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Media Convergence and the Development Strategies of Radio and Television in China
Singapore: Springer (2020), viii, 166 pp.
"This book discusses the development strategies of Chinese media convergence in the current, fast-changing communication environment. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical data and based on the author's observations, focus groups, and in-depth analyses of selected Chinese radio and TV networks,
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Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xi, 179 pp.
"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel
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Defending freedom of expression: Fake news laws in East and Southeast Asia
Deep Insights
Bangkog; Manila: Asia Centre; Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD). (2020), 61 pp.
"This report compares the impact of legislation in countries with multiparty legislatures and independent government institutions, and countries with one dominant political force and an absence of independent national institutions. It finds that in the former countries, provisions are included to sa
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Deepening the Understanding of Social Media Impact in Southeast Asia
Singapore: ISEAS (2020), 17 pp.
"Southeast Asia’s Internet users are far more diverse than usually reported. They range from the urban youth with laptops and high-speed Wi-Fi, to the older generation semi-rural and rural users with affordable mobile phones for Facebook and WhatsApp. Southeast Asians generally trust social media
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"Here are some practical steps you can follow to keep yourself safer during this period and improve the time that you and your family have both online and offline: 1. It is important to check your privacy settings on ALL of your social media accounts and know how to set your accounts to private or t
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Social Media Codes of Conduct: Reflections for Mediators
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2020), 8 pp.
"This article summarises preliminary reflections for mediators on social media codes of conduct. Such codes of conduct, to be agreed upon by conflict stakeholders, would aim to prevent and mitigate the use of social media to exacerbate conflicts or jeopardise peace processes. Such codes of conduct w
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Digital Inequalities in the Global South
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xvii, 372 pp.
"This book discusses how digital inequalities today may lead to other types of inequalities in the Global South. Contributions to this collection move past discussing an access problem - a binary division between 'haves and have-nots' - to analyse complex inequalities in the internet use, benefits,
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Digital Surveillance and the Impact on Journalism in Russia
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2020), 15 pp.
El atlas de la revolución digital: Del sueño libertario al capitalismo de vigilancia
Deep Insights
Madrid: Clave Intelectual (2020), 123 pp.
"Asociada en sus comienzos a un movimiento libertario horizontal y cooperativo, la Red de redes está siendo cooptada por las grandes corporaciones del capitalismo global y convirtiéndose en un peligroso dispositivo de vigilancia ciudadana. Un proceso que la disrupción provocada por la pandemia de
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Media and Information Literacy Index. Country Report Uganda
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2020), 25 pp.
"Young Ugandans are reluctant to voice their concerns and take part in public discussions according to indicative findings from the MIL INDEX country study presented here. The eight focus groups conducted for the study in Kampala and Bugembe early in 2019 revealed that youths are using both traditio
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Digitalisierung
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2020), 83 pp.
"Diese Themenausgabe ermöglicht einen ersten Einstieg in das Thema Digitalisierung. Sie vermittelt Grundkenntnisse über die digitale Infrastruktur und bietet einen breitgefächerten Überblick über die neuen technologischen Entwicklungen und deren Relevanz für Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Umwelt, B
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Assessing China's Digital Silk Road Initiative: A Transformative Approach to Technology Financing or a Danger to Freedoms?
Council on Foreign Relations (2020)
"As part of China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the biggest infrastructure undertaking in the world, Beijing has launched the Digital Silk Road (DSR). Announced in 2015 with a loose mandate, the DSR has become a significant part of Beijing’s overall BRI strategy, under which China pr
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The South African Social Media Landscape: Social Media Myths, High Walls and Controlled Data
Sandton (ZA): Ornico (2020), 62 pp.
Digital Media Ethics
Cambridge; Medford, MA: Polity Press, 3rd ed. (2020), xviii, 333 pp.
"This third edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and developments, including the rise of Big Data, AI, and the Internet of Things. The book's case studies and pedagogical material have also been extensively revised and updated to include such watershed events as the
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#UnderPressure: Digital Civil Society
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2020), 56 pp.
"The Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) supports civil society actors worldwide in their advocacy for democracy and peace, encourages dialogue within civil society and contributes to the protection of minorities and persons at risk. With the fellowships of the CrossCulture Programme (CCP), ifa
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Manual for measuring ICT access and use by households and individuals
Geneva: ITU (2020), xii, 335 pp.
Since ITU first published this Manual in 2009, the digital technology sector has evolved almost beyond recognition. The Internet is now accessed through a multitude of devices, including mobile phones, tablets and similar handheld computers. The impressive spread of mobile broadband networks has bro
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The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2020)
"An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures—a practice known as throttling—infringing on citizens’ right to information and freedom of expression. Despite its deleterious impact on
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Digital Neo-Colonialism: The Chinese Model of Internet Sovereignty in Africa
African Human Rights Law Journal, volume 20, issue 1 (2020), pp. 125-146
"China is making a sustained effort to become a ‘cyber superpower’. An integral part of this effort is the propagation by Beijing of the notion of ‘internet sovereignty’ – China’s supreme right to govern the internet within its borders and keep it under rigid control. Chinese companies w
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