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Challenges and Dangers of Reporting in a Tumultuous Border Region: How Journalists at the 'El Paso Times' Deal with the Violence in Neighboring Ciudad Juarez

Cathleen Carter, Kris Kodrich

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 90, issue 2 (2013), pp. 331-346

"Journalists at the El Paso Times routinely cover violence in neighboring Ciudad Juarez, where thousands of men, women, and children have been murdered in recent years. Utilizing border theory and research involving journalists and trauma, this qualitative newsroom study examines how journalists at ... more

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Climate Change in the Media: Reporting Risk and Uncertainty

James Painter

London; New York: Tauris;Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), xvi, 173 pp.

"Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge. Some researchers have argued that stressing the ‘risks‘ posed by climate change rather than the ‘uncertainties‘ can create a more helpful context for policy makers and a stronger ... more

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Digital News Report 2013: Tracking the Future of News

Nic Newman, David A. L. Levy (eds.)

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 108 pp.

This is the second of the annual Reuters Institute Digital News surveys published by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) at Oxford University. You Gov online polls commissioned by RISJ were conducted with 11,000 online users in the UK, US, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Bra ... more

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U.S. Government Funding for Media: Trends and Strategies

Peter Cary, Rosemary D'Amour

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 46 pp.

"U.S. government support for international media development is declining. Spending by the Department of State and USAID for media freedom and freedom of information programs has dropped 43.5 percent in the past five years–from $135 million in Fiscal Year 2008 to approximately $76.3 million in FY ... more

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Finding a Foothold: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability

Michele McLellan

Miami: Knight Foundation (2013), 52 pp.

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Suggested Practices and Guidelines for Use of Social Networking and Other Forms of Digital Communication

Episcopal Diocese of California (2013), 9 pp.

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Considering the “illogical Patchwork”: The Broadcasting Board of Governors and U.S. International Broadcasting

Emily T. Metzgar

Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2013), 42 pp.

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Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan beyond the 2014 Transition: Lessons from the United States and the Netherlands

Jorrit Kamminga

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2013), 25 pp.

"The end of the security transition process in Afghanistan in 2014 marks the need to rethink foreign public diplomacy efforts in the country. As Afghanistan is entering its ‘transformational decade’, there is a unique opportunity to disconnect public diplomacy from the military–security paradi ... more

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The Book: A Global History

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

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2013), xx, 748 pp.

"A concise edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to the Book, this book features the 51 articles from the Companion plus 3 brand new chapters in one affordable volume. The 54 chapters introduce readers to the fascinating world of book history. Including 21 thematic studies on topics such ... more

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Omar Rincón (ed.)

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2013), 331 pp.

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State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions

Paul Murschetz (ed.)

Heidelberg et al.: Springer (2013), xii, 402 pp.

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What Future for Community Radio?

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

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Nonprofit Journalism: A Growing But Fragile Part of the U.S. News System

Washington, DC: Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (2013), 25, 23 pp.

"The growing nonprofit news sector is showing some signs of economic health, and most leaders of those outlets express optimism about the future, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. But many of these organizations also face substantial challenges to their long-term financial well-be ... more

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Case Studies: How Four Community Information Projects Went from Idea to Impact

Knight Foundation;Network Impact;FSG (2013), 41 pp.

"This report offers four case studies on how different foundations used information to improve the healthy functioning of their communities. The cases highlight the following: Why did each foundation support local media? How did it connect to their strategic priorities? What steps did they take to m ... more

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Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs

Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2013), vii, 383 pp.

"Promotion of healthy behaviors and prevention of disease are inextricably linked to cultural understandings of health and well-being. Health communication scholarship and practice can substantially and strategically contribute to people living safer, healthier, and happier lives. This book represen ... more

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Media Interventions

Kevin Howley (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2013), xvi, 430 pp.

"This collection of essays, the first book-length treatment of its kind, explicates the concept of «media interventions», which are herein defined as activities and projects that secure, exercise, challenge or acquire media power for tactical and strategic action. Drawing on insights from media, c ... more

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Regulating Social Media: Legal and Ethical Considerations

Susan J. Drucker, Gary Gumpert (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2013), ix, 243 pp.

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Ibero-American Television Fiction Observatory Obitel 2013: Social Memory and Television Fiction in Ibero-American Countries

Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes, Guillermo Orozco Gómez (eds.)

Porto Alegre: Sulina;Globo Comunicação e Participações (2013), 523 pp.

"The first part, “Fiction in the Ibero-American Space”, presents a comparative synthesis of fiction in the Obitel countries. This comparison is made from a quantitative and qualitative perspective that allows to observe the development of fiction in each country, highlighting their main producti ... more

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Public Communication Campaigns

Ronald E. Rice, William J. Paisley (eds.)

Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.

"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more

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Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments

Rüdiger Wischenbart

Carlo Carrenho; Veronika Licher; Miha Kovac; Vinutha Mallya (contrib.)

O'Reilly, revised and updated ed. (2013), 111 pp.

"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate ... more

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