Category Audiences & Users

"Television is the dominant news medium in Ukraine. Almost all Ukrainians (96.8%) watch TV for news at least weekly, including 95.7% of Crimeans. The Internet has overtaken radio and print media as the second most dominant news source in the country, with about half (48.3%) going online for news at ... more

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Pakistan: audience realities in an unstable media landscape

Gallup; Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (2014), 43 slides

"TV is the main information platform by far, but the importance of individual channels varies by region and modes of access. Population is divided between those with access to non-State TV and those without. While most express generic satisfaction with media, actual opinions about specific channels ... more

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Cambodia: from big screen to small

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 37 slides

"Cambodia is a country on the cusp of rapid media change. TV and radio remain the top media and main sources of news. Apolitical newcomer Hang Meas is top source with tabloid news, entertainment. But new media is gaining, fueled by widespread mobile use: almost all households have a mobile phone; yo... more

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Contemporary media use in Pakistan

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"Just 18.1% of Pakistanis say they follow current events about the country “a lot,” but almost half (47.7%) follow current events “somewhat.” About one-third report being less attentive, following current events “very little” (29.6%) or “not at all” (4.6%). Results trend upward with ... more

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Women and media: Africa in focus

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 35 slides

"Education and language skills are the main factors that influence which platform women access most frequently. Daily TV use is similar for men and women but women tend to lag men in frequent radio and internet use. Once a country reaches a critical mass in mobile penetration, gaps between both male... more

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Contemporary media use in Egypt

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 32 slides

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Contemporary media use in Turkey

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"Nationally, Turkish media consumers fall into three basic groups: About half (48.0%) tend to only watch TV news; about one-third (32.0%) mostly watch TV and use the Internet to get news, and two in 10 (20.0%) are “super users” who get news from a variety of media platforms. Super-users are more... more

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Newsgathering and policy perceptions in Ukraine

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 35 slides

"Use of Ukrainian vs. Russian in news content is not important for the vast majority of adults; trust in content is key to reliance on sources. Ukrainian TV channels remain the top news sources for adults across ethnic groups and regions (other than Crimea), and offer news trusted by large majoritie... more

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Contemporary media use in Turkey

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 42 slides

"Turkish media market is highly sophisticated but media outlets are subject to severe political pressure. Young Turks are turning increasingly to the Internet and social media to compensate. Internet already rivals TV as key information source. Kurdish speakers use the same outlets as other Turks, b... more

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Hotlines: responding to reports of illegal online content. A guide to setting up an internet hotline

London: GSMA; Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content; International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) (2014), 30 pp.

"As part of its ongoing commitment to fighting online child sexual abuse content and, in particular, to helping its members realise the objectives of the Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content, the GSMA has worked with INHOPE, Save the Children, ECPAT, IWF, Net Safe Latvia, Meldpunt, ICM... more

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Media use in Cambodia

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"A majority (57%) of Cambodians say they watch TV news at least weekly, with urban residents considerably more likely than their rural counterparts to do so. Radio follows, used for news by 42,9% overall and equally prevalent in urban and rural areas. About one in 10 Cambodians overall now say they ... more

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Ringvorlesung Games: Retro-Games, Gamification, Augmented Reality

Markus Kaiser (ed.)

München: Hooffacker (2014), 128 pp.

ISBN 978-3-9815512-1-1

"Chancen und Risiken von Computerspielen, Retro Gaming, Gamification, Sim Games und Augmented Reality: Im Wintersemester 2013/2014 haben sich Professorinnen und Professoren aus ganz Bayern an der ersten bayernweiten Ringvorlesung Games beteiligt. Der MedienCampus Bayern und Games/Bavaria haben für ... more

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Overview of information literacy resources worldwide

Forest Woody Horton (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (2014) 2nd ed., 668 pp.

CC BY-SA

"We are very, very pleased to advise you that we have added dozens of new languages to our multilingual database, more than doubling the 42 which appeared in the first edition. At the same time, we are very happy to report that there is a great deal of interest in maintaining this database as an imp... more

Puppetry for all times: papers presented at the Bali puppetry seminar 2013

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof

Singapore: Patridge (2014), 389 pp., illustr.

ISBN 978-1-4828-2811 (hbk); 978-14828-2810-8 (pbk); 978-1-4828-2812-2

"The Puppetry for All Times Seminar held in September of 2013 in Ubud, Bali, was one of the most enchanting of events of its kind held anywhere in recent years. Its success revolved around the fantastic locale, the overwhelming response from performers as well as the paper presenters, and the genero... more

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Contemporary media use in Egypt

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"Television viewing is ubiquitous in Egypt and by far the most common source of information for its residents. Nearly all (98.8%) Egyptians have a working television in their home, while just 37.9% of Egyptians have a radio. The percentage of Egyptians with a radio in their household is down signifi... more

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Contemporary media use in Russia

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 40 slides

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Contemporary media use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"While radio is still in the lead for news consumption in Nigeria, the use of digital media and mobile continues to grow rapidly. The new research also reveals that Nigerian personal mobile phone ownership has increased significantly in 2014 to 83.0%, up from 73.1% in 2012. Mobile web is the leading... more

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Contemporary media use in Russia

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"Russians are keen news consumers. Most (79.0%) access some type of news at least daily, and nearly all (95.4%) do this at least weekly. Nearly all Russians (95.5%) are turning to television – which continues to dominate the media market in 2013 – for their news each week. However, as more Russi... more

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Contemporary media use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 36 slides

"Nigeria is a complex country grappling with serious economic, political, and security challenges. New media are an increasingly effective pathway for reaching Nigerian audiences, especially those who are media rich. However, there remain media poor segments of the population who can only be reached... more