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Online Toxicity Against Syrians in Turkish Twitter: Analysis and Implications

Hala Mulki, Samir Alabdullah, Ahmed Halil, Nawari Al-Ali, Maria Kyriakidou, Ludek Stavinoha
International Journal of Communication, volume 18, issue 24 (2024), pp. 191-218
"This study examines the portrayal of Syrians on Turkish Twitter between January and August 2021 through a big data analysis of more than 30,000 tweets. We employ the concept of online toxicity to differentiate between disinformation and hate speech and explore how they are embedded in the negative ... more
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The Handbook of Gender, Communication, and Women's Human Rights

Aimee Vega Montiel, Margaret Gallagher (eds.)
Newark: Wiley (2023), xv, 432 pp.
"The first major collection of its kind published in the COVID-19 era, this unique volume frames a wide range of issues relevant to the gender and communication agenda within a human rights framework. An international panel of feminist academics and activists examines how media, information, and com ... more
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Gendered Disinformation 2023

Tamar Kintsurashvili
Tbilisi: Media Development Foundation (MDF) (2023), 51 pp.
"During the six months of the gender-based disinformation study (January 1 – June 30, 2023), the following trends were revealed: A total of 42 cases of gendered disinformation were identified, of which 24 were homophobic and 18 were sexist or attacked women based on moral criteria. In most cases, ... more
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Sustainability reporting in Sri Lanka: Connecting the dots

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI); SheConsults; Emagewise (2023), 47 pp.
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Monetizing Misogyny: Gendered Disinformation and the Undermining of Women’s Rights and Democracy Globally

Lucina Di Meco
#ShePersisted (2023), 34 pp.
"This research aims to understand the patterns, impact and modus operandi of gendered disinformation campaigns against women in politics in Brazil, Hungary, India, Italy and Tunisia. The case studies explore how gendered disinformation has been used by political movements, and at times the governmen ... more
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Between Shadows and Stories: Navigating the Journey of Afghan Journalists, from Aug. 15, 2021 to Aug. 15, 2023

Afghanistan's National Journalists Union (2023), 17 pp.
"The Afghan media landscape stands at a crossroads, navigating a landscape rife with challenges and uncertainties in the wake of the Taliban's resurgence. The post-Taliban era, marked by a thriving media sector with 160 television channels, 311 radio stations, 90 print newspapers, and 26 news agenci ... more
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Responsible Journalism in Conflicted Societies: Trust and Public Service Across New and Old Divides

Jake Lynch, Charis Rice (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xii, 216 pp.
"Applying an inclusive concept of ‘conflicted societies’ that goes beyond those affected by violent conflict to include traditionally ‘stable’ but increasingly polarised democracies, such as the UK and the USA, contributors engage with longstanding questions and new challenges surrounding co ... more
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Representing Gender-Based Violence: Global Perspectives

Caroline Williamson Sinalo, Nicoletta Mandolini (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xvii 314 pp.
"This book focuses on the politics, ethics and stereotypical pitfalls of representational practices surrounding Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from a global perspective. The originality of the volume is linked to its cross-disciplinary perspective as the topic of representing GBV is analyzed across the ... more
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Gurus and Media: Sound, Image, Machine, Text and the Digital

Jacob Copeman, Arkotong Longkumer, Koonal (eds.) Duggal
London: UCL Press (2023), xvii, 452 pp.
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Watching Competencies: Malay Women, Turkish Serial Dramas and Islamic Modernity

Md Azalanshah Syed, Christine Runnel, Rosya Izyanie Shamshudeen
International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, volume 19, issue 1 (2023), pp. 101-120
"This article discusses the emergence of Turkish serial dramas as a site for contestation over the impact of Islamic modernity on Malay women in contemporary Malaysia. Despite its popularity among Malay women, Turkish serial drama has been criticized for misleading and confusing the audience about I ... more
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CoronAsur: Asian Religions in the Covidian Age

