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IMS strategy on gender equality (2021-2023)
Copenhagen:
International Media Support (IMS)
(2021), 22 pp., glossary p.20-22
"The strategy presented in this document is the result of a year-long process of literature review and consultation with staff, partners, journalists and experts. A number of webinars for seminars and debates were organised, and several drafts were distributed and discussed. Consequently, this strat...
Tipping point: democratic erosion and the assault on press freedom
Washington, DC:
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
(2021), 24 pp.
"The majority of people now live under illiberal regimes or some form of autocracy as a consequence of democratic declines occurring globally since 2010. Understanding the driving forces behind this historic setback to democratic progress will be essential for turning the tide. An analysis of media ...
Changing the narrative: the role of communications in transitional justice
Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT)
(2021), 12 pp.
"This essay argues that communications and narrative must occupy a much more central part of the vision of transitional justice, as in the early years of the field. In some cases, the opportunity is ample, because a clear and inclusive nation-building project is underway. Then, it is critical for tr...
Code of practice
Brussels:
Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
(2021), 3 pp.
"This Code of Practice serves as a statement that GFMD members are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, governance, financial transparency and accountability while furthering the GFMD’s mission. Adopting and adhering to this Code of Practice serves as an ethical charter for...
Teaching media policy in Africa: a handbook for educators
Windhoek:
Namibia Media Trust
(2021), 149 pp.
ISBN 978-99916-992-1-9
CC BY-SA
"This handbook enables media educators throughout Africa to raise awareness and impact the media ecology on a national and regional basis. National, regional and international media environments are crucial for the attainment of the sustainable development and the protection of human rights. This is...
Derecho a la comunicación en América Latina
Santaigo de Cali; Guadalajara:
Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL); Sello Editorial Javeriano Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO)
(2021), 287 pp.
ISBN 978-607-8768-21-9
"... el libro propone un diálogo a partir de tres categorías, a saber: 1) las limitaciones al acceso a la información y sus impactos en la vida política; 2) el régimen jurídico de la comunicación; y 3) los medios de comunicación y la representación política. Esta perspectiva, nos ayuda a f...
Beyond reporting: media agency in transitional justice processes
Janus.net, e-journal of international relations, volume 11, issue 2 (2021), pp. 149-162
"Despite the significant impact of the media in transitional justice processes, this relationship remains underexplored. The role of the media in building narratives of conflict and past human rights violations was traditionally framed within the dichotomy of promoting peace vs inflicting war. Yet, ...
Gukurahundi: das laute Schweigen
(2021), pp. 5-15
Internet shutdowns and elections handbook: a guide for election observers, embassies, activists, and journalists
Access Now; KeepItOn
(2021), 10 pp.
"This handbook explains how internet shutdowns undermine democractic elections and provides tips and recommendations for key actors to navigate shutdowns and understand and assess the extent to which an election taking place under a shutdown is free and fair. It is aimed at election observers, peopl...
The data journalism handbook: towards a critical data practice
Amsterdam:
Amsterdam University Press
(2021), 415 pp.
ISBN 978-90-4854-207-9 (pdf); 978-94-6298-951-1 (hbk)
CC BY-NC-ND
"This book is a valuable collection of tips and techniques, covering both data as a source of journalism and as a tool with which the story is told. It starts with a general introduction on the main characteristics of data journalism, gives an insight into its practical relevance in the newsroom, an...
Language of conflict: discourses of the Ukrainian crisis
London et al.:
Bloomsbury Academic
(2020), x, 279 pp., illustr., index
ISBN 97814411779959 (pbk); 9781350098565 (hbk); 9781441148599 (pdf)
"Exploring the ways in which language and conflict are intertwined and interrelated, this book examines the changes that have taken place in the public discourse of the Ukraine and Russia since 2014 and the beginning of the 'Ukrainian Crisis.' Through analysis of the narratives constructed by differ...
Decoding media impact: insights, advice and recommendations
Inspiring practice
Philadelphia, Penns.:
Media Impact Funders
(2020), 31 pp.
