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Building Trust: Toward a Legal Framework That Protects Personal Data in Lebanon

Elham Barjas, Hussein Mehdy

Beirut: Social Media Exchange Association (SMEX) (2017), 24 pp.

"In its first section, the study examines the legal framework regarding personal data in Lebanon. Even though Lebanon participated in developing the directives on data protection legislation issued by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in 2012, the country sti ... more

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Beyond the Stereotypes? Images of Boys and Girls, and Their Consequences
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Dafna Lemish, Maya Götz (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom;International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (2017), 254 pp.

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Bridging the Gap: Rebuilding Citizen Trust in the Media
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Anya Schiffrin, Beatrice Santa-Wood, Susanna De Martino, Ellen Hume, Nicole Pope

Open Society Foundations (2017), 144 pp.

"Journalists in many countries are experimenting with how to build trust and engage with audiences, and our report examines their efforts. In our study we profile organizations that are working to build bridges with their readers, viewers and listeners and deliver relevant news to local audiences. W ... more

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The Psychological Wellbeing of Iranian Journalists

Anthony Feinstein, Bennis Pavisian

In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression

Ulla Carlsson; Reeta Pöyhtäri (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 185-190

"Objectives: To determine the emotional wellbeing of journalists who work in Iran. Methods: A website was established and journalists in newsrooms in Iran and the Diaspora were given information to access the site. Responses were received from 114 journalists (76 per per cent cent). The mean age was ... more

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Peer-To-Peer Programme: Managing the Digital Transition. A Training Challenge for National Broadcasters in the MENA Region. Final Results

MedMedia;COPEAM (2017), 7 pp.

"This report presents the final results of a nine-month regional peer-to-peer exchange programme implemented in 2017 by MedMedia, an EU-funded programme, and COPEAM, in partnership with public service broadcasters in the Southern Mediterranean Region. The programme aimed at developing training polic ... more

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La circulation des productions culturelles: Cinémas, informations et séries télévisées dans les mondes arabes et musulmans

Dominique Marchetti (ed.)

Rabat; Istanbul: Centre Jacques-Berque;Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes (2017), 287 pp.

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European Foreign Conflict Reporting: A Comparative Analysis of Public News Providers

Emma Heywood

London; New York: Routledge (2017), 174 pp.

"This book explores the state of European foreign conflict reporting by public-sector broadcasters, post-Cold war and post-9/11. It compares the values of three television news providers from differing public systems: BBC’s News at 10, Russia’s Vremya and France 2’s 20 Heures. The book examine ... more

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Journalism and the Islamic Worldview: Journalistic Roles in Muslim-Majority Countries

Nurhaya Muchtar, Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada, Thomas Hanitzsch, Ashraf Galal, Masduki & Mohammad Sahid Ullah

Journalism Studies, volume 18, issue 5 (2017), pp. 555-575

"This paper looks at the extent to which journalistic culture in Muslim-majority countries is shaped by a distinctive Islamic worldview. We identified four principles of an Islamic perspective to journalism: truth and truth-telling (siddiq and haqq), pedagogy (tabligh), seeking the best for the publ ... more

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The Arab World Online 2017: Digital Transformations and Societal Trends in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Fadi Salem

Dubai: Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (2017), 61 pp.

"In this decade of digital transformation in the region, the Arab World stands at a critical juncture, where the internet is driving three interconnected waves of change: 1. A developmental juncture: The emergence of an online critical mass of 173 million interconnected people online today is creati ... more

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La (re-)professionnalisation du journalisme tunisien dans la période transitionnelle: Le rôle des acteurs extranationaux

Olivier Koch

In: La circulation des productions culturelles: cinémas, informations et séries télévisées dans les mondes arabes et musulmans

Dominique Marchetti (dir.)

Rabat: Centre Jacques-Berque (2017), ?? pp.

"La nature de l’enseignement et l’évaluation de la pertinence du choix des formateurs sont également sujettes à caution. En effet, 54,3 % des participants estiment que les contenus dispensés ne sont pas adaptés au contexte national. D’une certaine manière, ceci est confirmé par les form ... more

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Audience Research in Media Development: Overview, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned
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Dennis Reineck, Laura Schneider, Christoph Spurk

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2017), 49 pp.

"This publication takes a look at current developments in the .eld of audience research in media development and presents three case studies testing innovative methods that can be of use for research, monitoring, and evaluation. They are meant as an orientation and inspirational source for future pr ... more

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Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives
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Katie Ellis, Mike Kent (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2017), xxii, 340 pp.

"Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives yet the impact on people with disabilities has gone largely unscrutinised. Similarly, while social media and disability are often both observed through a focus on the Western, developed and English-speaking world, different global ... more

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Les représentations identitaires dans les journaux télévisés au Liban

Aline Korban

Paris: L'Harmattan (2017), 210 pp.

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"They Are Not Our Brothers": Hate Speech by Saudi Officials

Adam Coogle et al.

Human Rights Watch (2017), 62 pp.

"The Saudi state has permitted government-appointed religious scholars and clerics and government institutions to refer to religious minorities such as Shia in derogatory terms or demonize them in official documents and religious rulings. In addition, in recent years, government-appointed clerics ha ... more

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Fotoreporter im Konflikt: Der internationale Fotojournalismus in Israel/Palästina

Felix Koltermann

Bielefeld: transcript (2017), 456 pp.

"Das Handeln von Fotojournalisten in Konflikten stellt einen bisher wenig beachteten Teilbereich des Auslands- und Konfliktjournalismus dar. Felix Koltermann wirft erstmals in Form einer vergleichenden Kommunikatorstudie einen differenzierten Blick auf journalistisches Handeln internationaler, israe ... more

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Fatwa on Satellite TV and the Development of Islamic Religious Discourse

Noureddine Miladi, Saleh Karim, Mahroof Athambawa

Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, volume 10, issue 2 (2017), pp. 129-152

"Satellite TV and the Internet revolutions have reinvigorated religious discourse in public spaces. Across the world, religious TV channels and Internet religious websites have taken up the roles of traditional religious spaces such as churches, mosques, synagogues, gurdwaras and temples. Islamic re ... more

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Model Course on Safety of Journalists: A Guide for Journalism Teachers in the Arab States

Michael Foley, Clare Arthurs, Magda Abu-Fadil

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 172 pp.

"Safety of Journalists: A Model Course for the Arab States is a significant instalment in our UNESCO Series on Journalism Education. Developed in partnership with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the publication responds to the difficult situation of many journalists working in the ... more

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Female Journalists in Syria ... Reality and Challenges

Syrian Journalists Association (2017), 22 pp.

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To Have a Country, to Have a Say: Using Visual Methods to Explore Young Palestinians’ Lived Citizenship

Filipa Pestana

Nidaba, volume 2, issue 1 (2017), pp. 20-35

"Youth in Palestine have been framed as disengaged from politics, in comparison with their spectacular activism during the two intifadas, and as unaccomplished citizens, as a result of their political circumstances. This article addresses a rethinking of the notion of citizenship, in the context of ... more

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Health Information and Monitoring Among Qatari Adolescents

Klaus Schoenbach, Marium Saeed Ellen Wartella et al.

Doha: Northwestern University in Qatar (2017), 63 pp.

Beyond the Stereotypes? Images of Boys and Girls, and Their Consequences Top Insights

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Audience Research in Media Development: Overview, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned Top Insights

Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives Top Insights

Beyond the Stereotypes? Images of Boys and Girls, and Their Consequences
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Bridging the Gap: Rebuilding Citizen Trust in the Media
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Audience Research in Media Development: Overview, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned
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Disability and Social Media: Global Perspectives
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