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Reconnecting Audiences: Understanding the Role of Local Media in Promoting Social Cohesion

Fondation Hirondelle; Institute for Regional Media and Information (IRMI) (2024), 62 pp.
"Key findings: Critical role of local media in addressing specific population needs, compared with national media which is increasingly seen as painting a false picture of reality. Audiences on the frontline feel excluded from national discourse. Ukrainians (57%) use local Telegram channels more tha ... more
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Mapping Belarusian Online Propaganda: Main Themes, Emphases and Trends in 2024

Marat Lesnov, Alesia Rudnik
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2024), 18 pp.
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Two Years On: An Analysis of Russian State and Pro-Kremlin Information Warfare in the Context of the Invasion of Ukraine

London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2024), 25 pp.
"This report provides an overview of how Russian state and pro-Kremlin propaganda undermining international support for Ukraine has evolved over the two years since the beginning of the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. It outlines a range of semi-covert tactics through which Russian state an ... more
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‘They blame the messenger’: Re-examining the critique of journalists reporting on genocide in Rwanda and Srebrenica

Caitlin Knight
Journalism, volume 25, issue 10 (2024), pp. 2117–2134
"Reporting on cases of genocide presents distinct complexities and challenges for journalists, who must negotiate practical, professional, and emotional experiences that challenge traditional expectations of their role. Previous research has provided strident critiques of this reporting, arguing Wes ... more
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Russian Public-Diplomacy Efforts to Influence Neighbors: Media Messaging Supports Hard-Power Projection in Ukraine and Georgia

Maureen Taylor, Natalie M. Rice, Oleg Manaev, Catherine A. Luther, Suzie L. R. Allard, Alexander Bentley, Joshua Borycz, Benjamin D. Horne, Brandon C. Prins
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 2661-2684
"Nations use media to disseminate stories about their culture, history, and values. This study explored Russian public-diplomacy efforts by examining news content exported to its neighbors, Ukraine and Georgia, from February 2021 to July 2021, approximately one year before Russia’s invasion of Ukr ... more
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The struggle against authoritarian influence in the Western Balkans: Montenegro as a test case

Vanja Calovic Makrovic
Washington, DC: International Forum for Democratic Studies; National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (2024), 24 pp.
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Dialogue with the Dictator: Authoritarian Legitimation and Information Management in Putin's Russia

Hannah S. Chapman
Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2024), xvi, 253 pp.
"Dialogue with the Dictator illuminates the ways in which authoritarian regimes structure interaction between citizens and leaders to simultaneously manage information dilemmas and build regime legitimacy. In doing so, it demonstrates the conditions under which managed participation can reinforce or ... more
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Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption

Minna Aslama Horowitz, Hannu Nieminen, Katja Lehtisaari, Alessandro D'Arma (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan; International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) (2024), 226 pp.
"This open-access volume argues that in a functioning democracy, citizens should be equally capable of making informed choices about matters of social importance. This includes citizens accessing all relevant information and knowledge necessary for informed will formation. In today's complex era of ... more
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Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in the Western Balkans region

Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2024), 7 pp.
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Der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine in den deutschen Medien: Kritik des Maßstabs „ausgewogene Bewertung“ in Inhaltsanalysen

Christoph Neuberger, Ralf Hohlfeld
Publizistik, volume 69 (2024), pp. 455-493
"Inhaltsanalysen über die Darstellung von Konflikten in den Medien werden häufig durchgeführt, um den Vorwurf der Einseitigkeit empirisch zu überprüfen. Dies wirft die normative Frage auf, wie die Forderung nach einer ausgewogenen Bewertung, d. h. einer Gleichverteilung positiver und negativer ... more
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Media pluralism in selected Black Sea countries: The influence of European standards

Andrei Richter
Strasbourg: European Audiovisual Observatory; Council of Europe (2024), 35 pp.
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Media and Journalism in Central Europe: A study mapping the use of AI by newsrooms in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia

Marius Dragomir (ed.)
Thomson Foundation; Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) (2024), 18 pp.
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Les étudiants face à la guerre russe en Ukraine : Perception et interprétation des informations

Carole Grimaud
Paris: L'Harmattan (2024), 136 pp.
"Carole Grimaud propose une plongée au cour de la complexité des processus de réception médiatique dans un contexte où la perception et l'interprétation des informations sont soumises à une incertitude palpable. À travers une approche interdisciplinaire, cet ouvrage explore les dynamiques so ... more
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“Voices from the Island”: Informational annexation of Crimea and transformations of journalistic practices

Ksenia Ermoshina
Journalism, volume 25, issue 3 (2024), pp. 528–546
"After the annexation of Crimea by Russia in March 2014, the peninsula experienced a progressive transition of telecommunication and broadcasting infrastructure under Russian influence, followed by a wave of repression of Ukrainian media. Between 2014 and 2015, dozens of Ukrainian media organization ... more
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Local Journalism, Global Challenges: News Deserts, Infodemic and the Vastness in Between

Adriana Gonçalves, Carmen Neamtu, Chuchu Zhao et al.
Covilhã: LabCom; Beira Interior University (2024), 203 pp.
"[...] Pedro Jerónimo’s anthology addresses a highly relevant topic. It offers insights into the state of local media in countries where little research has been published to date. Of the eight contributions in the volume, four focus on Europe and Latin America (Romania, Portugal, Europe, and Bra ... more
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‘Keeping an Eye on the Other Side’: RT, Sputnik, and Their Peculiar Appeal in Democratic Societies

Charlotte Wagnsson, Torsten Blad, Aiden Hoyle
International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 29, issue 4 (2024), pp. 1109-1133
"The reach of illiberal international propaganda outlets rests on citizens in democratic countries as recipients and potential disseminators. However, little research has scrutinised the audiences for such platforms. Why do audiences in democratic states consume content from such outlets, and how fa ... more
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Mapping Climate Disinformation Ecosystem in Croatia and Slovenia

Mato Brautovic
Dubrovnik: Adria Digital Media Observatory (2024), 10 pp.
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Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia
Deep Insights

Washington, DC: IREX; USAID (2024), 357 pp.
"The 2024 Europe and Eurasia Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE) covers 18 countries throughout Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. With VIBE, IREX strives to capture a modern and evolving media space where people are simultaneously producers, transmitters, consumers, and actors in the information t ... more
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Russia, Disinformation, and the Liberal Order: RT as Populist Pariah

Stephen Hutchings, Precious Chatterje-Doody, Marie Gillespie, Vera Tolz
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press (2024), 342 pp.
"Through the prism of the first comprehensive account of RT, the Kremlin's primary tool of foreign propaganda, Russia, Disinformation and the Liberal Order sheds new light on the provenance and nature of disinformation's threat to democracy. Interrogating the communications strategies pursued by aut ... more
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Russia's Information Warfare in the Middle East

Arik Segal
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2024), 36 pp.
"This policy paper provides an overview of Russian information warfare in the Middle East. It includes a brief overview of Russian information warfare methods and Russian foreign policy in the Middle East. It then delves into Russian information warfare in the Middle East, evaluates its effectivenes ... more