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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

Tim Kelly, David Souter
Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), 99 pp.
"Examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of conflict. Case studies look at countries at different stages of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, Liberia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, and postrevolution ... more
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New Freedoms, New Challenges: Fostering a Professional, Inclusive Media in Burma

Sandy Barron
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews; USAID (2014), 31 pp.
"Since 2001, Internews has trained and supported more than one thousand junior and senior journalists from all of Burma’s major ethnic groups, both those inside the country and those based outside, in print, radio, television, and online reporting. The cumulative effects of this close collaboratio ... more
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Handbuch Myanmar: Gesellschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, Entwicklung

Ute Köster, Phuong Le Trong, Christina Grein
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The Functions of Silence in India: Implications for Intercultural Communication Research

Nemi C. Jain, Anuradha Matukumalli
In: The Global Intercultural Communication Reader
Molefi Kete Asante, Yoshitaka Miike, Jing Yin (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), pp. 248-254
"Although it is often viewed negatively in the West, silence is interpreted as a sign of interpersonal sensitivity, mutual respect, a sens of personal dignity, affirmation, and wisdom in the cultural context of India. At the individual level, silence serves as the means for the individual soul to ac ... more
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How Structure Shapes Content, or Why the 'Hindi Turn' of Star Plus Became the 'Hindu Turn'

Santanu Chakrabarti
Media, Culture & Society, volume 36, issue 4 (2014), pp. 473-490
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The Commercialization of Da'wah: Understanding Indonesian Sinetron and Their Portrayal of Islam

Inaya Rakhmani
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 340-359
"The impact of media industrialization on mediated religious expression all over the world has been substantial, and this study tries to understand the Indonesian case by looking at the intersections between commerce and Islamic expression. Focusing on Indonesian Islamic sinetron (soap operas), we s ... more
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Doris Fischer, Christoph Müller-Hofstede (eds.)
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Türkisches Fernsehen in Deutschland: Narrenfreiheit und mangelnde Medienaufsicht

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Connecting on Environmental Issues in North & South Caucasus: Insights from 36 In-Depth Interviews with Journalists, Environmental Activists, and Environmental Scholars in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia

Nino Japaridze
London: Internews Europe (2014), 35 pp.
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China's iGeneration: Cinema and Moving Image Culture for the Twenty-First Century

Matthew D. Johnson, Keith B. Wagner, Tianqui Yu, Luke Vulpiani (eds.)
New York et al.: Bloomsbury Academic (2014), xvi, 349 pp.
"Following China's accession to the WTO in 2001, personal and collective experiences of changing social conditions have added new dimensions to the increasingly diverse Sinophone media landscape, and provided a novel complement to the existing edifice of blockbusters, documentaries, and auteur cultu ... more
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Situation Analysis and Sustainability of Community Radio in Bangladesh

Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI); Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 77 pp.
"This document details the current situation in seven out of 14 Community Radios in operation in Bangladesh at present. While one of the motives behind this study is to see how these young stations are faring and catering programmes to the target audiences, but definitely the study's scope is not li ... more
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The “politicization” of Turkish Television Dramas

Kumru Berfin Emre Cetin
International Journal of Communication, volume 8 (2014), pp. 2462-2483
"Turkish television has undergone a distinctive transformation since the early 2000s in which new regulations, rapid market growth, and political pressures have interacted with and transformed each other. As Turkey set new records in 2013 for the highest number of journalists arrested worldwide, tel ... more
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Barriers to Coverage of Transborder Environmental Issues in the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia

Eric Freedman
Applied Environmental Education & Communication, volume 13, issue 1 (2014), pp. 48-55
"Three former Soviet republics occupy Central Asia's Ferghana Valley, a region of serious transborder environmental problems, especially ones that involve water and energy. Most news organizations in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan provide little in-depth coverage of these issues. Journalists ... 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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2014 Asia Pacific Digital Overview

We Are Social (2014), 213 pp.
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The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14

Laxmi Murthy (ed.)
Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2014), 81 pp.
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Media Literacy Education in Action: Theoretical and Pedagocical Perspectives

Belinha S. De Abreu
New York; London: Routledge (2014), xxx, 243 pp.
"Media Literacy Education in Action brings together the field’s leading scholars and advocates to present a snapshot of the theoretical and conceptual development of media literacy education—what has influenced it, current trends, and ideas about its future. Featuring a mix of perspectives, it e ... more
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The Influence of International Media Development Organizations on Journalism Education in the Current Transition Period in Myanmar

Abdul Hai Ahm
Bonn: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Master Thesis (2014), ix, 223 pp.
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PakVotes: A Social Media Experiment in Elections Monitoring

Nadia Naviwala
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2014), 5 pp.
"PakVotes, a pilot project supported by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), used social media platforms and a network of reporters located in areas outside of major cities in Pakistan to track violence during the 2013 elections. The project offers lessons that could guide future efforts to use socia ... more
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Der Staat liest mit: Online-Aktivisten leben gefährlich

Genia Findeisen
Südostasien, volume 30, issue 1 (2014), pp. 9-11
"Dinh Nhat Uy forderte auf Facebook die Freilassung seines inhaftierten Bruders, jetzt wurde er selbst verurteilt. Uys jüngerer Bruder Dich Nguyen Kha hatte im Frühjahr Flugblätter verteilt, in denen die Partei und die Politik der Regierung kritisiert wurden, und erhielt dafür vier Jahre Gefäng ... more