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Assessment of Media Development in Swaziland: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Vuyisile Sikelela Hlatshwayo

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 133 pp.

"The overall conclusion is that there is an urgent need to address the specific legal framework and major technical and financial challenges identified in this study to ensure pluralism and media diversity in the Kingdom of Swaziland." (Page 10)

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China's Media in the Emerging World Order
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Hugo de Burgh

Buckingham: University of Buckingham Press (2017), 259 pp.

"China is challenging the mighty behemoths, Google and Facebook, and creating alternative New Media. 750 million people are active on its Social Mediascape and there are a billion mobile phones deploying the innovative apps with which the Chinese conduct their lives. Though late starters, already fo ... more

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Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression: Comparative, Theoretical and Historical Reflections After the Charlie Hebdo Massacre

Jeroen Temperman, András Koltay (eds.)

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2017), xix, 740 pp.

"The tension between blasphemy laws and the freedom of expression in modern times is a key area of debate within legal academia and beyond. With contributions by leading scholars, this volume compares blasphemy laws within a number of Western liberal democracies and debates the legitimacy of these l ... more

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Relations Between Media and Politics in Albania

Rrapo Zguri

Tiranë: Albanian Media Institute;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2017), 59 pp.

"During the transition years, Albania saw the establishment of a relatively complete legal framework for the protection and development of media freedom and independence.However, in many cases, the legal framework was delayed or a mechanical transplant of western legislation. Enforcement of legislat ... more

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Challenges for Independent Media

Phnom Penh: Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) (2017), 14 pp.

"Only 11 percent of 75 surveyed journalists said Cambodian media was headed in the right direction, down from 71 percent in 2015. 83 percent said media freedom had decreased in the past year. 92 percent consider the shutdowns of independent media outlets this year to have been political. 38 percent ... more

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Las radios en el Perú

Carlos Rivadeneyra

Canalé: Comunicación y Desarrollo, issue 7 (2017), pp. 6-11

"La radio peruana revela una enorme diversidad, la que está en proporción directa con su multiculturalidad. Ambas características descubren un proceso en el que diversos actores sociales despliegan sus marcadas influencias y configuran un escenario complejo, pleno de oportunidades y retos. Más a ... more

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Surinam: Land der vielen Völker und Religionen

Freddy Dutz, Martin Keiper (Red.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW);Weltgebetstag der Frauen (2017), 184 pp.

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Conceptualizing an African Media System: An Examination of Media and Politics in the Ethiopian Context

Menychle Meseret Abebe

Kristiansand (NO): NLA University College, Master Thesis (2017), x, 124 pp.

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Die Massenmedien als Teil der oligarchischen Herrschaftsstruktur

Andreas Hetzer

In: Kolumbien heute: Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur

Thomas Fischer; Susanne Klengel; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas (eds.)

Frankfurt am Main: Vervuert (2017), pp. 541-559

"Kolumbien verfügt über ein hybrides Mediensystem (Voltmer 2012: 238), das autoritäre und demokratische Merkmale miteinander kombiniert. Die Entwicklung des Mediensystems wird in diesem Beitrag als Konsequenz aus der Kombination formal demokratischer Institutionen mit einer oligarchischen Renten� ... more

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Journalists in Thailand

Yubol Benjarongkij, Smith Boonchutima

Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 5 pp.

"A majority of Thai journalists viewed all roles listed in the questionnaire as very or extremely important. The roles that ranked highest included to report things as they are (88.7%), to provide analysis of current affairs (85.5%), and to be a detached observer (82.1%) (see Table 1). There was lit ... more

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Enabling the Digital Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Role for Policy Reforms?

Jose Lopez-Calix, Michel Rogy et al.

World Bank Group (2017), 61 pp.

"I am glad to introduce the third edition of a series of reports aimed at discussing macroeconomic developments in the Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Mali, and Niger. This series intends to foster public debates on key macroeconomic and fiscal policy options in support of poverty reduction. ... more

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Philanthropic Journalism Funding in Germany

Thomas Schnedler, Günter Bartsch

Maastricht: European Journalism Centre;Journalism Funders Forum (2017), 34 pp.