"This guide is meant to serve as a practical resource for funders who want to understand where to start. Informed by feedback from our network, it represents a synthesis of the past seven years of work we’ve done in the impact space, and includes examples of successful media impact evaluation, too...
Peace journalism in East Africa: a manual for media practitioners
London; New York:
Routledge
(2020), vi, 101 pp.
ISBN 978-1-03-233827-9
Other Editions: also published as "Africa peace journalism: a manual for media practitioners in East Africa. Rongo (KE): Rongo University, Center for Media, Democracy, Peace and Security (CMDPS), 2017
"This publication is the outcome of the “East Africa Regional Peace Journalism Training Workshop” for journalists covering conflict and peacebuilding in East Africa. Organized by Rongo University’s Center for Media, Democracy, Peace, and Security (CMDPS) in partnership with the African Peacebu...
Wie ich lernte, die Welt im Radio zu erklären: von Radio Bremen zur Übersee-Brücke
Bremen:
Kellner Verlag
(2020), 359 pp.
ISBN 978-3-95651-265-0
"Als die Tonstudios, 1963, noch voll verkabelt sind, beginnt Klaus Jürgen Schmidt, sich durch die Strukturen der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen zu schlagen. Die biografische Erzählung ist ein Einblick hinter die Kulissen von Radio Bremen, aber auch in das Leben des Autors, der immer wieder für sein Idea...
Making open development inclusive: lessons from IDRC research
Cambridge, Mass.:
MIT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
(2020), xiv, 498 pp., index
ISBN 978-0-262-53911-1 (pbk); 9781552505953 (ebook)
CC BY
"Making Open Development Inclusive: Lessons from IDRC Research focuses on the connection between openness and inclusion in global development. It brings together the latest research that cuts across a wide variety of political, economic, and social arenas - from governance to education to entreprene...
Bookmarks: a manual for combating hate speech online through human rights education
Strasbourg:
Council of Europe
(2020) Revised ed., 213 pp., illustr.
ISBN 978-92-871-9017-8
"Hate speech is one of the most worrying forms of racism and discrimination prevailing across Europe and amplified by the Internet and social media. Hate speech online is the visible tip of the iceberg of intolerance and ethnocentrism. Young people are directly concerned as agents and victims of onl...
Public service broadcasting and post-authoritarian Indonesia
Singapore:
Palgrave Macmillan
(2020), xix, 340 pp., figures, tables, index
ISBN 978-981-15-7650-8 (ebook); 978-981-15-7649-2 (print)
"This book investigates public service broadcasting (PSB) models in post-authoritarian regimes, and offers a critical inspection of the development of a Western European-originated PSB system in Asian transitional societies, in particular in Indonesia since the 1990's. Placing the case of Indonesia'...
Media and COVID-19 in West Africa: Ghana, March - June
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
(2020), 7 pp.
"The media in Ghana have had relatively free space to operate even amidst the COVID-19 restrictions. The traditional legal texts and the new emergency laws adopted by the government to fight the pandemic have not been used to violate press freedom. The media have, therefore, discharged with distinct...
Urheber- und Verlagsrecht
Frankfurt am Main:
Bramann
(2020) 2., überarb. und aktual. Aufl., 163 pp., glossary p.152-159, index
ISBN 978-3-95903-011-3 (pbk); 978-3-95903-106-6 (ebook)
"Das Geschäftsmodell Verlag definiert sich über den Erwerb und die Vermarktung von Rechten. Der durch einen Autoren- bzw. Lizenzvertag erworbene Content bildet das Fundament ökonomischer Wertschöpfungsketten. Daher gehört das Wissen um urheberrechtliche Zusammenhänge zu den Grundlagen verleger...
Beyond journalism
Cambridge; Medford, MA:
Polity Press
(2020), xii, 148 pp., bibliogr. p.131-142, index
ISBN 978-0-7456-4341-0 (hbk); 978-0-7456-4342-7 (pbk); 978-1-5095-0705-4 (ebook)
"Among the most significant changes affecting journalism worldwide is the emergence of startup culture, as more and more journalists strike out on their own. In Beyond Journalism, Deuze and Witschge combine extensive global and comparative fieldwork. Through rich case studies of journalism startups ...
