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Effects of Foreign Soap Operas on Young People: Case of Tangaza University College

Lounoi Santino

Tangaza: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza University College, Thesis (2016), 51 pp.

"This study in a way established that soap operas have some positive contributions to the society. For example, the study shows that youth become more confident and social after watching soaps. However, in agreement with the objectives of this study, the negative effects of soap operas on young peop ... more

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The Public Diplomacy of Emerging Powers, Part 2: The Case of Indonesia

Ellen Huijgh

Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2016), 66 pp.

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Die Deutsche Welle und die Politik: Deutscher Auslandsrundfunk 1953-2013

Anke Hagedorn

Konstanz; München: UVK (2016), 554 pp.

"Der erste Teil geht auf die Anfänge des Auslandsrundfunks in Europa Ende der 1920er-Jahre sowie auf seine Rolle während des Zweiten Weltkriegs ein. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird anschließend die komplexe Gründungsgeschichte der DW nach 1945 dargestellt. Der zweite Teil des Buches beschäftigt sic ... more

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Von kriminell bis willkommen: Wie die Herkunft über das mediale Framing von Einwanderern entscheidet

Maheba Nuria Goedeke Tort, Lars Guenther, Georg Ruhrmann

Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, issue 4 (2016), pp. 497-517

"Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, ob Einwanderer in der Berichterstattung je nach Herkunft unterschiedlich dargestellt werden. Dazu wurden Artikel der Tageszeitungen Welt, FAZ, SZ und taz aus dem Jahr 2014 inhaltsanalytisch untersucht. Mittels hierarchischer Clusteranalyse auf Akteursebene (n = 596) ... more

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Digital Crossroads: Civic Media and Migration

Paul Mihailidis, Liat Racin, Eric Gordon

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2016), 60 pp.

"This report examines the uses of digital media among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with migrants and refugees primarily in Europe. Based on interviews with leaders at over 20 NGOs, this report documents how organizations are thinking about digital and media literacies for combating ... more

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Exit and Voice in a Digital Age: Iran's Exiled Activists and the Authoritarian State

Marcus Michaelsen

Globalizations, volume 13 (2016), pp. 1-17

"This paper shows how digital communication technologies enable new and influence established tactics of state repression beyond borders. Based on interviews with Iranian activists and journalists who were forced to leave the country after the controversial elections of 2009, I analyze mechanisms an ... more

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Assessing Russia’s Influence in its Periphery

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2016), 40 slides

"Russian speakers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rank Kremlin-backed media as the least trustworthy among international, Russian Federation and domestic news sources, according to research presented by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. In addition, only those survey respondents who considered R ... more

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China in Africa: An Analysis of the Effect of Chinese Media Expansion on African Public Opinion

Catie Snow Bailard

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 21, issue 4 (2016), pp. 446-471

"In 2006, Chinese officials revealed an extensive plan to increase the nation’s soft power in Africa through a number of initiatives to increase the presence and relevance of Chinese media in Africa. However, the question remains: Has China been successful in enhancing its soft power via its news ... more

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The International History of Communication Study

Peter Simonson, David W. Park (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2016), xvii, 527 pp.

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Afrikanisch-Europäische Medienbeziehungen

Medien & Zeit, volume 31, issue 2 (2016), pp. 2-57

"In your text, treat Africa as if it were one country“ (Wainaina, 2012) – was der kenianische Autor und Gründer des Literaturmagazins Kwani Binyavanga Wainaina in seiner satirischen Gebrauchsanweisung How to Write about Africa SchriftstellerInnen empfiehlt, wird in Medienbeiträgen zu Afrika be ... more

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Global Media and National Policies: The Return of the State

Terry Flew, Petros Iosifidis, Jeanette Steemers (eds.)

Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 228 pp.

"Conventional wisdom views globalization as a process that heralds the diminishing role or even 'death' of the state and the rise of transnational media and transnational consumption. Global Media and National Policies questions those assumptions and shows not only that the nation-state never left b ... more

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Countering Russian Propaganda

Per Concordiam: Journal of European Security and Defense Issues, issue special issue (2016), 38 pp.

"In this issue we discuss some of the arguments and debates related to the highly charged and topical issue of Russia’s strategic narrative and how it is disseminated. Propaganda, in numerous forms, creates a barrier to more constructive engagement and dialogue. This issue’s contributors find th ... more

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Resisting Foreign State Propaganda in the New Information Environment: The Case of the EU, Russia, and the Eastern Partnership Countries

Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) (2016), 293 pp.

"With well-organised and far-reaching weapons of information Russia has succeeded in sowing doubt about the need for democratic values and is therefore also undermining faith in democratic countries, weakening it. Russia government uses lies, concealment, and the manipulation of anything that can se ... more

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China's Media and Soft Power in Africa: Promotion and Perceptions
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Xiaoling Zhang, Herman Wasserman, Winston Mano (eds.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xii, 237 pp.

"This volume brings together scholars from different disciplines and nations to examine and assess the effectiveness of China's soft power initiatives in Africa. It throws light not only on China's engagement with Africa but also on how China's increasing influence is received in the African media." ... more

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Global Media Studies

Toby Miller, Marwan Kraidy

Cambridge; Malden, Mass.: Polity Press (2016), vii, 247 pp.

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Creative Economy Outlook and Country Profiles: Trends in International Trade in Creative Industries

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2016), vii, 161 pp.

"International trade in creative industries showed sustained growth in the last decade. The global market for traded creative goods and services totaled a record $547billion in 2012, as compared to $302 billion in 2003. Exports from developing countries, led by Asian countries, were growing faster t ... more

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Kurdish Diaspora Online: From Imagined Community to Managing Communities

Jowan Mahmod

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xiii, 243 pp.

"The argument offered in this book is that new technology, as opposed to traditional media such as television, radio, and newspaper, is working against the national grain to weaken its imagined community. Online activities and communications between people and across borders suggest that digital med ... more

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Grenzen und Grenzüberschreitungen: Auswahl und Adaptionen deutscher Fernsehsendungen für den chinesischen Markt

Yuanchen Zhang

Berlin: Lit (2016), 230 pp.

"Die Autorin geht der Frage nach, welche deutschen Fernsehsendungen nach China importiert und wie diese in einer Gesellschaft aufgenommen werden, die kulturell vollkommen anders geprägt ist als die deutsche. Der Fokus der Arbeit liegt auf der Herausarbeitung von Kriterien für die Auswahl von Ferns ... more

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Moving Media and Conflict Studies Beyond the CNN Effect

Eytan Gilboa, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Jason Miklian, Piers Robinson

Review of International Studies, volume 42, issue 4 (2016), pp. 654-672

"After the ‘CNN effect’ concept was coined two decades ago, it quickly became a popular shorthand to understand media-conflict interactions. Although the connection has probably always been more complex than what was captured in the concept, research needs to be updated in order to better unders ... more

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Winning the Information War: Techniques and Counter-Strategies to Russian Propaganda in Central and Eastern Europe

Edward Lucas, Peter Pomeranzev

Washington, DC: Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) (2016), 64 pp.

"Currently, no dedicated agency or systematic effort analyzes the effect of Russian (or any other) disinformation. Who really watches Russia Today? Where? For how long? And why? Nor do we have the means to systematically track the content: How does the Kremlin’s message in Germany differ from the ... more

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