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Anti-Western propaganda

Tamar Kintsurashvili

Media Development Foundation (MDF); UN Association of Georgia; USAID (2018), 38 pp., 16 figures

ISBN 978-9941-8-0064-1

"As many as 1,967 anti-Western comments were detected in the 17 monitored media outlets in 2017. In contrast to 2016 and 2015, when negative messages targeted human identity and rights, in 2017, a dominant topic was the foreign policy with the messages aimed at increasing the polarization on the for... more

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The little data book on information and communication technology 2018

Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2018), vi, 240 pp., glossary p.235-240

ISBN 978-0-8213-8996-6 (print); 978-0-8213-9519-6 (ebook) CC BY-NC

"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2019

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2018) 73rd ed., 672 pp.

ISBN 978-1-9998300-1-4

International communication: essential readings

Vandana Pednekar-Magal (ed.)

Cognella (2018) 2nd revised ed., viii, 228 pp.

ISBN 978-1-5165-1286-7 (pbk)

"Designed as a text with introductions to each section and chapter, the volume brings together diverse perspectives on globalization and communication and includes significant emerging aspects of International Communication research such as diaspora audience and global publics." (Publisher)

Digital inclusion: an international comparative analysis

Massimo Ragnedda; Bruce Mutsvairo; Gerard Goggin (eds.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2018), xx, 223 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-4985-6212-6

"The volume examines the risks and opportunities of a digital society characterized by the increasing importance of knowledge and by the incessant rise and pervasiveness of information and communication technologies (ICTs). At a global level, the pivotal role of ICTs has made it necessary to rethink... more

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Monitoring media pluralism in Europe: application of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2016 in the European Union, Montenegro and Turkey

Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF)

European University Institute; Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) (2017), 92 pp.

ISBN 978-92-9084-459-4

"The Monitor assesses the risks to media pluralism based on a set of twenty indicators covering a broad notion of media pluralism that encompasses political, cultural, geographical, structural and content related dimensions. All types of media are covered: public service, commercial, community media... more

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O Holocausto no cinema

Revista do Instituto Humanitas Unisinos, volume , issue 501 (2017), pp. 14-49

ISSN 1981-8769 (print); 1981-8793 (online)

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Perspectives from the global entertainment and media outlook 2017–2021: Curtain up! User experience takes center stage

Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc) (2017), 40 pp.

"To thrive in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive, slower-growing, and dependent on personal recommendations, companies must develop strategies that engage, grow, and monetize their most valuable customers — i.e., their fans. To do so, they must combine excellent content with breadth an... more

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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 44987 (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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The war correspondent

Greg McLaughlin

London: Pluto Press (2016) 2nd ed., x, 267 pp., index, bibliogr. p.245-258

ISBN 9780745333199 (hbk); 9780745333182 (pbk); 9781783717583 (pdf)

Other Editions: 1st ed. 2002

"This book has presented a critical, historically grounded analysis of the role of the war correspondent. It has highlighted the risks, the problems and the failures that have defined the role but it has also given credit where that is due and acknowledged the inspirational example of correspondents... more

Ctrl + Z : the right to be forgotten

Meg Leta Jones

New York; London: New York University Press (2016), xiii, 269 Seiten, illustr., bibliogr. p.232-252, index

ISBN 978-1-4798-8170-3 (pbk)

"The central thesis of Crtl+Z is that a digital right to be forgotten is an innovative idea with a lot of possibilities and potential. The idea simply needs to be opened up, reframed, and restructured. The extreme options currently on the table limit the many ways to think about digital redemption a... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2016

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2015) 70th ed., 672 pp.

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Overview of information literacy resources worldwide

Forest Woody Horton (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (2014) 2nd ed., 668 pp.

CC BY-SA

"We are very, very pleased to advise you that we have added dozens of new languages to our multilingual database, more than doubling the 42 which appeared in the first edition. At the same time, we are very happy to report that there is a great deal of interest in maintaining this database as an imp... more

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A literature review on health communication campaign evaluation with regard to the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe

Jane Sixsmith; Kathy-Ann Fox; Priscilla Doyle; Margaret M. Barry

Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2014), iv, 79 pp.

ISBN 978-92-9193-606-9

"The purpose of this review is to contribute to the evidence base on health communication evaluation research in order to aid public health professionals and researchers in the development of future evaluation strategies. The review is divided into two sections. In the first section the focus is on ... more

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Global right to information update: an analysis by region

Lydia Medland; Toby Mendel (eds.)

Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) (2013), 91 pp.

CC BY

"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2014

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2013) 68th ed., 672 pp.

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Freedom of expression and the internet

Wolfgang Benedek; Matthias C. Kettemann

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2013), 190 pp., bibliogr. p.173-190

ISBN 978-92-871-7702-5

Other Editions: Updated and revised 2nd edition 2020, 240 p.

"This book sets out to answer essential questions regarding the extent and limits of freedom of expression online. It seeks to shed light on the often obscure landscape of what we are allowed to say online and how our ideas, and the process of imparting and receiving information, are protected. It s... more

Picturing Afghanistan: the photography of foreign conflict

Paul Verschueren

New York: Hampton Press (2012), xiii, 199 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.161-183, index

ISBN 978-1-61289-039-5

"Picturing Afghanistan is an in-depth account of the Euro-American visualization of the conflict in Afghanistan. Comparing images in public affairs, psychological warfare, journalism and the photobook, the author argues that there are no strong boundaries between photography in war and photography a... more

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Encyclopedia of social movement media

John D. H. Downing (ed.)

Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi; Singapore: Sage (2011), xxvii, 602 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-7619-2688-7 (hbk)

"This one-volume encyclopedia features around 250 essays on the varied experiences of social movement media over the planet in the 20th and 21st centuries ... The guiding principles have been to ensure that experiences from the global South are given voice; that women are properly represented among ... more

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Community media citizen’s debate: handbook for the community media sector and civil society institutions

Münster: European Youth4Media Network (2011), 51 pp.

"Our association is already five years old. During those five years we’ve managed to achieve a lot. Above all, we’ve built a structure which allows us to develop futher. In addition, we’ve managed to transfer our mission and common goals onto concrete actions and programs. For five years we’... more