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Media Research Methods: Audiences, Institutions, Texts
Key Guidance

Ina Bertrand, Peter Huges

London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd ed. (2018), xiv, 385 pp.

"Unique in approach, the text focus on how to do media research across three key strands – audiences, institutions and texts –and critically assesses a wide range of methods, addressing why they are appropriate or useful in certain scenarios. Written by two experts with a wealth of experience be ... more

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Social Media and Crisis Communication

Lucinda Austin, Yan Jin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2018), xx, 461 pp.

"Social Media and Crisis Communication provides a unique and timely contribution to the field of crisis communication by addressing how social media are influencing the practice of crisis communication. The book, with a collection of chapters contributed by leading communication researchers, covers ... more

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The Radio Station: Broadcasting, Podcasting, and Streaming
Key Guidance

John Allen Hendricks, Bruce Mims

New York; London: Routledge, 10th ed. (2018), xxiii, 458 pp.

"This book’s tenth edition continues its long tradition of guiding readers to a solid understanding of who does what, when, and why in a professionally managed station. This new edition explains what "radio" in America has been, where it is today, and where it is going, covering the basics of how ... more

Communicating in Ministry and Mission: An Introduction to Pastoral and Evangelizing Communication
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Franz-Josef Eilers

Manila: Logos (Divine Word) Publications, 4th updated ed. (2018), 319 pp.

"This edition updates and develops the concerns of the emerging field especially also in view of growing technical developments. The section on Evangelizing communication has been partly re-written to more clearly indicate the communication dimension of the field." (Preface)

Digitale Störungen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen

Jan van Loh

Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta (2018), 245 pp.

"Seit das DSM 5 die »Internet Gambling Disorder« als Störungsbild unter Vorbehalt auswies, sind Medien erstmals in den Einzugsbereich therapeutischen Handelns gerückt. Da für Diagnostik und Therapie von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit medienbezogenen Störungen von analytischer und tiefenpsycholog ... more

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Visual Global Politics
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Roland Bleiker (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xii, 398 pp.

"Images and visual artefacts shape international events and our understanding of them. Photographs, film and television influence how we view and approach phenomena as diverse as war, diplomacy, financial crises and election campaigns. Other visual fields, from art and cartoons to maps, monuments an ... more

Klinische Cyberpsychologie und Cybertherapie

Oswald D. Kothgassner, Anna Felnhofer (eds.)

Wien: facultas (2018), 246 pp.

"Das Werk vermittelt verständlich und anschaulich den aktuellen Stand des Wissens zum Einsatz neuer Medien in der Klinischen Psychologie und Psychotherapie. Neben dem Wandel psychologischen und psychotherapeutischen Denkens und Handelns beleuchten die AutorInnen auch die daraus entstehenden ethisch ... more

World Media Ethics: Cases and Commentary

Robert S. Fortner, Mark Fackler

Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley (2018), vii, 249 pp.

"Emphasizing the intertwined concepts of freedom of the press and social responsibility, this is the first book to cover media ethics from a truly global perspective. Case studies on hot topics and issues of enduring importance in media studies are introduced and thoroughly analyzed, with particular ... more

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Mediendidaktik: Konzeption und Entwicklung digitaler Lernangebote

Michael Kerres

Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 5th ed. (2018), xi, 546 pp.

Manual de planificación de medios: Todo lo que hay que saber para planificar correctamente los medios

María Angeles Gonzalez Lobo, Enrique Carrero López, Gerardo Mariñas González

Madrid: ESIC Editorial, 6th ed. (2018), 622 pp.

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Social Communication in Advertising

William Leiss, Stephen Kline, Sut Jhally, Jacqueline Botterill

New York: Routledge, 4th ed. (2018), x, 431 pp.

"All editions of this book have presented a single core idea, called “cultural frames for goods.” In this idea, we have sought to draw together all of the many separate strands that make up the fascinating complexity of advertising practice and its products, as they have evolved during the entir ... more

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The Live-Streaming Handbook: How to Create Live Video for Social Media on Your Phone and Desktop

Peter Stewart

London, New York: Routledge (2018), xxviii, 359 pp.

"Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he’s given to professional broadcasters, with you. From structuring and developing a show to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens o ... more

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Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse: Methoden, Praxis, Computerunterstützung

Udo Kuckartz

Weinheim; Basel: Beltz Juventa, 4. Aufl. (2018), 240 pp.

"Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine methodisch fundierte, verständliche und anwendungsbezogene Anleitung zur inhaltsanalytischen Auswertung qualitativer Daten. Dabei werden drei Varianten qualitativer Inhaltsanalyse ausführlich vorgestellt: die inhaltlich strukturierende, die evaluative und die typenbild ... more

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Estudiar las audiencias: Tradiciones y perspectivas

Manuel Ignacio González Bernal, Sergio Roncallo Dow, Germán Arango Forero

Chía, Colombia: Universidad de La Sabana;Ediciones Universidad de Navarra (EUNSA) (2018), 336 pp.

"Este libro pretende plantear, cuando menos, algunas preguntas sobre el problema de las audiencias: ¿cuál es el efecto y el impacto que estas nuevas formas de categorizar a las audiencias pueden tener en la propia industria de los medios y los mercados de la comunicación? ¿Qué corrientes de est ... more

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Das Storytelling-Handbuch

Ron Kellermann

St. Gallen; Zürich; Berlin: Midas Management Verlag (2018), 320 pp.

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Social Media Marketing in China mit WeChat: Einsatzmöglichkeiten, Funktionen und Tools für ein erfolgreiches Mobile Business

Yinyuan Liu

Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler (2018), xviii, 247 pp.

"Dieses Buch zeigt, wie Unternehmen den Instant-Messaging-Dienst WeChat für ihr Social Media Marketing in China erfolgreich nutzen können. Denn WeChat ist viel mehr als ein mobiler Messenger – es ist Alltagsbegleiter und bezahlt beispielsweise Stromrechnungen, vereinbart Arzttermine, kauft Flug- ... more

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Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)
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Richard Heeks

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xviii, 410 pp.

"The first three chapters set out the foundations of ICT4D: the core relation between ICTs and development; the underlying components needed for ICT4D to work; and best practice in implementing ICT4D. Five chapters then analyse key development goals: economic growth, poverty eradication, social deve ... more

Journalisme international

Jean-Paul Marthoz

Bruxelles: De Boeck, 3rd ed. (2018), 302 pp.

ABC des Journalismus: Ein Handbuch

Claudia Mast (ed.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 13., völlig überarb. Aufl. (2018), 594 pp.

"Das bewährte Handbuch für die Redaktionsarbeit enthält alles, was ein Journalist für seinen Beruf wissen muss – über sein Handwerk, den redaktionellen Arbeitsprozess und die Rahmenbedingungen für seine Arbeit. Zum journalistischen Handwerk gehören Recherche, Darstellungsformen und Formatie ... more

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