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Media & Information Literacy
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Anthropology of Media & Communication
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News
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Political Systems
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Political Transition
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Public Opinion Manipulation
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Watchdog Role of the Media
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El Comercio (Newspaper, Peru)
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Public & State Press
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Rural Press
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Radio Formats
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Gatekeeping Function of Media
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Assimilation
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Prejudices
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Consciousness
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Socialization
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Social Integration: Role of Media
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Television Reception & Effects
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Afterlife, Immortality, Resurrection: Media Representation
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Fundamentalisms (Religious)
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Islamic Cultures: Role of Media
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Muslim Media
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Religion and Politics
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Secularization & Atheism
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Qualitative Analysis
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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Sociology
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Rede Globo (Television Network, Brazil)
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TeleSur (Television Channel)
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Televisa (Television Channel, Mexico)
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Tolo TV (Television Channel, Afghanistan)
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Reality Television Programmes & Daily Talks
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Television Talk Shows
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Television Magazines
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University Television
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Housing: Media Representation & Reporting
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Party Colonisation of the Media in Central and Eastern Europe

Budapest et al.: Central European University Press (2014), vi, 273 pp.
"The author argues that differences in media freedom and in the politicization of the news media are rooted in differences in party structures between old and new democracies, and, notably, the fact that young parties in the new members of the European Union are short of resources, which makes them ... more

The Handbook of Political Economy of Communications

Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2014), xiv, 611 pp.
"Turkish television has undergone a distinctive transformation since the early 2000s in which new regulations, rapid market growth, and political pressures have interacted with and transformed each other. As Turkey set new records in 2013 for the highest number of journalists arrested worldwide, tel ... more

Media Development's Role in Social, Economic and Political Progress

New York; Prague: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2014), 7 pp.
"This review presents evidence to suggest that independent media play a critical role in improving governance and reducing corruption, increasing economic efficiency and stability, and creating positive social and environmental change. The media provide information to actors throughout society allow ... more
"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more
"Media Evolution on the Eve of the Arab Spring brings together some of the most celebrated and respected names in Arab media research to reflect on the communication conditions that preceded and made the Arab uprisings possible." (Publisher description)
"The Pakistani media’s democratising function is constrained by its historic role as a state-building tool. The media remains vulnerable amid on-going threats to media professionals and the limitations imposed by the industry’s financial model, which must rely heavily on advertising revenue. The ... more

Dossier Medien und Macht in Lateinamerika

Berlin: Lateinamerika-Nachrichten (2013), 35 pp.

Changing Media and Politics in Tajikistan

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 66 pp.
"This briefing argues that the Iraqi media landscape of 2013 may not be the free, plural and professional fourth estate that many in the West had envisaged in 2003 but that it has real strengths – as well as weaknesses – which reflect the reality and complexity of modern Iraq. The seismic shift ... more
"Drawing on a historical approach to Malaysia's political development since independence, this paper argues that the political effects of the rise of Malaysia's new media are best understood as being parallel to those of modernization and socio-economic change from previous decades, which augured im ... more

Media Interventions

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2013), xvi, 430 pp.
"The objective of this work is approaching the political crisis occurred in Côte d´Ivoire after the contested elections of 2010, through the perspective of the Ivorian media and media professionals. This study draws theoretically on the media political economy and critical understanding of the rel ... more
"This article looks critically at the systems approaches in comparative media studies when applied to studying the relationship between media and politics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It introduces a concept of methodological systematization consisting of four different components: (1) the r ... more

National Broadcasting and State Policy in Arab Countries

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xii, 221 pp.
"A state-of-the-art analysis of the situation of national television in Arab countries, addressing what Arab national broadcastings today say about public policy and political opening. The essays deal with the reforms of public broadcasting organizations and the evolution, perspectives and issues of ... more
"This volume seeks to impart a deeper understanding of the political nature of the Sudanese press. Through observation, research and analysis, it also conveys a multifaceted impression of Sudanese journalists’ working conditions. It tries to paint an authentic and differentiated picture of their s ... more