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Ongoing and Submitted Projects in the Field of Media and Freedom of Expression Online and Offline. From 1 June 2018 to 31 October 2018

Council of Europe (2018), 37 pp.

"Four cooperation projects with external funding (voluntary contribution or jointly funded by the European Union) are currently underway amounting to 4 845 000 Euros in all. Some activities are also financed by the ordinary budget of the Council of Europe. More than 40 activities were organised sinc ... more

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Public Attitudes on Migration: Rethinking How People Perceive Migration. An Analysis of Existing Opinion Polls in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

James Dennison, Lenka Drazanová

European Union;International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD);EUROMED Migration (2018), 102 pp.

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EU Migration Policy Changes in Times of Crisis

Anders Hellström (ed.)

Malmö (SE): Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare (MIM) (2018), 60 pp.

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The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2018

Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank;ITU (2018), vi, 240 pp.

"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban ... more

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Russia's Liberal Media: Handcuffed But Free

Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova

New York; London: Routledge (2018), 221 pp.

"This book examines the challenges and pressures liberal journalists face in Putin's Russia. It presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study, which included ethnographic observations of editorial meetings during the conflict in Ukraine. It also provides a theoretical framework for evaluati ... more

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From Media Systems to Media Cultures: Understanding Socialist Television

Sabina Mihelj, Simon Huxtable

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2018), xiii, 369 pp.

"[The authors] delve into the fascinating world of television under communism, using it to test a new framework for comparative media analysis. To understand the societal consequences of mass communication, the authors argue that we need to move beyond the analysis of media systems, and instead focu ... more

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Theatre, development and global partnership: Critically reflecting on the role of UK Theatre for Development actors

Robert Smith

Manchester: University of Manchester, Doctoral Thesis (2018), 216 pp.

"This thesis explores how and why global Theatre for Development (TfD) partnerships fail to enable greater equity and interconnectedness between Northern and Southern actors. Building global partnerships is at the core of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, Northern developm ... ent actors dominate these relationships. To establish why this is the case, the thesis brings together literature on global development, postcolonialism and TfD to demonstrate the current limitations on establishing equitable partnerships. The thesis draws on primary data collected through semi-structured interviews with UK and Kenyan TfD actors, autoethnographic reflections on TfD practice and participant observation. The study focuses on three key issues that shape partnerships: funding, knowledge and expertise and temporal and spatial dimensions. First, funding for projects is primarily provided by Northern development actors, framing the terms of partnerships and dictating their form, extent and limits. Second, the knowledge and expertise employed in shaping TfD projects is often seen as lying disproportionately with Northern partners, who are thought to bring ‘global’ perspectives to such work. Conversely, partners in the South are seen as possessing ‘local’ knowledge which is deployed primarily to help facilitate and legitimate the interventions of external practitioners. Third, spatial and temporal aspects further impact on partnerships: UK actors are perceived as more mobile and dynamic than their Southern partners, with access to international networks. Southern partners are routinely represented as embedded, statically, in their immediate local contexts. Furthermore, short-term timescales prevent TfD actors from providing the commitment that building more equitable, interconnected partnerships requires. A key finding is that both Northern and Southern actors create and reinforce these ongoing problems in partnerships. However, they are also able to resist and challenge the unequal terms of their relationships. The thesis demonstrates how networks are emerging with the potential for developing more equitable relationships. It reveals the agency of Southern actors to adapt externally funded projects to meet with their own motivations and contexts. The study concludes by suggesting that future TfD partnerships must recognise and facilitate the participative agency of all involved." (Abstract) more

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EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline

European Union (2018), 29 pp.

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Cooperativas de medios en España: Un periodismo emprendedor y ciudadano en tiempos de crisis

Alejandro Barranquero Carretero, Mariá Sánchez Moncada

Revista de Estudios Cooperativos, issue 128 (2018), pp. 36-58

"En España la crisis económica ha tenido un correlato directo en el sector periodístico y conducido al cierre de medios de referencia y al aumento de los despidos y la precarización del sector. En este contexto adverso, las cooperativas de medios se han convertido en una vía de salida para much ... more

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Media Consumption Survey in Ukraine 2018

Internews;USAID (2018), 55 pp.

