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The Chilling: A Global Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists
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Julie Posetti, Nabeelah Shabbir (eds.)

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ);UNESCO (2022), 325 pp.

"This ground-breaking three-year global study on gender-based online violence against women journalists represents collaborative research covering 15 countries. It is the most geographically, linguistically, and ethnically diverse scoping of the crisis conducted up until late 2022. The research draw ... more

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The Smiling Dragon – China’s Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Germany and the EU

Céline-Agathe Caro (ed.)

Bangkok: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), ix, 149 pp.

"This publication aims to analyse China’s soft power strategies in selected ASEAN countries and issue recommendations for Germany and the European Union (EU) in this field. The subject of China’s grow ing influence on a global scale is of the highest importance for decision-makers and interested ... more

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The State of Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, and Access to Information in Cambodia. Annual Report: 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2022

Cambodia Center for Human Rights (2022), 42 pp.

"The present report outlines key information pertaining to the rights to freedom of expression, press freedom, and access to information and findings regarding the state of these rights in the Kingdom of Cambodia over a period of a year, starting from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022. This annual ... more

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#DefendPressFreedom: Paradigm Repair, Role Perceptions and Filipino Journalists’ Counterstrategies to Anti-Media Populism and Delegitimizing Threats

Ayee Macaraig, Michael Hameleers

Journalism Studies, volume 23, issue 16 (2022), pp. 2078-2096

"Through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18 Filipino reporters and editors from three influential media outlets that then President Rodrigo Duterte targeted as enemies – the broadcaster ABS-CBN, the newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer, and the website Rappler – this paper offers novel i ... more

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A Pro-Government Disinformation Campaign on Indonesian Papua

Dave Mc Rae, Maria del Mar Quiroga, Daniel Russo-Batterham, Kim Doyle

Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 3, issue 5 (2022), 20 pp.

"This research identifies an Indonesian-language Twitter disinformation campaign posting pro-government materials on Indonesian governance in Papua, site of a protracted ethno-nationalist, pro-independence insurgency. Curiously, the campaign does not employ common disinformation tactics such as hash ... more

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Digitalisation and Civic Space: Chances and Challenges

Kai Schächtele, Ingo Dachwitz, Felix Zimmermann, Chris Köver, Christine Meissler, Martina Hahn, Sven Hilbig

Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2022), 58 pp.

"Multifaceted, uncensored, promoting democracy - that is the internet, many people had long hoped. But from today's perspective, this is not true - or only partially. Because the big digital platforms and the world wide web are both: media of freedom and control. In many places, they support civil s ... more

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Atlas der Zivilgesellschaft. Freiheitsrechte unter Druck: Schwerpunkt Digitalisierung

Kai Schächtele, Ingo Dachwitz, Felix Zimmermann, Chris Köver, Christine Meissler, Martina Hahn, Sven Hilbig

München; Berlin: oekom Verlag;Brot für die Welt (2022), 86 pp.

"Vielfaltig, unzensiert, demokratiefördernd - das ist das Internet, hofften viele Menschen lange. Doch diese Attribute passen aus heutiger Sicht nicht - oder nur teilweise. Denn die großen digitalen Plattformen und das World Wide Web sind beides: Medien der Freiheit und der Kontrolle. Sie helfen d ... more

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Church Communication in the New Normal: Perspectives from Asia and Beyond
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Anthony Le Duc (ed.)

Bangkok: Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication (2022), xxvii, 343 pp.

"Despite the wide-ranging topics presented in this collection, this volume takes ‘communication’ as the keyword for the various research and reflections on the life and mission of the Catholic Church during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as post-crisis. The reader will readily recognize that what ... more

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Labelling Fake News: The Politics of Regulating Disinformation in Thailand

Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Perspective , issue 34 (2022), 14 pp.

"In Thailand, determining what news is true or fake appears to be a political matter. The Thai authorities associate "fake news" with public harm and as a national threat, giving rise to stringent regulatory responses. Official hostility toward "fake news" is influenced by virulent political conflic ... more

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Social Media Discourse in Malaysia on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Rationales for Pro-Russia Sentiments

Benjamin Y. H. Loh, Munira Mustaffa

Perspective , issue 41 (2022), 11 pp.

