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Popular Television in Eastern Europe During and Since Socialism

Timothy Havens, Anikó Imre, Katalin Lustyik (eds.)

London: Routledge (2015), xi, 285 pp.

Journalism Under Pressure: The Case of Kosovo

Kenneth Andresen

Oslo: University of Oslo, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xvi, 221 pp.

"Using Kosovo as its case, this dissertation discusses links between journalism’s historical development, daily practice and potential in a post-war society. In theory on media in post-communist Eastern Europe, journalists and editors are criticized for being unprofessional and for not contributin ... more

Time Zero of the Digital Switchover in SEE

Ilda Londo, Assen Velchkov et al.

Bucharest: European Union;Center for Independent Journalism (2015), 37 pp.

Reporting Neighbours in Balkan Media

Remzi Lani (ed.)

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2015), 135 pp.

"This publication opens up a path for dialogue and better mutual understanding among media actors in the various Western Balkan countries. I see its main value in presenting facts and bringing different perspectives together. This is a promising base to further foster bridges between journalists, re ... more

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Journalism, Audiences and Diaspora

Ola Ogunyemi (ed.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xix, 256 pp.

"This collection takes the study of diasporic communication beyond the level of simply praising its existence, to offering critical engagements and analysis with the systems of journalistic production, process and consumption practices as they relate to people who are living outside the borders of t ... more

The Role of the Internet in Trafficking for Labour Exploitation

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC);FINE TUNE - Labour Trafficking: Fighting New Trends, Understanding New Elements, developing new responses and partnerships;EU Prevention of and Fight against Crime Program (ISEC) 2011 (2015), 21 pp.

"The report examines what role the internet plays in trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation. It considers in particular methods of online job recruitment and looks at cases studies from several EU Member States – Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, and Romania – and discusses to what exten ... more

Small Cinemas in Global Markets: Genres, Identities, Narratives

Lenuta Giukin, Janina Falkowska, David Desser (eds.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2015), xxiv, 294 pp.

"Small Cinemas in Global Markets addresses aspects such as identity, revisiting the past, internationalized genres, new forms of experimental cinema, markets and production, as well as technological developments of alternative small screens that open new perspectives into small cinema possibilities. ... more

ProMedia II Regional: Final Report. September 30, 1999 – September 30, 2014

Washington, DC: IREX (2015), 27 pp.

"USAID’s ProMedia II Regional project, implemented by IREX between 1999 and 2014 provided a flexible tool to support independent media in a time of transition in Europe and Eurasia (E&E). The project supported multi-year, full-time technical assistance projects in three countries: Bulgaria and Alb ... more

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Social Media and Their Use by Albanian Media

Tirana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES);Albanian Media Institute (2015), 52 pp.

"This study takes it upon itself to present a general overview of the development of online media and social media in Albania, focusing particularly on how professional media outlets use social media. The empirical research focused on monitoring the most widely used social media in Albania, such as ... more

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Bad Practices, Bad Faith: Soft Censorship in Macedonia

Vienna; Washington, DC; Paris: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO);Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);WAN-IFRA (2015), 26 pp.

"A principal challenge to independent journalism is the symbiotic relationship between the ruling party and many media outlets and their owners. Examples on both the national and local level are described in this report. Government-friendly outlets are bolstered by various means, particularly non-tr ... more

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Moving Stories: International Review of How Media Cover Migration
Top Insights

Aidan White (ed.)

London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), 106 pp.

"We asked writers and researchers to examine the quality of coverage and to highlight reporting problems as well as good work.The conclusions from many different parts of the world are remarkably similar: journalism under pressure from a weakening media economy; political bias and opportunism that d ... more

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The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Public Service Broadcasting in Serbia

Davor Marko

International Journal of Digital Television, volume 6, issue 3 (2015), pp. 293-309

"This article investigates the extent to which Serbian media institutions that have been initiated and supported through media assistance programmes have actually reached a level of sustainability and functionality. Analysing the establishment and transformation of public service broadcasters in Ser ... more

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A Difficult Profession: Media Freedom Under Attack in the Western Balkans

Human Rights Watch (2015), 69 pp.

"Based on 86 in-depth interviews with journalists, editors and media owners, this report documents the hostile environment in which journalists work in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. Journalists and editors interviewed for this report described a difficult media space ... more

Medien, Geld und Freiheit

Religion & Gesellschaft in Ost und West, volume 43, issue 10 (2015), pp. 1-27

"Das Fazit der Beiträge in diesem Heft bringt Snežana Milivojevic nüchtern auf den Punkt: „Der Glaube, dass ein freier Markt gleichbedeutend mit freien Medien ist, hat sich in den Transformationsländern als Illusion erwiesen.“ Die größte Gefahr für unabhängigen Journalismus liegt dort ni ... more

Curtailing Corruption: People Power for Accountability and Justice

Shaazka Beyerle

Rienner (2014), vi, 325 pp.

"Campaigns and movements targeting corruption often face decentralized targets rather than an identifiable dictator or external government, and can be found both in undemocratic and democratic systems. Graft and abuse are manifested in a systemic manner rather than a hodgepodge collection of illicit ... more

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Nationale Identität als Medieninhalt: Theoretische Konzeption und empirische Messung am Beispiel Bulgariens

Gergana Baeva

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2014), 341 pp.

"Die Studie behandelt nationale Identität als eine mediale Konstruktion und verfolgt dabei drei Ziele. Es wird ein Identitätsbegriff gesucht, der die Mikro- und Makroebene der Identitätsbildung sinnvoll miteinander verbindet. Darauf aufbauend wird eine Methode entwickelt, um nationale Identität ... more

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Balkan Media Barometer: An Analysis of the Media Landscape in Bosnia and Herzegowina 2014

Nataša Tešanovic (ed.)

Sarajevo: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2014), 72 pp.

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The European Union's Rights-Based Support to the Media in the Enlargement Countries: With Special Attention to Turkey

Tolga Yazici, Sahin Karasar

International Journal of Arts and Commerce, volume 3, issue 7 (2014), pp. 12-24

"The European Union's dedication to freedom the media is articulated in different parts of its acquis and the European Union supports media freedom by funding member counties and enlargement countries. This study underlines the freedom of expression as a fundamental human right before the European U ... more