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Lexicon of global melodrama
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Heike Paul; Sarah Marak; Katharina Gerund; Marius Henderson (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2022), 400 pp., 91 illustr.

ISBN 978-3-8394-5973-7 (pdf); 978-3-8376-5973-3 (print) CC BY

"Welcome to the world of melodrama—and to the melodramas of the world. This book introduces nearly one hundred cinematic masterpieces from various periods and different cultural contexts—ranging from early Hollywood to emergent and popular Bollywood, from Latin American and New German Cinema to ... more

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TV's Betty goes global: from telenovela to international brand

Janet McCabe; Kim Akass (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2013), xv, 259 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-780762678

"Premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera),is the latest incarnation of a worldwide phenomenon that started life as a Colombian telenovela,Yo soy Betty, la fea, back in 1999. The tale of the ugly duckling has since... more

Arabische Medien

Carola Richter; Asiem El Difraoui (eds.)

Konstanz; München: UVK (2015), 344 pp.

ISBN 978-3-86764-509-6

"Im Fokus des ersten Teils stehen transnationale Phänomene wie die Bedeutung des Satellitenfernsehens und der Sozialen Medien sowie die Rolle von Minderheiten, Gender und Islamisten in den Medien. Diese Beiträge geben den aktuellen Stand der Forschung wieder und reflektieren diesen. Im zweiten Tei... more

Strategic communication for non-profit organisations: challenges and alternative approaches

Evandro Oliveira; Ana Duarte Melo; Gisela Goncalves (eds.)

Wilmington, Delaware; Malaga: Vernon Press (2016), 308 pp., figures, tables, index

ISBN 978-1-62273-651-5 (online); 978-1-62273-194-7 (print)

Buchmarkt, Buchindustrie und Buchmessen in Deutschland, Spanien und Lateinamerika

Marco Thomas Bosshard (ed.)

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2015), 313 pp.

ISBN 978-3-643-12219-3

"Die spanische und lateinamerikanische Literatur und ihre institutionelle und mediale Vermittlung in den deutschen Buchmarkt sind Gegenstand des vorliegenden Bandes. Die Interferenzen zwischen dem spanisch- und dem deutschsprachigen Literaturbetrieb werden von ausgewiesenen Experten aus Wissenschaft... more

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Navigating copyright for libraries: purpose and scope

Jessica Coates; Victoria Owen; Susan Reilly (eds.)

Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Saur (2022), vii, 547 pp., illustr.

ISBN 978-3-11-073715-8 (print); 978-3-11-073200-9 (pdf) CC BY

"This book, produced on behalf of the IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM) Advisory Committee, provides basic and advanced information about copyright, outlines limitations and exceptions, discusses communicating with users and highlights emerging copyright issues. The chapters note the sign... more

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Investigative journalism

Hugo de Burgh; Paul Lashmar (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2021) 3rd ed., xvi, 299 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-367-18248-9 (pbk); 978-0-429-06028-1 (ebook)

"This 3rd edition maps the new world of Investigative Journalism, where technology and globalisation have connected and energized journalists, whistle-blowers and the latest players, with far-reaching consequences in politics and business worldwide. In this new edition, expert contributors demonstra... more

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COVID-19 and the media in Sub-Saharan Africa: media viability, framing and health communication

Carol Azungi Dralega Napakol, Angella

Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2022), xix, 257 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.215-248, index

ISBN 978-1-80382-272-3 (print) / 978-1-80382-271-6 (online)

"The volume helps us deconstruct COVID-19 discourses on crisis communication and media developments focusing on three areas: Media viability, Framing and Health crisis communication. The chapters unpack issues on marginalisation, gender, media sustainability, credibility, priming, trust, sources, be... 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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The Routledge companion to digital media and children

Lelia Green; Donell Holloway; Kylie Stevenson; Tama Leaver; Leslie Haddon (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2021), xxv, 603 pp., illustr., tables, index

ISBN 978-1-138-54434-5 (hbk); 978-1-351-00410-7 (ebook)

"This collection investigates and critiques the dynamism of children's lives online with contributions fielding both global and hyper-local issues, and bridging the wide spectrum of connected media created for and by children. From education to children's rights to cyberbullying and youth in challen... more

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The Routledge international handbook of ethnographic film and video

Phillip Vannini (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), xx, 359 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-429-19699-7 (ebook); 978-0-429-59130-3 (pdf); 978-0-367-18582-4 (hbk)

"Comprised of 31 chapters authored by some of the world's leading experts in their respective fields, the book's contributors synthesize existing literature, introduce the historical and conceptual dimensions of the field, illustrate innovative methodologies and techniques, survey traditional and ne... more

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A tactical guide to science journalism: lessons from the front lines

Deborah Blum; Ashley Smart; Scott Veale (eds.)

New York: Oxford University Press (2022), xiii, 345 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-19-755150-9 (pbk); 978-0-19-755152-3 (online)

"A Tactical Guide to Science Journalism is a compendium of advice, insights, and lessons about how to do excellent and thoughtful science journalism from some of the best science journalists working today. With chapters from more than 40 leading practitioners from around the world, representing publ... more

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Diasporas: concepts, identities, intersections

Kim Knott; Seán McLoughlin (eds.)

London; New York: Zed Books (2010), viii, 319 pp., illustr., Kt.

ISBN 978-1-84277-948-4 (pbk)

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This is not an atlas: a global collection of counter-cartographies

kollektiv orangotango+ (ed.)

Bielefeld: transcript; Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (2018), 352 pp., many maps

ISBN 978-3-8394-4519-8 (pdf); 978-3-8376-4519-4 (print) CC BY

"This Is Not an Atlas gathers more than 40 counter-cartographies from all over the world. This collection shows how maps are created and transformed as a part of political struggle, for critical research or in art and education: from indigenous territories in the Amazon to the anti-eviction movement... more

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Arab media moguls

Donatella Della Ratta; Naomi Sakr; Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2015), xiii, 233 pp., bibliogr. p.223-228, index

ISBN 978-1-78076-732-1 (pbk); 978-1-7845-3277-2 (hbk); 978-0-7556-0854-6 (online)

"Transformations in the Arab media landscape are a key element in the regional dynamics of political change. Where do the private owners of Arab media outlets stand on the scene? What part, if any, have they played in weakening dictatorships, countering sectarianism and political polarisation, and r... more

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Inspiring practice

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Best publisher (2022), tyest

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Equally safe: towards a feminist approach to the safety of journalists

Jennifer Robinson; Keina Yoshida et al.

London: Article 19 (2022), 63 pp., bibliogr. p.56-60

CC BY-NC-SA

"In 2021, ARTICLE 19 set out to make sometimes invisible practices more visible, building on our existing programmes on the safety of women journalists worldwide. We undertook original research globally and specifically in six countries, three in Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and three in ... more

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Consejo de redacción: travesías de una experiencia

Abelardo Gómez et al.

Bogotá: Consejo de Redacción; Opciones Gráficas Editores (2020), 120 pp.

ISBN 978-958-56411-5-0

"Hace doce años, un equipo de periodistas compartió el sueño de mejorar la investigación en Colombia y para cumplirlo definieron un plan de trabajo y se juntaron durante meses. Querían crear una red de periodistas de investigación y un espacio para intercambiar experiencias y conocimientos con... more

Lexicon of global melodrama Top Insights

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Lexicon of global melodrama
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New tes pub
Inspiring practice