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Is Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Effective? Evidence from Ukraine

Aaron Erlich, Calvin Garner

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 28, issue 1 (2023), pp. 5-28

"Can residents of Ukraine discern between pro-Kremlin disinformation and true statements? Moreover, which pro-Kremlin disinformation claims are more likely to be believed, and by which audiences? We present the results from two surveys carried out in 2019—one online and the other face-to-face—th ... more

What Role Does Media Entertainment Play in Emerging Adults’ Political Identity and Engagement Across Cultures?

Frank M Schneider, Katharina Knop-Huelss, Jinhee Kim, Larisa Buhin et. al

International Journal of Communication, volume 17 (2023), pp. 1445-1465

"In light of the controversial relationship and blurred lines between information and entertainment media, the current study’s goal aimed at qualitatively exploring media entertainment’s role in emerging adults’ political identity formation and engagement. By analyzing 55 semistructured interv ... more

Digital Patronage: Toward a New Model of Building a Radio Station

Patryk Galuszka, Piotr Chmielewski

International Journal of Communication, volume 17 (2023), pp. 1861-1879

"This article analyzes how patronage crowdfunding is becoming a central part of the model for building a radio station. Implementing this model requires mobilizing listeners to engage in the direct, long-term financial support of a station. The analysis conducted in this article is based on a case s ... more

Balkan Media Assistance Program: A Case Study in Locally Led Development

Washington, DC: USAID (2023), 7 pp.

Peripheral News Workers’ Autonomy: The Case of a Czech Regional Television Newsroom

Monika Metykova, Lenka Waschková Císarová

Journalism Practice (2023), 17 pp.

"In this article, we revisit some of the debates about changing journalistic labour that have first emerged when digital technologies became widely available in newsrooms. The terms multiskilling, deskilling, up-skilling and re-skilling have been applied in a variety of contexts and in a range of st ... more

How the Internet is Being Tamed in Russia: Chronicle of State Securitization Measures

Yulia Belinskaya

Journalism Research, volume 6, issue 1 (2023), pp. 71-92

"As a communicative space, the Russian public sphere is dramatically prosecuted, and it suffers from pathologic efforts to have it systematically shut down. This article looks back into the history of the new restrictive media laws and their framing in the state media. The analysis is disclosing how ... more

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Churches Online in Times of Corona. Die CONTOC-Studie: Empirische Einsichten, Interpretationen und Perspektiven

Thomas Schlag, Ilona Nord, Wolfgang Beck, Arnd Bünker, Georg Lämmlin, Sabrina Müller, Johann Pock, Martin Rothgangel (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2023), viii, 599 pp.

"Die CONTOC-Studie hat in ökumenischer und internationaler Ausrichtung die digitale kirchliche Praxis unter den Bedingungen der Corona-Pandemie im Frühsommer 2020 erforscht. Dieser Band dokumentiert die Rahmenbedingungen und Umfrageergebnisse in den beteiligten Ländern. Daran schließen sich Pers ... more

Internet Shutdowns: A Human Rights Issue

Julia Ryng, Guillemette Guicherd, Judy Al Saman, Priyanka Choudhury, Kellett, Angharad

RUSI Journal, volume 167, issue 4-5 (2023), pp. 50-63

"The internet is a double-edged sword: civilians can mobilise it to assemble and voice dissent, but illiberal regimes can also weaponise it to consolidate power and suppress any form of opposition. Internet shutdowns – intentional disruptions of internet services – represent one method used to l ... more

Gavels Against Pens: The Judiciary’s Assault on Journalism in Russia and Turkey

Asuman Aranca, Anna Romashchenko, Nate Schenkkan et al.

Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2023), 28 pp.

Media Capture in Russia: An Expensive Venture. A Financial Analysis of Key Russian Media Companies

Anastasiia Vorozhtsova

London: Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) (2023), 26 pp.

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“You can Run, but You Cannot Hide!” Mapping Journalists’ Experiences With Hostility in Personal, Organizational, and Professional Domains

Signe Ivask, Angelina Lon

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, volume 78, issue 2 (2023), pp. 199–213

"Our study describes how hostility reaches journalists and their reactions to the experiences. Semi-structured interviews with 18 Estonian journalists were conducted in 2021 from June to December. We divided journalists’ experiences into personal, professional, and organizational domains. One key ... more

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Serbia. Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media

Martijn Grooten, Ashley Fowler, Marc Shaffer et al.

Internews (2023), 13 pp.

Women in Ukraine: What Key Issues Are They Facing?

Sally Gowland, Katherine Michie

London: BBC Media Action (2023), 10 pp.

You are the agenda: The pursuit of personal significance in social media contexts

Philemon Bantimaraudis, Theodora A. Maniou, Thanasis Ziogas

Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 48, issue 4 (2023), pp. 608-629

"This paper draws evidence from a national survey conducted in the Republic of Cyprus. Respondents provided evidence about their own self-promotion on social media while assessing other users’ personal salience online. Furthermore, they provided evidence about their own reactions toward other peop ... more

The state of communication, community engagement and accountability across the Ukraine response. Snapshot report

London: CDAC Network, 4th ed. (2023), 12 pp.

Kleptocratic Cooperation in Africa: How Russia and China Undermine Democracy

J.R. Mailey, Andrea Ngombet Malewa

Washington, DC: National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (2023), 17 pp.

"The two essays in this report highlight ways in which two global authoritarian powers, Russia and China, provide surge capacity to kleptocratic networks in Africa. In his essay J.R. Mailey dissects the Wagner Group’s illicit activities in key parts of Africa. The Wagner Group’s activities are c ... more

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Floods and Deserts: Information Access and Barriers in Moldova’s Refugee Response

Internews (2023), 44 pp.

Die russische Medienlandschaft: Propaganda und Exil

Tamina Kutscher

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2023)

"Ein Überblick über die russische Medienlandschaft und wie sie sich seit dem Beginn des russischenAngriffskriegs auf die gesamte Ukraine verändert hat – in zehn Fragen und Antworten." (Einführung)