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Editorial Analytics: How News Media Are Developing and Using Audience Data and Metrics

Federica Cherubini, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2016), 46 pp.

"In this Reuters Institute Report, we review how a range of different newsrooms across Europe and North America use analytics. On the basis of more than 30 interviews, we find the following: Leading digital news organisations are developing distinct forms of editorial analytics tailored to help them ... more

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Researching the Young Radio Audience

María Gutiérrez

In: Politics, Civil Society and Participation: Media and Communications in a Transforming Environment

Leif Kramp, Nico Carpentier, Andreas Hepp et al. (eds.)

Bremen: edition lumière (2016), pp. 287-297

"In 2008, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) proposed some guidelines to radio broadcasters designed to activate the recovery of younger listeners. They did this after observing that radio’s penetration among the youngest sectors was in decline. According to this report, the key to halting this ... more

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Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
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Ulrike Hanemann, Cassandra Scarpino (eds.)

Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2nd ed. (2016), 159 pp.

"This publication provides a selection of literacy programmes that use radio, TV, mobile phones, tablets and computers to support the development of literacy, numeracy and language skills. Due to continuous demand, the second edition of the publication has been updated with new case studies. All pro ... more

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Media Pluralism and Democracy

TNS opinion & social

European Commission (2016), 50 pp.

"The majority think their national media provide a diversity of views, but most say it is not free from political or commercial pressures. Two thirds of respondents (66%) agree that their national media provide a diversity of views and opinions, and the majority in all but one Member State agree (Gr ... more

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How to Teach Entrepreneurship to Communication and Creative Industries Students

Sari Stenvall-Virtanen et al.

Business Development Laboratory Study Module for Creative Industries (CreBiz); Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (ISCTE) (2016), 40 pp.

"The objective of the Study Module is to enhance the business knowledge of undergraduate and graduate students of arts, humanities and media and communications, i.e. individuals, who have potential to be (self) employed after their graduation in the field of creative industries. Special focus in the ... more

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Public Libraries: Their New Role. Workshop Documentation

Barbara Lison, Natascha Reip, Frank Huysmans, Dan Mount

European Parliament, Policy Department B: Structural and Cohesion Policies, Culture and Education (2016), 138 pp.

"This briefing paper provides a short analysis of the impact that public libraries can have on the intellectual and cultural development of citizens with a particular focus on their vital role in providing an open public space for learning, culture and social communication. Following on from the ana ... more

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Protection of Whistleblowers: A Brief Guide for Implementing a National Framework

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2016), 30 pp.

"A framework to ensure that whistleblowers are protected by the law and that their public interest reports or disclosures are effectively acted upon will strengthen democratic societies based on human rights and the rule of law. The Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)7, adopted by the Comm ... more

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A Comparative Analysis of Media Freedom and Pluralism in the EU Member States

Petra Bárd, Judit Bayer et al.

European Union (2016), 185 pp.

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Facets of Facebook: Use and Users

Kathrin Knautz, Katsiaryna Baran (eds.)

Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Saur (2016), x, 328 pp.

"The debate on Facebook raises questions about the use and users of this information service. This collected volume gathers a broad spectrum of social science and information science articles about Facebook.Facebook has many facets, and we just look forward above all to the use and users. The facet ... more

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Linguistic Diversity and Communication Rights: The Role of Community Media in the Promotion of Regional or Minority Languages in Europe

Isabel Lema Blanco, Miriam Meda González

Radio, Sound & Society Journal, volume 1, issue 1 (2016), pp. 26-41

"According to Eurolang (2014), there are 60 minority languages in Europe and 50 million people (10 % of European population) communicate through a minority language. In this context, community media play an essential role in the life of these peoples – as the European parliament recognised (2008) ... more

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Liria e shprehjes dhe fyerja

Tarlach McGonagle et al.

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2016), 72 pp.

"Ky studim shqyrton hollësitë e jurisprudencës së Gjykatës Evropiane të të Drejtave të Njeriut për fyerjen. Ai eksploron një gamë çështjesh materiale dhe procedurore që ka marrë në shqyrtim gjykata dhe sqaron konceptin e fyerjes duke e parë në raport me lirinë e shprehjes dhe deba ... more

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Resisting Foreign State Propaganda in the New Information Environment: The Case of the EU, Russia, and the Eastern Partnership Countries

Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) (2016), 293 pp.

"With well-organised and far-reaching weapons of information Russia has succeeded in sowing doubt about the need for democratic values and is therefore also undermining faith in democratic countries, weakening it. Russia government uses lies, concealment, and the manipulation of anything that can se ... more

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Representations of Islam in the News: A Cross-Cultural Analysis

Stefan Mertens, Hedwig de Smaele (eds.)

Lanham, Maryland et al.: Lexington Books (2016), xiv, 281 pp.

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Digital Humanitarians: Citizen Journalists on the Virtual Front Line of Natural and Human-Caused Disasters

Wendy Norris

Journalism Practice, volume 11, issue 2-3 (2016), pp. 213-228

"Eyewitness user-generated content has dominated the study of citizen journalism in crisis and conflict zones. However, the convergence of online networked technologies, like social media, collaborative mapping and real-time information management, gives ordinary people the capacity to commit acts o ... more

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Medienförderung im europäischen Vergleich

Susanna Kopf

Wien: Universität Wien, Magister Thesis (2016), 133 pp.

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Public Financing for Film and Television Content: The State of Soft Money in Europe

Julio Talavera Milla, Gilles Fontaine, Martin Kanzler

Strasbourg: European Audiovisual Observatory, Coucnil of Europe (2016), 108 pp.

"In total, a yearly average of EUR 2.53 billion went to the 214 funds in a sample including 33 countries (Albania and Russia could not be tracked for this indicator) between 2010 and 2014 (a proportioned average of 196.2 funds a year, since not all the funds tracked existed over the entire period). ... more

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Executive Summary: Advertising Expenditure Forecasts March 2016

London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 10 pp.

"ZenithOptimedia predicts global ad expenditure will grow 4.6% in 2016, reaching US$579 billion by the end of the year. This will be a 0.7 percentage point improvement on 2015: 2016 is a ‘quadrennial’ year, when ad expenditure is boosted by the Summer Olympics, the US presidential election and t ... more

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Freedom of Expression and Defamation

Tarlach McGonagle

Onur Andreotti (ed.)

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2016), 77 pp.

"This study examines the voluminous case law of the European Court of Human Rights (“The Court”) relating to freedom of expression and defamation. It starts by clarifying the concept of defamation and positioning it in relation to freedom of expression and public debate. It explains how defamati ... more

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Being an Independent Regulator

Faisal Naru, Filippo Cavassini, Vivian Leung, Carole Biau

Paris: OECD (2016), 90 pp.

"This publication surveys 48 public regulators in 26 countries to try and gauge their level of independence in practice and identify areas where undue influence may hinder performance. It looks at potential entry points for undue influence in financing arrangements, staff behaviour and the political ... more

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Wie Staaten schwach werden: Fragilität von Staaten als internationale Herausforderung

Kai Hirschmann

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2016), 264 pp.

"Der Zerfall von Staaten ist eine wesentliche Bedrohung für die Bürger der betroffenen Länder und für die internationale Sicherheit. Wenn ein Staat seine essenziellen Aufgaben nicht mehr erfüllen kann, versuchen andere Akteure diese Lücken zu schließen. Aber wie kommt es dazu, dass Nationalst ... more

Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase) Inspiring Practice

Harnessing the Potential of ICTs: Literacy and Numeracy Programmes Using Radio, TV, Mobile Phones, Tablets and Computers. Case Studies from the UNESCO Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase)
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