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Responsible journalism in conflicted societies: trust and public service across new and old divides
London; New York:
Routledge
(2023), xii, 216 pp., index
ISBN 978-1-00-317821-7 (ebook)
"Applying an inclusive concept of ‘conflicted societies’ that goes beyond those affected by violent conflict to include traditionally ‘stable’ but increasingly polarised democracies, such as the UK and the USA, contributors engage with longstanding questions and new challenges surrounding co...
State of play: trends in terrorist and violent extremist use of the internet 2022
Tech Against Terrorism
(2023), 32 pp.
"Over 2022, we have identified shifts in how a range of terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) networks operate online, including both Islamist and far-right terrorist groups and individuals. These shifts include changes in the types of platforms they target, the methods of propaganda sharing, and in...
Collective trauma
D+C: development and cooperation, volume 0, issue 1 (2023), pp. 21-31
Other Editions: alos published in German
Fundamentalism and the search for meaning in digital media among Gen Y and Gen Z
Journal for deradicalization, volume , issue 33 (2022), pp. 255-285
"Religious fundamentalists have a common fear that modernity, digital mass media, and popular culture may corrupt young adults and undermine sacred values and moral codes. However, some young adults do not abandon their religion; conversely, they submit to fundamentalist religious authority and are ...
Memory and erasure: Gukurahundi and the culture of violence in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo; Harare:
Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE); Weaver Press
(2022), xxxi, 153 pp., bibliogr. p.137-153
ISBN 978-1-77922-419-4 (pbk); 978-1-77922-421-7 (pdf)
"Memory and Erasure brings together young and established Zimbabwean scholars and activists who explore with fresh eyes the failure to overcome the terrible legacies of this period. At its heart is recognition that justice cannot be achieved while Gukurahundi’s perpetrators remain in power and sti...
Influencing factors of ‘local’ conflict journalism and implications for media development: a critical appraisal
Journal of applied journalism & media studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2022), pp. 189-209
"When conflicts emerge the media often become, intended or not, a key actor. It is through media that every party within a conflict attempts to convey its own narrative, contributing to a complex reality that affects journalists’ work in many different ways. This article aims to reflect on Bläsi...
Equally safe: towards a feminist approach to the safety of journalists
London:
Article 19
(2022), 63 pp., bibliogr. p.56-60
"In 2021, ARTICLE 19 set out to make sometimes invisible practices more visible, building on our existing programmes on the safety of women journalists worldwide. We undertook original research globally and specifically in six countries, three in Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and three in ...
Jornadas de violencia generalizada y sistemática vivió la prensa ecuatoriana durante el paro. Informe Junio 2022
Quito:
Fundamedios
(2022), 16 pp.
"Los números, videos, historias y relatos no engañan. Los equipos de prensa que trabajaron durante los 18 días del paro nacional, convocado por el movimiento indígena, fueron agredidos desde todos los frentes. Pero, en especial, las agresiones provinieron de los manifestantes, los ciudadanos que...
Guía para periodistas: claves para comunicar el proceso, el informe final y el legado de la Comisión de la Verdad
Bogotá:
Comisión de la Verdad; Taller de Edición Rocca
(2022), 220 pp.
ISBN 978-958-5445-84-0
CC BY-NC-ND
"Los medios de comunicación son grandes aliados en la sensibilización y apropiación del legado de la Comisión de la Verdad. El Informe Final brinda la oportunidad de difundirlo a través de una variedad de formatos innovadores que vayan más allá del registro de historias. Los contextos explica...
Controversy mapping: a field guide
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...
War in film: semiotics and conflict related sign constructions on the screen
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...
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...
The linguistic dimensions of Gukurahundi in Zimbabwe
In: Memory and erasure: Gukurahundi and the culture of violence in Zimbabwe
Mandlenkosi Mpofu; Percy F. Makombe (eds.)
