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Eroding Freedoms: Media and Soft Censorship in Montenegro

Ana Vujosevic, Vladimir Vuckovic

Paris; Washington, DC: WAN-IFRA;Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2015), 23 pp.

"Montenegro’s government should support openness and informed debate in making and implementing public policy decisions. Instead, information concerning matters of public interest is often withheld or distorted by government and by pliant media outlets favoured with official assistance. State fund ... more

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Bad Practices, Bad Faith: Soft Censorship in Macedonia

Vienna; Washington, DC; Paris: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO);Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);WAN-IFRA (2015), 26 pp.

"A principal challenge to independent journalism is the symbiotic relationship between the ruling party and many media outlets and their owners. Examples on both the national and local level are described in this report. Government-friendly outlets are bolstered by various means, particularly non-tr ... 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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Anthropology, Theatre and Development: The Transformative Potential of Performance

Alex Flynn, Jonas Tinius (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xiv, 368 pp.

"The contributors explore diverse contexts of performance to discuss peoples' own reflections on political subjectivities, governance and development. The volume refocuses anthropological engagement with ethics, aesthetics, and politics to examine the transformative potential of political performanc ... more

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China im Spiegel der Printmedien: Wertende Berichterstattung und ihre Perzeption am Beispiel China

Caja Thimm, Kathrin Witsch

In: Positiver Journalismus

Deutscher Fachjournalisten-Verband (ed.)

Konstanz: UVK (2015), pp. 183-205

"Es lässt sich ein ausgesprochen breites Themenspektrum und eine hohe Kontinuität innerhalb der Berichterstattung feststellen. Dabei ist die journalistische Haltung keinesfalls einseitig negativ — vielmehr wird häufig ein ausgewogenes Chinabild vermittelt, das besonders dort kritisch ist, wo si ... more

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Medien, Migration, Partizipation: Eine Studie am Beispiel iranischer Fernsehproduktion im Offenen Kanal

Christine Horz

Bielefeld: transcript (2014), 481 pp.

"Die Rolle der Medien für die Integration von Migrantinnen und Migranten wird in kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Studien oft thematisiert. Doch welche Möglichkeiten haben sie in Deutschland überhaupt, aktiv an der Medienproduktion zu partizipieren? Christine Horz untersucht am Beispiel deutsch-i ... more

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Wahlwerbung im Radio

Peter Brück

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2014), 271 pp.

"Das Radio ist, zusammen mit dem Fernsehen, das mit Abstand meist genutzte Medium in Deutschland. Auch die bundesdeutschen Parteien nutzen es häufig für ihre Werbung im Vorfeld von Wahlen. Trotzdem führt Wahlwerbung im Radio im Gegensatz zu Wahlwerbung auf und in anderen Trägermedien (z.B. Ferns ... more

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The Future of Quality News Journalism: A Cross-Continental Analysis

Peter J. Anderson, George Ogola, Michael Williams (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2014), xi, 330 pp.

"This new study, a follow-up to 2007’s The Future of Journalism in the Advanced Democracies, includes a comparative analysis of possible alternative business models that may save the future of the quality news business across the developed, intermediate, and developing worlds. Its detailed evaluat ... more

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NS-Propaganda im 21. Jahrhundert: Zwischen Verbot und öffentlicher Auseinandersetzung

Christian Kuchler (ed.)

Köln; Weimar; Wien: Böhlau (2014), 238 pp.

"Der Umgang mit den Relikten nationalsozialistischer Propaganda ist insbesondere in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland heftig umstritten; dies zeigen gerade die Diskussionen um eine wissenschaftliche Edition von Hitlers 'Mein Kampf'. Die Aufsätze des Bandes beschäftigen sich mit verschiedenen Propagan ... more

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In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
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Jan Lublinski, Petra Berner, Merjam Wakili (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 300 pp.