"In late February 2022, Russian forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine which sent shockwaves around the world. As the world responded with sanctions against Russia, Moscow increased its public relations campaign to justify its invasion and recast the narrative in the media and on the inter ... more

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Universal Periodic Review 41st Session – Indonesia (Fourth Cycle). Joint Stakeholder Contribution: Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion and Belief, and Digital Rights

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2022), 16 pp.

"In this submission, the Association of Progressive Communications (APC), EngageMedia and Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) examine Indonesia's compliance with the recommendations received during the third Universal Periodic Review cycle in 2017. This submission will focus parti ... more

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Their Story. Research: How Indonesian Media Views Non-Normative Sexuality and Genders (LGBT)

Widia Primastika, Nurhajati Lestari, Dina Listiorini, Marina Nasution, Luviana, Reka Kajaksana

Jakarta: Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI);USAID (2022), 134 pp.

"This study by Konde.co with the support of Internews was conducted with the objective of uncovering Indonesian media newsroom policies with regards to issues related to individuals or groups with diverse gender expression and non-normative sexuality, which are collectively labeled as "LGBT". In thi ... more

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Advancing Meaningful Connectivity: Towards Active and Participatory Digital Societies

Teddy Woodhouse

Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI);World Wide Web Foundation (2022), 27 pp.

"This report advances the Meaningful Connectivity framework as a way to support more inclusive societies and strengthen digital economies. It measures the gap in the number of people with just basic internet access and those with meaningful connectivity and examines what this digital divide means fo ... more

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SocialMedia4Peace: Taking Stock of Progress Achieved

UNESCO (2022), 2 pp.

"The overall objective of this UNESCO project is to strengthen the resilience of societies to potentially harmful content spread online, in particular hate speech inciting violence while protecting freedom of expression and enhancing the promotion of peace through digital technologies, notably socia ... more

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SIMBAHAY: Flipping Church Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic Uncertainty and Implications to Spirituality

Joshua Michael G. Jonas, Benjamina Paula G. Flor

Religion and Social Communication, volume 20, issue 1 (2022), pp. 68-99

"Guided by the relational prayer theory (Baesler, 2002), this paper analyzed how Catholics flipped their homes as church to be saved from COVID-19 uncertainties by attending online masses at the Manila Cathedral (MC). Through Facebook Analytics, the study determined the number of attendees to online ... more

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Comparing Impacts on Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Connotative Context Factors in Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand

Melanie Radue

Global Media and Communication, volume 18, issue 2 (2022), pp. 157-179

"Cross-national media freedom comparison is often based on Western-biased indices published by organizations such as Freedom House or Reporters Without Borders. Additionally, Eurocentric analysis and comparison are endorsed by the application of hegemonic media systems models to compare media enviro ... more

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Gender on Our News Radar: A View from Southeast Asia

Johanna Son

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2022), 59 pp.

"This is a handy tool for learning and teaching in journalism and communication. This book is part of the Fojo Media Institute's Southeast Asia Media Training Network project, which focused on the building the capacity of, and co-learning with, media trainers in Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Rep ... more

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Misinformation, infighting, backlash, and an ‘endless’ recovery: Policymakers recount challenges and mitigating measures after a vaccine scare in the Philippines

Mark Donald C. Reñosa et al.

Global Health Action, volume 15, issue 2077536 (2022), 14 pp.

"This study aims to explore the perspectives of policymakers involved in ongoing efforts to boost vaccine confidence in the Philippines following a 2017 Dengvaxia scare and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Between August and November 2020, we conducted 19 semi-structured narrative interviews with purp ... more

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Media Freedom in Southeast Asia: Repeal Restrictive Laws, Strengthen Quality Journalism

Bangkok: Asia Centre;Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 41 pp.

"This report proposes solutions on how best to equip journalists and other key actors to fulfil their vital role in a changing landscape. While censorship is an alluring option in the face of disinformation over the internet, it is important to find avenues to facilitate the responsible and ethical ... more

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Harnessing the Potential of Big Data in Post-Pandemic Southeast Asia

Manila: Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2022), 44 pp.

"This publication is the last of four reports from a regional study completed in 2021 and funded by the technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Policy Advice for COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia. The project supports the recovery efforts of Southeast Asian countries t ... more

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The Chilling: A Global Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists
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Church Communication in the New Normal: Perspectives from Asia and Beyond
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