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The Pen Vs the AK-47: The Future of Afghan Media Under the Taliban
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy (2021)
"Written just prior to the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan, this new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Samiullah Mahdi provides an overview of the media landscape in Afghanistan, and the threats to and opportunities for press freedom in the region." (Introduction)
Media Freedom in the Western Balkans
Aspen Insitute Germany (2021), 45 pp.
Burundi: Entrenched Repression of Civil Society, Media
Human Rights Watch (2021)
"Burundi’s scrutiny and control of media and nongovernmental organizations, and the conviction after deeply flawed proceedings of 12 journalists and activists in exile have a continued chilling effect on their work, Human Rights Watch said today. Almost one year after President Évariste Ndayishim
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‘Lockdown’ on Digital Journalism? Mapping Threats to Press Freedom During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
Digital Journalism, volume 9, issue 9 (2021), pp. 1344-1366
"Across the globe, governments have issued emergency and drastic measures aimed at tracking the spread of COVID-19 and safeguarding public health. Notwithstanding the necessity and importance of some of these measures, this work argues that numerous governments around the world used the pandemic cri
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Un acercamiento entre la justicia y el periodismo: Balance del trabajo realizado junto con magistrados y magistradas, y retos para hacer sostenible su acercamiento y empoderamiento en temas de libertad de expresión, acceso a la información pública y seguridad de periodistas
Lima: Instituto de Defensa Legal;UNESCO (2021), 31 pp.
Coronavirus-Pandemie: Auswirkungen auf die Medienfreiheit in globaler Perspektive
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 55 pp.
"Die Coronavirus-Pandemie hat sich in weiten Teilen der Welt negativ auf die Meinungs- und Medienfreiheit ausgewirkt. Betroffen sind viele Partnerländer der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Menschen können nicht auf relevante Informationen zugreifen, unter anderem, weil sie keinen adäquaten
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Subordinating Freedom of Expression to Human Dignity: Promoting or Undermining Journalism—A Case of Zimbabwe
African Journalism Studies, volume 42, issue 2 (2021), pp. 43-58
"Motivated by a 2014 Constitutional Court opinion that under Zimbabwe’s new constitution of 2013, freedom of expression might have to be considered as subordinate to human dignity, the study analyses the implications of this on journalistic practice. The study argues that such a move would undermi
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Liberté, droit et responsabilité médiatiques: Trois piliers de la pratique du journalisme en contexte congolais
Paris: L'Harmattan (2021), 201 pp.
"Le journalisme congolais se pratique dans un contexte délicat qui allie la liberté d’informer, les contraintes qu’appelle le respect des lois et règlements ainsi qu’une véritable prise de conscience de la responsabilité des acteurs et des instances médiatiques. C’est pourquoi la prati
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Media and Freedom of Expression
International Reports
Report on Media Freedom in Moldova
Freedom House;USAID (2021), 11 pp.
"The media sector in Moldova is diverse. Dogged investigative reporting plays a vital role in public life. However, the legal framework governing the sector is unstable and underdeveloped. In 2020, much of the country’s political class treated the independent press with hostility, viewing journali
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Impact of the shrinking civic space on media & citizens in West Africa: Key trends and actions required
Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2021), 14 pp.
"[...] This edition of the MFWA’s Media and Governance Series, explores the shrinking civic space in West Africa; the growing issues contributing to the shrinking civic space as well as its impact on the media landscape and citizens. It also suggests key actions required of stakeholders such as go
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Journalism's sharp end: Fatal materiality and the algorithms of profit and political extremism
Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, volume 15, issue 2 (2021), pp. 139-156
"This conceptual paper focusses on two fronts forming a broad assault on journalism, extending from more autocratic settings to include liberal democracies, and leading to what is now widely perceived as a crisis in news. We analyze these two attacks by presenting a framework integrating their sourc
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The new constitution freezing the press: Freedom of expression and statutory limitations in Libya
Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 8, issue 1 (2021), 16 pp.
"This study examined the Libyan conflict which started in 2011 until now. In the same way, the study also focused on how Libyan journalists are fighting for media freedom, particularly in the context of the media laws in the new Constitution of 2017. Through focus group discussions were done with 40
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Politique(s) de communication, enjeux et défis de la mondialisation: Reculs et avancées de l'expérience gabonaise
Louvain-la-Neuve: L'Harmattan – Academia (2021), 415 pp.
"Les politiques de communication au Gabon se sont construites, depuis l’Indépendance, au travers de multiples tensions entre autocratie et démocratie. Elles ont connu diverses régressions et avancées, tant dans la volonté de promotion du développement que dans le respect des droits et libert
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Journalism beyond the Coup: Emerging Forms of Digital Journalism Practices in Post-Coup Zimbabwe
Digital Journalism, volume 10, issue 7 (2021), pp. 1198-1218
"Utilizing a constellation of conceptual tenets drawn from critical digital technology theory, field theory and concepts of digital democracy, this article argues that the post-coup period in Zimbabwe has solidified digital journalism practices in three main ways. These are: (i) the consolidation of
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Restrictions on Online Freedom of Expression in China: The Domestic, Regional and International Implications of China’s Policies and Practices
London: Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs (2021), 21 pp.
Ethiopians Support Media’s Watchdog Role But Want Regulated Access to Internet, Social Media
Afrobarometer (2021), 13 pp.
"Six in 10 adult Ethiopians (59%) own a mobile phone. But only 16% own a phone with Internet access. One in three (34%) own a radio, while 14% have a television set and only 2 % have a computer. The most common source of regular news (“every day” or “a few times a week”) for Ethiopians is th
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Digital Trends
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 9 (2021), pp. 23-33
Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems
Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2021), xv, 239 pp.
"[This book] provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview o
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