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Mapping Digital Media: Hungary
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 108 pp.
The Role of Social Media in Mobilizing Political Protest: Evidence from the Tunisian Revolution
Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (2012), 31 pp.
"Drawing on evidence from the popular protests in Tunisia between December 2010 and January 2011, expert interviews with Tunisian bloggers, and a web survey conducted among Tunisian Facebook users, this paper argues that social media (1) allowed a “digital elite” to form personal networks and ci
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The Use of the Internet by Islamic Social Movements in Collective Action: The Case of 'Justice and Charity'
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 8, issue 2 (2011), pp. 63-91
"The article addresses the use of the internet by Islamic social movement organizations (SMOs), focusing on the case of Justice and Charity (JC), the biggest opposition political group in Morocco. It examines the extent to which the SMO exploits the potential of the medium in collective action, and
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Mapping Digital Media: Thailand
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 80 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Romania
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 90 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Latvia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 99 pp.
Mucho ciberactivismo ... pocos votos: Antanas Mockus y el Partido Verde colombiano
Nueva Sociedad, issue 235 (2011), pp. 74-89
"El ex-alcalde de Bogotá Antanas Mockus y su «ola verde» constituyeron un auténtico caso de ciberactivismo en la campaña presidencial colombiana de 2010. Una ilusión democrática creada en internet convocó a jóvenes y ciudadanos sofisticados a cambiar un país sobre la base de la promesa de
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Journalists or Activists? Self-Identity in the Ethiopian Diaspora Online Community
Journalism, volume 12, issue 6 (2011), pp. 727-744
"This study investigates the role of the diaspora online media as stakeholders in the transnational Ethiopian media landscape. Through content analysis of selected websites and interviews with editors, the research discusses how the sites relate to recognized journalistic ideals and how the editors
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Mapping Digital Media: Lithuania
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 88 pp.
"The explosion of digital media and their impact on journalism and democracy in Lithuania coincided with the country's second decade of independence and with the economic crisis of 2009-2010. With the rapid growth of internet penetration, websites dedicated to news appeared and traditional media wen
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Vernetzt Euch!
Berlin: Ullstein (2011), 46 pp.
"Die 27-jährige Lina Ben Mhenni war eine der Internetaktivisten, die den tunesischen Diktator Ben Ali vertrieben haben. Sie ist auf die Straße gegangen, hat mit anderen Demonstranten die Freiheit gefordert. Sie hat fotografiert, gefilmt und berichtet, dort, wo keine Presse erlaubt war. Ihr Blog 'A
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Mapping Digital Media: Serbia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 90 pp.
"Serbia has a strategy for switching over from analog to digital broadcasting, prepared with broad public consultation. The basic legal framework is in place, but implementation is not yet underway. Moreover, if fair access to digital licenses is to be ensured, a new media law—harmonized with the
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A New Frontier, an Old Landscape: A Report for the Ford Foundation About the Impact of Digital Communications on Media and Communications, and on Human Rights
London: Global Partners (2011), 270 pp.
Examines the impact that the rise of digital communications is having on the media, and on human rights activism. The report goes on to explore the main policy issues which must be addressed at the national and international levels to shape an enabling environment. The report combines global level a
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Mapping Digital Media: Mexico
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 86 pp.
Cyberactivism in the Egyptian Revolution: How Civic Engagement and Citizen Journalism Tilted the Balance
Arab Media & Society, issue 13 (2011), 37 pp.
"The Egyptian revolution was characterized by the instrumental use of social media, especially Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and text messaging by protesters, to bring about political change and democratic transformation. This article focuses on how these new types of media acted as effective tools fo
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Mapping Digital Media: Morocco
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 86 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Moldova
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2011), 117 pp.
"In Moldova, the combination of digitization and political change has increased the diversity of media outlets and their news, the plurality of opinions, and the transparency of public institutions, while it has diminished political interference in the media. Yet the lack of independence of regulato
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People's Power: The Arab World in Revolt
Perspectives (Heinrich Böll Stiftung), issue 2 (2011), 262 pp.
Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age: The 2009 Presidential Election Uprising in Iran
Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield (2010), xxiv, 314 pp.
"Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 's
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SMS Uprising: Mobile Phone Activism in Africa
Deep Insights
Cape Town: Pambazuka Press (2010), xxii, 149 pp.
"This collection of essays by those engaged in using mobile phone technologies for social change provides an analysis of the socio-economic, political and media contexts faced by activists in Africa today. The essays address a broad range of issues including inequalities in access to technology base
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Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 31 pp.
"The impact of new media can be better understood through a framework that considers five levels of analysis: individual transformation, intergroup relations, collective action, regime policies, and external attention. New media have the potential to change how citizens think or act, mitigate or exa
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