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Global Information Society Watch 2019. Artificial Intelligence: Human Rights, Social Justice and Development
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Article 19; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2019), 87 pp.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is now receiving unprecedented global attention as it finds widespread practical application in multiple spheres of activity. But what are the human rights, social justice and development implications of AI when used in areas such as health, education and social service ... more
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Transnational Othering – Global Diversities: Media, Extremism and Free Expression
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Elisabeth Eide, Kristin Skare Orgeret, Nil Mutluer (eds.)
Göteborg: Nordicom (2019), 332 pp.
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A Study on State Policies and Media Coverage in Bangladesh and Myanmar on the Issue of Repatriation of Rohingya Refugees

Rock Ronald Rozario
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Master Thesis (2019), 32 pp.
"Bangladesh hosts about one million Rohingya Muslim refugees from Rakhine State of Myanmar, majority of them fled to the country following a deadly military crackdown on the community in response to Rohingya militant attacks on Myanmar security forces on August 25, 2017. The United Nations termed th ... more
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Supporting Democracy Through Digital Investigative Journalism in Nepal: Evaluation Report

Helsinki: Vikes (2019), 55 pp.
"Centre of Investigative Journalism (CIJ Nepal) has made a contribution to introducing and promoting investigative journalism and its activities need to be continued, particularly given the efforts of Nepal to democratize and the introduction on new governance structure in the country. Generally, th ... more
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Reporting Climate Change in the Global North and South: Journalism in Australia and Bangladesh

Jahnnabi Das
London; New York: Routledge (2019), 162 pp.
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Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
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Greta Gober
International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), 2nd ed. (2019), 110 pp.
"The Handbook showcases IAWRT members’ experiences and best practices for working towards advancing gender equality in and on the media in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, India and Uganda." (Publisher description)
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An Analysis of the Impact of Madha Television: A Uses and Gratifications Approach

A. Christopher Joseph Cruz
Chennai: Madha Trust (2019), xiii, 120 pp.
"After the completion of five successful years of media ministry and while proceeding into the sixth year, it was decided by the Tamil Nadu Bishops' Conference (TNBC) and the core team of Madha TV to make a study on the impact created by Madha TV and the expectation of its viewers so that we can pro ... more
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Fear, trauma and local journalists: Cross-border lessons in psychosocial support for journalists

Michelle Betz, Paul Beighley
International Media Support (IMS) (2019), 16 pp.
"95 per cent of journalists killed in armed conflict are locally based journalists. While there has been increasing focus on the physical and digital safety issues these journalists face, there has been less attention towards the need for psychosocial support. Addressing psychosocial needs of local ... more
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Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases

Suman Mishra, Rebecca Kern-Stone (eds.)
Newark: Wiley (2019), ix, 246 pp.
"Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases provides a clear and engaging overview of media communication from a global and a region-based perspective. Rather than focusing on just complex theories and industry-specific analyses, this unique book offers an inclusive, comparative approach to both journa ... more
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Social Media and Political Behaviour

Delhi: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) (2019), 70 pp.
"This collaborative report between the Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung analyzes the growth of online social networking sites and apps in India and their role in shaping political preferences and attitudes in the recently concluded 20 ... more
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Vulnerable Landscapes: Case Studies of Violence and Disinformation

Megan Ward, Jessica L. Beyer
Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2019), 19 pp.
"Disinformation existed in the past, but the growing ubiquity of social media grants political actors increasing capacity to spread dangerous rhetoric and imagery in their pursuit of power. Incendiary content has the potential to catalyze mob violence, riots, and vigilantes taking the law into their ... more
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The Community Radio in Kashmir: A Way Forward

Ruheela Hassan
International Journal of Communication and Media Studies (IJCMS), volume 9, issue 2 (2019), pp. 61-72
"In India, the campaign to legitimise community radio began in mid-1990s, soon after the Supreme Court of India ruled in its judgment of February 1995 that “airwaves are public property. Though the approval for setting up of Community radio stations in India was granted in 2002, it is yet to devel ... more
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"Owned and conducted entirely by the native Christian community": Der "Christian Patriot" und die indigen-christliche Presse im kolonialen Indien um 1900

Klaus Koschorke
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag (2019), viii, 303 pp.
"Der ‚Christian Patriot. A Journal of Social and Religious Progress‘ existierte von 1890 bis 1929 und verstand sich als „Sprachrohr“ der indisch-protestantischen Gemeinschaft Südindiens. Das Blatt befand sich in „alleinigem“ Besitz indischer Christen. Als solches eröffnet es ganz neue ... more
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Supporting Safety of Journalists in Afghanistan: An Assessment Based on UNESCO's Journalists' Safety Indicators

Ilias Alami, Nangyalay Tanai, Mahmood Mobarez
Paris: UNESCO; International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2019), 129 pp.
"This report maps threats against journalists in Afghanistan between January and December 2017. Divided into five key indicator categories, the report first provides an overview of the safety situation of journalists in Afghanistan; followed by the discussion of the roles and responses of State and ... more
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Media Sustainability Index 2019: Kosovo

Washington, DC: IREX (2019), 22 pp.
"Kosovo’s overall score for the MSI dropped slightly this year, in comparison to its overall score of 2.56 in the previous year’s study. Despite this decline, Kosovo remains in the “near sustainability” classification. The 2019 chapter for Kosovo shows drops in the scores for the freedom of ... more
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Communicating Sustainability: Using Community Media to Influence Rural People’s Intention to Adopt Sustainable Behaviour

Md. Shahzalal, Azizul Hassan
Sustainability, volume 11, issue 812 (2019), 28 pp.
"Sustainable development is a big challenge for developing countries, due to lack of effective communication about sustainability to the rural population. This paper aims at building a theoretically and statistically sound model to communicate sustainability more effectively in rural areas in order ... more
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An Introduction to Religious Pluralism in Sri Lanka

Sulochana Peiris
Colombo: Internews (2019), 39 pp.
"While the first chapter looks at the existing constitutional and legal provisions for the exercise of freedom of religion and religious plurality, the other four chapters reflect upon some of the key sites of religious interface and syncretism that promote inter-religious understanding and pluralit ... more
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Aadhaar-Led Identification and Datafication Among Informal Workers in South India: A Data-Justice Perspective

Shyam Krishna
Manchester: Centre for Development Informatics (2019), 26 pp.
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Fighting for Survival: Media Startups in the Global South
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Anya Schiffrin
New York: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) (2019), 180 pp.
"Three years after writing the report Publishing for Peanuts, in which we surveyed 35 media startups mostly from the Global South, we decided to go back and see how the outlets had fared. Our area of interest in 2015 was small-to-medium size independent media outlets with a track record of consisten ... more
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State of Media and Digital Freedoms Report in Pakistan 2018

Salwa Rana, Talal Raza, Waqas Naeem
Media Matters for Democracy (2019), 37 pp.