Emily Zoe Hertzman, Natalie Lang, Erica M. Larson, Carola Erika Lorea (eds.)
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press (2023), xiii, 345 pp.
"By the summer of 2020, when the coronavirus had fully entered our everyday vocabulary and our lives, religious communities and places of worship around the world were already undergoing profound changes. In Asian and Asian diaspora communities, diverse cultural tropes, beliefs, and artifacts were m ... more
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Workplace Happiness, Journalism and COVID-19 in South Asia

Achala Abeykoon, Archana Kumari, Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Pallavi Majumdar, Sajjad Ali, Mou Mukherjee Das, Santosh Kumar Biswal, M. C. Rasmin, Shilpa Kalyan, Mohd Shahid, Mamunor Rashid
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Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E. Holton, Mark Deuze, Claudia Mellado (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 166-174
"This chapter explores some of the positive strategies employed by South Asian media institutions to enhance workplace happiness and help journalists to cope with stress and traumatic experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Happiness is crucial for media institutions because journalism is one of t ... more
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Using mass media to increase audiences’ ability to keep safe from explosive ordnance in Afghanistan

London: BBC Media Action (2023), 2 pp.
"BBC Media Action has been using mass media to help audiences recognise risks and keep safe from explosive ordnance (EO), which is widespread across Afghanistan following years of conflict. We conducted a panel study in 10 most affected provinces to evaluate the impact of our programme. We found tha ... more
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‘No difference between journalism and suicide’: Challenges for journalists covering conflict in Balochistan

Sidra Agha, Márton Demeter
Media, War & Conflict, volume 16, issue 3 (2023), pp. 344-363
"The safety of journalists reporting from conflict zones is a complex issue as they are exposed to a variety of challenges on a daily basis. This research aims to identify those multi-dimensional challenges that make Balochistan one of the world’s riskiest places for journalists. Based on 30 in-de ... more
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Media Capture Strategies in an Islamic Authoritarian Context: The Case of the Taliban

Faisal Karimi
Human Rights Institute (2023), 43 pp.
"This paper explores the Taliban government's media capture strategies since retaking the country on August 15, 2021, and how journalists and media outlets have responded to these strategies. In particular, it focuses on the Taliban government's approach to the media, given the recent political tran ... more
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Global Pandemics and Media Ethics: Issues and Perspectives

Tendai Chari, Martin N. Ndlela (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xiii, 240 pp.
"This topical volume illuminates ethical issues brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a broad range of case studies from different regions, it provides insights into the multiple and complex ways in which the pandemic has shaped media ethics. Chapters employ a wide range of innova ... more
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Challenges of Viability, Sustainability and Resilience of Indie Digital Journalism Platforms in Pakistan: Annual State of Digital Journalism in Pakistan Report 2022

Adnan Rehmat, Muhammad Aftab Alam
Islamabad: Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA) (2023), 31 pp.
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Mapping the Media and Communication Landscape of Central Asia: An Anthology of Emerging and Contemporary Issues

Elira Turdubaeva, Evangelia Papoutsaki (eds.)
Lexington Books (2023), xiii, 365 pp.
"Central Asian post-independence media and communication industries, professional practices, education, persisting and evolving values, and traditions remain critically understudied with a notable scarcity of research and scholarly publications on the complex and increasingly changing communicative ... more
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Reflections on the International Association for Media and Communication Research: Many Voices, One Forum

Jörg Becker, Robin Mansell (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxxvii, 558 pp.
"Established in 1957, the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) has facilitated international exchanges and research collaborations among academics, journalists, and other practitioners, addressing media and communication problems and influencing theory and practice ... more
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Central Asian Media Consumption and Disinformation: A Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment in the Context of Geo-Politics

Samuel Doveri Vesterbye, Shairbek Dzhuraev, Andreas Marazis
Internews; European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) (2023), 62 pp.
"This report presents a rapid media consumption assessment in Central Asia. It tells the reader what information - and disinformation - Central Asians consume, as well as the reasons why they consume it. How do recent international and regional geo-political events impact their media choices and wha ... more