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Doing Debate Differently: Media and Accountability

Will Taylor

London: BBC Media Action (2017), 34 pp.

"This paper discusses a number of ways in which media plays a part in increasing accountability. It draws on quantitative and qualitative data from BBC Media Action’s work in nine countries. It finds that: media can influence accountability by empowering people, creating opportunities for construc ... more

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Live from the Bully Pulpit: The Abuse of Obligatory Presidential Broadcasts in Latin America

Andrés Cañizález

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017)

"In Latin America, several countries’ laws permit the president to commandeer all radio and television broadcasts. Initially contemplated for use in rare circumstances such as national emergencies, a few leaders in the region, beginning with Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, have taken advantage of thes ... more

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Political Communication in Africa

Ayo Olukotun, Sharon Adetutu Omotoso (eds.)

Cham: Springer (2017), xv, 246 pp.

"This book offers a comprehensive account of the nature and development of political communication in Africa. In light of the growing number of African states now turning towards democratic rule, as well as the growing utilization of information technologies in Africa, the contributors examine topic ... more

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Turn Up the Volume: Empowering Women Through Media. Lessons from BBC Media Action’s Governance Programming

Josephine Casserly

London: BBC Media Action (2017), 26 pp.

"This practice briefing sets out what BBC Media Action has learned about how media can provide a platform for both men and women to hold their leaders to account, while empowering them to participate in their own communities. Unpicking the challenges faced and the solutions found, it will bring toge ... more

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Relations Between Media and Politics in Albania

Rrapo Zguri

Tiranë: Albanian Media Institute; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2017), 59 pp.

"During the transition years, Albania saw the establishment of a relatively complete legal framework for the protection and development of media freedom and independence. However, in many cases, the legal framework was delayed or a mechanical transplant of western legislation. Enforcement of legisla ... more

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The Fake News Machine: How Propagandists Abuse the Internet and Manipulate the Public

Lion Gu, Vladimir Kropotov, Fyodor Yarochkin

Trend Micro (2017), 80 pp.

"The term “fake news” became increasingly common during the past year. While this concept has many synonyms—disinformation campaigns, cyber propaganda, cognitive hacking, and information warfare—it’s just one facet of the bigger problem: the manipulation of public opinion to affect the rea ... more

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Media Framing of Democratisation Conflicts in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa: A Content Analysis

Nebojša Vladisavljevic, Katrin Voltmer

Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) Media (2017), 26 pp.

"This MeCoDEM working paper presents an overview of the main findings from a quantitative content analysis covering different types of democratisation conflicts (i.e., conflicts over citizenship, elections, transitional justice and distribution of power) in four countries: Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and S ... more

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In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
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Anya Schiffrin (ed.)

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 162 pp.

"In this volume of essays edited by Anya Schiffrin, media capture is shown to be a growing phenomenon linked both to the resurgence of authoritarian governments as well as to the structural weaknesses presently afflicting media markets. In this environment, political figures and economic elites are ... more

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State, Media and Pluralism: Tracing Roots and Consequences of Media Policy Change in Poland

Beata Klimkiewicz

Publizistik, volume 62, issue 2 (2017), pp. 197-213

"Recent media policy developments in Poland attract wide media coverage and the attention of governmental and non-governmental international and national organisations and bodies. This article aims at putting the debated regulatory changes into a relevant context through policy analysis. The normati ... more

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The Evolution of Political Blogging in French-Speaking Sub-Saharan Africa

Line Relisieux

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2017), 8 pp.

"Political blogging in Francophone Africa is quite a recent phenomenon. Most bloggers are journalists and use their blogs to practice writing and/or report affairs they can’t cover in the mainstream media. A blog is therefore a tool for the publication of content to inform the users of development ... more

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Reconnecting with Citizens: From Values to Big Data. Communication of Governments, the EU and Political Parties in Times of Populism and Filter Bubbles

Darija Fabijanic, Christian Spahr, Manuela Zlateva (eds.)

Sofia; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2017), 193 pp.

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Fakepolítica: Democracia y digitalización

Nueva Sociedad, issue 269 (2017), pp. 40-147

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Transparency is More Than Dollars and Cents: An Examination of Informational Needs for Aid Spending in Sierra Leone and Liberia

Aria Grabowski

Oxford: Oxfam (2017), 25 pp.

"This research looks at the information needed by in-country development stakeholders with an emphasis on accountability actors including civil society organizations, charities, government workers, and the media. To collect this information, semi-structured interviews were conducted in Sierra Leone ... more

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#Democracy: Social Media Use and Democratic Legitimacy in Central and Eastern Europe

Matthew Alan Placek

Democratization, volume 24, issue 4 (2017), pp. 632-650

"While other studies have shown that mass media can influence a person's attitudes and opinions in the region, none has explored what effect social media can have on orientations toward democracy in the region. In the following paper, I build several hypotheses based on previous studies of media eff ... more

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Media Resistance: Dislike, Protest, Abstention

Trine Syvertsen

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), vii, 153 pp.

"While there is strong continuity in the values that resisters perceive to be at stake, there are also profound changes. One important change is that media resistance increasingly has moved from the political to the personal domain. Three explanations are offered for how media resistance is sustaine ... more

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Supporting an Independent, Vibrant Media in Kazakhstan

In: OECD Integrity Scan of Kazakhstan: Preventing Corruption for a Competitive Economy

Paris: OECD (2017), pp. 275-296

"This chapter discusses the role of media in the Republic of Kazakhstan in combating corruption. First, it provides an assessment of the recently passed access to information legislation in the country as it relates to media's access to government information. Second, it analyses the extent to which ... more

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Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?

Anamitra Deb, Stacy Donohue, Tom Glaisyer

Omidyar Group (2017), 20 pp.

"It is becoming increasingly apparent that fundamental principles underlying democracy—trust, informed dialogue, a shared sense of reality, mutual consent, and participation—are being put to the test by certain features and attributes of social media. As technology companies increasingly achieve ... more

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De la "Radio banane" à La Voix de la révolution: L'expérience radiophonique en Guinée

Bangaly Camara

Paris: L'Harmattan (2017), 132 pp.

"L’expérience radiophonique en Guinée a connu trois grandes périodes. Lors de la première, de 1950 à 1955, la radio était au service de la métropole, afin de servir les intérêts exclusifs des planteurs européens, franco-syriens et franco-libanais. Elle donnait des informations sur le mou ... more

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Broadcasting Democracy: Radio and Identity in South Africa

Tanja Bosch

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2017), vii, 176 pp.

"The media play a key role in post-apartheid South Africa and is often positioned at the centre of debates around politics, identity and culture. Media, such as radio, are often said to also play a role in deepening democracy, while simultaneously holding the power to frame political events, shape p ... more

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First Level Agenda-Setting: A Study of Press Vs. Public Opinion in Kenya

Kioko Ireri, Eannes Ongus, Edna Laboso, Kangai Mwiti, Jared Onsongo

African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 3-4 (2017), pp. 26-49

"The present research examines media agenda setting effects in a Kenyan context in 2013 and 2014. Specifically, focusing on the first level of agenda setting, the study investigates whether two national daily newspapers influenced public opinion on six issues of national importance: corruption, devo ... more

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