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Russian and German Perspectives on Transcultural Communication

Margreth Lünenborg (ed.)

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 3, issue 1 (2013), various pag.

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Silence or Outrage: How South East Europe’s Media Deal with the Past

Christian Spahr

KAS International Reports, issue 4 (2013), pp. 60-74

"Coming to terms with a country’s political past is closely linked to the mass media, as they are the key to changing public opinion. It is only with their support that a general acceptance of democratic structures, not to mention a new perception of history, can be achieved. In South East Europe, ... more

Internet Freedom and Political Space

Olesya Tkacheva, Lowell H. Schwartz, Martin C. Libicki, Julie E. Taylor, Jeffrey Martini, Caroline Baxter

Santa Monica, Calif. et al.: RAND Corporation;U.S. Department of State (2013), xxiv, 261 pp.

"This report examines whether and how furthering Internet freedom can empower civil society vis-à-vis public officials, make the government more accountable to its citizens, and integrate citizens into the policymaking process. Using case studies of events in 2011 in Egypt, Syria, China, and Russia ... more

Der Kreml auf allen Kanälen: Wie der russische Staat das Fernsehen lenkt

Ulrike Gruska

Berlin: Reporter ohne Grenzen (2013), 47 pp.

"Das Fernsehen ist für die Menschen in Russland die wichtigste politische Informationsquelle. Nach einer kurzen Periode der Freiheit Anfang der 1990er Jahre ist es erneut zum zentralen Pfeiler geworden, auf den die Staatsorgane ihre Macht stützen. Die drei größten Kanäle Perwyj Kanal, Rossija u ... more

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Digital Plans and Reality: Switchover in Russia and Other CIS Countries

Andrei Richter

IRIS Plus (European Audiovisual Observatory), issue 2013-1 (2013), pp. 3-23

"The advent of digital television has accelerated the elaboration of regulation and related processes in the countries of the region. Some countries adopted changes in their broadcasting statutes (Ukraine in 2006; Armenia in 2008 and 2010; Kazakhstan in 2012) or their mass media statute (Russia in 2 ... more

Limited Assistance for Limited Impact: The Case of International Media Assistance in Albania

Ilda Londo

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2013), 7 pp.

"Overall, the scope of media assistance in Albania has been rather ambitious, aiming to reform all key segments of the media sector. It is therefore not surprising that the results have been mixed at best. The important elements of the regulatory framework have been put in place, but the reforms aim ... more

Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Madeline Earp, Laura W. Reed, Adrian Shahbaz, Ashley Greco-Stoner (eds.)

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 ... more

Performance Evaluation of the Serbia Media Assistance Program

Democracy International Inc.

USAID (2013), vi, 30 pp. + annexes

"This report is an evaluation of the $8.8 million, four-year (2008–2012) Serbia Media Assistance Program (SMAP) implemented by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program sought to: (1) strength ... more

The Global Social Network Landscape: A Country-By-Country Guide to Social Network Usage

Mitchel Winkels

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 ... more

Russian Independent Print Media Program: Final Program Report October 2009-December 2012

Washington, DC: Eurasia Foundation (2013), 41 pp.

"Initially launched in 2004 by Eurasia-Media, the Russian Independent Print Media Program (RIPMP) provides intensive training and assistance to promising independent local Russian newspapers, under the premise that by nurturing select publications into ‘beacons of excellence’, best practices eff ... more

Building Alliances for Gender and Media

Media Development, volume 60, issue 4 (2013), pp. 1-36

Global Information Society Watch 2013: Women's Rights, Gender and ICTs

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2013), 240 pp.

"GISWatch 2013 shows that gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable. While access to the internet for women has increased their participation in the social, economic and governance spheres, there is another side to these opportunities: online harassment, cyberstalking, a ... more

Balkan Media Barometer: Macedonia

Zvezdan Georgievski (ed.)

Skopje: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.

Mapping Digital Media: Slovakia

Miroslav Kollar, Tomáš Czwitkowics

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 89 pp.

The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Serbia

Branko Radulovic, Dušan Popovic, Dragana Aleksic

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2013), 101 pp.

Media Under Attack: Balkans and Former Soviet Union Press Freedom Review, January 2011 - December 2013

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2013), 69 pp.

Information in Minority Languages in the Western Balkans: Freedom, Access, Marginalization

Davor Marko (ed.)

Sarajevo: Media Plan Institute (2013), 238 pp.

"The goal of this book is to present in a systematic way the results of analysis of content of media in minority languages in four countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia), relying on past practice, expertise and research results related to analysis of minority media and ... more

Reporting on Interreligious and Interethnic Tensions: The Meaning Behind the Headlines, 2013

Ljubomir Jakimovski (ed.)

Skopje: School of Journalism and Public Relations;Institute for Communication Studies (2013), 161 pp.

"The quantitative content analysis identified the amount and the patterns of media reporting on delicate interethnic and interfaith issues, focusing on respect of different aspects of professional and ethical standards. The method of Critical Discourse Analysis is applied for the qualitative analysi ... more

Internet und soziale Netzwerke in Russland

Russland-Analysen, issue 264 (2013), pp. 2-17

Western Balkans and Turkey Media and Freedom of Expression Fact-Finding and Scoping Study

Bjørn Erichsen, Rita Naseniece, Dušan Reljic, Günter Seufert, Aleksandra Tomanic, Isabela Uribe

European Commission;Particip (2013), 104 pp.

"The first component of this report focuses on the improvement of the performance of public sector broadcasters. Based on evidence that the team gathered during field research, and the preparatory survey of the existing body of knowledge, 23 main problems were identified in this component [...] The ... more