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African Cinema and Human Rights

Mette Hjort, Eva Jørholt (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2019), x, 314 pp.

"Bringing theory and practice together, 'African Cinema and Human Rights' argues that moving images have a significant role to play in advancing the causes of justice and fairness. The contributors to this volume identify three key ways in which film can achieve these goals: documenting human rights ... more

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Making Human Rights News: Balancing Participation and Professionalism

John C. Pollock, Morton E. Winston (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xii, 140 pp.

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How do non-governmental organizations influence media coverage of conflict? The case of the Syrian conflict, 2011–2014

Christoph O. Meyer, Eric Sangar, Eva Michaels

Media, War & Conflict, volume 11, issue 1 (2018), pp. 149-171

"It is often argued that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly visible in media discourses on armed conflict and thus play a growing role in shaping states’ foreign policies. However, there is little investigation of their influence on specific conflict coverage and what t ... more

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Using Media for Social Innovation

Aneta Podkalicka, Ellie Rennie

Bristol; Chicago: intellect (2018), 158 pp.

"The book's structure alternates between context (including theory and policy) and cases. Each case is discussed in relation to a particular aspect of social innovation: Chapter 2 discusses three projects, all of which tackle environmental change and demonstrate the ways in which social innovation m ... edia works across local and networked cultures. Chapter 4 delves into the human rights organization, WITNESS, and discusses the concept of systems change, where making a difference requires coordinating interconnected elements within the socio-technical system. Chapter 6 looks at two youth media organizations to unpack how innovation and development can sometimes demand different approaches and organizational structures. Chapter 8 discusses an Indigenous leadership programme that uses the format of a catwalk event, showing how social networks and entertainment can be used to propel novel responses to disadvantage. Chapters 3, 5, 7 and 9 provide conceptual tools for navigating the social innovation media field: Chapter 3 discusses the origin and meaning of social innovation, including the growin interest in the contribution of digital media and technologies. Chapter 5 maps social innovation media onto evolving cultural policy discourses. We also attempt to measure the size of the social innovation media field in one country (Australia) to illustrate the difficulties in defining the field through data. Chapter 7 examines the social innovation media workforce and the motivations that underpin it. Through a qualitative analysis of youth media programmes in the United States and Australia, we show how idealistic and pragmatic motivations, as well as social interactions and cooperative mechanisms propel these media projects. Chapter 9 covers social impact evaluation. We look at the importance of context specific approaches (across qualitative and quantitative methods), the role of evaluation as a learning and feedback mechanism for organizations, as well as issues of scale and replicability. The final chapter brings together the various themes of the book and discusses the key challenges for policy and research. We have also provided a short summary of the pragmatic insights we derived from our research, written specifically for social innovation practitioners." (Pages 12-13) more

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Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice

Sandra Ristovska, Monroe Price (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xvii, 320 pp.

"Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice examines the interplay between images and human rights, addressing how, when, and to what ends visuals are becoming a more central means through which human rights claims receive recognition and restitution. The collection argues that accounting for how imag ... more

Human Rights, Social Movements and Activism in Contemporary Latin American Cinema

Mariana Cunha, Antônio Márcio da Silva (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xi, 265 pp.

"[This book] reflects on the extent to which films can play an active role in denouncing human rights abuses and exposing the struggle for visibility of different social movements and minorities. This collection explores Latin American cinema’s representations of human rights violators and oppress ... more

Rapid Assessment on Information Ecosytem and Access to Justice for SGBV Survivors, Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Brice Rambaud, Stijn Aelbers, Nkirote Laiboni, Kenneth Okwir

Internews (2018), 39 pp.

