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If They Really Wanted To, They Would: The Press Discourse of Integration of the European Roma, 1990–2006

Adina Schneeweis

International Communication Gazette, volume 74, issue 7 (2012), pp. 673-689

"This study explores the solidification of the discourse of integration of the Gypsy/Roma in the European press following the fall of Communism. A discourse analysis focuses on the British and Romanian press between 1990 and 2006, and it suggests that, in the midst of opening of EU borders and talks ... more

Media Freedom and Independence in 14 European Countries: A Comparative Perspective

European Commission;Mediadem (2012), 188 pp.

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Major Trends of Media Development During Post-Communist Transition

Ilda Londo

Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 14 pp.

"Even though the Albanian media is relatively young, it went through a dynamic and fast development. Unlike other countries in the region, the change of the political system in 1991 not only led to the end of media monopolization by the government, but also to the disappearance of nearly all existin ... more

Media and Religion in Romania: Three Contexts and a Discussion

Romina Surugiu

European Journal of Science and Theology, volume 8, issue 4 (2012), pp. 205-213

"The paper analyses the relation between media and the Eastern Orthodox religion - the dominant religion in Romania. We will examine three contexts: (1) the existing sociological theories on religion and their relevance for understanding the Orthodox world today, (2) the religious media and (3) the ... more

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Spotlight on Mladic: Villain or Celebrity? The Arrest and Trial of Ratko Mladic in the Balkan Media

Sarajevo: Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2012), 48 pp.

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The Global Journalist in the 21st Century

David H. Weaver, Lars Willnat (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2012), 584 pp.

"The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in various countries around the world. This book updates the original Global Journalist (1998) volume with new data, adding more ... more

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A Suitable Case for Transplant? The BBC and Public Service Journalism in Post-Communist Romania

James Stewart

Journalism Practice, volume 7, issue 3 (2012), pp. 329-344

"This paper is the first detailed account of the BBC's engagement with journalism in Romania after the fall of communism, including a description and evaluation of the journalism training carried out by the BBC in the country in the 1990s. Drawing on interviews with a cohort of journalists who were ... more

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Human Rights Journalism: Advances in Reporting Distant Humanitarian Interventions

Ibrahim Seaga Shaw

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xvi, 281 pp.

"Shaw argues that journalism should focus on deconstructing the underlying structural and cultural causes of political violence such as poverty, famine and human trafficking, and play a proactive (preventative), rather than reactive (prescriptive) role in humanitarian intervention." (Publisher descr ... more

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Radio in Small Nations: Production, Programmes, Audiences

Richard J. Hand, Mary Traynor (eds.)

Cardiff: University of Wales Press (2012), xi, 199 pp.

"Whether at a local, national, or international level, radio has played and continues to play a key role in nurturing or denying—even destroying—people’s sense of collective identity. The essays in this volume provide a historical and contemporary overview of radio in small nations. A number o ... more

Community Media for Peace-Building, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation: A Roadmap to Develop a Bi-Community Radio Station in Cyprus

Vaia Doudaki, Nico Carpentier

Cyprus University of Technology (2012), 23 pp.

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Getting the Facts Right: Reporting Ethnicity and Religion. A Study of Media Coverage of Ethnicity and Religion in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom

Verica Rupar

Media Diversity Institute;Article 19;International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 71 pp.

"This study brings journalists back to the centre of inquiry about the media’s role in covering ethnicity and religion. It asks: What professional norms guide editors and journalists when reporting on ethnicity and religion? What news gathering tools are most commonly used? What are the institutio ... 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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Public Memory, Public Media, and the Politics of Justice

Philip Lee, Pradip Thomas (eds.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xvii, 220 pp.

"This book aims to provide a context in which a clear link can be traced between the politics of memory and its manifold representations and misrepresentations in public media towards a viable politics of justice. The assumption is that public awareness and perceptions of injustice, whether they are ... more

Balkan Memories: Media Constructions of National and Transnational History

Tanja Zimmermann (ed.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2012), 270 pp.

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European Media Law and Policy Framework

Alexander Scheuer, Christian M. Bron, Shari Kind

Sofia: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 72 pp.

Media Sustainability Index 2011: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2011), xxiii, 321 pp.

"With three notable exceptions—Belarus, Russia, and Uzbekistan—the media sector in the countries included in the first edition of the MSI in 2001 have over time either improved overall or stayed more or less the same. But, a review of overall MSI scores is just one way to use the MSI to see how ... more

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Gut informiert - verantwortungsvoll handeln: Das weltweite Medienprogramm der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Sankt Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 42 pp.

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