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New Media Configurations and Socio-Cultural Dynamics in Asia and the Arab World
Baden-Baden; London: Nomos; Bloomsbury (2015), 372 pp.
"This book explores socio-cultural dynamics in Asia and the Arab world, embedding them into current processes of mediatisation. The book is based on the assumption that social and cultural changes never originate exclusively from the media or technological innovations, but rather depend on the chang
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Arab Media Moguls
London; New York: Tauris (2015), xiii, 233 pp.
"Transformations in the Arab media landscape are a key element in the regional dynamics of political change. Where do the private owners of Arab media outlets stand on the scene? What part, if any, have they played in weakening dictatorships, countering sectarianism and political polarisation, and r
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Media Use in the Middle East 2015: A Six-Nation Survey
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar (2015), 73 pp.
"Especially notable in the 2015 study is that most people access the internet on their phones rather than by laptop or desktop computers. That’s true in every country in our sample, except Egypt, where an ailing economy has slowed the adoption of new technologies common elsewhere in the region and
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Arabische Medien
Deep Insights
Konstanz; München: UVK (2015), 344 pp.
"Im Fokus des ersten Teils stehen transnationale Phänomene wie die Bedeutung des Satellitenfernsehens und der Sozialen Medien sowie die Rolle von Minderheiten, Gender und Islamisten in den Medien. Diese Beiträge geben den aktuellen Stand der Forschung wieder und reflektieren diesen. Im zweiten Tei
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Media Cities: Mediencluster als Mittel wirtschaftlicher Standortkonkurrenz
"Vor dem Hintergrund der wirtschaftlichen Transformationsstrategie der VAE - Stichworte Emiratisierung und Diversifizierung - erscheint Dubais Medienpolitik in erster Linie als Medienwirtschaftspolitik, die dazu dient, den eigenen Standort im regionalen und globalen Wettbewerb um Investitionen zu st
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The Future of News Media in the Arab World
Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (2014), 217 pp.
Global Information Society Watch 2014: Communications Surveillance in the Digital Age
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2014), 283 pp.
"This Global Information Society Watch tracks the state of communications surveillance in 57 countries across the world – countries as diverse as Hungary, India, Argentina, The Gambia, Lebanon and the United Kingdom. Each country report approaches the issue from a different perspective. Some analy
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Global Digital Statistics 2014: We Are Social's Snapshot of Key Digital Indicators
Singapore: We Are Social (2014), 181 slides
Freedom on the Net 2014. Tightening the Net: Governments Expand Online Controls
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2014), 986 pp.
"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fourth consecutive year, with a growing number of countries introducing online censorship and monitoring practices that are simultaneously more aggressive and more sophisticated in their targeting of individual users. In a departure from the pa
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Al-Jazeera and the Arab Uprisings: The Language of Images and a Medium's Stancetaking
Communication, Culture & Critique, volume 7, issue 4 (2014), pp. 397-414
"This study (a) investigates the complex set of emergent meanings from Al-Jazeera's visual narratives about itself, and (b) analyzes how Al-Jazeera's visual texts articulate a broader set of nationalist meanings concerning Qatar, its home country. Rather than a content analysis of language, visual e
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Entertainment Media Use in Qatar: Survey Results
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar (2014), 15 pp.
"This publication covers attitudes toward, and behavior pertaining to, entertainment media among residents in Qatar [...] These results suggest notable differences among the nationalities living in Qatar with regard to their attitudes, preferences and behaviors related to entertainment media. In man
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Entertainment Media Use in the Middle East: A Six-Nation Survey
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar (2014), 122 pp.
"Entertainment Media Use in the Middle East is the result of survey research in six Arab nations involving more than 6,000 face-to-face interviews in nationally representative samples—citizens and expatriates alike—and conducted in Arabic, English and French. The result is a portrait of how peop
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Qatar Between Marketing and Realpolitik
KAS International Reports, issue 1 (2014), pp. 83-102
"Qatar remains a vulnerable micro-state wedged between its large neighbours, Saudi Arabia and Iran. In the long-term this cannot be gilded by its smart advertising strategy. Long-term success can only be achieved with a labour market that is not dependent on gas revenues and a qualified local workfo
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The Role of Mass Media in Building Perceptions of EU-GCC Relations and Related Impacts
Sharaka (2014), 20 pp.
"This paper addresses the way the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is presented in the EU media and vice versa, in a time in which perceptions and misperceptions could influence negatively the consistent flows of international investments that are instrumental to the diversification of the Gulf
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Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2013), 881 pp.
"Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 60 countries around the world. This report is the fourth in a series and focuses on developments that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. The previous edition, covering 47 countries, was published in September 2012. 'Fre
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Media Laws and Regulations of the GCC Countries: Summary, Analysis and Recommendations
Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 73 pp.
"This report represents an effort to help with the process of evaluating media laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. As governments consider what policies to set up to deal with new realities, this research should help provide an understanding of the current landscape. When examining
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The Global Social Network Landscape: A Country-By-Country Guide to Social Network Usage
eMarketer (2013), 40 pp.
"Though Facebook’s near-ubiquitous lead might indicate that the global social network landscape is simplifying, it quickly becomes clear this is not the case. This report aims to help marketers assess the social network landscape in 27 countries by briefly examining four key factors: top social ne
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The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.
"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r
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The Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xiv, 302 pp.
National Broadcasting and State Policy in Arab Countries
Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xii, 221 pp.
"A state-of-the-art analysis of the situation of national television in Arab countries, addressing what Arab national broadcastings today say about public policy and political opening. The essays deal with the reforms of public broadcasting organizations and the evolution, perspectives and issues of
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