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Medios y ciudadanía: enfoques para un periodismo de cambio
Lima:
Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 68 pp.
ISBN 978-612-4102-54-7
CC BY-NC-ND
"En los artículos se destaca el papel del periodismo comunitario en la construcción de la ciudadanía y la democracia, la importancia del periodismo cívico en la experiencia de Radio Quillabamba, se averigua sobre las implicancias de la relación entre periodismo y medio ambiente. También se ana...
¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Peru
Montevideo:
Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 18 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en Perú muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado." (Conclusiones, p.17)
Wielding influence in the age of coronavirus: how the Chinese communist party shapes narratives and builds influence in Africa
Berlin:
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
(2021), 125 pp., abbrev. p.6-7, bibliogr. p.101-125
ISBN 978-3-95721-977-0
CC BY-SA
"The geopolitical implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has dislocated global life, shaken economies and caused over 4 million deaths, continue to play out. For China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP), China’s status as the virus’ origin posed political risks, heightened by international s...
The truth gap: how misinformation and disinformation online affect the lives, learning and leadership of girls and young women
Surrey:
Plan International
(2021), 46 pp., illustr., diagr.
"We surveyed over 26,000 girls and young women in 26 countries. 91% of girls and young women surveyed are concerned about misinformation and/or disinformation online. 40% of those surveyed are extremely or very concerned. Misinformation and disinformation are having a negative impact on 87% of the g...
¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Colombia
Montevideo:
Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 19 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en Colombia muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Las cuatro empresas de telecomunicaciones más...
African Media Barometer: South Africa 2021
Windhoek:
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 54 pp.
ISBN 978-99916-991-3-4
CC BY-NC-SA
"Since its adoption on 1 July 2020, the Protection of Personal Information Act has bolstered freedom of expression and the right to privacy. This legislation aims to protect citizens’ personal information and balance the right to privacy with other rights, such as access to information. In Februar...
African Media Barometer: Mali 2021
Windhoek:
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 55 pp.
ISBN 978-99945-77-92-7
CC BY-NC-SA
Other Editions: also published in French
" ... the exercise of freedom of expression remains relatively practised and differs from one region to the next. It is easier to exercise freedom of expression in big cities than in small towns or rural areas. Since 2012, Mali has been plagued by terrorist groups’ attacks from the north. The dete...
African Media Barometer: Benin 2021
Windhoek:
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 57 pp.
ISBN 978-99945-77-94-1
CC BY-NC-SA
Other Editions: also published in French
"Trade unionists, human rights activists, journalists, dignitaries of endogenous religions, and even ordinary citizens feel threatened when exercising their right to freedom of expression. Generally, they fear prosecution cases against them being mounted by the authorities. Business people and entre...
Retos metodológicos en el estudio del sistema de medios informativos en el Perú
Cuadernos.info, volume , issue 50 (2021), pp. 1-21
CC BY-SA
"Un sistema de medios informativos sólido es crucial para enfrentar diversos tipos de crisis. No obstante, caracterizar dichos sistemas en países latinoamericanos plantea dilemas propios de una institucionalización estructuralmente débil, de procesos de modernización acelerados o en curso. Nues...
Kino und Katharsis? Bilder vom Nationalsozialismus im deutschen Film
In: Aufarbeitung des Nationalsozialismus: ein Kompendium
Magnus Brechtken (ed.)
Bonn:
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb)
(2021) Sonderausg., pp. 534-556
ISBN 978-3-7425-0772-3
Information at war: journalism, disinformation, and modern warfare
Cambridge; Medford, MA:
Polity Press
(2021), x, 226 pp., bibliogr. p.212-214, index
ISBN 978-1-5095-4857-6 (pbk); 978-1-5095-4856-9 (hbk); 978-1-5095-4858-3 (online
"In this book, Philip Seib, one of the world's leading experts on media and war, offers a probing analysis of the role of information in warfare from the Second World War to the present day and beyond. He focuses on some of the thorniest issues on the contemporary agenda: When untruthful and inflamm...
