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Need a Hand? No Thanks! Media Representations and Peace Building Indicators. The Case of UK Foreign Aid Programmes in Colombia
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, volume 7, issue 4 (2013), pp. 514-529
"This article considers research approaches often associated with media and journalism studies as complementary assessment strategies to inform decisions associated with evaluating foreign aid. In order to do so, the case of British foreign aid towards Colombia in the context of the War on Drugs is
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Half-Orchestrated, Half Freestyle: Soft Power and Reporting Africa in China
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 102-124
"The discussion of soft power in China can be dated back to 1992, the year Nye's Bound to lead was translated into Chinese and published in Mainland China. Chinese scholars urged that restrictions on civil society be lifted, since China's lack of voluntary associations and NGOs drastically hindered
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Soap Operas as a Matchmaker: A Cultivation Analysis of the Effects of South Korean TV Dramas on Vietnamese Women's Marital Intentions
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 90, issue 2 (2013), pp. 308-330
"This cultivation study examined the effects of South Korean soap operas on Vietnamese female audiences. It also assessed cultivation effects in combination with the theory of reasoned action. Based on a survey of 439 female viewers, it explicated the link between South Korean soap opera consumption
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Afrika! Plädoyer für eine differenzierte Berichterstattung
Konstanz; München: UVK (2013), 192 pp.
"Seit Jahrzehnten wird die mangelnde Qualität der Afrika-Berichterstattung in deutschsprachigen Medien kritisiert. Zu Recht: Die Überbetonung von negativen Aspekten wie Bürgerkriegen, Hungerkatastrophen und Krankheiten entspricht den aktuellen Entwicklungen auf dem aufstrebenden Erdteil kaum. Afr
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Challenges and Dangers of Reporting in a Tumultuous Border Region: How Journalists at the 'El Paso Times' Deal with the Violence in Neighboring Ciudad Juarez
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 90, issue 2 (2013), pp. 331-346
"Journalists at the El Paso Times routinely cover violence in neighboring Ciudad Juarez, where thousands of men, women, and children have been murdered in recent years. Utilizing border theory and research involving journalists and trauma, this qualitative newsroom study examines how journalists at
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Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media
London: Hurst (2013), x, 236 pp.
"The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of
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Framing Africa: Portrayals of a Continent in Contemporary Mainstream Cinema
New York: Berghahn (2013), vi, 183 pp.
"The first decade of the 21st century has seen a proliferation of North American and European films that focus on African politics and society. While once the continent was the setting for narratives of heroic ascendancy over self (The African Queen, 1951; The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 1952), military o
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China as a Persuader: CCTV Africa's First Steps in the African Mediasphere
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 25-40
"China, in seeking greater engagement with African audiences, has dramatically boosted its potential to shape narratives in ways that can favour its image or interests abroad. Focusing on CCTV Africa, China’s flagship efforts to win hearts and minds on the continent, the article explains how this
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Russian and German Perspectives on Transcultural Communication
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 3, issue 1 (2013), various pag.
Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya Framing of the Israel–Palestine Conflict During War and Calm Periods
International Communication Gazette, volume 75, issue 8 (2013), pp. 750-768
"This framing study compares Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya coverage of the Israel–Palestine conflict during the 2008/2009 Gaza conflict and one year later, during a period of calm. Findings suggest that both networks used framing mechanisms to highlight Palestinian perspectives over Israeli ones and f
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Reporting China in Africa
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 1-160
TV's Betty Goes Global: From Telenovela to International Brand
Deep Insights
London; New York: Tauris (2013), xv, 259 pp.
"Premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty, the award-winning US hit show about unglamorous but kind-hearted Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), is the latest incarnation of a worldwide phenomenon that started life as a Colombian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea, back in 1999. The tale of the ugly duckling has sin
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Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes: Europe and Beyond
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xvi, 296 pp.
"This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected (or undermined) by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically
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China in Africa: Soft Power, Media Perceptions and a Pan-Developing Identity
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2013), 17 pp.
"China is currently implementing a full-fledged ‘Going Global’ strategy, particularly in Africa. Chinese engagement on the continent is all pervasive and spearheaded by summit conferences and flanked by a surge of Chinese state-own media houses and state-funded cultural institutions. This report
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African History Teaching in Contemporary German Textbooks: From Biased Knowledge to Duty of Remembrance
Yesterday & Today, issue 10 (2013), pp. 49-76
"In early colonial times, European scientists explained and justified the aggressive and devastating expansion of Europe into nearly every corner of the world. Africans, for example, had been dehumanized, infantilized and bereft of history. The legacy of this manipulative enterprise can still be obs
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The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China-Africa Relationship
Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2013), 24 pp.
"The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media. The social media and accompanying elevated public role have co
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