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New Media and Intercultural Communication: Identity, Community and Politics

Pauline Hope Cheong, Judith N. Martin, Leah P. Macfadyen (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xx, 337 pp.

"Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital media are implemented across cultures and are contested and negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world." ... more

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¿Cómo diseñar campañas políticas exitosas? Una mirada estratégica a las campañas ganadoras de los últimos tiempos

Alfredo Dávalos López, Víctor Polanco Frías, Carlos Galeas de la Vega, Alfonso Pérez

Quito: CIESPAL (2012), 249 pp.

"Tres son los principales objetivos de la presente obra: 1. El primero consiste en poner al alcance de los ciudadanos de América Latin a los conocimientos y herramientas indispensables para que comprendan de mejor manera la forma en que la Comunicación Política incide, en mayor o menor medida, en ... more

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Media Practice in Iraq

Ahmed Khalid Al-Rawi

Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xi, 221 pp.

"A historical survey of the Iraqi media from its beginning up to the present day, focusing on the post-2003 media scene and the political and societal divisions that occurred in Iraq after US-led occupation. Investigates the nature of the media outlets and offers an analysis of the way Iraqi satelli ... more

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Radio Mission: Station ELWA in West Africa

Timothy Stoneman

International Bulletin of Missionary Research, volume 36, issue 4 (2012), pp. 200-204

"The case study of Station ELWA [ = Eternal Love Wins Africa] from 1954 to 1970 exemplifies how conservative evangelical radio missions operated worldwide during the postwar period. Radio missionaries with Station ELWA demonstrated a capacity for creativity in communication, forming part of an histo ... more

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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World
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Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), 2nd ed. (2012), 149 pp.

"This report examines seven central areas of media development—funding, digital media, sustainability, media law, journalists' safety, journalism education, and monitoring and evaluation. It also delves in-depth into four areas deserving of greater attention: citizen journalism, investigative jour ... more

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Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study

Eva Anduiza Perea, Michael James Jensen, Laia Jorba (eds.)

New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xv, 287 pp.

"This book focuses on the impact of digital media use for political engagement across varied geographic and political contexts, using a diversity of methodological approaches and datasets. The book addresses an important gap in the contemporary literature on digital politics, identifying context dep ... more

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Radio

John Allen Hendricks (ed.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xxxiv, 590 pp.

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The Marketization of Foreign News

Bella Mody

Global Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 2 (2012), pp. 99-115

"Audience segmentation is generally associated with strategic communication (such as advertising and public relations), where content is manipulated to suit reader preferences. News has generally been considered truth-telling unvarnished by such concerns. This article compares how news of the same h ... more

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Community Sector Dynamics and the Lebanese Diaspora: Internal Fragmentation and Transnationalism on the Web

Houda Asal

Paris: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (2012), 19 pp.

"The author analyzes the presence of Lebanese organizations on the Web and shows the transnational links between associations from different countries, starting from a case study including France and Canada. The nature and density of these connections are partly attributable to the importance of lin ... more

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Al Jazeera English: Global News in a Changing World

Philip Seib (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), 204 pp.

"For Al Jazeera English (AJE), the Arab revolutions of 2011 offered an opportunity that news executives dream about. It was the biggest story of the century, it was happening on home territory, and the channel had the expertise and the reportorial staff on the ground at levels its competitors could ... more

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Global Survey on Internet Privacy and Freedom of Expression

Andrew Puddephatt, Toby Mendel, Ben Wagner, Dixie Hawtin, Natalia Torres

Paris: UNESCO (2012), 142 pp.

"This publication seeks to identify the relationship between freedom of expression and Internet privacy, assessing where they support or compete with each other in different circumstances. The publication maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint ... more

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Believe it or Not: Understanding the Credibility and Effectiveness of Radio Sawa in the UAE

Thomas B. Christie, Andrew M. Clark

International Communication Gazette, volume 73, issue 4 (2011), pp. 359-371

"As part of an overall strategy to influence public opinion in the Muslim world, the US government implemented two new international broadcasting tools — Radio Sawa and Alhurra (a satellite television network). In the face of declining support of US government policies in the Muslim world, this st ... more

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More Bad News from Israel

Greg Philo, Mike Berry

London: Pluto Press, Exp. and updated ed. (2011), viii, 475 pp.

"Building on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, 'More Bad News From Israel' examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion. The book brings together senior journalists and ordinary viewers to examine how ... more

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Die "Vietnam-Generation" der Kriegsberichterstatter: Ein amerikanischer Mythos zwischen Vietnam und Irak

Lars Klein

Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2011), 396 pp.

"Vietnam gilt als der letzte Krieg, aus dem frei und unbehindert berichtet werden konnte, und in dem sich Journalisten und Militärs gleichberechtigt gegenüber standen. Diese Sicht wurde zwar von der Forschung weitgehend widerlegt, zumeist jedoch bezogen auf die Spätphase des Krieges sowie speziel ... more

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... more

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Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

Carolyn M. Byerly

Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.

"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei ... more

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The Power of Global Community Media
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

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An Evaluation of the Knight International Journalism Fellowships

Philliber Research Associates

Knight Foundation; International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2011), 49 pp.

"This report reviews the current status of outcomes of 23 Knight International Journalism fellowships that ran from 2007 through Spring 2010. The initial outcomes of 19 of these fellowships were documented in the September, 2009 report. This year, we review whether the outcomes of those 19 fellowshi ... more

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On Media Monitoring: The Media and Their Contribution to Democracy

Josef Trappel, Werner A. Meier (eds.)

New York; Bern et al.: Peter Lang (2011), xii, 306 pp.

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La política de Internet desde una perspectiva internacional: Seis informes nacionales

Tobias Wangermann, Helmut Reifeld (eds.)

Sankt Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 108 pp.

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World Top Insights

The Power of Global Community Media Inspiring Practice

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World
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The Power of Global Community Media
Inspiring Practice