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Journalism Under Pressure: The Case of Kosovo

Kenneth Andresen

Oslo: University of Oslo, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xvi, 221 pp.

"Using Kosovo as its case, this dissertation discusses links between journalism’s historical development, daily practice and potential in a post-war society. In theory on media in post-communist Eastern Europe, journalists and editors are criticized for being unprofessional and for not contributin ... more

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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition

Bill Sweeney (ed.)

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ);Wiley (2015), 256 pp.

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Balancing Act: Press Freedom at Risk as EU Struggles to Match Action with Values

Jean-Paul Marthoz

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2015), 65 pp.

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Voice of the Church: A Debate About Religious Radio Stations as Community Broadcasters

Gabriella Velics, Urszula Doliwa

Media and Communication, volume 3, issue 4 (2015), pp. 76-90

"In the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the role of community media in promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue passed on 11 February 2009 by the Council of Europe, stations run by religious institutions were explicitly excluded from the community media definition, as being ... more

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Im Würgegriff: Russlands Medienlandschaft unter Druck

Gleb Morev, Marija Stepanova

Osteuropa, volume 65, issue 3 (2015), pp. 141-149

"Unabhängige Medien befinden sich weltweit seit über einem Jahrzehnt in einer tiefen ökonomischen Krise. In Russland kommt massiver politischer Druck hinzu. In den vergangenen zehn Jahren wurden zahlreiche kritische Journalisten und Redakteure entlassen, Fernseh- und Radiosender geschlossen, Zeit ... more

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Small Cinemas in Global Markets: Genres, Identities, Narratives

Lenuta Giukin, Janina Falkowska, David Desser (eds.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2015), xxiv, 294 pp.

"Small Cinemas in Global Markets addresses aspects such as identity, revisiting the past, internationalized genres, new forms of experimental cinema, markets and production, as well as technological developments of alternative small screens that open new perspectives into small cinema possibilities. ... more

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Media Propaganda and Human Rights Issues: What Can be Learnt from the Former Yugoslavia’s Experience in Relation to the Current Developments in the Arab Spring Countries?

Renaud de la Brosse, Nouri Lajmi, Annelie Ekelin

Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, volume 8, issue 1 (2015), pp. 21-36

"Recent history has proven that media propaganda can impact severely on human rights issues. This article aims at exploring what can be learnt from previous lessons in order to avoid the same mistakes happening again and/or to fight them more efficiently. It questions the experience of the former Yu ... more

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Reconciling Conservatives and Liberals: Mission Impossible? How to Effectively Communicate Religious Messages in Public Discourse. Lessons Learned from the Slovak Referendum on Family

Terézia Roncáková

Jurnalism si Comunicare, volume 10, issue 4 (2015), pp. 28-40

"It is quite obvious that cultural and ethical questions have a potential to stir public discourse in countries which claim to be a part of the Western civilization. The ongoing public discourse on these questions has been tagged as ‘culture war’. The conflict itself appears irreconcilable and c ... more

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The Relationship of Young Slovak Catholics to the Media

Terézia Roncáková

Communication Today, volume 6, issue 2 (2015), pp. 62-76

"The article discusses the relationship of young engaged Catholics in Slovakia to the various media outlets which they follow. It attempts to reveal which media outlets are considered to be inspiring and thought-provoking and how are they perceived and evaluated by their followers. The author draws ... more

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Time Zero of the Digital Switchover in SEE

Ilda Londo, Assen Velchkov et al.

Bucharest: European Union;Center for Independent Journalism (2015), 37 pp.

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Reporting Neighbours in Balkan Media

Remzi Lani (ed.)

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2015), 135 pp.

"This publication opens up a path for dialogue and better mutual understanding among media actors in the various Western Balkan countries. I see its main value in presenting facts and bringing different perspectives together. This is a promising base to further foster bridges between journalists, re ... more

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Journalism, Audiences and Diaspora

Ola Ogunyemi (ed.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xix, 256 pp.

"This collection takes the study of diasporic communication beyond the level of simply praising its existence, to offering critical engagements and analysis with the systems of journalistic production, process and consumption practices as they relate to people who are living outside the borders of t ... more

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Bulgarians Feel Badly Informed by Media and Politicians

Christian Spahr

Sofia: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Media Program South East Europe (2015), 4 pp.

"59 percent of the population of Bulgaria do not consider the media to be independent. Many are undecided and only 17 percent believe reporting is free. The crisis of confidence in the media is continuing, according to a study on behalf of the KAS Media Program South East Europe. Citizens also feel ... more

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The Role of the Internet in Trafficking for Labour Exploitation

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);FINE TUNE - Labour Trafficking: Fighting New Trends, Understanding New Elements, developing new responses and partnerships;EU Prevention of and Fight against Crime Program (ISEC) 2011 (2015), 21 pp.

"The report examines what role the internet plays in trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. It considers in particular methods of online job recruitment and looks at cases studies from several EU Member States – Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, and Romania – and discusses to what exten ... more

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Media Consumption Forecasts 2015

Anne Austin, Jonathan Barnard, Nicola Hutcheon

London: ZenithOptimedia (2015), 192 pp.

"This report surveys the changing patterns of media consumption in 65 countries across the world, and forecasts how the amount of time people allocate to different media will change between 2014 and 2017. It measures the amount of time spent reading newspapers and magazines, watching television, lis ... more

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Popular Television in Eastern Europe During and Since Socialism

Timothy Havens, Anikó Imre, Katalin Lustyik (eds.)

London: Routledge (2015), xi, 285 pp.

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Mediatization of Religion: Historical and Functional Perspectives

Victor M. Khroul (ed.)

Moscow: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Journalism (2015), 242 pp.

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ProMedia II Regional: Final Report. September 30, 1999 – September 30, 2014

Washington, DC: IREX (2015), 27 pp.

"USAID’s ProMedia II Regional project, implemented by IREX between 1999 and 2014 provided a flexible tool to support independent media in a time of transition in Europe and Eurasia (E&E). The project supported multi-year, full-time technical assistance projects in three countries: Bulgaria and Alb ... more

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Journalists' Perceptions of Nomenklatura Networks and Media Ownership in Post-Communist Bulgaria

Lada Trifonova Price

Medijske Studije / Media Studies, volume 6, issue 11 (2015), pp. 19-33

"This article discusses the role of the former communist party elite (the nomenklatura) in the Bulgarian post-communist media landscape in relation to media ownership and the origin of media outlets’ capital. The spotlight is on Bulgarian journalists’ perceptions examined through semi-structured ... more

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Secrets, lies, and journalist-spies: The contemporary moral dilemma for Bulgarian media professionals

Lada Trifonova Price

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 20, issue 2 (2015), pp. 185-203

"The subject of this article is the issue of journalist-spies in the Bulgarian media before and after the fall of communism in 1989. The focus is on the perceptions of Bulgarian journalists on the role alleged secret service collaborators played, and continue to play, in the postcommunist society an ... more