"Between October and December 2018, Internews carried out a rapid assessment in Kyangwali to examine two key issues: the settlement’s information ecosystem, and the formal and informal justice system operational in the settlement and available particularly to survivors of sexual and gender-based v ... more

Cobertura del asesinato de líderes sociales en Colombia: Análisis de contenido a la luz del Valor Agregado Periodístico

Emy Paola Osorio

Cuadernos.info, issue 43 (2018), pp. 221-237

"Este artículo presenta los resultados finales de la aplicación de un análisis de contenido a un corpus noticioso sobre asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia para medir y analizar su calidad periodística de acuerdo a los postulados del Valor Agregado Periodístico (VAP). El estudio se cent ... more

Sustainable War Journalism and International Public Law

Stig Arne Nohrstedt, Rune Ottosen

In: What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism

Peter Berglez; Ulrika Olausson; Mart Ots (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 199-217

"[This chapter] primarily devotes analytical attention to mainstream news media's ability, or rather lack of ability, to report violations against international public law in the context of war and conflict reporting, and their continuing vulnerability to propaganda and manipulation. In the introduc ... more

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Ciudadanías conectadas, sociedades en conflicto: Investigaciones sobre medios de comunicación, redes sociales y opinión pública

Carlos Andrés Charry Joya (ed.)

Bogotá: Universidad del Rosario, Editorial (2018), xv, 251 pp.

Prisioneros del cine: 50 películas sobre la privación de libertad

Pablo Mérida

Barcelona: Editorial UOC (2018), 212 pp.

"El cine de cárceles ha desarrollado un lenguaje propio, casi como si de un género se tratase. Y lo ha hecho para presentarse ante la audiencia con muy diferentes intenciones: desde denunciar un sistema penal con serias imperfecciones a relatar historias de superación, pasando por descubrir injus ... more

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Media and Trafficking in Human Beings: Guidelines

Aidan White

Vienna: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) (2017), 27 pp.

"Human trafficking, which is closely linked to slavery and forced labour, is a complex social problem that requires thoughtful, informed and, above all, compassionate journalism to provide context, give voice to the victims and assist in the search for solutions. Media and journalism should play a p ... more

Journalism for Social Change in Asia: Reporting Human Rights

Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri

London: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xvii, 219 pp.

"This book explores the role and purpose of journalism to spark and propagate change by investigating human rights journalism and its capacity to inform, educate and activate change. Downman and Ubayasiri maximize this approach by proposing a new paradigm of reporting through the use of human-focuss ... more

Manual de capacitación para periodistas en cobertura de violaciones de DDHH

Caracas: Espacio Público (2017), 3 pp.

Problems and Perspectives of the Relationship Between the Media and Human Rights

Gyan Prakash Pandey, Charu Joshi, Paromita Das (eds.)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2017), xx, 190 pp.

"In a democratic political system, the media is often entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the rights of the people. As such, it is essential to critically look at its role and functions in our present socio-political context. This book represents a comprehensive analysis of the following c ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Media and Human Rights

Howard Tumber, Silvio R. Waisbord (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2017), xix, 520 pp.

"The Companion is the first collection to bring together two distinct ways of thinking about human rights and media, including scholarship that examines media as a human right alongside that which looks at media coverage of human rights issues. This international collection of 49 newly written piece ... more

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Media, Propaganda and the Politics of Intervention

Florian Zollmann

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2017), xiv, 276 pp.

"Building on critical theory, most notably Herman and Chomsky's Propaganda Model, Florian Zollmann's pioneering study brings propaganda back to the forefront of the debate. On the basis of a forensic examination of 1,911 newspaper articles, Zollmann investigates US, UK and German media reporting of ... more

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The Value of Freedom of Expression and Information on Countries' Human Rights Performance: A Cross-National Longitudinal Study
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Aimei Yang, Rong Wang

Mass Communication & Society, volume 19, issue 3 (2016), pp. 352-376

"The current study explores the influence of communication variables on human rights protection. The effects of international and domestic mass communication and digital media were assessed among global social, economic, and political factors. The statistical analyses on a sample of 101 nation state ... more

Video as Evidence: Field Guide
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Witness (2016), 200 pp.

"The goal of the Field Guide is to provide methods for filmers to use so that their videos can be as valuable as possible in exposing abuse and bringing about justice. This resource will help ensure that more cameras in more hands can lead to more exposure and greater justice. Activists producing fo ... more