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Facebook in der Wissenschaft: Forschung zu sozialen Netzwerken

Elke Weissensteiner; Dominik Leiner

Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, volume 59, issue 4 (2011), pp. 526-544

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"In den vergangenen Jahren verlagerten soziale Onlinenetzwerke, allen voran die Pioniere Myspace und Facebook, die Kommunikation und soziale Interaktion Jugendlicher ins Web 2.0 und veränderten so das Gesicht des Internets. Dieser Artikel skizziert eine Landkarte der vielschichtigen Forschung zum G... more

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Courage against hate

Facebook (ed.)

Facebook (2021), 128 pp.

"The Courage Against Hate initiative has been brought together by Facebook for the purpose of sparking cross-sector, pan-European dialogue and action to combat hate speech and extremism. This collection of articles unites European academic analysis with practitioners who are actively working on coun... more

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Fake News, Framing, Fact-Checking: Nachrichten im digitalen Zeitalter. Ein Handbuch

Tanja Köhler (ed.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2020), 569 pp.

ISBN 978-3-8394-5025-3 (ebook); 978-3-8376-5025-9 (print)

"Digitale Kanäle wie Youtube, Facebook oder Instagram, Künstliche Intelligenz, Fake-News-Vorwürfe und zunehmend fragmentierte Publikumsinteressen haben das Format Nachricht ebenso verändert wie das journalistische Handwerk und die Nachrichtenrezeption. Was bedeutet dieser grundlegende Wandel fü... more

China's media in the emerging world order

Hugo de Burgh

Buckingham: University of Buckingham Press (2017), 259 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-908684-34-9

Other Editions: 2nd ed. 2020

"China is challenging the mighty behemoths, Google and Facebook, and creating alternative New Media. 750 million people are active on its Social Mediascape and there are a billion mobile phones deploying the innovative apps with which the Chinese conduct their lives. Though late starters, already fo... more

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Praxishandbuch Online-Fundraising: wie man im Internet und mit Social Media erfolgreich Spenden sammelt

Björn Lampe; Kathleen Ziemann; Angela Ullrich (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2015), 184 pp., illustr., index

ISBN 978-3-8376-3310-8 (print); 978-3-7328-3310-8 (pdf) CC BY-NC-ND

"Wie kann ich das Internet zum Spendensammeln nutzen? Wie binde ich meine Unterstützer auch virtuell an mich? Wie vermeide ich durch den Einsatz von Facebook & Co. teure Postmailings? Dutzende dieser Fragen erreichen die Mitarbeiter von betterplace.org jeden Tag. Daher haben wir uns entschieden, da... more

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History under attack: Holocaust denial and distortion on social media

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 68 pp.

ISBN 9 789231 005312 CC BY-SA

"This publication is the first report from UNESCO and the United Nations to specifically address Holocaust denial and distortion. It details the ways in which social media is fertile ground for hate and prejudice - and proposes actions we can take in response. Based on the data of billions of Facebo... more

Double standards in social media content moderation

Angel Díaz; Laura Hecht-Felella

New York: Brennan Center For Justice (2022), 39 pp.

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"While social media companies dress their content moderation policies in the language of human rights, their actions are largely driven by business priorities, the threat of government regulation, and outside pressure from the public and the mainstream media. This report demonstrates the impact of c... more

Media anthropology: meaning, embodiment, infrastructure, and activism

Bryce Peake

In: Perspectives: an open invitation to cultural anthropology

Nina Brown; Laura Tubelle de González; Thomas McIlwraith (eds.)

Arlington, Va.: American Anthropological Association (2017), pp. 1-17

ISBN 978-1-931303-55-2

"This chapter introduces some of the theories, insights, and methodologies of media anthropology. At the heart of media anthropology is the assertion that media practices are not universal. Whether we are discussing how television is viewed, how public relations coordinators negotiate corporate hier... more

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Social media and hate

Shakuntala Banaji; Ramnath Bhat

London, New York: Routledge (2022), 130 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-367-53726-5 (pbk); 978-1-003-08307-8 (ebook) CC BY-NC-ND

"Using expert interviews and focus groups, this book investigates the theoretical and practical intersection of misinformation and social media hate in contemporary societies. Social Media and Hate argues that these phenomena, and the extreme violence and discrimination they initiate against targete... more

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Looking at the Tuol Sleng Museum of genocidal crimes, Cambodia, on Flickr and YouTube