"As this study shows, many of the more than 21,000 German foundations contribute a wealth of ideas, and substantial funding, to a wide variety of journalistic projects and grants. But only around 120 foundations profess express support of journalism in their statutes. Unfortunately, the total moneta ... ry value of their activities remains in the dark. A project of the not-for-profit ZEIT-Stiftung makes the case in point what a focused engagement can look like. The area of interest is in Eastern Europe, where preconditions for independent reporting are entirely different from Germany, and where information is hard to get hold of, or cannot be accessed at all. Between 2000 and 2016, ZEIT-Stiftung has been awarding its prestigious “Gerd Bucerius Prize for a Free Press in Eastern Europe” for a total of 17 times (from 2004 in cooperation with Norwegian Fritt Ord Foundation). In a trusting international cooperation, the two foundations have awarded 97 laureates – 40 journalists and 57 media outlets – with €1.7m overall. The aim: to strengthen independent journalism in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, both foundations have launched the follow up project “Free Media Awards. Supporting Independent Journalism in Eastern Europe“. It is well worthwhile further to encourage foundations to engage with projects that contribute to better journalism and plurality of opinion. Support for, and the defence of, press freedom; the free flow of information; and improving journalistic standards remain on top of the agenda. Notably, this is precisely not about steering opinion-forming processes, peddling of influence, or surreptitious lobbying. Moreover, foundations are not positioned to mitigate the adverse effects that come with the erosion of traditional business and distribution models. Nor can they develop alternative sources of media revenue. But as actors of civic society, foundations can uphold the importance of journalism. They can insist on the diversity, quality, and relevance of journalism – values that are constitutive for an open society. They can do so, for instance, through endowed journalism professorships, or by way of training and exchange programmes for mid-career journalists." (Foreword, pages 5-6) more

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Strengthening Kenyan Media: Exploring a Path Towards Journalism in the Public Interest

Asch Harwood, Emily Herrick, Wilson Ugangu

Omidyar Network (2017), 33 pp.

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Brazil: Media from the Country of the Future

Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz, Apryl Williams (eds.)

Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2017), xl, 393 pp.

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Afghan Information Ecosystems: A Design Research Approach

Internews;Sayara Research (2017), 82 pp.

"Afghanistan has made great strides in establishing media and communications outlets. However, very little is known about the ways in which Afghans actually engage in information exchange. To inform work with the media and effectively enhance access to information in Afghanistan, Internews commissio ... more

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Journalists in Brazil

Sonia Virgínia Moreira

Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.

"With regards to professional role orientations, Brazilian journalists found it most important to report things as they are, to promote tolerance and cultural diversity, to be a detached observer, to let people express their views, and to provide analysis of current affairs (see Table 1). These resu ... more

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Journalists in Russia

Maria Anikina, Lydia Frost, Thomas Hanitzsch

Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.

"With regard to professional role orientations, Russian journalists found it most important to report things as they are and to educate the audience. The relevance of these roles was fairly undisputed among the interviewed journalists as the relatively low standard deviations indicate. Likewise, the ... more

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Synthesising Media, Politics and Foreign Intervention: An Examination Into Malawi’s Media System Transformation

Suzanne Temwa Harris

Hong Kong Baptist University, Doctoral Thesis (2017), vi, 202 pp.

"The conventional method for studying media systems has been to analyse the relationship between media and politics, based on Hallin and Mancini’s (2004) seminal research Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Their approach automatically places the nation-state as the key un ... more

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Journalists in Chile

Claudia Mellado, Lydia Frost, Thomas Hanitzsch

Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.

"With regards to professional role orientations, Chilean journalists found it most important to report things as they are and to provide analysis of current affairs. The relevance of these “classic” roles was fairly undisputed among the interviewed journalists as the relatively low standard devi ... more

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Comunicación y democracia en México: Los pasos dados

Jesús Becerra Villegas (ed.)

Zacatecas; México, DF: Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas;Colofón (2017), 212 pp.

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