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Main generic frames in the media coverage of environmental popular consultations in Colombia

Emy Osorio

Palobra, volume 20, issue 1 (2020), pp. 41-63

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"Guided by the Framing Theory, this paper presents the final results of a content analysis performed on a group of news from three cases of environmental popular consultations in Colombia, aiming to find the main generic frames on them to understand how the debate was shaped within the Andean countr... more

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Amazonia – el desafío de comunicar la diversidad. Los casos de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 53 pp.

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Other Editions: also published in English

"Hemos constatado que existe una gran diversidad de proyectos organizados por comunicadores locales, muchas veces en alianza con otros actores de la sociedad civil, que están interesados en desarrollar ofertas de información desde y para la Amazonia. En términos generales, las iniciativas más pr... more

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Liar’s war: protecting civilians from disinformation during armed conflict

Elian Katz

International review of the Red Cross, volume 102, issue 914 (2020), pp. 659-682

"Disinformation in armed conflict may pose several distinctive forms of harm to civilians: exposure to retaliatory violence, distortion of information vital to securing human needs, and severe mental suffering. The gravity of these harms, along with the modern nature of wartime disinformation, is ou... more

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Practitioner‘s toolkit: dealing with the past

Terry Savage

Cologne: Academy for Conflict Transformation (2020), 23 pp.

"Societies attempting to ignore atrocities committed in the conflict setting generally find themselves confronted by their persistence. Whether manifesting as unresolved grievance, as social dysfunctionality or an easy reversion to violence, or as a simple reiteration of old animosities, the eventua... more

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Bookmarks: a manual for combating hate speech online through human rights education

Ellie Keen; Mara Georgescu (eds.)

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... more

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Help stop the spread of disinformation! A guide and 10-point checklist to help people think before they link

Tina McCorkindale

Institute for Public Relations (2020), 6 pp.

Advancements in technology have made it difficult for people to discern real posts, sites, or videos from fake ones. To help, IPR has created “10 Ways to Identify Disinformation—A Checklist” to help people think before they link:1. Who is the author or source?2. How current is the sour... more

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Peace journalism in East Africa: a manual for media practitioners

Fredrick Ogenga (ed.)

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... more

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The representation of genocide in graphic novels: considering the role of Kitsch

Laurike in 't Veld

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), ix, 230 pp., 13 illustr., 5 colour illustr.

ISBN 978-3-030-03626-3 (ebook); 978-3-030-03625-6 (print)

"This book mobilises the concept of kitsch to investigate the tensions around the representation of genocide in international graphic novels that focus on the Holocaust and the genocides in Armenia, Rwanda, and Bosnia. In response to the predominantly negative readings of kitsch as meaningless or in... more

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Linkages as a lens: an exploration of strategic communications in P/CVE

Joe Whittaker; Lilah Elsayed

Journal for deradicalization, volume , issue 20 (2019), pp. 1-45

ISSN 2363-9849 CC BY-NC-ND

"Strategic communications for the purpose of countering violent extremism have become widespread in recent years, especially given the communications revolution which has amplified the messages of violent extremists and those that wish to counter them. Despite this, there is little-to-no research wh... more

The role of the media in fostering a culture of critical engagement in the context of mass atrocities: examples from Rwanda, Colombia and South Sudan

Mark Frohardt; Paula Orlando

In: Media and mass atrocity: the Rwanda genocide and beyond

Allan Thompson (ed.)

Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), pp. 205-234

ISBN 978-1-928096-72-6

"A brief recap of the examples discussed here suggests, among other things, the following considerations: When information circulation is limited due to censorship or security concerns, it may be necessary to restrict information to what is essential for survival. In the case of BBTT in South Sudan,... humanitarian information is produced and transmitted by residents of the UN protected sites, in local languages and for local residents only; Likewise, in post-genocide Rwanda, where broadcasting news about atrocities would have been very challenging, the newsreel project provided information and space for discussion for different groups, while creating a conversation that extended beyond each screening and location; BBTT and the newsreels project also demonstrate that closed environments may be the best option to provide information safely and allow for open discussions among individuals affected by violence. By employing the use of listening and discussion groups, the program furthers its goal of engaging residents and extending their participation in the local form of public sphere. These controlled environments are particularly important to encourage the participation of victims, women and other marginalized groups in dialogue; Training and engaging citizens to gather, curate and disseminate content, as BBTT does with community correspondents, is an effective way to provide information that matters to people's lives and to foster a culture of critical engagement. These processes potentially help communities rebuild media structures once the political situation stabilizes; Media outlets that create avenues for interaction and feedback tend to be most successful in providing content that is relevant and engaging to audiences, as in the case of Sawa Shabab in South Sudan; Drama, games, storytelling and other forms of engagement with narratives provide opportunities for individuals to work together, regain social trust, learn about alternate forms of participation and reconstruct symbolic narratives, as demonstrated by the examples in Colombia; Recognition of the suffering of the victims as well as of their agency in resisting violence is also crucial in a post-atrocities context. This may come in the form of interactive media-making by citizens or in initiatives supported by media or research organizations such as the National Center for Historical Memory." (p.226-7) more

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Information flows and radicalization leading to violent extremism in Central Asia

Search for Common Ground; Internews (2019), 77 pp.

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"The study is comprised of three main parts: a desk study of available and accessible material – reports, documents and media material; a qualitative study comprising over 200 interviews with ordinary people, experts, and persons with direct experience with radicalization leading to violent extrem...ism (RVE); and a quantitative component consisting of national surveys of people’s information consumption habits. For the desk study, the effort was made to gain as broad a picture as possible, that is, to cover all five countries of Central Asia – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. However, predictably and unfortunately, Uzbekistan and especially Turkmenistan proved difficult cases to study in full. For both the qualitative and quantitative field research activities, for several reasons, only the first three countries were included. As a result, this study is able to report most robustly on these three countries and propose observations regarding Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan only to a limited extent. Based on the desk study, the drivers of extremist sympathies as established in existing research have been political grievances (injustice from state structures; identity-based discrimination; oppressive political regimes, etc), economic difficulties (unemployment; indebtedness; poverty; and desire for quick and greater income) and ideological motivations (resentment of false values; striving for the singularly just and true life; for reward in a perceived afterlife). To these push and pull factors are added a range of enabling factors, such as migration, young age, gender (women), and means of communication. All these drivers of RVE need to be treated with caution, as stressed by various authors and suggested by evidence gained in field research. A general observation, gained from the desk research and supported by evidence in both qualitative and quantitative field studies, was the difference among the countries in degree of control over the information space, or the degree of hegemony over public discourse. Of the three most fully studied countries, hegemonic discourse was the strongest in Tajikistan, followed by Kazakhstan, and the least in Kyrgyzstan. Uzbekistan, analyzed to a limited extent, would be closer to the extreme of Tajikistan, whereas Turkmenistan was too closed to make reasonably robust observations." (p.3) more

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'Screening' transitional justice in Serbia: ICTY representations and the memory of war crimes in Serb television media

Anna Geis; Katarina Ristic; Vladimir Petrovic

Osnabrück: Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF) (2019), 41 pp., bibliogr. p.34-39

ISSN 2193-794X

"The visual presentation of the Serb accused in TV news was based on iconic images of the accused combined with symbolic images of the state and its power, with nearly complete absence of visuals of atrocities and victims. In contrast, the visual presentation of the Croatian, Bosniak and Albanian de... more

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Reporting human rights, conflicts, and peacebuilding: critical and global perspectives

Ibrahim Seaga Shaw; Senthan Selvarajah

Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxi, 280 pp.

ISBN 978-3-030-10718-5 (hbk); 978-3-030-10719-2 (ebook)

"This book focuses on the reporting of human rights in broadly defined times of conflict. It brings together scholarly and professional perspectives on the role of the media in constructing human rights and peacebuilding options in conflict and post-conflict environments, drawing on case studies fro... more

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Digital Jihad: online communication and violent extremism

Francesco Marone (ed.)

