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Comparative perspectives on media law making in Somalia
Oxford:
Progamme in Comparative Media Law and Policy Centre for Socio-Legal Studies University of Oxford
(2013), 45 pp.
"The Report builds upon two main directives: on the one hand, it tries to bring together the best practices at the international and comparative level, in an attempt to offer guidance on which policy and regulatory toolkits have already proved successful in achieving longterm goals of economic effic...
News media in the Arab world: a study of 10 Arab and Muslim countries
New York; London:
Bloomsbury
(2013), viii, 199 pp., index
ISBN 9781441174666 (pbk); 978-1-4411-0239-3 (ebook)
"News Media in the Arab World: A Study of 10 Arab and Muslim Countries is based on ongoing research at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Leicester, and has investigated the rapidly changing nature of the news media in Arab countries. They have investigated the role of newspape...
Starving the messenger: a study of journalists’ conditions of service in Malawi
Journal of development and communication studies, volume 2, issue 44987 (2013), pp. 301-311
ISSN 2305-7432
"This study used in-depth interviews to investigate the conditions of service and welfare of journalists in Malawi. It found that while the Media Council of Malawi code of professional ethics and standards and in-house policies expected the best out the journalists, the majority of the journalists, ...
Narrating conflict in the Middle East: discourse, image and communication practices in Lebanon and Palestine
London; New York:
Tauris
(2013), x, 276 pp.
"The starting point of this innovative book is that it is unsatisfactory either to consider conflict within a singular concept or alternatively to consider each conflict as entirely distinct and unique; Narrating Conflict in the Middle East explores another path to addressing long-term conflict. The...
Communicating India's soft power: Buddha to Bollywood
New York:
Palgrave Macmillan
(2013), 227 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.197-219, index
ISBN 978-1-137-02789-4 (ebook); 978-1-349-43981-2 (pbk); 978-1-137-02788-7 (hbk)
"Daya Thussu's book rescues the concept of soft power from American hands and applies it insightfully to India, and the concept is made richer and more useful as a result. With its dynamic and prosperous diaspora, the growing global popularity of its spiritual beliefs and practice, its reach as a gl...
Reporting disasters: famine, aid, politics and the media
London:
Hurst
(2013), x, 236 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.215-228, index
ISBN 978-1-84904-288-8 (pbk)
"The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of ...
Investigative journalism in grassroots independent print media in South Africa: a baseline study of the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Eastern Cape Communication Forum (ECCF); Association of Independent Publishers (AIP); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
(2013), 20 pp.
"In summary, the findings show that more than half of the analysed newspapers do in fact seek to expose potential wrong doings of government and business and as such are important actors in promoting local accountability. Yet, the findings also show that a lot of the reporting is not as extensive, a...
Global right to information update: an analysis by region
Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet)
(2013), 91 pp.
"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d...
ICTs and radio in Africa: how the uptake of ICT has influenced the newsroom culture among community radio journalists
Telematics and informatics, volume 30, issue 3 (2013), pp. 258-266
"This article highlights the influence that new ICTs and Computer Mediated Communication is having on the newsroom cultures among community radio journalists in Africa, especially the use of mobile phones and the internet. The discussion is based on findings from a research study that investigated t...
Media guidelines for reporting on gender-based violence in humanitarian contexts
Global Protection Cluster
(2013), 8 pp., glossary p.6-8
"The guidelines are intended to ensure that all actors who play a role in facilitating or engaging in media reporting on gender-based violence (GBV) are aware of and able to prioritize the ethical and safety considerations that preserve the safety, confidentiality and dignity of survivors, their fam...
Social media and elections in Asia-Pacific: the growing power of the youth vote
Singapore:
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
(2013), 164 pp., tables
"Undoubtedly, politicians have awoken to the political power of social media and it will be increasingly adopted as a mainstream means of information distribution and communications as voters and young people are becoming more politically active in a number of the jurisdictions surveyed in this book...
Glossary of hate speech in the media of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Baku; Yerevan:
Yerevan Press Club; “Yeni Nesil” Journalists’ Union of Azerbaijan; Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF); Foreign & Commonwealth Office
(2013), 96 pp.
"The present analytical list of the most common clichés, stereotypes and examples of inaccurate (or reasonably questioned) information in the media of Armenia and Azerbaijan is based on the findings of a number of joint studies, administered by Yerevan Press Club and “Yeni Nesil” Journalists’...
World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2014
Oxford:
WRTH Publications
(2013) 68th ed., 672 pp.
Democracy, governance and randomised media assistance
London:
BBC Media Action
(2013), 26 pp., bibliogr. p.24-26
"This paper focuses attention on randomised field experiments in the developing world that explicitly address the use of media to achieve democracy and governance (DG) outcomes ... The first section describes the growth of DG assistance and the increasing interest in DG field experiments. The second...
TV's Betty goes global: from telenovela to international brand
London; New York:
Tauris
(2013), xv, 259 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-780762678
"Premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera),is the latest incarnation of a worldwide phenomenon that started life as a Colombian telenovela,Yo soy Betty, la fea, back in 1999. The tale of the ugly duckling has since...
Religion and public diplomacy
New York et al.:
Palgrave Macmillan
(2013), x, 224 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-349-45074-9 (print); 978-1-137-29112-7 (ebook)
"Mixing religion and public diplomacy can produce volatile results, but in a world in which the dissemination and influence of religious beliefs are enhanced by new communications technologies, religion is a factor in many foreign policy issues and must be addressed. Faith is such a powerful part of...
Key concepts in creative industries
Los Angeles et al.:
Sage
(2013), xii, 184 pp., bibliogr. p.161-176, index
"This book is the first to present an organized study of the key concepts that underlie and motivate the field of creative industries. Written by a world-leading team of experts, it presents readers with compact accounts of the history of terms, the debates and tensions associated with their usage, ...
Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport
Inspiring practice
teswt, volume 0 (2013)
"L’appui à la couverture médiatique du scrutin vise trois objectifs : offrir une information suffisante au citoyen pour que son choix électoral soit posé en connaissance de cause ; garantir le pluralisme à travers la visibilité octroyée aux différentes forces en présence ; crédibiliser l...
Freedom of expression toolkit
Paris:
UNESCO
(2013), 83 pp., illustr.
ISBN 978-92-3-001114-7
"The Freedom of Expression Toolkit is UNESCO’s contribution to freedom of expression and it is written with upper high school students in mind. The Toolkit covers the major concepts and issues and it is written in an easy to understand, conversational manner ... Overall, the Toolkit consists of fo...
Freedom of expression and the internet
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
(2013), v, 81 pp.
ISBN 978-0-8270-6134-7
Other Editions: also published in Spanish
"In this document the Office of the Special Rapporteur endeavors to make available to all States in the region, general principles for the protection of the right to freedom of thought and expression online. These principles are intended to provide guidance to governments, legislative and regulatory...
