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La comunicación política en América Latina: Entre la consolidación como disciplina y la apertura de nuevos enfoques de investigación inter-disciplinar

Andrés Cañizález, Matías Ponce

In: La contribución de América Latina al campo de la comunicación: historia, enfoques teóricos, epistemológicos y tendencias de la investigación

César Bolaño; Delia Crovi Druetta; Gustavo Cimadevilla (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros (2015), pp. 321-359

Developing Media Diversity: Baseline Study of State Support for Independent Print Media in West Africa, South America and Scandinavia

Julia Plessing

Johannesburg: Association of Independent Publishers (AIP);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2014), 37 pp.

"The practicability and effectiveness of state support schemes would have to be assessed on the basis of the economic and sociopolitical context in which the different types of support and subsidies are implemented. The expansive press subsidy schemes of Northern Europe cannot be directly compared t ... more

Media Integrity Matters: Reclaiming Public Service Values in Media and Journalism

Brankica Petkovic, Jovana Mihajlovic Trbovc (eds.)

Sandra B. Hrvatin Contrib.;Londo, Ilda;Hodžic, Sanela;Popovic, Helena;Trpevska, Snežana;Micevski, Igor;Matic, Jovanka;Valic Nedeljkovic, Dubravka

Ljubljana: Peace Institute;South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) (2014), 445 pp.

"This book is an attempt to address obstacles to a democratic development of media systems in the countries of South East Europe by mapping patterns of corrupt relations and practices in media policy development, media ownership and financing, public service broadcasting, and journalism as a profess ... more

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Democratising the Media in the New Democracies of Ghana and Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Ufuoma Akpojivi

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 87-105

"The institutionalisation of democracy in Ghana (1992) and Nigeria (1999) after years of military regimes facilitated the need to reform old media structures that supported authoritarian regimes into institutions that would facilitate the democratic process. The media reform initiatives embarked upo ... more

Media and Gender: A Scholarly Agenda for the Global Alliance on Media and Gender

Aimée Vega Montiel (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO;International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) (2014), 94 pp.

The Return of the Cultural Exception and its Impact on International Agreements

Marlen Bartsch

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 1 (2014), 12 pp.

"This essay examines the influence of the French concept of the “cultural exception” on European media policy and international agreements. After briefly reviewing the historical background of the cultural exception in France, the essay describes how demands for the cultural exception and those ... more

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Media Freedoms and Covert Diplomacy: Turkey Challenges Europe Over Kurdish Broadcasts

Christian Sinclair, Kevin Smets

Global Media and Communication, volume 10, issue 3 (2014), pp. 319-331

"Focusing on Kurdish television broadcasts in Europe, this article sheds light on how minority broadcasting interrelates with national and intergovernmental political agendas and issues of national security. Drawing from a thorough analysis of policy and diplomatic documents, press articles, academi ... more

Freedom of the Media in the Western Balkans

Elda Brogi, Alina Dobreva, Pier Luigi Parcu et al.

Brussels: European Union, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, Policy Department (2014), 88 pp.

"The study analyses media freedom and pluralism in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) in light of the EU enlargement policy. Despite the different stages of their EU accession paths, these countries share si ... more

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La comunicación pública como espectáculo: Relatos de la Argentina del siglo XXI

Adriana Amado (ed.)

Buenos Aires: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS);Centro para la Información Ciudadana (infociudadana) (2014), 385 pp.

"En una minuciosa investigación, se realiza un recorrido a través de la comunicación de gobierno de los últimos tres mandatos presidenciales y se indaga en las particularidades de un aparato comunicacional sin precedentes en la historia de la República Argentina, en el que los gobiernos de Nés ... more

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Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America

Manuel Guerrero, Mireya Márquez Ramírez (eds.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xvi, 318 pp.

"Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American societies." (Publisher ... more

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The Concept of Public Service Broadcasting in a Changing Africa: A Tanzanian Experience

Amani Millanga

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 1 (2014), pp. 7-25

"The central argument in this article is that the concept of public service broadcasting (PSB) in ‘a changing Africa’ has been changing, reflecting the changes in political, economic and sociocultural sceneries in Africa. Thus, from a Tanzanian experience, this article is an overview of the conc ... more

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Party Colonisation of the Media in Central and Eastern Europe

Péter Bajomi-Lázár

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

Medios de proximidad: Participación social y políticas públicas

Manuel Chaparro Escudero (ed.)