Milano: Ledizioni LediPublishing; Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) (2019), 156 pp.

ISBN 9788855261371 (pdf); 9788855261357 (print)

"... this ISPI report aims to investigate the current landscape of jihadist online communication, including original empirical analysis. In doing so, the volume does not interpret the internet as a shapeless monolith but tries to highlight the opportunities and limitations of different digital platf... more

Media and mass atrocity: the Rwanda genocide and beyond

Allan Thompson (ed.)

Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), x, 637 pp.

ISBN 978-1-928096-72-6

"The book includes an extensive section on the echoes of Rwanda, which looks at the cases of Darfur, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, and South Sudan, while the impact of social media as a new actor is examined through chapters on social media use by the Islamic State and in Syria and in other... more

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Comunicar derechos en el posconflicto: caja de herramientas y estrategias

Guilherme Canela et al.

World Bank; UNESCO (2019), 304 pp.

"Queremos entender la comunicación y el acceso a la información como medios para la conquista de otros derechos. Hay innumerables rutas que podríamos tomar para llegar a este destino; la elegida acá es la que entiende la comunicación como un ecosistema complejo que debe estar imbricado en la co... more

Reviewing the role of the internet in radicalization processes

Özen Odag; Anne Leiser; Klaus Boehnke

Journal for deradicalization, volume , issue 21 (2019), pp. 261-300

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"This review presents the existing research on the role of the Internet in radicalization processes. Using a systematic literature search strategy, our paper yields 88 studies on the role of the Internet in a) right-wing extremism and b) radical jihadism. Available studies display a predominant inte... more

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Cobertura del asesinato de líderes sociales en Colombia: análisis de contenido a la luz del Valor Agregado Periodístico

Emy Paloa Osorio

Cuadernos.info, volume , issue 43 (2018), pp. 221-237

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"Este artículo presenta los resultados finales de la aplicación de un análisis de contenido a un corpus noticioso sobre asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia para medir y analizar su calidad periodística de acuerdo a los postulados del Valor Agregado Periodístico (VAP). El estudio se cent... more

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Responding to ‘hate speech’: comparative overview of six EU countries

London: Article 19 (2018), 47 pp.

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"This publication presents the comparative overview of the legal framework and practices related to ‘hate speech’ in six Member States of the European Union (EU): Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom. The publication is based on six individual country reports commissio... more

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Community safety toolkit

Cape Town: Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF); Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) (2018), 234 pp.

"This guide will support you in creating exciting and impactful content for the airwaves and community outreach activities around gun violence and community safety. Children’s Radio Foundation has partnered with Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) to build the capacity of youth to influence and shape beh... more

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Main generic frames in the media coverage of environmental popular consultations in Colombia

Amazonia – el desafío de comunicar la diversidad. Los casos de Colombia, Ecuador y Perú

Liar’s war: protecting civilians from disinformation during armed conflict

Practitioner‘s toolkit: dealing with the past

Bookmarks: a manual for combating hate speech online through human rights education

Help stop the spread of disinformation! A guide and 10-point checklist to help people think before they link

Peace journalism in East Africa: a manual for media practitioners

The representation of genocide in graphic novels: considering the role of Kitsch

Linkages as a lens: an exploration of strategic communications in P/CVE

The role of the media in fostering a culture of critical engagement in the context of mass atrocities: examples from Rwanda, Colombia and South Sudan

Information flows and radicalization leading to violent extremism in Central Asia

'Screening' transitional justice in Serbia: ICTY representations and the memory of war crimes in Serb television media

Reporting human rights, conflicts, and peacebuilding: critical and global perspectives

Digital Jihad: online communication and violent extremism

Media and mass atrocity: the Rwanda genocide and beyond

Comunicar derechos en el posconflicto: caja de herramientas y estrategias

Reviewing the role of the internet in radicalization processes

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