"As before, the popularity of TV among older viewers (46+) greatly contributes to its leading position in the media consumption totals. As usual, residents in the western regions comprise the largest TV audience among all regions of Ukraine. 1+1 and Inter remain the most popular TV channels in the c ... more

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Russia's Arabic Propaganda: What it is, Why it Matters

Anna Borshchevskaya, Catherine Cleveland

Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (2018), 17 pp.

"The Middle East media landscape provides Russian state with unique opportunities. A region with strong state-controlled media, weak independent outlets, and a burgeoning reliance on social media—along with a historical suspicion of Western news sources—has created useful openings that the Kreml ... more

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State, media and civil society in the information warfare over Ukraine: Citizen curators of digital disinformation

Yevgeniy Golovchenko, Mareike Hartmann, Rebecca Adler-Nissen

International Affairs, volume 94, issue 5 (2018), pp. 975-994

"This article explores the dynamics of digital (dis)information in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. International Relations scholars have presented the online debate in terms of ‘information warfare’—that is, a number of strategic campaigns to win over local and global public opinion, ... more

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Familias y niños: El negocio de los canales de los niños youtubers

Esther Martínez Pastor, Ricardo Vizcaíno-Laorga, Miguel Ángel Nicolás Ojeda et al.

Fundación BBVA (2018), 87 pp.

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Newsreel: New Skills for the Next Generation of Journalists. Research Report

Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer, Nadia Leihs, Gábor Polyák, Annamária Torbó, Ana Pinto Martinho, Miguel Crespo, Raluca Radu

Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism (EBI);University of Pécs (PTE), Institute for Communication and Media Studies;ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL);University of Bucharest (UB), Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies (FJSC) (2018), 106 pp.

"The digitalisation has significantly changed the dynamics of journalism and the job of journalists. Journalism education should stay abreast of these changes. Against this background, we have analysed how academic journalism education in Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Romania teaches new skills nee ... more

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Teaching media literacy in Europe: Evidence of effective school practices in primary and secondary education

Julian McDougall, Marketa Zezulkova, Barry van Driel et al.

European Union (2018), 88 pp.

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Journalisme pour la paix et résolution de conflit dans les médias, tome 2 = Peace journalism and conflict resolution in the media = Periodismo de paz y resolución de conflictos en medios

Andi Faisal Bakti, Pierre Gigùere, Yves Théorêt (eds.)

Paris: Les Editions de l'Immatériel;ORBICOM (2018), 296 pp.

"Nouvel ouvrage de la collection Ecritures du Monde, cet ouvrage a été réalisé dans le cadre des rencontres annuelles des Chaires UNESCO en communication ORBICOM. Les objectifs de la rencontre annuelle étaient les suivants : 1) Identifier et analyser les conflits culturels et communicationnels ... more

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Vertrauensforschung für NGOs: NGO-Trust Index und NGO-Trust Map

Christine Viertmann, Julia Wölfer

In: Handbuch NGO-Kommunikation

Nadine Remus; Lars Rademacher (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2018), pp. 443-460

"Dieser Beitrag widmet sich dem medienvermittelten Vertrauen in NGOs. Ein auf Basis der Theorie des öffentlichen Vertrauens (Bentele 1994) entwickeltes, inhaltsanalytisches Messinstrument, der NGO-Trust Index (NGO-TI) und die Ergebnis-Visualisierung in der NGO-Trust Map (Wohlgemuth et al. 2013), we ... more

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Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World
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Yoel Cohen (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), vii, 418 pp.

"The media's coverage of religion is an important question, given the central role which news media play in ensuring that people are up-to-date with religion news developments. The book examines it in different countries. After an introductory section looking at trends in religion news in print, on- ... more

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Handbook of conspiracy theory and contemporary religion

Asbjørn Dyrendal, David G. Robertson, Egil Asprem (eds.)

Leiden; Boston: Brill (2018), xiii, 556 pp.

"Conspiracy theories are a ubiquitous feature of our times. The Handbook of Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Religion is the first reference work to offer a comprehensive, transnational overview of this phenomenon along with in-depth discussions of how conspiracy theories relate to religion(s). ... more

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Making Waves Behind Bars: The Prison Radio Association

Charlotte Bedford

Bristol: Bristol University Press (2018), vi, 195 pp.

"Radio produced and broadcast behind prison walls is redefining traditional meanings of 'public service broadcasting' and disrupting traditional power structures within the prison system. Focusing on one of the most interesting developments in UK prisons over the past 10 years, this book examines th ... more

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