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Women in Politics and Media: Perspectives from Nations in Transition

Maria Raicheva-Stover, Elza Ibroscheva (eds.)

New York; London: Bloomsbury Academic (2014), xiv, 334 pp.

"This is the first collection to de-Westernize the scholarship on women, politics and media by: 1) highlighting the latest research on countries and regions that have not been ‘the usual suspects’; 2) featuring a diverse group of scholars, many of non-Western origin; 3) giving voice through pers ... more

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Reading in Ukraine: Results of the Study of Reading Habits and Attitudes Towards Reading Carried Out in 2013-2014

Emilia Ohar et al.

pro.mova expert company (2014), 32 pp.

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Television Audiences Across the World: Deconstructing the Ratings Machine

Jérôme Bourdon, Cécile Méadel (eds.)

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xiv, 274 pp.

Preventive Journalism as a Means of Controlling Regional Media in Russia

Elina Erzikova

Global Media and Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2014), pp. 35-52

"This article utilizes new institutional theory and its principle – coercive isomorphism – to examine explicit and implicit pressures exerted on news organizations by a regional government in Russia in 2009 and 2010. The study found that while empowering regional reporters by the myth of helping ... more

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Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood

Steven Livingston, Gregor Walter-Drop (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), xi, 195 pp.

"Contributors to the volume explore various questions concerning the opportunities and constraints for governance associated with the startling growth in digital technologies in the Global South. In areas of limited statehood, places where the reach of the state is limited and weak, can mobile phone ... more

Newsgathering and Policy Perceptions in Ukraine

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2014), 35 slides

"Use of Ukrainian vs. Russian in news content is not important for the vast majority of adults; trust in content is key to reliance on sources. Ukrainian TV channels remain the top news sources for adults across ethnic groups and regions (other than Crimea), and offer news trusted by large majoritie ... more

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Cyber Security in Developing Countries, a Digital Divide Issue: The Case of Georgia

Ellada Gamreklidze

Journal of International Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2014), pp. 200-217

"Based on the case study of the cyber war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, this paper is a theoretical deliberation in an attempt to illustrate connection between the Digital Divide and cyber security. Through a qualitative study of cyber warfare between the two countries, one on the devel ... more

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Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Vol. 2

Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2014), xii, 406 pp.

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Moskau fest im Blick: Die deutschen Medien und die Ukraine

Gemma Pörzgen

Osteuropa, volume 64, issue 5-6 (2014), pp. 295-310

"Vor dem Herbst 2013 spielte die Ukraine in deutschen Medien kaum eine Rolle. Die repressive Politik des Janukovyc-Regimes und die wachsende Unzufriedenheit in der Bevölkerung interessierten nur wenige Redaktionen. Auch die Verhandlungen der EU mit der Ukraine über das Assoziierungsabkommen wurden ... more

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Radio: The Resilient Medium. Papers from the Third Conference of the ECREA Radio Research Section

Madalena Oliveira, Grazyna Stachyra, Guy Starkey (eds.)

Sunderland: University of Sunderland, Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies (2014), vi, 311 pp.

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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.

"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more

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Die Presse in der Julikrise 1914: Die internationale Berichterstattung und der Weg in den Ersten Weltkrieg

Georg Eckert, Peter Geiss, Arne Karsten (eds.)

Münster: Aschendorff (2014), 271 pp.

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Der Kreml auf allen Kanälen: Wie der russische Staat das Fernsehen lenkt

Ulrike Gruska

Berlin: Reporter ohne Grenzen (2013), 47 pp.

"Das Fernsehen ist für die Menschen in Russland die wichtigste politische Informationsquelle. Nach einer kurzen Periode der Freiheit Anfang der 1990er Jahre ist es erneut zum zentralen Pfeiler geworden, auf den die Staatsorgane ihre Macht stützen. Die drei größten Kanäle Perwyj Kanal, Rossija u ... more

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The Digital Divide: The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective

Massimo Ragnedda, Glenn W. Muschert (eds.)

London: Routledge (2013), 324 pp.

"This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines “the digital divide” as the unequal access and utility of internet communic ... more

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Investigative Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe: Autonomy, Business Models, and Democratic Roles

Václav Stetka, Henrik Örnebring

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 18, issue 4 (2013), pp. 413-435

"This article presents a comparative study of investigative journalism in nine countries in the Central and Eastern European region (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia). The purpose is descriptive and analytical. Descriptively, the articl ... more

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Analysing How Law Shapes Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of the 2008 Slovak Press Act

Nikola Belakova

Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 3 (2013), pp. 197-217

"This article investigates the operation of the contested reply and correction provisions of the 2008 Slovak Press Act and their influence on journalism. I argue that apart from the ‘law-on-the-books’, we need to examine the interactions between the media, policymakers and judges in order to exp ... more

Russian and German Perspectives on Transcultural Communication

Margreth Lünenborg (ed.)

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 3, issue 1 (2013), various pag.

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