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Der Vergleich als Metamethode in der Kommunikationswissenschaft

Barbara Thomaß

In: Handbuch nicht standardisierte Methoden in der Kommunikationswissenschaft

Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz; Michael Meyen (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2016), pp. 49-65

"Der Beitrag stellt die Erkenntnisgewinnung durch Vergleich als das zentrale Merkmal komparativer Forschung vor und erläutert, wie das Komparative als Kern eines Forschungsvorhabens in der Kommunikationsforschung einzulösen ist. Er zeichnet die bisherige Entwicklung der komparativen Kommunikations... more

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The war correspondent

Greg McLaughlin

London: Pluto Press (2016) 2nd ed., x, 267 pp., index, bibliogr. p.245-258

ISBN 9780745333199 (hbk); 9780745333182 (pbk); 9781783717583 (pdf)

Other Editions: 1st ed. 2002

"This book has presented a critical, historically grounded analysis of the role of the war correspondent. It has highlighted the risks, the problems and the failures that have defined the role but it has also given credit where that is due and acknowledged the inspirational example of correspondents... more

The other air force: U.S. efforts to reshape Middle Eastern media since 9/11

Matt Sienkiewicz

New Brunswick, New Jersey, London: Rutgers University Press (2016), ix, 216 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.191-198, index

ISBN 978-0-8135-7798-2

"As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern... more

Die Deutsche Welle und die Politik: deutscher Auslandsrundfunk 1953-2013

Anke Hagedorn

Konstanz; München: UVK (2016), 554 pp., illustr., diagr., bibliogr. p.525-554

ISBN 978-3-86764-625-3 (print); 978-3-86496-839-6 (pdf)

Other Editions: Universität Konstanz, Doctoral Thesis, 2015

"Der erste Teil geht auf die Anfänge des Auslandsrundfunks in Europa Ende der 1920er-Jahre sowie auf seine Rolle während des Zweiten Weltkriegs ein. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird anschließend die komplexe Gründungsgeschichte der DW nach 1945 dargestellt. Der zweite Teil des Buches beschäftigt sic... more

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Countering Russian propaganda

per concordiam: Journal of European security and defense issues, volume , issue special issue (2016), 38 pp.

"In this issue we discuss some of the arguments and debates related to the highly charged and topical issue of Russia’s strategic narrative and how it is disseminated. Propaganda, in numerous forms, creates a barrier to more constructive engagement and dialogue. This issue’s contributors find th... more

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The new boots on the ground: NGOs in the changing landscape of international news

Matthew Powers

Journalism, volume 17, issue 4 (2015), pp. 401-416

"This article explores the role that nongovernmental organizations play in the changing landscape of international news. Drawing on archival analysis and 65 interviews with nongovernmental organization professionals, it examines the resource commitments and values guiding research at leading humanit... more

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"These grey areas": how and why freelance work blurs INGOs and news organizations

Kate Wright

Journalism studies, volume 17, issue 8 (2015), pp. 989-1009

"International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) are known to employ freelancers to produce multimedia and to pitch it for them to mainstream news outlets. So it seems odd that research about the blurring of news organizations and INGOs has been largely focused upon the practices of full-time s... more

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Internationalizing "international communication"

Chin-Chuan Lee (ed.)

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press (2015), vi, 332 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-472-90014-5 CC BY-NC-ND

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Front line public diplomacy: how US embassies communicate with foreign publics

W. Rugh

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 276 pp., abbrev. p.xi-xii, index

ISBN 978-1-137-44415-8 (ebook); 978-1-349-49554-2 (print)

"This book is about public diplomacy as it is practiced by American diplomats at US embassies around the world. The focus is intentionally on field operations, since that is an aspect of public diplomacy that has been neglected in the literature. The book shows how American diplomats cope with the c... more

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La frontera amazónica de Colombia con Brasil y Perú: elementos para comprender la pertinencia de la integración y la cooperación fronteriza

Edgar Andrés Londoño Niño

Revista Colombia amazónica, volume , issue 7 (2014), pp. 115-128

"Éste artículo tiene como objetivo analizar cómo ha sido el proceso de integración fronteriza que tiene Colombia con sus vecinos amazónicos, Brasil y Perú, alrededor del territorio de la Triple Frontera compartida por los tres países. Por medio de revisión bibliográfica, una visita de campo... more

Reporting disasters: famine, aid, politics and the media

Suzanne Franks

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 ... more

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Communicating India's soft power: Buddha to Bollywood

Daya Kishan Thussu

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... more

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TV's Betty goes global: from telenovela to international brand

Janet McCabe; Kim Akass (eds.)

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... more

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Religion and public diplomacy

Philip Seib (ed.)

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... more

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CCTV’s international expansion: China’s grand strategy for media?

Anne Nelson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 37 pp.

"China Central Television has come a long way since its founding as a domestic party propaganda outlet in 1958. The domestic service has been supplemented by an international service, boasting three major global offices in Beijing, Washington, and Nairobi, and more than 70 additional international b... more

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Transnationale Kommunikation: eine Einführung

Hartmut Wessler; Michael Brüggemann

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2012), xviii, 215 pp., bibliogr. p.197-215

ISBN 978-3-531-94190-5 (ebook); 978-3-531-15008-6 (pbk)

"Mit dem Begriff der transnationalen Kommunikation nimmt dieser Band Formen medienvermittelter öffentlicher Kommunikation in den Blick, die sich jenseits von und quer zu nationalstaatlichen Grenzen entwickeln. Doch transnationale Kommunikation kann nur verstehen, wer zugleich die Beharrungskräfte ... more

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The geography of foreign news on television: a comparative study of 17 countries

Jürgen Wilke; Christine Heimprecht; Akiba Cohen

International communication gazette, volume 74, issue 4 (2012), pp. 301-322

"The project investigated foreign TV news in 17 countries from five regions in the world: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States of America. The data of the content analysis in all... more

Picturing Afghanistan: the photography of foreign conflict

Paul Verschueren

New York: Hampton Press (2012), xiii, 199 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.161-183, index

ISBN 978-1-61289-039-5

"Picturing Afghanistan is an in-depth account of the Euro-American visualization of the conflict in Afghanistan. Comparing images in public affairs, psychological warfare, journalism and the photobook, the author argues that there are no strong boundaries between photography in war and photography a... more

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