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Filmbilder des Islam

Stefan Orth, Michael Staiger, Joachim Valentin (eds.)
Marburg: Schüren (2014), 250 pp.
"Im Mittelpunkt dieses Bandes steht die Thematisierung des Islam im zeitgenössischen Spielfilm: konkret das Aufeinanderprallen von islamischer und westlicher Kultur, sowohl im arabischen Raum, in der Türkei oder im Nahen Osten als auch in Westeuropa. Im Zentrum steht damit auch das Spannungsfeld z ... more
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ICT Economic Impact Assessment

Philibert de Mercey, Daniel Skillings, Camille Le Coz
Altai Consulting; USAID (2014), 90 pp.
"The ICT sector is one of few undeniable success stories in Afghanistan’s development over the past 12 years. In 2002, telecommunications services were virtually non-existent, restricted to a very small number of fixed-line connections and satellite communications were unaffordable to the general ... more
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Our Voice, Our Power: Empowering Women Through Community Media in Bangladesh

Fahmida Akhtar, Protiva Banerjee (eds.)
Dhaka: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (2014), 27 pp.
"The book contains profiles of 12 women between the ages of 18 and 26 that were selected to follow a 3-month journalism fellowship and work at community radio stations. The program was designed and implemented by Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) in cooperation with 11 comm ... more
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Chinese Soft Power and Public Diplomacy: An Analysis of China’s New Diaspora Engagement Policies in the Xi Era

Ding Sheng
Seoul: East Asia Institute (EAI) (2014), 22 pp.
"The communist government’s diaspora engagement policy in the Xi era represents a departure from tradition. Not only is it a very non-ideological policy, but it is also based on Xi’s vision of public diplomacy— indigenizing public diplomacy approaches and instruments to accommodate the needs a ... more
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Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication

Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Joseph D. Straubhaar, Shanti Kumar (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2014), ix, 206 pp.
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Beyond State-Centric Frameworks: Transversal Media and the Stateless in the Burmese Borderlands

Lisa Brooten
In: Global Communication: New Agendas in Communication
Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Joseph D. Straubhaar, Shanti Kumar (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2014), pp. 142-162
"Transversal dissent by communities whose actions and identities are no longer primarily state centric but, rather, have shifted to cross identity boundaries is one of the most important developments for understanding how politics is being transformed today. Burmese media groups, political activists ... more
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Protecting the Rights of Children: The Role of the Media. Lessons from Brazil, India and Kenya

London: Internews Europe (2014), 79 pp.
"In Brazil, India and Kenya, a wide range of factors currently inhibit media from playing their full role in promoting awareness of child rights and in helping children realise their rights, says this report. Crucial issues identified in all three countries include lack of media coverage, inadequate ... more
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From the Ground Up: Changing the Conversation About Climate Change

Stephan Faris, Steven Lipscombe, Sonia Whitehead, Damian Wilson
London: BBC Media Action (2014), 28 pp.
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Hijabers: How Young Urban Muslim Women Redefine Themselves in Indonesia

Annisa R. Beta
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 377-389
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Sustainability Ethics: Ecology, Economy, Ethics. International Conference SusCon III, Shillong/India

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Community / Audience Survey Report Eastern Samar, Philippines: Summary of Key Findings with a Brief Analysis and Discussion

John Goslino
Internews (2014), 5 pp.
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Views on Children's Media Use in Indonesia: Parents, Children, and Teachers

Hendriyani, Ed Hollander, Leen d'Haenens, Johannes Beentjes
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 322-339
"This article describes the views of parents, children, and teachers concerning media use by Indonesian children. Survey data of parents (N=462), children (N=589), and teachers (N=104) show that children see themselves as more advanced users of new media than their parents. Their perception of their ... more
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Community Radio Continuous Improvement Toolkit
Key Guides

Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik, Vasuki Belavadi, Aditya Deshbandhu, Preeti Raghunath
New Delhi; Hyderabad: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA); UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad, version 2.0 (2014), vii, 64 pp.
Provides indicators of performance along 9 parameters: 1. Content Generation and Programming; 2. Policies and Guidelines; 3. Volunteers; 4. Technology: Access and Management; 5. On-Air Standards of Broadcasting; 6. Governance; 7. Feedback and Grievances; 8. Content Sharing and Networking; 9. Revenue ... more
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Mythology and Society Continuum: A Study of an Indian Television Serial

Arbind Sinha
Religion and Social Communication, volume 12, issue 1 (2014), pp. 19-34
"The study is based on the analysis of legends of 'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev', a mythological drama series that is shown on Indian television channel "Life OK" [...] The story revolves around Lord Shiva or Mahadev - the Lord of Lords as one of the three most powerful mythical characters. The serial is a ... more
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Media Capacity Building and Disaster Risk Reduction: Building Resilience and Protecting Socio-Economic Development Gains in Southeast Asia

Akina Mikami et al.
ABC International Development (2014), 33 pp.
"This literature review focuses on the value of investing in building the communication capacity of broadcasters in the ASEAN region, for the purpose of strengthening civic resilience and sustainability of socioeconomic development in the context of environmental disasters. Both are drivers for pove ... more
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Medienfreiheit in West Papua: Grenzen freier Berichterstattung in einer Konfliktregion

Norman Voss
Südostasien, volume 30, issue 1 (2014), pp. 35-37
"Mit Platz 139 beim Press Freedom Index von Reporter ohne Grenzen rangiert Indonesien in Sachen Pressefreiheit im weit unteren Bereich des internationalen Spektrums. Innerhalb Indonesiens ist Papua die Region, aus der am häufigsten über Einschüchterungen und Angriffe gegen Journalisten berichtet ... more
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Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience
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Tara Susman-Peña
Internews (2014), 84 pp.
"This report: 1. Defines “information ecosystems” and proposes an analytic framework of eight critical dimensions for understanding them; 2. Analyzes information ecosystems across a spectrum of change and their impact on resilience, referencing four case studies of Internews’ previous work [In ... more
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L'evangelizzazione della Chiesa Coreana e la Radio Vaticana

Ji Ho Park
Roma: Pontificia Università Gregoriana, Facoltá di Scienze Sociali, Specializzazione Comunicazione Sociale, Tesi di Licenza (2014), 99 pp.
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Framing Sustainability: A Case Study Analysis of the Environment and Sustainability Discourse in the Indian English Language Press

Prithi Nambiar
Global Media and Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2014), pp. 93-110
"Using elements of framing and grounded theory, a qualitative interpretive case study analysis of environment and sustainability related articles from a leading English language fortnightly magazine in India reveals that highly emotive frames are being used in media construction of the environment a ... more
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The Mobile Economy Asia Pacific

London: GSMA (2014), 72 pp.
"Asia Pacific is the world’s largest mobile region but also one of the most diverse regions in terms of the levels of both economic and mobile market development. Asia Pacific dominates the global mobile industry in terms of both unique subscribers and connections, having seen significant growth o ... more