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Mixing Methods: Practical Insights from the Humanities in the Digital Age

Birgit Schneider, Beate Löffler, Tino Mager, Carola Hein (eds.)

Bielefeld: Bielefeld University Press; transcript (2023), 270 pp.

"The digital transformation is accompanied by two simultaneous processes: digital humanities challenging the humanities, their theories, methodologies and disciplinary identities and pushing computer science to get involved in new fields. But how can qualitative and quantitative methods be usefully ... more

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Regulating Big Tech: Policy Responses to Digital Dominance
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Martin Moore, Damian Tambini (eds.)

New York: Oxford University Press (2022), xii, 368 pp.

"This book has compiled the tech policy debate into a toolkit for policy makers, legal experts, and academics seeking to address platform dominance and its impact on society today. It discusses the global consensus around technology regulation with ... more

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The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research
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Hilde Van den Bulck, Manuel Puppis, Karen Donders, Leo Van Audenhove (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxvi, 681 pp.

"The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research covers the craft that is and the methods used in media and communication policy research. It discusses the steps involved in conducting research, from deciding on a topic to writing ... more

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Trust in Media and Journalism: Empirical Perspectives on Ethics, Norms, Impacts and Populism in Europe

Kim Otto, Andreas Köhler (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2018), vi, 179 pp.

"All over Europe and the World communication scientists reflect questions on trust in journalism and media. A large scale of analysis and research gives new perspectives of reasons, impacts and consequences of trust or mistrust in media and journal ... more

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What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism
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Peter Berglez, Ulrika Olausson, Mart Ots (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), xxxiii, 374 pp.

"This edited volume, which elaborates on the idea and concept of sustainable journalism, is the result of a perceived lack of integral research approaches to journalism and sustainable development. Thirty years ago, in 1987, the Brundtland Report p ... more

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Oral History and Digital Humanities: Voice, Access, and Engagement

Douglas A. Boyd, Mary A. Larson (eds.)

New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xv, 205 pp.

"Exploring the developments that have occurred in the practice of oral history since digital audio and video became viable, this book explores various groundbreaking projects in the history of digital oral history, distilling the insights of pioneers in the field and applying them to the constantly ... more

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In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
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Jan Lublinski, Petra Berner, Merjam Wakili (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 300 pp.

"This study constitutes the attempt to draw some initial conclusions from the work conducted by DW Akademie and other media development organizations in the past. It aims at a better understanding of which public service functions former state broa ... dcasters can provide at all and which approaches of media development actors have proved to be successful. Reforming of state mouthpieces into public service media can indeed be achieved. This is one of the most important findings of this study. DW Akademie researchers here present examples of media outlets that fulfill their public service remit of creating a public sphere and supporting integration to a substantial degree. Even among the success stories, not all the media outlets studied here have adopted a public service ethos to its full extent. Their work, however, improved considerably. In assisting reform, media development actors were thus able to enhance the public’s freedom of expression as well as its access to information – two basic human rights we see as important prerequisites for peace and democracy. On the other hand, this study shows how difficult and complex transformation is. State media are often highly politicized. Successful transformation, therefore, requires support of a lot of different actors: the political elite, civil society, the management of the broadcaster, its staff, and last but certainly not least, the public as a whole. It is vital that media development actors identify windows of opportunity and profit from them in order to propel change forward. At the same time, this study demonstrates that media development organizations have to think beyond their traditional fields of expertise: capacity development and newsroom consultancy. A much broader approach is needed if substantial and sustainable development is to be achieved. DW Akademie is currently implementing a new, more complex strategy for successful media development cooperation that takes this into account. Political and legal frameworks have become a strategic area of activity. Other equally important areas comprise qualifications, professionalism, and economic sustainability of the media sector, participation in society, and digital change. With regard to public broadcasting, political and legal frameworks are especially important in order to ensure editorial independence of former state broadcasters. Furthermore, media development actors have to engage more in organizational development. Therefore, at the end of this study, we dedicate a whole chapter to this question. This study of selected media outlets from twelve countries does not attempt to provide a final answer to the question of successful public service transformation. It aims at giving an overview of what has been achieved in practical work in this field in the course of the past years. More research is needed to understand which steps of reform are needed for a genuine transformation that is sustainable in the long term. The media are undergoing crucial developments. Digital change, convergence, and social media have increased pluralism of opinion substantially in many parts of the world. At the same time, the media face new challenges with respect to their economic sustainability. The notion of public service media that offer a model for providing journalistic quality without financial dependence deserves further thought." (Preface) more

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The Ethics of Journalism: Individual, Institutional and Cultural Influences

Wendy N. Wyatt (ed.)

London; New York; Oxford: Tauris; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism University of Oxford (2014), xxiv, 279 pp.

"The rise of digital and social media necessitates a new way of considering the ethical questions facing practicing journalists. This volume considers the various individual, cultural and institutional influences that have an impact on journalistic ... more

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Medien-Macht und Religionen: Herausforderung für eine interkulturelle Bildung

Manfred L. Pirner, Johannes Lähnemann, Werner Haußmann (eds.)

Berlin: EB-Verlag (2011), 362 pp.

"Medien und Religionen: ein brisantes Thema, das bisher nur unzureichend bearbeitet ist. Dabei ist spätestens seit dem 11. September 2001, seit den heftigen Auseinandersetzungen um die Mohammed-Karikaturen und dem Streit um das provokante Buch von Thilo Sarrazin deutlich, wie sehr Bilder und Videos ... more

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Integration durch Massenmedien: Medien und Migration im internationalen Vergleich = Mass Media-Integration: Media and Migration. A Comparative Perspective

Rainer Geißler, Horst Pöttker (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2006), 324 pp.

"Grundlage des Bandes ist eine internationale Tagung zur Rolle der Massenmedien bei der Integration von Migranten. Die Beiträge präsentieren nicht nur Forschungsergebnisse zur Situation in Deutschland, sondern es kommen auch Experten aus den USA, Kanada und den Niederlanden zu Wort, wo Medien und ... more

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Virtual Methods: Issues in Social Research on the Internet

Christine Hine (ed.)

Oxford: Berg (2005), xiii, 242 pp.

"Virtual Methods offers a detailed exploration of the problems and opportunities surrounding Internet-based research. Can offline and online observations be combined? Are online interviews able to produce high quality data? How does ... more

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Religion and Media

Hent de Vries, Samuel Weber (eds.)

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (2001), xvii, 649 pp.

"The twenty-five contributors to this volume—who include such influential thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Talal Asad, and James Siegel—confront the conceptual, analytical, and empirical difficulties involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. The book ... more

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Diffusion of Mass Media Messages Among Brazilian Farmers

I. A. Schneider, J. H. Fett

Journalism Quarterly, volume 55, issue 3 (1978), pp. 494-500

Regulating Big Tech: Policy Responses to Digital Dominance Top Insights

The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research Key Guidance

What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism Top Insights

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries Inspiring Practice

Regulating Big Tech: Policy Responses to Digital Dominance
Top Insights

The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research
Key Guidance

What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism
Top Insights

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
Inspiring Practice