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Pilgrimage Phenomenon in the New Context of Post-Communist Romanian Media

Mihaela-Simona Apostol

ESSACHESS: Journal for Communication Studies, volume 4, issue 8 (2011), pp. 127-143

"Twenty years after the fall of communism in Romania, there are two main pilgrimages that dominate the Orthodox religious environment: the pilgrimage to Saint Parascheva of Iasi and the pilgrimage to Saint Dumitru cel Nou, Basarabov in Bucharest. These two pilgrimages are practiced in old sacred cen ... more

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‘A Sleeping Mechanism’ for the Time Being? Media Accountability Online in Bulgaria

Michal Glowacki

Tampere: University of Tampere, Journalism Research and Development Centre (2011), 24 pp.

"There is not much debate on the development of media accountability (MA) systems in Bulgaria and even less relate to online media. This is due to the early stage of introduction of self-regulatory mechanisms on the Internet as well as the users’ behavior since priority is still given to tradition ... more

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From one transformation to another: Towards an understanding of challenges for media accountability online in Serbia

Michal Glowacki, Michal Kus

Tampere: University of Tampere, Journalism Research and Development Centre (2011), 22 pp.

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Assessment of Media Development in Croatia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Zrinjka Peruško

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 36 pp.

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Human Rights and Media

Diana Papademas (ed.)

Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2011), xiv, 223 pp.

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Children and the Media: A Survey of the Children and Young People’s Opinion on Their Use and Trust in Media

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute;UNICEF (2011), 48 pp.

"This material summarizes the main results and trends of a survey carried out with children and young people aged 13-18 in Tirana. The material focuses on the preference of this age group regarding different media, on the trends of opinions, suggestions for improvement, especially regarding the port ... more

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Media, Transparency and Accountability in Albania: Evaluation Report

Sue Nelson, Silvana Rusi

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2011), 21 pp.

"The Media, Transparency and Accountability in Albania project sought to strengthen the role of the Albanian media to promote transparency and government accountability by 1) investigating and informing citizens on issues of civic concern and corruption, and 2) developing, implementing and enforcing ... its own ethical and professional standards. The project was implemented by IREX Europe through the Hapur Foundation (a centre for investigative journalism), and the Union of Albanian Journalists (a professional association). IREX intended to support the Hapur Foundation in its efforts to increase Albanian media reporting on corruption through the development of magazine-style investigative TV programs produced by journalists from a country-wide network of stations. IREX also intended to support the Union s organizational capacity to advocate for journalists, monitor threats to media freedom, and build consensus on professional standards. IREX provided some training to both institutions at the start of the project and provided two experts in investigative reporting for some of the training. The $300,000 project ran from October 2008 through September 2010. The evaluation field work took place in February 2011, well after the project was completed. As a result, the evaluators relied on 1) project and other documents; 2) interviews; and 3) project products to conduct the evaluation. Findings: The project built on portions of an earlier media development project funded by USAID and implemented by IREX U.S. As a result, most of the project framework was already in place, making implementation of the UNDEF-funded activities by IREX Europe relatively straightforward. The project objectives and activities were relevant given the high levels of corruption, the lack of objective investigatory reporting and the difficult environment for journalists and outlets attempting to cover these types of issues in Albania. Hapur s reporting appeared to have been timely, investigating issues such as the preferential privatization of state assets and the functioning of unlicensed clinics. The Union s work to protect journalists and develop standards for independent journalism also served an important function in Albania s difficult media climate. Investigatory reporting is sensitive and most journalists work informally and have no protection other than the solidarity of other journalists coordinated through the Union [...]" (Executive summary) more

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Nationalism, Gender and the Multivocality of War Discourse in Television News

Milos Pankov, Sabina Mihelj, Veronika Bajt

Media, Culture & Society, volume 33, issue 7 (2011), pp. 1043-1059

"Two major conclusions can be drawn on the basis of our case study. First, our analysis confirms that war reporting is characterized by a confluence of nationalist and sexist discourse. This discursive universe restricts the lives of women to a rather limited set of roles tied to the private domain ... more

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Mapping Media Accountability: In Europe and Beyond

Tobias Eberwein, Susanne Fengler, Epp Lauk, Tanja Leppik-Bork (eds.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2011), 267 pp.

"Media scholars and students, professionals and policy-makers alike will be introduced to the specific problems and perspectives of media accountability in different media systems and journalistic cultures. The status quo of media criticism online across Europe will be a key issue and provide insigh ... more

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Nonprofit Investigative Journalism in Europe: Motives, Organisations and Practices

Guia Regina Baggi

Hamburg: University of Hamburg, Master Thesis (2011), 125 pp.

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Caught in the Middle: Central and Eastern European Journalism at a Crossroads

Ellen Hume

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 93 pp.

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The Practice of Public Diplomacy: Confronting Challenges Abroad

William A. Rugh

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xviii, 262 pp.

"Relying heavily on scores of first-hand accounts collected through interviews, the studies examine the practice of public diplomacy largely from the perspective of American practitioners in different countries. The analyses follow the standard field officer approach, asking systematically: what iss ... more

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... more

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European Media Law and Policy Framework

Alexander Scheuer, Christian M. Bron, Shari Kind

Sofia: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 72 pp.

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Final Report Mid-Term Evaluation: Serbia Media Assessment Program

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USAID (2011), viii, 18 pp.

"Overall, the findings indicate that IREX is indeed performing as their work plans project and is moving partners to increasing their ability to provide more quality information in a range of media accessible not only in local communities but also in the global marketplace. Partner MSOs and media ou ... more

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Make it Theirs: The Imperative of Local Ownership in Communications and Media Initiatives
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Simon Haselock

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 17 pp.

"This report presents the author's experiences regarding the relation of international interventions and local institutions in the (post-)conflict countries of Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan. Haselock states that media reforms are most successful where they are the result of partnership ... more

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Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace

Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2010), xvi, 617 pp.

"Internet censorship and surveillance becomes more sophisticated. The first-generation controls like China's "Great Firewall" are being replaced by techniques that include strategically timed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, targeted malware, take-down notices and stringent terms-of-usa ... more

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Trauma, Media, Art: New Perspectives

Mick Broderick, Antonio Traverso (eds.)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2010), vii, 285 pp.

"The essays collected in this book follow a contemporary critical trend in the field of trauma studies that reflects comparatively on artistic and media representations of traumatic histories and experiences from countries around the world. Focusing on a diversity of art and media forms—including ... more

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Media Policies and Regulatory Practices in a Selected Set of European Countries, the EU and the Council of Europe

European Commission;Mediadem (2010), 524 pp.

"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2010: Focus on ICTs and Environmental Sustainability

Alan Finlay (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2010), 244 pp.

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