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"This paper explores the use of new information technologies in Russia to examine the next generation of media development and to ask how the ability of the “network society” – and the new forms of collective action it allows to contribute to social change can be supported. Building on the ide ... more

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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen R. Garcia (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.

"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the ... more

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Media Studies in Poland at the Turn of the Century

Lukas Szurminski (ed.)

Warschau: Wydawnictwo Skorpion;Instytut Dziennikarstwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (2011), 2 vols (278, 327 pp.)

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Caught in the Middle: Central and Eastern European Journalism at a Crossroads

Ellen Hume

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 93 pp.

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Central and Eastern European Media Under Dictatorial Rule and in the Early Cold War

Olaf Mertelsmann (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main et al.: Peter Lang (2011), 233 pp.

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"Do You Really Think Russia Should Pay Up for That?" How the Russia-Based TV Channel RT Constructs Russian-Baltic Relations

Nils S. Borchers

Javnost: The Public, volume 18, issue 4 (2011), pp. 89-106

"Mediated public diplomacy plays an important role in achieving foreign policy objectives by trying to influence public opinion in other countries. The Russia-based global TV channel RT serves as a central tool of Russian mediated public diplomacy. Its objective is not only to present the Russian pe ... more

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The Practice of Public Diplomacy: Confronting Challenges Abroad

William A. Rugh

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xviii, 262 pp.

"Relying heavily on scores of first-hand accounts collected through interviews, the studies examine the practice of public diplomacy largely from the perspective of American practitioners in different countries. The analyses follow the standard field officer approach, asking systematically: what iss ... more

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... 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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New Developments in Central Asian Mass Media Research

Eric Freedman, Richard Shafer

Central Asia and the Caucasus, volume 12, issue 4 (2011), pp. 128-143

"This wide range of contemporary mass media research illustrates how Central Asia press outlets remain tightly controlled and manipulated, first under the czars, then under the Soviets, and now under authoritarian regimes. Over the past two decades, the press systems have not achieved even minimal d ... emocratization and independence by international standards. Perhaps the Internet and other technologies will have a better chance of circumventing censors and the economic obstacles that deny the great mass of Central Asians the ability to participate in a useful dialog leading to more transparent and participatory governance. Several overarching observations emerge from this synthesized examination of recent research. The five separate press systems that replaced the single Soviet system share many commonalities, although significant differences also exist. These studies indicate varying but not decisive degrees of external influences from multi-governmental entities, media-building foundations, and promoters of civil society; such influences on Central Asian media development originate with mostly Western-based journalism and mass media trainers. Another observation concerns regimes’ use and abuse of laws to control information about public affairs and public issues. That pattern evident from several studies reflects a disconnect between constitutional and statutory guarantees of press freedom on one side and actual threats to those guarantees on the other side due to libel and “honor and dignity” suits, criminal prosecutions, and tightening regulation of the Internet. Examined collectively, these studies suggest the following obstacles to democratic and independent media development in Central Asia: strict governmental and extra-governmental restraints on the press, regardless of the type of medium—print, broadcast, or Internet; inadequate professional training, leadership, resources, financial incentives, and ethical standards for journalists and prospective journalists; limitations on the ability of domestic and international press and human rights defenders to compel changes in policies and laws; insufficient market resources to create and sustain independent news organizations; and a resulting lack of credibility and public trust in the press." (Summary and conclusions, page 142) more

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The Post-Soviet Russian Media: Conflicting Signals

Birgit Beumers, Stephen C. Hutchings, Natalia Rulyova (eds.)

New York, NY: Routledge (2011), xv, 245 pp.

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Media Piracy in Emerging Economies

Joe Karaganis (ed.)

New York: Social Science Research Council (SSRC) (2011), 425 pp.

"This publication is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in the developing world, with a focus on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia. Based on three years of work by some thirty-five researchers, the study tells two overarching stories: on ... more

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Ethical Issues in International Communication

Alexander G. Nikolaev (ed.)

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xii, 277 pp.

"A collection of essays from scholars around the globe examining the ethical issues and problems associated with some of the major areas within contemporary international communication: journalism, PR, marketing communication, and political rhetoric." (Publisher description)

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The Post-Soviet Media and Communication Policy Landscape: The Case of Russia

Andrei Richter

In: The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy

Robin Mansell; Marc Raboy (eds.)

Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 192-209

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Media Policies and Regulatory Practices in a Selected Set of European Countries, the EU and the Council of Europe

European Commission;Mediadem (2010), 524 pp.

"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi ... more