democratic forces including an alliance of military and right-wing political factions are dominating political affairs despite both countries’ constitutions defining democratic processes. Consequently, the authoritarian rule has been looming in these countries. The a ... more
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Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Repeal Restrictive Laws, Strengthen Quality Journalism

Bangkok: Asia Centre; Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 41 pp.
"This report proposes solutions on how best to equip journalists and other key actors to fulfil their vital role in a changing landscape. While censorship is an alluring option in the face of disinformation over the internet, it is important to find avenues to facilitate the responsible and ethical ... more
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Digitalisation and Civic Space: Chances and Challenges

Kai Schächtele, Ingo Dachwitz, Felix Zimmermann, Chris Köver, Christine Meissler, Martina Hahn, Sven Hilbig
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2022), 58 pp.
"Multifaceted, uncensored, promoting democracy - that is the internet, many people had long hoped. But from today's perspective, this is not true - or only partially. Because the big digital platforms and the world wide web are both: media of freedom and control. In many places, they support civil s ... more
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Comparing Impacts on Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Connotative Context Factors in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand

Melanie Radue
Global Media and Communication, volume 18, issue 2 (2022), pp. 157-179
"Cross-national media freedom comparison is often based on Western-biased indices published by organizations such as Freedom House or Reporters Without Borders. Additionally, Eurocentric analysis and comparison are endorsed by the application of hegemonic media systems models to compare media enviro ... more
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Digitalising Rural MSMEs: Thailand’s Agriculture and Tourism Sectors

Sone Osakwe
London: GSMA (2022), 58 pp.
"Thailand faces the dual challenge of swiftly navigating the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while also enabling sustainable and inclusive development. To enable inclusive development, Thailand must focus on building resilience and enhancing the productivity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MS ... more
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E-learning in Thailand: Mapping the digital divide

K. C. Dipendra, Mongkhonvanit Jomphong
Geneva: ITU (2022), xi, 53 pp.
"The study's primary objectives were to assess the state of data on access to digital devices and connectivity in schools in Thailand, which are crucial enablers for e-learning initiatives, and to map the state of access to and use of these devices and connectivity so as to identify potential gaps. ... more
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Freedom of Expression

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 3 (2022), pp. 19-33
"Quality media are indispensable. People must be able to form opinions competently. They must also be free to express their views. At the same time, there must be limits to slander, fake-news propaganda and the spreading of conspiracy theories. The internet is proving to be ambivalent. On the one ha ... more
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Myanmar: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 12 pp.
"The road to media freedom has been winding and narrow for Myanmar. Prior to the February 2021 military takeover, there had been guarded optimism that the country would soon enjoy freedom of expression and democratic principles. The country’s political reform process started in 2011, after 50 year ... more
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Social Media Discourse in Malaysia on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Rationales for Pro-Russia Sentiments

Benjamin Y. H. Loh, Munira Mustaffa
Perspective (ISEAS), issue 41 (2022), 11 pp.
"In late February 2022, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine which sent shockwaves around the world. As the world responded with sanctions against Russia, Moscow increased its public relations campaign to justify its invasion and recast the narrative in the media and on the inter ... more
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State of Press Freedom in Cambodia

Geneva: United Nations, Office of the High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) (2022), 29 pp.
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Misinformation, infighting, backlash, and an ‘endless’ recovery: Policymakers recount challenges and mitigating measures after a vaccine scare in the Philippines

Mark Donald C. Reñosa et al.
Global Health Action, volume 15, issue 2077536 (2022), 14 pp.
"This study aims to explore the perspectives of policymakers involved in ongoing efforts to boost vaccine confidence in the Philippines following a 2017 Dengvaxia scare and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Between August and November 2020, we conducted 19 semi-structured narrative interviews with purp ... more
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"News is Life and Death to Us": Understanding Media Audiences in Post-Coup Myanmar

Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen, Myat The Thitsar
International Media Support (IMS) (2022), 23 pp.
"This publication presents the findings from an audience study carried out by International Media Support (IMS) and Nyan Corridor in June-August 2022. The report provides insights into the media habits of the population of Myanmar following the 2021-military coup as well as people’s news concepts, ... more
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Their Story. Research: How Indonesian Media Views Non-Normative Sexuality and Genders (LGBT)

Widia Primastika, Nurhajati Lestari, Dina Listiorini, Marina Nasution, Luviana, Reka Kajaksana
Jakarta: Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI); USAID (2022), 134 pp.
"This study by Konde.co with the support of Internews was conducted with the objective of uncovering Indonesian media newsroom policies with regards to issues related to individuals or groups with diverse gender expression and non-normative sexuality, which are collectively labeled as "LGBT". In thi ... more
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The Role of Facebook Influencers in Shaping the Narrative of the Duterte Era

Renee Juliene Karunungan
Loughborough University, Doctoral Thesis (2022), 390 pp.
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The social atrocity: Meta and the right to remedy for the Rohingya

London: Amnesty International (2022), 72 pp.
"Beginning in August 2017, the Myanmar security forces undertook a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine State. A UN investigation found that the role of Facebook in the violence was “significant”. This report is based on an in-depth investi ... more
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The State of Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, and Access to Information in Cambodia. Annual Report: 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022

Cambodia Center for Human Rights (2022), 42 pp.
"The present report outlines key information pertaining to the rights to freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to information and findings regarding the state of these rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia over a period of a year, starting from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022. This annual ... more
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Saving Journalism 2: Global Strategies and a Look at Investigative Journalism
Deep Insights

Anya Schiffrin, Hannah Clifford et al.
Washington, DC: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 56 pp.
"It’s clear that there are plenty of good ideas about how to save journalism as well as practical proposals for how to support quality information. The journalism community in much of the world is galvanized to make change happen and they’re ready to persuade the public and policy makers both th ... more
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Manuscript and Print in the Islamic Tradition

Scott Reese (ed.)
Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter (2022), viii, 374 pp.
"This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion that the so-cal ... more
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Disaster Radio: Indonesia's Experience

Imam Prakoso et al.
Consortium Radar Tangguh; Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2022), 221 pp.
"When a large-scale natural disaster occurs, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, hurricane, or Covid-19, there will be "maldistribution or gap" in various aspects. Disparities in the shelter, gaps in aid or food items, gaps in access to health care, vaccine gaps, and so on. Inequality creates ... more