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Religious Broadcasting as Public Service

Imrich Jenca, Zdenka Sekerešova, Helena Zárubová
European Journal of Science and Theology, volume 9, issue 6 (2013), pp. 61-70
"Religious broadcasting represents one of the basic elements of the public service broadcasting (broadcasting for the public benefit). It serves various public needs and purposes - according to the ritual model of communication it serves the intermediary function (it allows to participate in the lit ... more
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"Capacity Development for the Association of Journalists of Kosovo" Project: Final Evaluation Report

Hajrulla Ceku
UNDP Kosovo (2013), 16 pp.
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Religion and Public Diplomacy

Philip Seib (ed.)
New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), x, 224 pp.
"Mixing religion and public diplomacy can produce volatile results, but in a world in which the dissemination and influence of religious beliefs are enhanced by new communications technologies, religion is a factor in many foreign policy issues and must be addressed. Faith is such a powerful part of ... more
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Peace Through Peace Media? The Media Activities of the International Missions (KFOR and UNMIK) and Their Contribution to Peacebuilding in Kosovo from 1999 Till 2008

Julia Egleder
Berlin: Lit (2013), xvii, 317 pp.
"How does media contribute to peacebuilding and reconciliation in a post-conflict environment? This question will be answered in respect to the media produced by the UN and NATO mission in Kosovo (UNMIK and KFOR) from the year 1999 until 2008. The theoretical part of the text will deal with existing ... more
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Memory, Conflict and New Media: Web Wars in Post-Socialist States

Ellen Rutten, Julie Fedor, Vera Zvereva (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2013), xv, 265 pp.
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Mediensysteme im internationalen Vergleich

Barbara Thomaß (ed.)
Konstanz: UVK, 2nd ed. (2013), 378 pp.
"Das in zweiter Auflage überarbeitete Lehrbuch führt konsistent und verständlich in Theorie, Methodik und Gegenstandsbereiche der international vergleichenden Mediensystemforschung ein. Es macht mit deren Fragestellungen vertraut und arbeitet die für den Vergleich relevanten Strukturelemente her ... more
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Media Reforms in Turbulent Times: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Serbia

Davor Marko
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 60 pp.
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The Continued Relevance of the Concept of Propaganda: Propaganda as Ritual in Contemporary Hungary

Péter Bajomi-Lázár
Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 3 (2013), pp. 219-237
"We will, in this paper, argue that the concept of propaganda is still relevant in the context of post-communist Hungary. More particularly, we will suggest that, in contrast to the period 1998-2010 when modern political marketing methods were applied widely, the political campaigns launched under V ... more
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The Digital Divide: The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective

Massimo Ragnedda, Glenn W. Muschert (eds.)
London: Routledge (2013), 324 pp.
"This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines “the digital divide” as the unequal access and utility of internet communic ... more
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TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand
Deep Insights

Janet McCabe, Kim Akass (eds.)
London; New York: Tauris (2013), xv, 259 pp.
"Premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), is the latest incarnation of a worldwide phenomenon that started life as a Colombian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea, back in 1999. The tale of the ugly duckling has sin ... more
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Being a Young Citizen in Estonia: An Exploration of Young People’s Civic and Media Experiences

Anne Kaun
Tartu: University of Tartu Press (2013), 133 pp.
"The main objective of this book was to explore contemporary expressions of civic culture in Estonia by looking at civic experiences: how do young people in Estonia experience their relationship with the political, politics and fellow citizens, and how do their civic experiences intersect with media ... more
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Capturing Them Softly: Soft Censorship and State Capture in Hungarian Media

Paris: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2013), 51 pp.
"State capture is slowly but surely enveloping Hungarian media, principally through the “soft censorship” of financial incentives and influence that affect media otlets’ editorial content and economic viability. Allocation of state advertising spending is opaque and unfair; it is based on the ... more
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Limited Assistance for Limited Impact: International Media Assistance in Albania

Ilda Londo
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 62 pp.
"Overall, international media assistance has been very important in shaping the current media landscape, though it has by no means been the decisive factor. The complete legal reform in the media and establishment of its main institutions has seen the continuous involvement of international actors. ... more
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Starting from Scratch: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Kosovo

Naser Miftari
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 59 pp.
"In conclusion, it should be reiterated that the use of the Western liberal media models as a guiding model for the media set up in Kosovo might have been too ambitious a goal. It gave too much credit to the cultural ethos at the time, assuming it to be an environment in which a liberal media sector ... more
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Balkan Media Barometer: Albania

Remzi Lani (ed.)
Tirana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.
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Building alliances for gender and media

Media Development (WACC), volume 60, issue 4 (2013), pp. 1-36
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A Critique of the Systems Approaches in Comparative Media Research: A Central and Eastern European Perspective

Terhi Rantanen
Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 3 (2013), pp. 257-277
"This article looks critically at the systems approaches in comparative media studies when applied to studying the relationship between media and politics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It introduces a concept of methodological systematization consisting of four different components: (1) the r ... more
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Media Reforms Through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tarik Jusic, Nidžara Ahmetaševic
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 71 pp.
"The case of BiH demonstrates that media reform is a slow, time-consuming process, which is closely related to the consolidation of democratic institutions that foster free media. The four case studies presented here amply demonstrate a deep tension between externally-driven reform initiatives and t ... more
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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
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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