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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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Ethical Issues in International Communication

Alexander G. Nikolaev (ed.)

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

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Televisa and Univision, 50 Years of Media Post-Nationalism

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

São Paulo: Globo Comunicação e Participações (2011), 585 pp.

"A través de un estudio sistemático basado en el monitoreo de las producciones de ficción televisiva, este anuario presenta y analiza datos de producción, circulación, distribución y consumo de programas de ficción exhibidos en el 2010 y presenta una síntesis comparativa de lo que fue el añ ... more

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The Hierarchy of Global Suffering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Television News Reporting on Foreign Natural Disasters

Stijn Joye

Journal of International Communication, volume 15, issue 2 (2011), pp. 45-61

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Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends

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Cannes: Marché du Film;European Audiovisual Observatory (2010), 64 pp.

"With its key indicators, FOCUS 2010 gives you a complete overview of the fi lm industry worldwide, and highlights new and up-and-coming areas such as Latin America and the Middle East. It is an indispensable guide to understanding the undercurrents and changes in the international market, in a cont ... more

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Trauma, Media, Art: New Perspectives

Mick Broderick, Antonio Traverso (eds.)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2010), vii, 285 pp.

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PA Guide to Going Digital

Linda Bennett

London: Publishers Association (2010), viii, 208 pp.

This guide is constructed partly as a "how to" guide, partly as a survey of markets and models, focusing especially on e-books and e-content. It also includes sections on audiobooks and digital printing.

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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp.

"The Handbook presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide. Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers a complete reference source to the interactio ... more

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Newspapers: A Complete Guide to the Industry

Mike Farrell, Mary Carmen Cupito

New York: Peter Lang (2010), viii, 229 pp.

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U.S. Government Funding for Media Development

Laura Mottaz

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 11 pp.

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McDonaldisation, Masala McGospel and Om Economics: Televangelism in Contemporary India

Jonathan D. James

New Delhi: Sage (2010), xxvii, 232 pp.

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International Film Guide 2010: The Definitive Annual Review of World Cinema

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Funding Journalism in the Digital Age: Business Models, Strategies, Issues and Trends

Jeff Kaye, Stephen Quinn

New York: Peter Lang (2010), 185 pp.

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Medien und Integration in Nordamerika: Erfahrungen aus den Einwanderungsländern Kanada und USA

Rainer Geißler, Horst Pöttker

Bielefeld: transcript (2010), 275 pp.

"Der Band versammelt Studien zur Rolle der Medien bei der Integration von Minderheiten in den klassischen Einwanderungsländern USA und Kanada und vergleicht die Situation in Nordamerika mit ihrem Schwerpunkt auf Diversity (Vielfalt) mit der Situation in den neuen Einwanderungsländern Europas, wobe ... more

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Medios de servicio público y transparencia: Análisis y medición de su desempeño

Fidela Navarro Rodríguez, Ernesto Villanueva

Quito: CIESPAL, 2nd ed. (2010), 321 pp.

"El estudio de los medios públicos desde la doble perspectiva jurídica y de análisis de desempeño constituye una iniciativa inédita y necesaria. Lo consideramos así porque no hay todavía distinciones conceptuales claras entre lo que son medios públicos, medios de servicio público y medios g ... more