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Ethical Traditions in Humanitarian Photography and the Challenges of the Digital Age: Four Conversations with Canadian Communications Officers

Dominique Marshall

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, volume 3, issue 2 (2021), pp. 57-64

"As the production, content, and display of humanitarian images faced the requirements of digital media, humanitarian organizations struggled to keep equitable visual practices. Media specialists reflect on past and current uses of images in four Canadian agencies: the Canadian Red Cross, the Multic ... more

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Visual Media and Development Education in Canadian Schools: 1980–2000

Dominique Marshall

Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, volume 3, issue 2 (2021), pp. 45-56

"For two decades, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) prepared pedagogical materials for Canadian schools. This article reviews the role of visual media in the hundreds of publications prepared for Development Education. Samples collected by Marc Rockbrune, Distribution Clerk respon ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children

Lelia Green, Donell Holloway, Kylie Stevenson, Tama Leaver, Leslie Haddon (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2021), xxv, 603 pp.

"This collection investigates and critiques the dynamism of children's lives online with contributions fielding both global and hyper-local issues, and bridging the wide spectrum of connected media created for and by children. From education to children's rights to cyberbullying and youth in challen ... more

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Beyond Journalistic Norms: Role Performance and News in Comparative Perspective

Claudia Mellado (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2021), xix, 299 pp.

"The book brings together scholars from Western and Eastern Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia, reporting findings based on data collected from democratic, transitional, and non-democratic contexts to produce thematic chapters that address how journalistic cultures vary around the globe, ... more

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50 Ways to Make Media Pay

Damian Radcliffe

What's New In Publishing (WNIP) (2021), 82 pp.

"This in-depth study explores some of the most popular tactics being used by news and other media organizations to diversify their revenue streams and generate income through a variety of different means. It does this by deep dives into subscriptions, paywalls, advertising, content and other establi ... more

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Community Foundations & Media: Funding Data from 2009-2021

Philadelphia: Media Impact Funders;Knight Foundation (2021), 29 pp.

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Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems

Daniela V. Dimitrova (ed.)

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2021), xv, 239 pp.

"[This book] provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview o ... more

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USAID/Iraq: Perception and Opinion Study

Management Systems International (MSI);USAID (2021), iv, 57 pp.

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Charitable Giving in the Media: Research Highlights

Erica L. Rosenthal, Adam Amel Rogers, Emily B. Peterson

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project (2021), 15 pp.

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Poverty Narratives in Popular Culture: Final Report

Erica L. Rosenthal, Adam Amel Rogers, Shawn van Valkenburgh

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project (2021), 30 pp.

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Communicating the Future: Solutions for Environment, Economy and Democracy

W. Lance Bennett

Cambridge; Medford: Polity Press (2021), x, 201 pp.

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Development of the Global Film Industry: Industrial Competition and Cooperation in the Context of Globalization

Joe Qiao Li, Yanqiu Guan, Hong Lu (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2021), xxv, 243 pp.

"The global film industry has witnessed significant transformation in the past few years. Regions outside the US have begun to prosper while non-traditional production companies, such as Netflix have assumed a larger market share, and online movies adapted from literature have continued to gain in p ... more

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Checking PolitiFact’s Fact-Checks

Sakari Nieminen, Valterri Sankari

Journalism Studies, volume 22, issue 3 (2021), pp. 358-378

"In this article we examine PolitiFact’s fact-checking process. We collect a random sample of 858 fact-checks and evaluate them in the light of criteria based on or inspired by fact-checking literature and the International Fact-checking Network’s code of principles. Our analysis reveals the fol ... more

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Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online

Nina Jankowicz, Jillian Hunchak, Alexandra Pavliuc, Celia Davies, Shannon Pierson, Zoë Kaufmann

Washington, DC: Wilson Center (2021), 61 pp.

"This report strives to build awareness of the direct and indirect impacts of gendered and sexualized disinformation on women in public life, as well as its corresponding impacts on national security and democratic participation. In an analysis of online conversations about 13 female politicians acr ... more

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Effective state practices against disinformation: Four country case studies

Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer

Helsinki: European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) (2021), 30 pp.

"[...] this Research Report has selected four country case studies: Sweden, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. Obviously, other cases would have been interesting, particularly the United States. But the United States is already at the centre of other works, including by Hybrid CoE. Being divers ... more

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Journalism and Media Enduring Commitment: Synthesis Report (2015-2020)

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (2021), 107 pp.

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Assumption #4: The United States should prioritize the promotion of democracy around the world over other key US objectives

Mathew Burrows, Evan Cooper

Washington, DC: Atlantic Council (2021), 11 pp.

"US democracy support should follow a triage approach, providing assistance to countries on the precipice of democratic backsliding, while investing in civil societies that hold promise for advancing democratic values. The United States should leverage its assets while working with partners and alli ... more

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Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology

Kristian Petersen (ed.)

Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press;Ilex Foundation (2021), xi, 290 pp.

"Muslims in the Movies provides a series of essays that explore the portrayal and reception of Muslims in Euro-American film, transnational productions, and global national cinemas. The volume brings together a group of internationally recognized experts to introduce Muslims in the films of Europe, ... more

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All my Friends Live in My Computer: Trauma, Tactical Media, and Meaning

Samira Rajabi

New Brunswick et al.: Rutgers University Press (2021), xi, 157 pp.

"All My Friends Live in my Computer combines personal stories, media studies, and interdisciplinary theories to examine case studies from three unique parts of society. From illness narratives among breast cancer patients to political upheaval among Iranian-Americans, this book examines what people ... more

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The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism

Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Xenia Zeiler (eds.)

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2021), xv, 441 pp.

"The handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account: Theoretical Reflections, Power and Authority Conflict, Radicalization and Populism, Dialogue and Peacebuilding, Trends. Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined, i ... more