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The other air force: U.S. efforts to reshape Middle Eastern media since 9/11 (2016)
Transformations in Egyptian journalism (2013)
Development efforts to promote investigative reporting: a preliminary assessment of centers in Azerbaijan, Jordan, Bangladesh, and Bosnia (2014)
Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport (2013)
"All successful democracies need freedom of speech": American efforts to create a vibrant free press in Iraq and Afghanistan (2005)

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Misinformation across digital divides: theory and evidence from Northern Ghana

Elena Gadjanova; Gabrielle Lynch; Ghadafi Saibu

African affairs, volume 121, issue 483 (2022), pp. 161-

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"Social media misinformation is widely recognized as a significant and growing global problem. Yet, little is known about how misinformation spreads across broader media ecosystems, particularly in areas with varying internet access and connectivity. Drawing on research in northern Ghana, we seek to... more

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Privacy imperilled: analysis of surveillance, encryption and data localisation laws in Africa

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) (2022), 67 pp.

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"The right to privacy has come under increased attack in many African countries, with the proliferation of digital technologies being matched by state measures that negate this right. In the past few years, many countries across the continent have enacted various laws that permit surveillance, manda... more

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Civic participation in the datafied society: towards democratic auditing?

Arne Hintz; Lina Dencik; Joanna Redden; Emiliano Treré; Jess Brand; Harry Warne

Data Justice Lab; Cardiff University (2022), 188 pp., bibliogr. p.170-188

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"Digital infrastructure increasingly enables the extraction, exploitation, processing and analysis of personal and behavioural data. Data analytics have not just become the core of the digital economy but also constitute a growing feature of the public sector. Wide areas of public administration are... more

Controversy mapping: a field guide

Tommaso Venturini; Anders Kristian Munk

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA: Polity Press (2022), xx, 334 pp., illustr., diagr., maps, bibliogr. p.293-328, index

ISBN 978-1-5095-4451-6 (pbk); 978-1-5095-4450-9 (hbk); 978-1-5095-4452-3 (online)

"Controversy Mapping is the first book to introduce readers to the observation and representation of contested issues on digital media. Drawing on actor-network theory and digital methods, Venturini and Munk outline the conceptual underpinnings and the many tools and techniques of controversy mappin... more

Digitalisation and civic space: chances and challenges

Kai Schächtele; Ingo Dachwitz; Felix Zimmermann; Chris Köver; Christine Meissler; Martina Hahn; Sven Hilbig

Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2022), 58 pp.

"Multifaceted, uncensored, promoting democracy - that is the internet, many people had long hoped. But from today's perspective, this is not true - or only partially. Because the big digital platforms and the world wide web are both: media of freedom and control. In many places, they support civil s... more

Atlas der Zivilgesellschaft. Freiheitsrechte unter Druck: Schwerpunkt Digitalisierung

Kai Schächtele; Ingo Dachwitz; Felix Zimmermann; Chris Köver; Christine Meissler; Martina Hahn; Sven Hilbig

München; Berlin: oekom Verlag; Brot für die Welt (2022), 86 pp.

ISBN 978-3-96238-379-4

Other Editions: shortened version also published in English

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Mongolia: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 4 pp.

"The first component of UNESCO’s action in Mongolia under the MDP therefore aimed at promoting the recognition of community media in the national legal framework. During the reporting period, UNESCO has also been working to improve the technical and editorial capacities of managers, staff and volu... more

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Nepal: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 4 pp.

"From 2018 to 2021, the implementation of the MDP has been significant for the community media sector of Nepal. UNESCO has led continuous multi-stakeholder dialogue towards an improved framework for community media sustainability. This included the endorsement of the definition of community broadcas... more

War in film: semiotics and conflict related sign constructions on the screen

Frank Jacob (ed.)

Marburg: Büchner-Verlag (2022), 229 pp.