Harare:
Weaver Press
(2022), pp. 81-95
"This chapter explored the linguistic dimensions of Gukurahundi to show the centrality of language before, during and after the genocide. We drew on online testimonies from survivors and statements from government officials as well as visible language planning and language practices in the post-Guku...
Examining perceptions towards war/peace journalism: A survey of journalists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan
International communication gazette, volume 84, issue 3 (2022), pp. 183-205
"Following seminal study on journalistic attitudes towards wars and peace journalism, in this study we investigated the perceptions of conflict reporters in the three most deadly countries in the world including Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. A total of 317 journalists participated in this study. T...
Hay futuro si hay verdad: informe final. Vol.1: Convocatoria a la paz grande
Bogotá:
la Convivencia y la No Repetición Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad
(2022), 51 pp.
ISBN 978-628-7590-19-9 (pdf); 978-958-53874-4-7 (print)
CC BY-NC-ND
"Reconciliación significa aceptar la verdad como condición para la construcción colectiva y superar el negacionismo y la impunidad. Significa tomar la determinación de nunca más matarnos y sacar las armas de la política. Significa aceptar que somos muchos —en diverso grado, por acción o por...
Trauma im Computerspiel: mediale Repräsentationen mentaler Extremerfahrungen
Bielefeld:
transcript
(2022), 322 pp., 69 illustr., bibliogr. p.287-317, list of computer games p.317-321
ISBN 978-3-8376-6152-1 (pbk); 978-3-8394-6152-5 (pdf)
CC BY
Other Editions: Dissertation, Universität zu Köln, 2021
"Über das Medium Computerspiel findet zunehmend eine Auseinandersetzung mit psychologischen Traumata statt. Posttraumatische Belastungsstörung, Krankheit und Tod sowie Depressionen und Phobien sind hierbei vorherrschende Themen und Motive. Thomas Spies zeigt in einem historischen Überblick und in...
TV-Talkshows als Propagandainstrument Russlands im Ukrainekonflikt (2014)
Berlin; Boston:
De Gruyter
(2022), xix, 478 pp., bibliogr. p.449-474, index
ISBN 978-3-11-077837-3 (pdf); 978-3-11-077806-9 (print)
Other Editions: Dissertation u.d.T: Unterhaltung oder Meinungsmanipulation? Eine Analyse von Propagandastrategien in russischen TV-Talkshows während des Konflikts in der Ukraine (2014). Universität Klagenfurt, 2021
"Wie wird Propaganda im Medium Fernsehen im 21. Jahrhundert gemacht und welche Strategien werden dafür verwendet? Diesen Fragen geht die vorliegende Studie nach, indem sie die mediale Berichterstattung in Russland über den Konflikt in der Ukraine im Jahr 2014 untersucht. Im Fokus stehen russische ...
Comunicación, memoria y paz
Quito:
CIESPAL; CALAS
(2022), 289 pp.
ISBN 978-9978-55-208-7
CC BY-ND
"El volumen se divide en dos grandes ejes temáticos, en el apartado “Comunicación” aborda procesos de Ecuador, Colombia y Brasil. En el caso ecuatoriano se analiza la cobertura informativa de las protestas que se realizaron en 2019 en Quito y la presencia de indígenas en las manifestaciones p...
Overcoming the peace journalism paradox: a case study in journalist training as media development aid
Journal of applied journalism & media studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2022), pp. 211-226
"Peace journalism (PJ), originally proposed by Johan Galtung as a set of ideational distinctions in representations of conflict, has served as the organizing principle for both scholarly research and practical application. Much of the latter has come through media development aid, generally taking t...
Meeting the challenges of information disorder in the Global South
Rondebosch:
Centre for Film and Media Studies University of Cape Town; International Development Research Center (IDRC)
(2022), 256 pp.
"Despite information disorder being a widespread problem in countries in the Global South, the study of this phenomenon remains dominated by examples, case studies, and models from the Global North. Knowledge about the various manifestations of information disorder, the range of responses, and the s...
