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Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the "Heart of Darkness" to "Africa Rising"
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Mel Bunce, Suzanne Franks, Chris Paterson (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2017), xvii, 239 pp.

"Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore representation of the continent, and the production of that image, esp ... more

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Indonesian double standards over press freedom endanger safety of Papuan journalists

David Robie

Media Asia, volume 44, issue 1 (2017), pp. 40-47

"The World Press Freedom Day celebration in Jakarta was a milestone for Indonesia’s democratic progress, but it was also remarkable for the silence around gross violations in the country’s Papuan provinces, writes David Robie." (Abstract)

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Child Protection and UNICEF's Communication and Media Strategy: A Conflict-Related Study from Mindanao, the Philippines

Priti Vaishnav

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 359-368

"The author bases her analysis on five years of fieldwork in the conflict zones of Mindanao, the Philippines, where child protection is of critical importance. She works with the Nonviolent Peaceforce, which specializes in Unarmed Civilian Protection in close cooperation with the United Nations and ... more

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Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries
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Elisabeth Witchel, Esben Q. Harboe (eds.)

International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 250 pp.

"The research documents how, despite immense ongoing challenges, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nepal and Pakistan, some important advances have been made to develop joint structures and innovative approaches to defend the practice of journalism. It examines the long road Colombia has followed in the establi ... more

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Cyber China: Upgrading Propaganda, Public Opinion Work and Social Management for the Twenty-First Century

Rogier Creemers

Journal of Contemporary China, volume 26, issue 103 (2017), pp. 85-100

"The first two years of the Xi Jinping administration saw a thorough reconfiguration of Internet governance. This reconfiguration created a centralized and integrated institutional framework for information technologies, in support of an ambitious agenda to place digital technologies at the heart of ... more

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Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region: A Comparative Study

Scott Griffen

Barbara Trionfi (ed.)

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2017), 267 pp.

"This study examines the existence of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). In doing so, it offers a broad, comparative overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislat ... more

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China's Media in the Emerging World Order
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Hugo de Burgh

Buckingham: University of Buckingham Press (2017), 259 pp.

"China is challenging the mighty behemoths, Google and Facebook, and creating alternative New Media. 750 million people are active on its Social Mediascape and there are a billion mobile phones deploying the innovative apps with which the Chinese conduct their lives. Though late starters, already fo ... more

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Media and Society in Networked China

Jack Linchuan Qiu (ed.)

Leiden; Boston: Brill (2017), xiii, 226 pp.

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Holocaust memory in a globalizing world

Jacob S. Eder, Philipp Gassert, Alan E. Steinweis (eds.)

Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2017), 278 pp.

"Remembering the Holocaust is a central part of historical awareness and political culture in reunified Germany, Israel, and the United States. But can the same be said for other parts of the world? How have societies that were not affected by occupation and extermination measures under the Nazi reg ... more

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5th Conference on Media Development in Myanmar: Inclusive Independent Media in a New Democracy, 7–8 November 2016

Susan Cunningham

Yangoon: UNESCO (2017), 32 pp.

"Under the heading “Inclusive, independent media in a new democracy”, the 5th annual Myanmar Media Development Conference took place 7 – 8 November 2016 in Yangon, the first to be held under the new democratically elected government. The conference featured government representatives, media ow ... more

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Media Development, DAC, and China: Different Approaches, Same Public Diplomacy

Valerie A. Cooper

Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 25-37

"More than US $441 million was spent on media development worldwide in 2012, with African countries receiving 28% of that amount. This funding came from a variety of sources, including both established Development Assistance Committee (DAC) countries and emerging donors such as China. These countrie ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
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Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp, Jessica White (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2017), 1060 pp.

"Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year. The Chinese and Russian regimes pioneered the use of surreptitious methods to distort online discussions and suppress dissent more than a decade ago, but the practice ... more

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Analyzing the “Dhammakaya Case” Online

Patchanee Malikhao

In: Culture and Communication in Thailand

Patchanee Malikhao

Singapore et al.: Springer (2017), pp. 17-35

"This chapter attempts to assess the information discussed on digital social media such as Twitter, Internet, and Instagram related to the Dhammakaya Temple and its abbot. Content and contextual analyses will be conducted. The research findings will be discussed against the background of modernizati ... more

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Celebrity Culture and the Entertainment Industry in Asia: Use of Celebrity and its Influence on Society, Culture and Communication

Vivienne Leung, Kimmy Cheng, Tommy Tse (eds.)

Bristol; Chicago: intellect (2017), x, 189 pp.

"Offering a rare insight into the world of celebrity and media in China and beyond, Celebrity Culture and the Entertainment Industry in Asia deconstructs the dynamics of “stardom” and celebrity endorsement in East Asia, and examines its impact on marketing communications and media. Through first ... more

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African Media Representation of FOCAC VI: Towards Balanced Reporting for Effective Narratives on China-Africa Relationships

Zhang Yanqiu, Simon Matingwina

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 3 (2017), pp. 451-470

"The sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) co-hosted by China and South Africa in Johannesburg was historic in that it was an event to chart the next stage of China-Africa relations. The event was also symbolic in showcasing that FOCAC is co-owned by China and Africa. In view of the growin ... more

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IGF Academy Transfer Guide: Sharing Learning and Experience from Year One

Lorena Jaume-Palasí, Ralf Grötker, Matthias Spielkamp (eds.)

Berlin: iRights;IGF Academy (2017), 59 pp.

"This publication is what we call our Transfer Guide. It serves three different purposes. First, it documents the work done by the IGF Academy team and the eight fellows in 2016. Together, we mapped those stakeholders involved (or who should be involved) in Internet governance in the eight countries ... more

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In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
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Anya Schiffrin (ed.)

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 162 pp.

"In this volume of essays edited by Anya Schiffrin, media capture is shown to be a growing phenomenon linked both to the resurgence of authoritarian governments as well as to the structural weaknesses presently afflicting media markets. In this environment, political figures and economic elites are ... more

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Free Basics in Real Life: Six Case Studies on Facebook’s Internet “on Ramp” Initiative from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Amsterdam: Global Voices (2017), 35 pp.

According to the executive summary "Facebook’s Free Basics program aims to help bridge the digital divide through a mobile-based platform that allows users to connect to a handful of online services free of charge [...] This paper highlights the following findings: Language: Free Basics does not m ... more

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Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of United States Agency for International Development Burma Civil Society and Media Activity

Julia Rizvi, Mathias Kjaer, Angela Thaung, Aung Tun

USAID;Social Impact Inc. (2017), ix, 76 pp.

"The United States Agency for International Development/Burma launched the Civil Society and Media (CSM) Activity in 2014 to improve engagement between the public and the Government of Burma by supporting local civil society and media organizations. This mixed-methods, mid-term performance evaluatio ... more

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Climate Change in Asia-Pacific

Pacific Journalism Review, volume 23, issue 1 (2017), pp. 7-205

Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the "Heart of Darkness" to "Africa Rising" Top Insights

Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries Top Insights

China's Media in the Emerging World Order Top Insights

Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy Top Insights

In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy Top Insights

Africa's Media Image in the 21st Century: From the "Heart of Darkness" to "Africa Rising"
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Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries
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China's Media in the Emerging World Order
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Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
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In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
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