Stephanie Benzaquen

Media, culture & society, volume 36, issue 6 (2014), pp. 790-809

"'During the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-9) the Tuol Svay Prey high school in Phnom Penh was used under the codename S21 as a torture-and-execution centre. In 1979, the government of the newly established People's Republic of Kampuchea had it refurbished as memorial. Today, people from all over the wor... more

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Media consumption in Iraq

Mohamed Younis

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2016), 52 slides

"Key takeaways: Internet use is increasing rapidly, but not replacing TV; Increases vary significantly by province; Internet trends will change as Iraqi government and ISIS vie for control of media." (slide 32)"Kurds live in a different media environment and rely primarily on Kurdish language TV... more

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Global humanitarianism and media culture

Michael Lawrence; Rachel Tavernor (eds.)

Manchester: Manchester University Press (2019), x, 288 pp., illustrations, figures, tables, index

ISBN 978-1-5261-1730-4 (pdf); 978-1-5261-1729-8 (hbk) CC BY-NC-ND

"The chapters in this collection offer original interrogations of the representation of humanitarian crisis and catastrophe, and the refraction of humanitarian intervention and action, from the mid-twentieth century to the present, across a diverse range of media forms: traditional and contemporary ... more

Social Storytelling: wie Storytelling heute in Social Media funktioniert

Marie Elisabeth Müller; Devadas Rajaram

Bonn: Rheinwerk Computing (2021), 336 pp., many illustr., index

ISBN 978-3-8362-7812-6

"Auch für Social Media gilt: Mehr Aufmerksamkeit und Reichweite gewinnen Sie mit gutem Storytelling! Doch in den sozialen Netzen ticken die Uhren etwas anders, und oft schneller. In diesem Buch gibt Ihnen das erfahrene Autorenteam einen umfassenden Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, Anforderungen... more

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The changing media landscape in Vietnam

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2015), 38 slides

"Vietnam has a highly engaged, optimistic and entrepreneurial population and a rapidly changing media environment. Television remains the most used medium and the top source for news and information ¡V especially from official TV. Vietnam severely restricts its news media but Vietnamese want their ... more

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Uncommon grounds: new media and critical practices in North Africa and the Middle East

Anthony Downey (ed.)

London; New York: Tauris (2014), 359 pp., many illustr., index

ISBN 978-1-78453-035-8

"Examining the opportunities presented by the real-time generation of new, relatively unregulated content online, Uncommon Grounds evaluates the prominent role that new media has come to play in artistic practices – and social movements – in the Arab world today. Analysing alternative forms of c... more

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Cambodia: from big screen to small

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 37 slides

"Cambodia is a country on the cusp of rapid media change. TV and radio remain the top media and main sources of news. Apolitical newcomer Hang Meas is top source with tabloid news, entertainment. But new media is gaining, fueled by widespread mobile use: almost all households have a mobile phone; yo... more

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Social media, community development and social capital

Peter Matthews

Community development journal, volume (2016)

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"Initial growth in Internet use in the 1990s resulted in many digital pioneers viewing new information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a means to radically empower people through new global connections and extensive social capital. This has extended into an interest in exploring how ICTs ca... more

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Media use in Vietnam

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2015), 2 pp.

"Vietnam's government-run VTV television network continues to dominate the country's media landscape. However, the current survey also points to a powerful generational shift in media use toward online news sources and less dependence on state TV. This trend is perhaps more clearly reflected in the ... more

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Cyber muslims: mapping Islamic digital media in the internet age

Robert Thomas Rozehnal (ed.)

London et al.: Bloomsbury Academic (2022), xv, 327 pp., figures, tables, bibliogr. p.279-314, index

ISBN 978-1-350-23370-6 (pbk); 978-1-350-23369-0 (hbk); 978-1-350-23372-0 (pdf)

"Providing detailed case studies, this book explores the vibrant digital expressions of diverse groups of Muslim cybernauts: religious clerics and Sufi mystics, feminists and fashionistas, artists and activists, Hajj pilgrims and celebrities. Together, these stories span a vast cultural and geograph... more

Mapping of legal framework and responses by actors to address harmful content online in Kenya

Build Up (2022), iv, 47 pp.

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"Although hate speech, misinformation, and disinformation have likely always existed in our societies, social media platforms have added a new dimension to the spread and access of harmful speech. This report details the legal framework / rule of law tools in place, and responses by the government, ... more