ISBN 978-3-96317-303-5 (print); 978-3-96317-852-8 (pdf) CC BY-NC

"Wars in films are […] always more than just the staging or presentation of a historical event; they offer an interpretation of these events that usually corresponds with other aspects, e. g. society's evaluation of war per se, or wishes about how specific events related to war should be commemora... more

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Social media and hate

Shakuntala Banaji; Ramnath Bhat

London, New York: Routledge (2022), 130 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-367-53726-5 (pbk); 978-1-003-08307-8 (ebook) CC BY-NC-ND

"Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Social Media and Hate argues that these phenomena, and the extreme violence and discrimination they initiate against targete... more

Comprehending media systems for media development

Johanna Mack

Dortmund: Forum Medien und Entwicklung (FOME); MEDAS21 (2022), 29 pp., bibliogr. p.23-29

ISSN 2748-9426 CC BY

"Media development assistance and media systems research are intricately connected: by describing, assessing, and attempting to change them, media development actors produce knowledge about media systems and directly impact them. This research review explores the intersections of academic media syst... more

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Indigene Resistencia: der Widerstand der bolivianischen TIPNIS-Bewegung

Maximilian Held

Bielefeld: transcript (2022), 273 pp., illustr., abbrev. p.11-15, bibliogr. p.233-254

ISBN 978-3-8376-6368-6 (pbk); 978-3-8394-6368-0 (pdf) CC BY

Other Editions: Doctoral Thesis Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, 2022

"Die Ausbeutung natürlicher Ressourcen und Infrastrukturprojekte bedrohen die Lebensgrundlagen indigener Bevölkerungen in vielen Staaten Lateinamerikas. Wie der Konflikt um das Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro Sécure (TIPNIS) zeigt, stellte Bolivien während der Amtszeiten des ersten ... more

Assessment of media development in Sudan 2019-2020: based on UNESCO's media development indicators

Steve Buckley; Amel Ibrahim Ahmed Abuzaid; Sara Eljmiaabi; Ahmed Yahia

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 107 pp.

ISBN 978-92-3-100569-5 CC BY-SA

"The research data reveal that Sudan at the time had at least 10 media-related laws in place that do not meet international standards. At the same time, the country had the benefit of an infrastructure of 30 institutions offering media education and training. Sudan has an opportunity to restructure ... more

Assessment of media development in Malawi: based on UNESCO's media development indicators

Francis Chikunkhuzeni; Peter Mhagama; Jacob Jimu; Paul Kingstone Mphepo et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 157 pp.

ISBN 978-92-3-100566-4 CC BY-SA

"Malawi has seen an exponential growth of its media, both in quality and quantity. For example, there were only two broadcasting stations at the start of the 1990s, while Malawi has increased this over the years to 57 radio stations and 14 television broadcasters. Although the plurality of Malawi’... more

Assessment of media development in The Gambia: based on UNESCO's media development indicators

Alymana Bathily; Sait Matty Jaw; Modou Joof; Awa Bah; Birane Gai et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 86 pp.

ISBN 978-92-3-100550-3 CC BY-SA

"Although some planned reforms announced since 2017 concerning the rights to freedom of expression and others are yet to be finalized, the report finds that the media environment has improved considerably since the new government came into power. In the context of a rising internet penetration rate,... more

Assessment of media development in Kenya: based on UNESCO's media development indicators

Alymana Bathily; Sait Matty Jaw; Modou Joof; Awa Bah; Birane Gai et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 103 pp., bibliogr. p.94-103

ISBN 978-92-3-100560-2 CC BY-SA

"1. Government should implement the Access to Information Act 2016 speedily and fully. This would help realize the Right of Access to Information and promote a culture of transparency, openness and accountability among public officials.2. The Information and Communications Act should be revised ... more

African Media Barometer: Namibia 2022

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 83 pp.

ISBN 978-99916-991-4-1 CC BY-NC-SA

"On the surface, Namibia’s stellar reputation as the beacon of media freedom remains intact, but the role of the Fourth Estate in speaking truth to power is gradually being eroded as state officials become increasingly intolerant of the media in Namibia. The perceptible decline in the media landsc... more

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Media and transitional justice

Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) Global Initiative for Justice (2022), 7 pp.

"There are unfortunately all too many examples of media outlets not only undermining transitional justice proceedings, as in the case of Peru, but exacerbating the violence that preceded it. In Rwanda, for instance, the local media was a major instigator of violence, often encouraging everyday Hutus... more

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Brazil: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 3 pp.

" ... new legislation has been introduced that could have a detrimental effect on freedom of expression and access to information. This includes a “fake news” bill that was approved by the Senate in June 2020 and allows for the criminalization of certain online content, creates identification re... more

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Syria: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.

"A decade after the beginning of the civil war, Syria remains among the most dangerous environments for journalists and media workers. Between 2011 and 2021, UNESCO’s Observatory recorded 113 killings of journalists. In its 2021 report, covering the years between 2011 and 2020, the Syrian Center f... more