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Television, Nation Building and the Everyday in Contemporary Russia

Russian Journal of Communication, volume 3, issue 3-4 (2010), pp. 173-330

Footprint of Financial Crisis in the Media

London: Open Society Institute, Media Program (2010), 14 pp.

"The global economic downturn has affected countless businesses across the region, forcing them to slash costs, lay off employees, and reduce output. Media businesses are no exception. However, when media businesses are hit, it is not just their turnover that suffers: their primary function, the del ... more

Perspektiven der Medienentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa

Sofie Jannusch

Ost-West: Europäische Perspektiven, volume 11, issue 2 (2010), pp. 97-106

"Die Pressefreiheit hat uns beides gebracht, den Sauerstoff der Demokratie genauso wie das Lachgas von Infotainment und Kommerzialisierung.“ Der polnische Medienwissenschaftler Karol Jakubowicz wird sicherlich bei vielen demokratisch gesinnten Kollegen in Mitteleuropa und im Baltikum auf zustimmen ... more

Initiatives of TV Ethics Control by Religions in Russia: Challenges for Implementation

Victor M. Khroul

Religion in Eastern Europe, volume 30, issue 2 (2010), pp. 1-9

"The diversity of attitudes of Russian society towards television coupled with many plots and subplots emerged in the public arena providing us with an opportunity to consider them as an indicators of the maturity of civil society in Russia. It is also an indicator of the level of influence that rel ... more

Totalitarian Communication: Hierarchies, Codes and Messages

Kirill Postoutenko (ed.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2010), 316 pp.

Rethinking Russia: Freedom of Expression Without Freedom of the Press

Maria Lipman

Journal of International Affairs, volume 63, issue 2 (2010), pp. 153-169

"If the Kremlin should not be held directly responsible for ordering murders against journalists, it certainly bears responsibility for the atmosphere of lawlessness that reigns in Russia. Today’s Kremlin doesn’t mind free and critical voices as long as they remain politically irrelevant and hav ... more

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Controversy on the Airwaves: Public Diplomacy, Portraying America, and Public Outreach Through the Voice of America Uzbek Service

Navbahor Imamova, Richard J. Schaefer, Richard Shafer, Eric Freedman

Central Asia and the Caucasus, volume 11, issue 4 (2010), pp. 110-125

"From a research perspective, this case study highlights the need for further research into BBG-sponsored international broadcast services, both individually and collectively. Such studies could include quantitative content analyses of program content, survey research of listeners and viewers, inter ... more

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Blick zurück nach vorn: Samizdat, Internet und die Freiheit des Wortes

Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel, Wolfgang Eichwede (eds.)

Osteuropa, volume 60, issue 11 (2010), pp. 3-258

"Peter Reddaway und neun weitere Autoren schauen ins das Archiv der Freiheit, das die osteuropäischen Bürgerrechtler mit ihren selbstverlegten Schriften anlegten. Sie entdecken substantielle Beiträge zur politischen Ideengeschichte des mündigen Bürgers. Sind im Zeitalter der wiedererstarkten po ... more

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Die Ukraine im Wandel: Stabile Instabilität in einem Zwischenland

Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 525 pp.

Journalistische Genres in Deutschland und Russland: Handbuch;Zanry zurnalistiki Germanii i Rossii

Alla G. Bespalova, Evgenij A. Kornilov, Horst Pöttker (eds.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2010), 421 pp.

"Das erste deutsch-russische Wörterbuch der Journalistik bietet Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern 30 umfangreiche Fachartikel zu Nachricht, Kommentar, Interview, Reportage und weiteren Genres. Zahlreiche Beispieltexte aus Geschichte und Gegenwart des Journalismus unterstreichen seinen Gebrauchswert f ... more

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Handbuch Medienethik

Christian Schicha (ed.)

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2010), 580 pp.

"Im interdisziplinär ausgerichteten „Handbuch Medienethik“ systematisieren renommierte Autorinnen und Autoren medienethisch relevante Konzeptionen und Begriffe und typologisieren relevante Praxisfelder. Jenseits der tagesaktuell aufgeregten Ethik-Debatten werden Fundamente und Stützpfeiler med ... more

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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard

Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.

"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more

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Understanding Community Media
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Kevin Howley (ed.)

London et al.: Sage (2010), xii, 410 pp.

"With contributions from an international team of well-known experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this comprehensive volume examines community-based media from theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives. More than 30 original essays provide an incisive and timely analysis ... more

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Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace

Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2010), xvi, 617 pp.

"Internet censorship and surveillance becomes more sophisticated. The first-generation controls like China's "Great Firewall" are being replaced by techniques that include strategically timed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, targeted malware, take-down notices and stringent terms-of-usa ... more

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Politische Kommunikation

KAS Auslandsinformationen, issue 6 (2010), 114 pp.

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Medienwandel durch Digitalisierung und Krise: Eine vergleichende Analyse zwischen Russland und Deutschland

Mike Friedrichsen, Jens Wendland, Galina Woronenkowa (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2010), 216 pp.

"Das durch die Digitalisierung mögliche Zusammenwachsen der Medien – z.B. von Fernsehen und Internet – hat ein wesentliches und entscheidendes Merkmal hervorgebracht: die Interaktivität. Mit neuen Medienformaten und Distributionskanälen wird interaktiver Medienkonsum möglich und bietet den K ... more