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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Facebook
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Digital Political Communication
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Social Media
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Politics and Media
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Political Blogging
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Political Communication
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Propaganda
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Political Transition and Media
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Election Campaigns
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Freedom of Expression
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Media / Communication Control
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Censorship
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Government Communication Strategies
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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War Reporting
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Political Websites & Online Communities
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Blogging, Blogs
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Journalistic Social Media Use
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TikTok
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Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Election Reporting
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Public Spheres
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Manipulation
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Media Advocacy, Media Activism
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Behavior Tracking & Cookies
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Mobile Phone Use
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Opinion Polls, Public Opinion Research
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Political Campaigns
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Child Protection Online
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Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Government Propaganda
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
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Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Memes
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Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
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Convergence of Media
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Internet
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Search Engines
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Bots
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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Influencers (Social Media)
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Twitch (Video Games Live-Streaming Platform)
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Hashtags
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YouTube
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WhatsApp
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Trolling (Social Media)
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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ICTs and Development
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ICT4D Research
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Gaming, Video Games
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Political Parody and Satire
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Infotainment, Politainment
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Good Practice Examples
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China: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Investigative Journalism
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Political Reporting
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Local Communication & Media
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Television Landscapes
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Media Law & Regulation
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Emruz (Website, Iran)
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Coup d'Etat
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Anticommunism
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Populism
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Election Monitoring
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Framing
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Cyberpsychology
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Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt)
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Antisemitism
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Religion and Politics
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Civil Society
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Ethnocentrism
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Networks & Networking
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Digital Media Technologies
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Open Source Software
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Illustrations, Pictures, Images
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Social Media: Enduring Principles
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2016), xviii, 302 pp.
The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics
London; New York: Routledge (2016), xxii, 536 pp.
"Social media are now widely used for political protests, campaigns, and communication in developed and developing nations, but available research has not yet paid sufficient attention to experiences beyond the US and UK. This collection tackles this imbalance head-on, compiling cutting-edge researc
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ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 192 pp.
"ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of cont
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Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xv, 341 pp.
"This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a continent booming with mobile innovation and a plethora of social networking sites, the Internet is considered a powerful platform used by pr
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The Cyberspace War: Propaganda and Trolling as Warfare Tools
European View, volume 15, issue 1 (2015), pp. 121-132
"Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime has taken control of the traditional media in Russia: TV, radio and newspapers. As Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has stated, the Kremlin sees the mass media as a ‘weapon’. Now Russia’s leadership is trying to take control of social media to
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Kenya Decides: Kiswahili, Social Media and Politics in Kenya’s 2013 General Elections
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 7, issue 2 (2015), pp. 165-183
"In contrast to most recent studies focusing on how ICT and new media were catalysts for the 2007/08 post-election violence, this article will shed light on the role of Kiswahili and social media in the process of fostering participation in the 2013 general election campaigns. It takes a closer look
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Guidelines for the Development of a Social Media Code of Conduct for Elections
Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) (2015), 18 pp.
"This document provides general guidelines for electoral management bodies (EMBs) and other stakeholders, including political parties, candidates, citizen journalists and other social media commentators, who wish to agree on a code of etiquette for the publication and dissemination of election-relat
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Redes sociodigitales en México
México, DF: Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) (2015), 194 pp.
India's Gender Digital Divide: Women and Politics on Twitter
New Delhi: Observer Research Foundation (ORF) (2015), 8 pp.
"This study explores the spatial politics of Othering and whether women are marginalized in political conversations online in India. It's methodology consists of an analysis of 23,350 tweets over an eight-day period. It shows a significant underrepresentation of women in Twitter's political conversa
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Networked China: Global Dynamics of Digital Media and Civic Engagement
New York: Routledge (2015), xix, 236 pp.
Social Media and Political Participation
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2014), 35 pp.
"The study will begin by defining and classifying social media and will go on to explain the reach and role of these media in developing contexts, in particular when used for political communication, interaction and decision-making processes. In a second chapter, risks and benefits of social media a
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Social Media, Culture and Politics in Asia
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), xi, 350 pp.
"Leading media scholars from nine Asian nations focus on three main questions: How frequently do Asians use social media to access and discuss political information? Does the use of social media increase political participation? What political, social and cultural factors influence the impact of soc
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"Citizen Journalism" in the Syrian Uprising: Problematizing Western Narratives in a Local Context
Communication Theory, volume 24, issue 4 (2014), pp. 435-454
"This article analyzes the term 'citizen journalism' against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings in order to show how it overlooks the local context of digital media practices. The first part examines videos emanating from Syria to illustrate how they blur the lines between acts of witnessing, report
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Ägyptische Blogs und ihre Bedeutung bei der Schaffung einer Gegenöffentlichkeit im Arabischen Frühling
Berlin; Münster: Lit (2014), 129 pp.
"Das Buch konzentriert sich auf den Aspekt des möglichen Einsatzes von Blogs zur Schaffung einer Gegenöffentlichkeit. Dazu werden englischsprachige, ägyptische Blogs untersucht, die während der Revolte gegen das Mubarak-Regime erstellt wurden. Zentral ist dabei die Frage, ob und wie ägyptische
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Uncommon Grounds: New Media and Critical Practices in North Africa and the Middle East
London; New York: Tauris (2014), 359 pp.
"Examining the opportunities presented by the real-time generation of new, relatively unregulated content online, Uncommon Grounds evaluates the prominent role that new media has come to play in artistic practices – and social movements – in the Arab world today. Analysing alternative forms of c
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Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Vol. 2
New York: Peter Lang (2014), xii, 406 pp.
Social Media and Journalism in Africa
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 1 (2013), pp. 1-122
Intervention Mali: Tracking Sentiment Across Social Media
Washington, DC: ConStrat (2013), 11 pp.
"Considering the lessons learned from US engagement in Iraq and especially Afghanistan, military engagement can only be sustained with the support of local populations. The concept of “winning hearts and minds” has emerged as an essential component of the counterinsurgency-counterterrorism doctr
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Negotiating Media ‘balance’ in Malaysia’s 2013 General Election
Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, volume 32, issue 2 (2013), pp. 39-60
"This article will discuss recent trends in Malaysia’s media surrounding the 2013 general election (GE13). It will argue that the GE13 produced two important trends in the media industry. First, there was increased political-party participation in social media, citizen journalism and blogging. In
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Social Media and Elections in Asia-Pacific: The Growing Power of the Youth Vote
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2013), 164 pp.
"Undoubtedly, politicians have awoken to the political power of social media and it will be increasingly adopted as a mainstream means of information distribution and communications as voters and young people are becoming more politically active in a number of the jurisdictions surveyed in this book
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