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The Representation of Rural Christianity in the Films of Gan Xiao’er

Jing Li

Journal for Religion, Film and Media (JRFM), volume 9, issue 2 (2023), pp. 101-125

"The religious dimension of Chinese cinema is, it has been observed, a "triple lacuna" in contemporary scholarship: in research on religion in China, in research on Chinese cinema, and in interdisciplinary research on film and religion. From 2002 to 2012, independent filmmaker Gan Xiao'er directed t ... more

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KI anders denken: Wie wir selber entscheiden, mit welcher KI wir leben wollen

Berlin: Algorithm Watch (2023), 34 pp.

"KI verschlingt viele Ressourcen und hat oft negative Folgen für unsere Gesellschaft und unsere Umwelt. Um KI nachhaltig und sinnvoll einzusetzen, sind wir alle gefragt: Wir sollten gemeinsam entscheiden, wozu wir KI brauchen – und wozu nicht. Ob in Zukunft KI-Systeme entwickelt werden, die uns a ... more

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Conservando Juntos

Internews;USAID (2023), 4 pp.

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Développement durable & enjeux climatiques: Traitement de l’information dans les médias au Burkina Faso

Belélé Jérôme William Bationo

Africa Green News;Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2023), 133 pp.

"En guise de bilan de notre étude, on note que malgré la pléthore et la diversité des médias au Burkina Faso, comparativement à la taille et la densité de sa population, les sujets sur le climat et l’environnement ne sont pas assez vulgarisés et traités, d’où l’engouement constaté a ... more

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Breite×Tiefe×Nähe: Auf der Suche nach der Erfolgsformel für spendenfinanzierten digitalen Lokaljournalismus im ländlichen Raum

Dörthe Ziemer

Berlin: Netzwerk Recherche (2023), 50 pp.

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Narrating Sustainability Through Storytelling

Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, Anna Sundermann (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge;Earthscan;Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) (2023), xiv, 142 pp.

"Bringing together voices and perspectives from research and practice, this volume explores the ways in which storytelling can support change toward sustainability. Unlike other anthologies, the book first provides a sound scientific basis by unfolding the storytelling approach and presenting empiri ... more

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Communicative Justice in the Pluriverse: An International Dialogue

Joan Pedro-Carañana, Eliana Herrera-Huérfano, Juana Ochoa Almanza (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2023), xxiv, 176 pp.

"The book identifies and explains the unequal power relations in place that limit the possibilities of communication justice, the challenges and difficulties faced by activists and communities, the ways in which communities and movements have confronted power structures through discourse and materia ... more

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Digital Development, Inequalities & the Sustainable Development Goals: What Does ‘Leave No-One Behind’ Mean for ICT4D?

Franz-Ferdinand Rothe, Leo Van Audenhove, Jan Loisen

Information Technology for Development, volume 29, issue 1 (2023), pp. 9-26

"The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) place great emphasis on inequalities and pledge to leave no-one behind. For the field of digital development, this objective presents a particular challenge. While digital technologies can be utilized to reduce certain inequalities, they ar ... more

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Serie "Country Queen" auf Arte: Die Geister von Tsilanga

Jörg Häntzschel

Süddeutsche Zeitung, 21. Juni (2023)

"Die kenianische, auch mit deutschem Geld produzierte Serie "Country Queen"läuft auf Arte und weltweit auf Netflix. Sie ist raffiniert erzählt - und ein Glücksfall für das globale Lagerfeuer." (Einleitung)

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Creative Experiences to Encourage Participation. The Power of the Voice: Community Media in Latin America

Magnus Kossmann

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 88 pp.

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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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Disaster Risk Communication: What Do People in Nepal Need to Prepare Better for Disasters?

London: BBC Media Action (2023), 6 pp.

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COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa: Media Viability, Framing and Health Communication

Carol Azungi Dralega, Angella Napakol (eds.)

Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2022), xix, 257 pp.

"The volume helps us deconstruct COVID-19 discourses on crisis communication and media developments focusing on three areas: Media viability, Framing and Health crisis communication. The chapters unpack issues on marginalisation, gender, media sustainability, credibility, priming, trust, sources, be ... more

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Supply Chain Analysis: Nigeria

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance;Education Development Center (EDC);USAID (2022), viii, 217 pp.

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Typhoon Rai Response: The Role of the Mobile Industry

Zoe Hamilton, Clara Aranda

GSMA (2022), 8 pp.

"Typhoon Rai has proven to be one of the most damaging disasters to have hit the Philippines. However, around 400 lives were lost due to Typhoon Rai compared to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, when 6,300 people died. The significantly lower number of deaths highlights the country’s experien ... more

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Same old story? African disease stereotypes persist in Covid-19 media coverage

Maame Nikabs, Mphathisi Ndlovu

Africa No Filter (2022), 23 pp.

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Factors Affecting Digital Technology Adoption by Small-Scale Farmers in Agriculture Value Chains (AVCs) in South Africa

Hermanus Jacobus, Osden Jokonya

Information Technology for Development, volume 28, issue 3 (2022), pp. 558-584

"Digital technologies enable small-scale farmers to reduce some constraints to participate in Agriculture Value Chains (AVCs). Small-scale farmers face significant challenges and barriers to adopting digital technology. This study contributes to the literature on digital development in three ways: p ... more

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A critical analysis of journalists’ freedom of expression and access to information while reporting on COVID-19 issues: A case of selected Arab countries

Miral Sabry AlAshry

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 193-212

"The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which Arab Governments limited freedom of expression and access to information for journalists while they reported on COVID-19-related issues. Design/methodology/approach: Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 journalists from Egypt ... more

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Let it be as Local as Possible: Dismantling Information and Communication Hierarchies in Displacement Settings

Hannah Murphy

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 33 pp.

"This paper serves to explore how we can embrace a more expansive and inclusive view of media by drawing on case studies and examples of good practice, particularly with regards to the COVID-19 response, which necessitated major operational changes and reliance on local partners. By collating and sh ... more

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Yumi Wok Bung Wantaim: We Work Together: The Status of Communication, Community Engagement, and Accountability in Humanitarian Action in Papua New Guinea

Johnston Joram Riven, Jacinta Isaacs

CDAC Network (2022), 88 pp.