Digitalisierung aus theologischer und ethischer Perspektive: Konzeptionen - Anfragen - Impulse
Baden-Baden; Zürich:
Nomos; Pano Verlag
(2021), 310 pp.
ISBN 978-3-8487-8009-9 (print); 978-3-7489-2401-2 (pdf)
CC BY-NC-ND
"Es geht in diesem Band um die Fokussierung, Ethik und Religion als Teil von gesellschaftlichen Phänomenen zu verstehen, die insbesondere hinsichtlich Wirtschaft und Politik zu untersuchen sind. Da sich Gesellschaft heutzutage jedoch nicht mehr ohne Digitalisierung analysieren lässt, tritt für di...
The chilling: global trends in online violence against women journalists
UNESCO
(2021), 94 pp.
CC BY-SA
"Online attacks on women journalists appear to be increasing significantly, as this study demonstrates, particularly in the context of the ‘shadow pandemic’ of violence against women during COVID-19. The pandemic has changed journalists’ working conditions, making them yet more dependent on di...
Courage against hate
Facebook
(2021), 128 pp.
"The Courage Against Hate initiative has been brought together by Facebook for the purpose of sparking cross-sector, pan-European dialogue and action to combat hate speech and extremism. This collection of articles unites European academic analysis with practitioners who are actively working on coun...
News and how to use it: what to believe in a fake news world
Edinburgh:
Canongate Books
(2021), 316 pp., bibliogr. p.259-316
ISBN 978-1-838885-443-0
"People everywhere feel ever more alienated from - and mistrustful of - news and those who make it. We no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We are living through a crisis of "information chaos". 'News: And How to Use It' is a glossary for this bewildering age. From AI to bots, from climate...
¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Argentina
Montevideo:
Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2021), 20 pp.
"El análisis de la información parece confirmar de manera contundente la existencia de concentración en Internet en Argentina, en manos de pocas empresas en cada una de sus categorías: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: El Grupo Clarín concentra casi la mitad del mercado de acceso a servicios de Intern...
The digital Silk Road: China's quest to wire the world and win the future
New York, NY:
Harper Business
(2021), xiv, 351 pp., index
ISBN 978-0-06-304628-3 (hbk); 978-0-06-304629-0 (online)
Other Editions: London: Profile Books, 2022; German ed.: Kulmbach: Plassen Verlag, 2022
"China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, rewriting the global order. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice. But the battle for tomorrow will require America and its allies to take daring risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will reshape global flows of data...
Taking control? Internet censorship and surveillance in Russia: Update
Berlin:
Reporters Without Borders
(2021), 53 pp.
Other Editions: also published in German and Russian
"This update to the RSF report “Taking Control? Internet Censorship and Surveillance in Russia” (published in November 2019) focuses on the period between the 2019 elections and the parliamentary elections in September 2021. It describes how the Kremlin has severely restricted press freedom and ...
Reporting beyond the problem: from civic journalism to solutions journalism
New York et al.:
Peter Lang
(2021), xv, 186 pp.
ISBN 978-1-4331-6195-7 (pbk); 978-1-4331-6196-4 (hbk); 978-1-4331-6197-1 (pdf)
" ... the past sixty years have seen a rise of journalistic practices that purport to cover the news beyond the typical problem-based narrative. These genres of journalistic reporting are not positive news or fluff reporting: They are rigorous reporting philosophies and practices that share a common...
Fake news is bad news: hoaxes, half-truths and the nature of today's journalism
Intech Open
(2021), 260 pp.
ISBN 978-1-83962-422-3 (online); 978-1-83962-421-6 (print); 978-1-83962-423-0 (pdf)
"The publication is focused on the ways fake news, disinformation, misinformation and hateful statements are spread across society, predominantly within the online environment. Its main ambition is to offer an interdisciplinary body of scholarly knowledge on fake news, disinformation and propaganda ...
