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State of the Use of Mobile Technologies for Disaster Preparedness in South East Asia

Chih-Hui Lai, Arul Chib, Rich Ling
Singapore: Nanyang Technological University (2015), 66 pp.
"This project is conducted in response to Global Disaster Preparedness Center’s (GDPC) initiative of developing flood hazard preparedness mobile apps in the four target countries (Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam)." (Executive summary)
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Hallyu: Der Boom der südkoreanischen Populärkultur in Asien

Eun-Jeung Lee
In: Länderbericht Korea
Eun-Jeung Lee (ed.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2015), pp. 391-404
"Tatsächlich erfreuen sich koreanische Fernsehserien und Filme sowie die koreanische Popmusik (K-pop) im Ausland, insbesondere in Ost- und Südostasien, ganz unerwartet großer Beliebtheit. In Südkorea selbst ist man stolz darauf, es - zumindest in der eigenen Wahrnehmung - endlich geschafft zu ha ... more
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Who Makes the News? Global Media Monitoring Project 2015

Sarah Macharia (ed.)
London; Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2015), v, 152 pp.
"Although in the decade 1995 to 2005 there was a slow but steady increase in women’s visibility in the news, the decade 2005 to 2015 has been one of stagnation. At 24% of the total, there has been no change in women’s share of news-making roles in the traditional media (newspapers, radio, televi ... more
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Media Consumption Forecasts 2015

Anne Austin, Jonathan Barnard, Nicola Hutcheon
London: ZenithOptimedia (2015), 192 pp.
"This report surveys the changing patterns of media consumption in 65 countries across the world, and forecasts how the amount of time people allocate to different media will change between 2014 and 2017. It measures the amount of time spent reading newspapers and magazines, watching television, lis ... more
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The Role of Community-Based Media in Strengthening, Preserving, and Promoting Identity and Culture: A Case Study in Eastern Thailand

Pisapat Youkongpun
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications, volume 1, issue 3 (2015), pp. 197-210
"The purpose of this thesis is to investigate and analyse the role of community-based media in information distribution in the Riverside community, Chanthaburi province, Eastern Thailand. Recently, this strong community has been identified as a cultural tourism destination. The community has started ... more
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Video Games Around the World
Deep Insights

Mark J. P. Wolf (ed.)
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2015), xiv, 697 pp.
"Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and cultur ... more
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Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Buchmesse (2015), 7 pp.
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Our Valuable Voices: Community Digital Storytelling for Good Programming and Policy Engagement
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Hanoi: Care (2015), 13 pp.
"Vietnam thrives on a rich tapestry of stories across generations; personal and collective stories that form precious threads in the fabric of a diverse nation of more than 90 million people. There are valuable stories waiting to be told by Cham fisherwomen and men living in An Giang; by Hanoi stree ... more
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Memory on Trial: Media, Citizenship and Social Justice

Anders Høg Hansen, Oscar Hemer, Thomas Tufte (eds.)
Wien; Zürich: Lit (2015), ii, 186 pp.
"This book approaches the memory sharing of groups, communities and societies as inevitable struggles over the interpretation of, and authority over, particular stories. Coming to terms with the past in memory work, alone or with others, is always unsteady ground and the activation of memory will al ... more
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Expression Restricted: An Account of Online Expression in Pakistan

Asad Baig, Sadaf Khan
Bytes for All; Association for Progressive Communications (APC); APC Impact (2015), 37 pp.
"How is freedom of expression in Pakistan’s digital spaces governed? What protections do journalists and bloggers enjoy? What is censored and how conducive is the environment for political and religious expression online? This research looks at these questions within the premise of an internationa ... more
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Balochistan: Reaping the Benefits of Peace Journalism

Shabir Hussain, Haseeb ur Rehman
Conflict & Communication Online, volume 14, issue 2 (2015), 12 pp.
"If the focus of peace journalism is to press for quality journalism during conflict reporting which will ultimately contribute to peace, then the findings of this study show that the available reporting on the Balochistan conflict passes the litmus test. The coverage is pro-people, and the reporter ... more
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Study of Internet Connected Cambodians: Perceptions of Online Freedom of Expression and Political Engagement

Amanda King, Jayson W. Richardson, John B. Nash
Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) (2015), 34 pp.
"Data for this report were gathered through an electronic survey of 895 Cambodian Internet users conducted from March 12 to 18, 2015, as well as through three follow-up focus group discussions [...] Cambodians find the Internet to be useful for personal, professional and civic interests, with the ma ... more
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Innovations in Community Radio: With Special Reference to India

Ankuran Dutta, Sanjaya Mishra
New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2015), ix, 18 pp.
"This research explores the present status of the community radios (CR) in India in the initial sections. But the main focus has been given on the innovative practices of the community radios scattered in nook and corner of the country. Emphasis has also been given to classify the possible innovatio ... more
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On Trial: The Implementation of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws

Geneva: International Commission of Jurists (icj) (2015), 61 pp.
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Community Radio for Good Governance

New Delhi: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (2015), 173 pp.
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Media and Religious Communication in Multi-Cultural Asia: An Eclectic Research Agenda

Binod C. Agrawal (ed.)
Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House (2015), xviii, 180 pp.
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The Poverty of Television: The Mediation of Suffering in Class-Divided Philippines

Jonathan Corpus Ong
London: Anthem Press (2015), 226 pp.
"Based on an extensive ethnographic study of television and audiences in class-divided Philippines, this is the first book to take a bottom-up approach in considering how people respond to images and narratives of suffering and poverty on television. Arguing for an anthropological ethics of media, t ... more
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Social Communication Formation in Seminaries and Schools of Theology: An Investigation

Virgilio F. Ciudadano
Manila: Logos (Divine Word) Publications (2015), 168 pp.
"This ‘Investigation’ on Pastoral Communication programs of seven Seminaries or Theological Schools in Metro Manila reflects the situation and challenges for priestly formation in this field. The results are consolidated with some 230 questionnaires from participating seminarians and interviews ... more
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Security Versus Access: The Impact of Mobile Network Shutdowns. Case Study: Telenor Pakistan

London: Institute for Human Rights and Business (2015), 49 pp.
"Network shutdowns are usually justified on security grounds, and the counterargument is often framed around the impact on freedom of expression. However, the impacts of network shutdowns can have far-reaching, adverse economic and social implications and could affect future economic growth; further ... more
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Hallyu 2.0: The Korean Wave in the Age of Social Media

Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Press (2015), vi, 268 pp.
"Collectively known as Hallyu, Korean music, television programs, films, online games, and comics enjoy global popularity, thanks to new communication technologies. In recent years, Korean popular culture has also become the subject of academic inquiry. Whereas the Hallyu's impact on Korea's nationa ... more