Girona; Málaga: Luces de Gálibo;COMandalucia;iMEDEA (2014), 480 pp.

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El derecho a comunicar: Los conflictos en torno a la libertad de expresión en las sociedades contemporáneas

Damián Loreti, Luis Lozano

Buenos Aires: Siglo Veintiuno Editores (2014), 286 pp.

"Los autores revisan las distintas escuelas y enfoques acerca de la libertad de expresiön, se preguntan si el rol del Estado es solo abstenerse de censurar o si le corresponde además garantizar condiciones de equidad en la comunicación social, exponen los vaivenes de la censura desde una perspect ... more

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
Inspiring Practice

Jan Lublinski, Petra Berner, Merjam Wakili (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 300 pp.

"This study constitutes the attempt to draw some initial conclusions from the work conducted by DW Akademie and other media development organizations in the past. It aims at a better understanding of which public service functions former state broadcasters can provide at all and which approaches of ... media development actors have proved to be successful. Reforming of state mouthpieces into public service media can indeed be achieved. This is one of the most important findings of this study. DW Akademie researchers here present examples of media outlets that fulfill their public service remit of creating a public sphere and supporting integration to a substantial degree. Even among the success stories, not all the media outlets studied here have adopted a public service ethos to its full extent. Their work, however, improved considerably. In assisting reform, media development actors were thus able to enhance the public’s freedom of expression as well as its access to information – two basic human rights we see as important prerequisites for peace and democracy. On the other hand, this study shows how difficult and complex transformation is. State media are often highly politicized. Successful transformation, therefore, requires support of a lot of different actors: the political elite, civil society, the management of the broadcaster, its staff, and last but certainly not least, the public as a whole. It is vital that media development actors identify windows of opportunity and profit from them in order to propel change forward. At the same time, this study demonstrates that media development organizations have to think beyond their traditional fields of expertise: capacity development and newsroom consultancy. A much broader approach is needed if substantial and sustainable development is to be achieved. DW Akademie is currently implementing a new, more complex strategy for successful media development cooperation that takes this into account. Political and legal frameworks have become a strategic area of activity. Other equally important areas comprise qualifications, professionalism, and economic sustainability of the media sector, participation in society, and digital change. With regard to public broadcasting, political and legal frameworks are especially important in order to ensure editorial independence of former state broadcasters. Furthermore, media development actors have to engage more in organizational development. Therefore, at the end of this study, we dedicate a whole chapter to this question. This study of selected media outlets from twelve countries does not attempt to provide a final answer to the question of successful public service transformation. It aims at giving an overview of what has been achieved in practical work in this field in the course of the past years. More research is needed to understand which steps of reform are needed for a genuine transformation that is sustainable in the long term. The media are undergoing crucial developments. Digital change, convergence, and social media have increased pluralism of opinion substantially in many parts of the world. At the same time, the media face new challenges with respect to their economic sustainability. The notion of public service media that offer a model for providing journalistic quality without financial dependence deserves further thought." (Preface) more

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Communication Rights and Social Justice: Historical Accounts of Transnational Mobilizations

Claudia Padovani, Andrew Calabrese (eds.)

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xix, 358 pp.

"Communication Rights and Social Justice offers historical perspectives on struggles to use the instruments of state and political participation - power, inter-governmental treaties and declarations, and various forms of political advocacy and protest politics - to articulate the concept of communic ... more

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Quo vadis medios públicos: Comentarios y perspectivas sobre un proyecto de comunicación pública en Paraguay

Augusto dos Santos

Asunción: Editora Litocolor;Universidad Nacional de Pilar (2013), 120 pp.

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Mapping Digital Media: Bulgaria

Vesislava Antonova, Andrian Georgiev

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 92 pp.

"After a significant delay, the transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting in Bulgaria is scheduled to be finished in 2013. While cable television appears to have peaked since 2007, satellite television continues to increase its penetration, more often through bundled services. On the other hand ... more