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Texting, Tweeting, and Talking: Effects of Smartphone Use on Engagement in Civic Discourse in China

Ran Wei
Mobile Media & Communication, volume 2, issue 1 (2014), pp. 3-19
"Media use and talking with others have been found to have positive effects on citizens' civic participation according to Wyatt, Katz, and Kim (2000). Recent research links informational uses of the mobile phone to increased involvement in civic and political life. Building on this line of research, ... more
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Preaching, Community, and Convergence: Use of Old and New Media by Progressive Indonesian Islamic Leaders

Nurhaya Muchtar, Jeffrey A. Ritchey
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 360-376
"The role of religious leaders in countries with very large Muslim populations such as Indonesia continues to attract world attention. However, mainstream media often focus on fundamentalist Muslim clerics. What seems to be missing from these narratives is efforts by moderate Muslim leaders to thwar ... more
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Länderbericht China

Doris Fischer, Christoph Müller-Hofstede (eds.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2014), 1030 pp.
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Puppetry for All Times: Papers Presented at the Bali Puppetry Seminar 2013

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof (ed.)
Singapore: Patridge (2014), 389 pp.
"The Puppetry for All Times Seminar held in September of 2013 in Ubud, Bali, was one of the most enchanting of events of its kind held anywhere in recent years. Its success revolved around the fantastic locale, the overwhelming response from performers as well as the paper presenters, and the genero ... more
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Nordkorea: Innenansichten eines totalen Staates

Rüdiger Frank
München: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt (2014), 427 pp.
"Nordkorea ist das isolierteste Land der Erde. Wenige Nachrichten dringen aus dem vom Kim-Clan diktatorisch regierten Staat nach außen, und wenn, dann sind es meist Negativschlagzeilen: Nahrungsmittelknappheit, Menschenrechtsverletzungen, brutale Straflager, Atomwaffenversuche, Waffenhandel, Streit ... more
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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

Tim Kelly, David Souter
Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), 99 pp.
"Examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of conflict. Case studies look at countries at different stages of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, Liberia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, and postrevolution ... more
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New Freedoms, New Challenges: Fostering a Professional, Inclusive Media in Burma

Sandy Barron
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews; USAID (2014), 31 pp.
"Since 2001, Internews has trained and supported more than one thousand junior and senior journalists from all of Burma’s major ethnic groups, both those inside the country and those based outside, in print, radio, television, and online reporting. The cumulative effects of this close collaboratio ... more
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The Commercialization of Da'wah: Understanding Indonesian Sinetron and Their Portrayal of Islam

Inaya Rakhmani
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 340-359
"The impact of media industrialization on mediated religious expression all over the world has been substantial, and this study tries to understand the Indonesian case by looking at the intersections between commerce and Islamic expression. Focusing on Indonesian Islamic sinetron (soap operas), we s ... more
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Communication Rights and Social Justice: Historical Accounts of Transnational Mobilizations

Claudia Padovani, Andrew Calabrese (eds.)
Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xix, 358 pp.
"Communication Rights and Social Justice offers historical perspectives on struggles to use the instruments of state and political participation - power, inter-governmental treaties and declarations, and various forms of political advocacy and protest politics - to articulate the concept of communic ... more
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The Influence of International Media Development Organizations on Journalism Education in the Current Transition Period in Myanmar

Abdul Hai Ahm
Bonn: Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Master Thesis (2014), ix, 223 pp.
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Der Staat liest mit: Online-Aktivisten leben gefährlich

Genia Findeisen
Südostasien, volume 30, issue 1 (2014), pp. 9-11
"Dinh Nhat Uy forderte auf Facebook die Freilassung seines inhaftierten Bruders, jetzt wurde er selbst verurteilt. Uys jüngerer Bruder Dich Nguyen Kha hatte im Frühjahr Flugblätter verteilt, in denen die Partei und die Politik der Regierung kritisiert wurden, und erhielt dafür vier Jahre Gefäng ... more
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Examining How Presumed Media Influence Affects Social Norms and Adolescents' Attitudes and Drinking Behavior Intentions in Rural Thailand

Shirley S. Ho et al.
Journal of Health Communication, volume 19, issue 3 (2014), pp. 282-302
"This study uses the influence of presumed media influence model as the theoretical framework to examine how perceived social norms (i.e., descriptive, subjective, and injunctive norms) will mediate the influence of pro- and antidrinking media messages on adolescents' intention to consume alcohol in ... more
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Communications, Technology and Humanitarian Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities for Security Risk Management

Raquel Vazquez Llorente, Imogen Wall (eds.)
European Interagency Security Forum (EISF) (2014), 68 pp.
"The articles contained in this publication are dispatches from a new frontline in humanitarian action: the digital frontier. All are written by those observing, experiencing and attempting to respond to the challenges created by the digital revolution and the very real threats it is creating for hu ... more
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Salam from Pesantren: Santri’s Experience in Managing Media for Peace

Nor Ismah
Jakarta: Search for Common Ground (2014), 62 pp.
"The following stories come from ten pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Indonesia that participated in Search for Common Ground (SFCG) Indonesia’s project to promote peace and tolerance in pesantren across Indonesia [...] Search for Common Ground (SFCG) Indonesia implemented this two-year pro ... more
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Meanings of Audiences: Comparative Discourses

Richard Butsch, Sonia Livingstone (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2014), xi, 206 pp.
"With essays on audiences in ancient Greece, early modern Germany, Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, Zimbabwe, contemporary Egypt, Bengali India, China, Taiwan, and immigrant diaspora in Belgium, each chapter examines the ways in which audiences are embedded in discourses of power, representation, and ... more
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Journalismus mit Abstrichen

Message, issue 4 (2014), pp. 10-19
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Understand China’s Media in Africa from the Perspective of Constructive Journalism. Paper presented at the international conference China and Africa Media, Communications and Public Diplomacy

Zhang Yanqiu
Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies (2014), 12 pp.
"China’s quest to improve its international image has increased exponentially in the last decade through cultural diplomacy and the media. However, the expansion of China’s state-led media has received mixed reactions and even stereotypes in Africa. By examining scholarly responses towards China ... more
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China’s “Soft Power” and on Editorial Agendas in South Africa

Herman Wasserman
Beijing: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2014), 16 pp.
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Seizing Opportunities: For Free and Independent Media Worldwide

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 34 pp.
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Social Media, Culture and Politics in Asia

Lars Willnat, Annette Aw (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), xi, 350 pp.
"Leading media scholars from nine Asian nations focus on three main questions: How frequently do Asians use social media to access and discuss political information? Does the use of social media increase political participation? What political, social and cultural factors influence the impact of soc ... more