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How Violence Shapes Religion: Belief and Conflict in the Middle East and Africa

Ziya Meral

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2018), x, 217 pp.

"Is there an inevitable global violent clash unfolding between the world's largest religions: Islam and Christianity? Do religions cause violent conflicts, or are there other factors at play? How can we make sense of increasing reports of violence between Christian and Muslim ethnic communities acro ... more

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L'audiovisuel au Maroc en 10 questions: Approche socio-économique

Yassine Akhiate

Paris: L'Harmattan (2018), 202 pp.

"Le présent ouvrage s'intéresse à la socio-économie de l'audiovisuel au Maroc. Il dresse un panorama des différents questionnements qui concernent le secteur de l'audiovisuel, ses acteurs institutionnels et économiques, ainsi que la dynamique qui les anime. De précieux renseignements y sont f ... more

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Les médias en Afrique depuis les indépendances: Bilan, enjeux et perspectives

Ndiaga Loum, Ibrahima Sarr (dir.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2018), 268 pp.

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Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World
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Yoel Cohen (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), vii, 418 pp.

"The media's coverage of religion is an important question, given the central role which news media play in ensuring that people are up-to-date with religion news developments. The book examines it in different countries. After an introductory section looking at trends in religion news in print, on- ... more

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Digital Inclusion: An International Comparative Analysis

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

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

"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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Communication Interventions Supporting Positive Civic Action in Lebanon

Dylan O'Driscoll

Brighton (UK): K4D; Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2018), 24 pp.

"This rapid review synthesises data from academic, policy and NGO sources on the role media can play in creating/easing tensions between refugees and the host community, and within the host community itself. Acknowledging the importance media can play in perceptions, and considering the confessional ... more

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Syrien, mon amour: Das syrische Filmerbe von 1974 bis heute

Tina Fuchs

Karlsruhe: Kinemathek Karlsruhe (2018), 31 pp.

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Freedom of Expression in the Maghreb: Tension Between Laws and the Judiciary Practice

Abdelaziz Nouaydi, Adnane Bouchaib, Mustapha Ben Letaief, Thomas Ebbs

International Media Support (IMS); Vigilance (2018), 55 pp.

"The four countries concerned in this publication – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya - each have a complex set of challenges - and opportunities - in relation to the advancement of free and independent media. Yet, they share several trends and certainly the tensions between laws pertaining to f ... more

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Addressing Hate Speech and Racism in the Media in the Southern Mediterranean: A Review of Formal and Informal Regulatory Approaches

Toby Mendel, Nahla Momani, Bassam Ewedah, Sarah Bouchetob

MedMedia (2018), 46 pp.

"This report looks at media practices and regulatory tools that are available to address hate speech and racism in the media, with a focus on eight countries, namely Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The first part looks at regulatory approaches to addressing these pro ... more

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Challenges facing Arab journalism, freedom, safety and economic security

Zahera Harb

Journalism, volume 20, issue 1 (2018), pp. 110-113

"The Arab world was taken by surprise when mass protests erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, followed by mass protests in Egypt in January 2011. Much optimism was expressed towards a new era for journalism freedom in the Arab world, in Egypt specifically with the fall of Hosni Mubarak and the long ... more

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Sinai People’s Perceptions of Self-Image Portrayed by the Egyptian Media: A Multidimensional Approach

Alamira Samah Saleh

In: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Singapore: Springer (2018), 16 pp.

"This chapter sought to analyze the portrayals of Sinai people in the Egyptian media as it pertains to the people themselves. It started by giving the reader an overview of the current Sinai’s social, security, and economic status quo and structures. Then, it examined how image building could be o ... more

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The Work of Women’s NGOs on Commercial Radio in the West Bank: Frustrations and Shortcomings

Emma Heywood

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 16, issue 1 (2018), pp. 59-75

"This article examines the work of women’s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on West Bank radio as they represent women, a marginalized community, within a patriarchal, traditional and religious society. It also examines the commercial and societal difficulties faced by radio stations in their ... more

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Pretty Liar: Television, Language, and Gender in Wartime Lebanon

Natalie Khazaal

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press (2018), 325 pp.

"Pretty Liar" explores the rise of language and gender politics on Lebanese television to tell the untold story of the co-evolution of Lebanese television and its audiences and how the civil war of 1975-1991 affected that co-evolution. The shift in public interest in television has been widely ackno ... more

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Pressefreiheit: Nicht überall erhältlich

iz3w, issue 365 (2018), pp. 13-36

"Die iz3w erscheint in einem Land mit einer »guten Situation« für Presseerzeugnisse (globaler Index der Reporter ohne Grenzen). In vielen Ländern ist die Lage infolge von Repressionen »sehr ernst«, zum Beispiel in China, in Iran oder Sudan. Auch in Ländern zwischen diesen Extremen kann freier ... more

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Quel destin pour les minorités au Proche-Orient? Regards sur la diversité culturelle et religieuse en Irak, au Liban et en Syrie

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France: CFI; NASEEJ (2018), 30 pp.

"Les médias reflètent-ils les sociétés telles qu’elles sont aujourd’hui ou bien ne reflètent-ils que les tendances majoritaires ? Comment mettre en lumière les différences et les particularismes sans encourager le communautarisme et contribuer aux divisions ? Le rôle des médias est-il d ... more

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Syria & the CNN Effect: What Role Does the Media Play in Policy-Making?

Lyse Doucet

Deadalus, volume 147, issue 1 (2018), pp. 141-157

"Syria’s devastating war unfolds during unprecedented flows of imagery on social media, testing in new ways the media’s influence on decision-makers. Three decades ago, the concept of a “CNN Effect” was coined to explain what was seen as the power of real-time television reporting to drive r ... more

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The Status of Women Journalists at Jordan’s Media Institutions

International Media Support (IMS) (2018), 35 pp.

"The study concluded that women have faced and are still facing hindrances driven by gender-based discrimination that have limited their number, dimined their role as journalists and restricted their prospects of professional development. The percentage of women at media organisations is less than 2 ... more

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Final Evaluation: Gender Sensitive Public Communication Project

Melike Karlidag, Bérangère Pineau Soukkarieh

Search for Common Ground (2018), 68 pp.

"The Gender Sensitive Public Communications Project was implemented by Search for Common Ground in Lebanon, together with its local partner Abaad, with an aim to promote women’s participation in politics through the production of gender sensitive television drama and short films. Specifically, the ... more

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Assessing the Freedom of Expression of Syrian Refugee Media Outlets

Maria Assaf

for(e)dialogue, volume 2, issue 1 (2018), pp. 50-66

"Syrian post-uprising media outlets arose during the peaceful phase of the Syrian uprising in early 2011 (Salazar-Ferro, CPJ, 2014). Fewer than 30 of these outlets, funded by Western countries, survived and gradually moved to Turkey, escaping censorship and deteriorating security in Syria. In Turkey ... more

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Representations of Africa in African Media: The Case of the Darfur Violence

African Affairs, volume 117, issue 466 (2018), pp. 44-61

"This article examines representation of the conflict in Darfur by the media in Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and Rwanda. It analyses 850 newspaper articles published from 2003 to 2008 and journalist interviews from Kenya and South Africa. Using Mbembe’s articulation of ‘meaningful acts’ and Bour ... more

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