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Digital Infrastructure Investment Initiative: Closing the digital infrastructure investment gap by 2030

Geneva: ITU (2025), vi, 37 pp.

"This white paper summarizes the outcomes of the initial phase of the Digital Infrastructure Investment Initiative (DIII), launched in 2024 by the ITU in collaboration with the International and Regional Development Finance community, and in coordi ... nation with the G20 Brazil Presidency. The initiative also benefitted from the advice and feedback of over 40 organizations who comprised the DIII Working Group. The aims of the DIII in its initial stage are: i) Understand the digital infrastructure investment gap and opportunity: Despite the increase in internet usage in recent years, 35% of the global population does not use the internet at sufficient speeds. This percentage increases to 54% in low and lower-middle-income countries, primarily due to the absence of necessary infrastructure. Developing this infrastructure is estimated to require at least USD 1.6 trillion, according to high-level calculations by the DIII. ii) Develop a framework that describes the key areas that need to be addressed to increase investment and measure a country’s digital infrastructure investment readiness: By exploring the factors affecting investments, the DIII has identified five archetypal challenges that hinder investments in digital infrastructure. These challenges are demand fragmentation, significant gaps in core infrastructure, unclear digital agendas and policies, execution risks, and country risks. The presence and significance of these challenges depend on the context. iii) Identify innovative financing mechanisms and instruments that international organizations and private or public plurilateral/multilateral financing institutions can implement to accelerate reaching the target of universal and meaningful connectivity by 2030: Closing the digital infrastructure investment gap will necessitate the identification and deployment of innovative financing mechanisms and instruments. Through a series of discussions, the DIII has identified a range of initiatives, including platforms for pooled digital investments and technical forums designed to enhance coordination and share best practices. Detailed in the report, these initiatives aim to enable stakeholders to improve coordination and collaboratively finance infrastructure projects. With this document, the initiative aims to inspire multistakeholder solutions through innovative financing of digital infrastructure, moving toward the goal of providing universal, meaningful connectivity to the 2.6 billion unconnected individuals across the world by 2030." (Executive summary) more

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A Race to the Bottom: Populism, Mis/Disinformation and South Africa's 2021 Election

Phumzile van Damme et al.

Anti-Disinformation Project (2021), 103 pp.

"For analysing populist and dis- and minformation-driven campaigning, three sub-groupings of South African Twitter deserve particular attention. A) A community of radical populists made of black consciousness voices emphasising the struggle against 'white ... more

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The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Communication

Marnel Niles Goins, Bryant Keith Alexander, Joan Faber McAlister (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2021), xxvi, 686 pp.

"Comprising 39 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into six general themes: Gendered identities; Visualizing gender; The politics of gender; Gendered contexts and strategies; Gendered violence and communication; Gendered advocacy in action These sections examine ... more

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Handbook of Global Media Ethics

Stephen J. A. Ward (ed.)

Cham: Springer (2021), xxxii, 1460 pp.

"The first handbook on global media ethics; provides a valuable resource for teaching media ethics in a global era; addresses all major approaches to global media ethics; contains contributions by leading, internationally recognized authors in the field of media ethics." (Publisher description)

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Digital Ethics: Rhetoric and Responsibility in Online Aggression

Jessica Reyman, Erika M. Sparby (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2020), xxvii, 254 pp.

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Routledge Handbook of Ecocriticism and Environmental Communication

Scott Slovic, Swarnalatha Rangarajan, Vidya Sarveswaran (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge; Earthscan (2019), xxi, 412 pp.

"Ecocriticism and environmental communication studies have for many years co-existed as parallel disciplines, occasionally crossing paths but typically operating in separate academic spheres. These fields are now rapidly converging, and this handbook aims to reinforce the common concerns and methodo ... more

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The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives
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Tarlach McGonagle, Yvonne Donders (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xxiv, 508 pp.

"There are a multitude of UN legal instruments which pertain to the rights of freedom of expression and information, and this book is the first to comprehensively map them and their function. It details the chequered history of both rights within the UN system and evaluates the suitability of the sy ... more

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The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis

John Scott (ed.)

London et al.: Sage (2011), xvi, 622 pp.

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The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication

Thomas K. Nakayama (ed.)

Chichester (UK); Malden, MA; New York: Wiley Blackwell (2011), xvii, 630 pp.

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Media and Religion in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 2, issue 1 (2009), 203 pp.

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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

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London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press; Fountain Publishers; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp.

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more

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Témoigner de sa foi, dans les médias, aujourd'hui

Guy Marchessault (ed.)

Ottawa: Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa (2005), xxix, 465 pp.

"Cet ouvrage innovateur et unique cristallise l'état actuel de la réflexion sur le témoignage de foi chrétienne dans les médias. Les conférenciers provenant d'universités, de médias et de diverses sphères religieuses et professionnelles, donnent à l'ouvrage une dimension interreligieuse et ... more

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Public Health Communication: Evidence for Behaviour Change

Robert C. Hornik (ed.)

Mahwah, New Jers.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2002), xv, 435 pp.

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Sharing the Front Line and the Back Hills. International Protectors and Providers: Peacekeepers, Humanitarian Aid Workers and the Media in the Midst of Crisis

Yael Danieli (ed.)

Boca Raton; London; New York: CRC Press (2002), xiv, 429 pp.

"Sharing the Front Line and the Back Hills" points to a crisis facing international institutions and the media who seek to alleviate and report human suffering throughout the world. The goals of the editor are to tell the story of thousands of individuals dedicated to helping others; and to integrat ... more

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Rethinking Media, Religion, and Culture

Stewart M. Hoover, Knut Lundby (eds.)

Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi: Sage (1997), x, 332 pp.

"The growing connections between media, culture and religion are increasingly evident in contemporary society, but until now have rarely been theoretically linked. The contributors to this volume effectively combine these areas into a coherent whole. The issues they examine include: the decline of r ... more

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Audio-Visual Education in Malaya

C. White

Overseas Education (London), volume 28, issue 3 (1957), pp. 104-108

"Detailed description of the audio-visual media used in Malaysia — Description of the Malayan Film Unit and the educational radio programmes of the Malayan School Broadcast System." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 ... more

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