"This study constitutes the attempt to draw some initial conclusions from the work conducted by DW Akademie and other media development organizations in the past. It aims at a better understanding of which public service functions former state broadcasters can provide at all and which approaches of ... media development actors have proved to be successful. Reforming of state mouthpieces into public service media can indeed be achieved. This is one of the most important findings of this study. DW Akademie researchers here present examples of media outlets that fulfill their public service remit of creating a public sphere and supporting integration to a substantial degree. Even among the success stories, not all the media outlets studied here have adopted a public service ethos to its full extent. Their work, however, improved considerably. In assisting reform, media development actors were thus able to enhance the public’s freedom of expression as well as its access to information – two basic human rights we see as important prerequisites for peace and democracy. On the other hand, this study shows how difficult and complex transformation is. State media are often highly politicized. Successful transformation, therefore, requires support of a lot of different actors: the political elite, civil society, the management of the broadcaster, its staff, and last but certainly not least, the public as a whole. It is vital that media development actors identify windows of opportunity and profit from them in order to propel change forward. At the same time, this study demonstrates that media development organizations have to think beyond their traditional fields of expertise: capacity development and newsroom consultancy. A much broader approach is needed if substantial and sustainable development is to be achieved. DW Akademie is currently implementing a new, more complex strategy for successful media development cooperation that takes this into account. Political and legal frameworks have become a strategic area of activity. Other equally important areas comprise qualifications, professionalism, and economic sustainability of the media sector, participation in society, and digital change. With regard to public broadcasting, political and legal frameworks are especially important in order to ensure editorial independence of former state broadcasters. Furthermore, media development actors have to engage more in organizational development. Therefore, at the end of this study, we dedicate a whole chapter to this question. This study of selected media outlets from twelve countries does not attempt to provide a final answer to the question of successful public service transformation. It aims at giving an overview of what has been achieved in practical work in this field in the course of the past years. More research is needed to understand which steps of reform are needed for a genuine transformation that is sustainable in the long term. The media are undergoing crucial developments. Digital change, convergence, and social media have increased pluralism of opinion substantially in many parts of the world. At the same time, the media face new challenges with respect to their economic sustainability. The notion of public service media that offer a model for providing journalistic quality without financial dependence deserves further thought." (Preface) more

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Transnational Memory: Circulation, Articulation, Scales

Chiara De Cesari, Ann Rigney (eds.)

Berlin; Boston, Mass.: De Gruyter (2014), viii, 376 pp.

"How do memories circulate transnationally and to what effect? How to understand the enduring role of national memories and their simultaneous reconfiguration under globalization? Challenging the methodological nationalism that has until recently dominated the study of memory and heritage, this book ... more

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Moskau fest im Blick: Die deutschen Medien und die Ukraine

Gemma Pörzgen

Osteuropa, volume 64, issue 5-6 (2014), pp. 295-310

"Vor dem Herbst 2013 spielte die Ukraine in deutschen Medien kaum eine Rolle. Die repressive Politik des Janukovyc-Regimes und die wachsende Unzufriedenheit in der Bevölkerung interessierten nur wenige Redaktionen. Auch die Verhandlungen der EU mit der Ukraine über das Assoziierungsabkommen wurden ... more

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The Last Gasp of Empire: Russia’s Attempts to Control the Media in the Former Soviet Republics

David Satter

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 36 pp.

"Russia still aspires to influence the news media in the former Soviet republics. The objective appears to be to manipulate their media environments in order to promote dependence on Russia and distrust of the West and to help Russia to pursue its political and commercial objectives–such as persua ... more

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The Return of the Cultural Exception and its Impact on International Agreements

Marlen Bartsch

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 1 (2014), 12 pp.

"This essay examines the influence of the French concept of the “cultural exception” on European media policy and international agreements. After briefly reviewing the historical background of the cultural exception in France, the essay describes how demands for the cultural exception and those ... more

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Arab TV-Audiences: Negotiating Religion and Identity

Ehab Galal (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (2014), 150 pp.

"Today the relations between Arab audiences and Arab media are characterised by pluralism and fragmentation. More than a thousand Arab satellite TV channels alongside other new media platforms are offering all kinds of programming. Religion has also found a vital place as a topic in mainstream media ... more

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Starting Points for Combating Hate Speech Online

Gavan Titley, Ellie Keen, Laszlo Földi

Council of Europe, Youth Department (2014), 90 pp.

"Young People Combating Hate Speech Online is a project of the Council of Europe’s youth sector running between 2012 and 2015. The project aims to combat racism and discrimination in their online expression of hate speech by equipping young people and youth organisations with the competences neces ... more

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Social Media and the Politics of Reportage: The 'Arab Spring'

Saba Bebawi, Diana Bossio (eds.)

Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xii, 141 pp.

"Social Media and the Politics of Reportage explores the journalistic challenges, issues and opportunities that have risen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting within the field of global journalism, with a focus on the protests during the 'Arab Spring'." ... more

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Digital Radio Toolkit: Key Factors in the Deployment of Digital Radio

Le Grand-Saconnex: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) (2014), 29 pp.

"The report focuses on good practices for introducing digital radio; however, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Consequently, it describes various ways to handle the main digitization issues by highlighting 30 factors that contribute to positive acceptance of digital radio by listeners. Each o ... more

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Contemporary Media Use in Russia

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2014), 40 slides

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25 Jahre Medienfreiheit in Polen: Der Zustand des Medienrechts

Michal Maliszewski

AfP Zeitschrift für Medien- und Kommunikationsrecht, volume 45, issue 6 (2014), pp. 492-497

"Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Situation des Medienrechtes in Polen, 25 Jahre nach dem Ende der kommunistischen Herrschaft."

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries Inspiring Practice

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
Inspiring Practice