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Mapping Digital Media: Kenya
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 94 pp.
"In online journalism, the virtues associated with ethics—accuracy, honesty, truth, impartiality, fairness, balance, respect for autonomy of ordinary people—are barely respected, largely because there is no effective way of policing this, and there are no legal penalties. Concentration of owners
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Der Kreml auf allen Kanälen: Wie der russische Staat das Fernsehen lenkt
Berlin: Reporter ohne Grenzen (2013), 47 pp.
"Das Fernsehen ist für die Menschen in Russland die wichtigste politische Informationsquelle. Nach einer kurzen Periode der Freiheit Anfang der 1990er Jahre ist es erneut zum zentralen Pfeiler geworden, auf den die Staatsorgane ihre Macht stützen. Die drei größten Kanäle Perwyj Kanal, Rossija u
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Mapping Digital Media: Pakistan
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 113 pp.
"Pakistan has long suffered from high inflation, led by soaring food prices, which has increased poverty levels. According to the United Nations’ 2011 Human Development Report, half the population suffers deprivations of all types. Only half is literate. Even then there are only 12 million televis
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"Die Chefredakteurin des oppositionellen Magazins „ADAM reader’s“ berichtet, wie sie arbeitet und warum sie die Hoffnung auf Demokratie noch nicht aufgegeben hat." (Einleitung)
Changing Media and Politics in Tajikistan
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 66 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Slovakia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 89 pp.
Democracy's Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Arab Spring
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2013), xiv, 145 pp.
"Philip N. Howard and Muzammil M. Hussain examine the complex role of the Internet, mobile phones, and social networking applications in the Arab Spring. Examining digital media access, level of grievance, and levels of protest for popular democratization in 16 countries in the Middle East and North
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World Press Freedom Index 2013
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2013), 26 pp.
The Arab World: The Role of Media in the Arab World's Transformation Process
Berlin: Vistas (2013), 286 pp.
Media Laws and Regulations of the GCC Countries: Summary, Analysis and Recommendations
Doha: Doha Centre for Media Freedom (2013), 73 pp.
"This report represents an effort to help with the process of evaluating media laws in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. As governments consider what policies to set up to deal with new realities, this research should help provide an understanding of the current landscape. When examining
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Mapping Digital Media: Malaysia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 120 pp.
"Two out of three Malaysians regularly use the internet (even though large areas of the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, where nearly a fifth of the population lives, pose logistical challenges regarding infrastructure) and a third of the population have a 3G mobile subscription. Broadban
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Mapping Digital Media: Kazakhstan
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 114 pp.
"The story of Kazakhstani media is of two contrasting dynamics: the increasingly controlled and innovation-shy offline space, and the vibrant, less-restricted digital environment. The rise of digital media has yielded benefits for citizens and democracy, albeit these are limited by the dominance of
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Satellite Jamming in Iran: A War Over Airwaves
Small Media (2012), 71 pp.
"This report has established that the jamming of Persian-language satellite TV channels is endemic in Iran, and is having adverse effects on both broadcasters and viewers alike. In Iran, satellite television is one of the few sources of news, entertainment, and commentary not controlled by the count
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An Assessment of Media Development Challenges and Opportunities in Myanmar: Change is in the Air
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 34 pp.
"At the request of the Norwegian, Swedish and subsequently Danish Embassies in Bangkok, International Media Support (IMS) conducted an assessment of the current media environment inside Myanmar during two missions between July and November 2011. The assessment was motivated by a democratic reform pr
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Attacks on the Press in 2011: A Worldwide Survey
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2012), 451 pp.
Responding to an Activist Public: Hangzhou Press Office Rethinks its Role
Media, Culture & Society, volume 34, issue 8 (2012), pp. 1013-1027
"In China as elsewhere, netizens have made new demands upon government and challenged conventional media to respond to popular concerns. Established approaches to controlling the media may be otiose; Party leaders are stressing the value of cooperation rather than confrontation and calling for a new
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Mapping Digital Media: Digital Media, Conflict and Diasporas in the Horn of Africa
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 23 pp.
"The Horn of Africa is one of the least connected regions in the world. Nevertheless, digital media play an important social and political role in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia (including South-Central Somalia and the northern self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland). This paper shows how
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A Quiet Opening: North Koreans in a Changing Media Environment
Washington, DC: Intermedia (2012), 88 pp.
"For more than half a century, North Korea’s leaders have relied on a domestic media monopoly to control what information North Koreans can access and how narratives around that information are presented. But the situation on the ground is changing, thanks in large part to North Koreans’ expandi
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