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Introducing State-Distant Public Broadcasting in Ukraine

Olexiy Khabyuk
Cologne: Institut für Rundfunkökonomie an der Universität zu Köln (2011), 39 pp.
"The majority of political elites still consider media as a central instrument for manipulating public opinion [...] Fortunately, long-standing debates illustrate that the critical attitude of journalists and civil society organisations has increased through new media developments. The demands for p ... more
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The Internet of Elsewhere: The Emergent Effects of a Wired World

Cyrus Farivar
New Brunswick, New Jers.: Rutgers University Press (2011), xiii, 239 pp.
"Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies—Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers in these countries and, at the same time, surveys the environments in which they each work [...] Skype was invented in Es ... more
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Poland

Péter Bajomi-Lázár, Henrik Örnebring, Václav Štetka
Oxford; London: University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations; London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 30 pp.
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The Global EBook Market: Current Conditions and Future Projections

Rüdiger Wischenbart
[author] (2011), 39 pp.
"In Europe, Germany and France are ahead in digitally embracing trade books, notably !ction, yet are clearly behind the US and UK. But countries as diverse as Austria, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden have recently seen the implementation of an ebook distribution infrastructure, and at lea ... more
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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen R. Garcia (eds.)
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.
"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the ... more
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"Do You Really Think Russia Should Pay Up for That?" How the Russia-Based TV Channel RT Constructs Russian-Baltic Relations

Nils S. Borchers
Javnost: The Public, volume 18, issue 4 (2011), pp. 89-106
"Mediated public diplomacy plays an important role in achieving foreign policy objectives by trying to influence public opinion in other countries. The Russia-based global TV channel RT serves as a central tool of Russian mediated public diplomacy. Its objective is not only to present the Russian pe ... more
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Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

Carolyn M. Byerly
Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.
"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei ... more
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New Questions, New Insights, New Approaches: Contributions to the Research Forum at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth 2010

Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson, Catharina Bucht
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2011), 275 pp.
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The Czech Republic

Václav Štetka
Oxford; London: University of Oxford, Department of Politics and International Relations; London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 27 pp.
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La política de Internet desde una perspectiva internacional: Seis informes nacionales

Tobias Wangermann, Helmut Reifeld (eds.)
Sankt Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 108 pp.
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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
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Markus A. Weingardt
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 480 pp.
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Journalistische Genres in Deutschland und Russland: Handbuch = Zanry zurnalistiki Germanii i Rossii

Alla G. Bespalova, Evgenij A. Kornilov, Horst Pöttker (eds.)
Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2010), 421 pp.
"Das erste deutsch-russische Wörterbuch der Journalistik bietet Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern 30 umfangreiche Fachartikel zu Nachricht, Kommentar, Interview, Reportage und weiteren Genres. Zahlreiche Beispieltexte aus Geschichte und Gegenwart des Journalismus unterstreichen seinen Gebrauchswert f ... more
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Ohne Zensur und doch nicht frei: Russlands Medienlandschaft

Cornelia Rabitz
In: Länderbericht Russland
Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder (eds.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), pp. 153-172
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Public Service Broadcasting: A German-Ukrainian Exchange of Opinions

Olexiy Khabyuk, Manfred Kops (eds.)
Cologne: Institut für Rundfunkökonomie an der Universität zu Köln (2010), 123 pp.
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more
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Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom
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Beate Josephi (ed.)
New York: Peter Lang (2010), xiii, 263 pp.
"Since the 1990s journalism education programs have expanded exponentially around the world, but media freedom has not. Globally comparative, this edited volume assesses journalism education and the challenging environment in which it is delivered in countries with a partly free or not free status a ... more
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Catholic Media in Russia: Self-Silencing After Rapid Development

Victor M. Khroul
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Schwerpunkt: Medien als Macht?

Ost-West: Europäische Perspektiven, volume 11, issue 2 (2010), pp. 81-160
[...] In dieser Ausgabe von OST-WEST. Europäische Perspektiven nehmen wir die Medien in Europa in den Blick. Wir fragen nach der Macht und dem Einfluss der „vierten Gewalt“, wie die Medien oft genannt werden, in Deutschland, nach den Perspektiven der Medienentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa, ... more
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Media Policies and Regulatory Practices in a Selected Set of European Countries, the EU and the Council of Europe

European Commission; Mediadem (2010), 524 pp.
"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi ... more
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Understanding Community Media
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Kevin Howley (ed.)
London et al.: Sage (2010), xii, 410 pp.
"With contributions from an international team of well-known experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this comprehensive volume examines community-based media from theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives. More than 30 original essays provide an incisive and timely analysis ... more