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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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Media Sustainability Index 2010: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Leon Morse (ed.)
Washington, DC: IREX (2010), xxi, 287 pp.
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Reflections on Putin and the Media

Scott Gehlbach
Post-Soviet Affairs, volume 26, issue 1 (2010), pp. 77-87
"To understand the potential implications of Putin’s media strategy, it is useful to recall the rule and fall of Peru’s Alberto Fujimori. Like Putin, Fujimori used the wealth and power at his disposal to emasculate much of the country’s media. Also like Putin, however, he stopped short of impo ... more
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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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Die Ukraine im Wandel: Stabile Instabilität in einem Zwischenland

Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel (eds.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 525 pp.
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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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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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Blick zurück nach vorn: Samizdat, Internet und die Freiheit des Wortes

Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel, Wolfgang Eichwede (eds.)
Osteuropa, volume 60, issue 11 (2010), pp. 3-258
"Peter Reddaway und neun weitere Autoren schauen ins das Archiv der Freiheit, das die osteuropäischen Bürgerrechtler mit ihren selbstverlegten Schriften anlegten. Sie entdecken substantielle Beiträge zur politischen Ideengeschichte des mündigen Bürgers. Sind im Zeitalter der wiedererstarkten po ... more
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Why Do Russians Support Censorship of the Media?

Jukka Pietiläinen, Dmitry Strovsky
Russian Journal of Communication, volume 3, issue 1-2 (2010), pp. 53-71
"This article analyses support for censorship in Russia as part of the democratization process. Censorship has been an important part of Russian history and it was strengthened during the Soviet era. After the collapse of the Soviet system formal censorship was banned even though the reality has bee ... more
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Footprint of Financial Crisis in the Media

London: Open Society Institute, Media Program (2010), 14 pp.
"The global economic downturn has affected countless businesses across the region, forcing them to slash costs, lay off employees, and reduce output. Media businesses are no exception. However, when media businesses are hit, it is not just their turnover that suffers: their primary function, the del ... more
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Politische Kommunikation

KAS Auslandsinformationen, issue 6 (2010), 114 pp.
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Media Freedom and Pluralism: Media Policy Challenges in the Enlarged Europe

Beata Klimkiewicz (ed.)
Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2010), xxvi, 336 pp.
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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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Controversy on the Airwaves: Public Diplomacy, Portraying America, and Public Outreach Through the Voice of America Uzbek Service

Navbahor Imamova, Richard J. Schaefer, Richard Shafer, Eric Freedman
Central Asia and the Caucasus, volume 11, issue 4 (2010), pp. 110-125
"From a research perspective, this case study highlights the need for further research into BBG-sponsored international broadcast services, both individually and collectively. Such studies could include quantitative content analyses of program content, survey research of listeners and viewers, inter ... more
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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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Initiatives of TV Ethics Control by Religions in Russia: Challenges for Implementation

Victor M. Khroul
Religion in Eastern Europe, volume 30, issue 2 (2010), pp. 1-9
"The diversity of attitudes of Russian society towards television coupled with many plots and subplots emerged in the public arena providing us with an opportunity to consider them as an indicators of the maturity of civil society in Russia. It is also an indicator of the level of influence that rel ... more
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Rethinking Russia: Freedom of Expression Without Freedom of the Press

Maria Lipman
Journal of International Affairs, volume 63, issue 2 (2010), pp. 153-169
"If the Kremlin should not be held directly responsible for ordering murders against journalists, it certainly bears responsibility for the atmosphere of lawlessness that reigns in Russia. Today’s Kremlin doesn’t mind free and critical voices as long as they remain politically irrelevant and hav ... 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
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Comparative Media Systems: European and Global Perspectives

Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska, Michal Glowacki, Karol Jakubowicz, Miklós Sükösd (eds.)
Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2010), xiv, 290 pp.
"Leading researchers from different regions of Europe and the United States address five major interrelated themes: 1) how ideological and normative constructs gave way to empirical systematic comparative work in media research; 2) the role of foreign media groups in post-communist regions and the e ... more
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Perspektiven der Medienentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa

Sofie Jannusch
Ost-West: Europäische Perspektiven, volume 11, issue 2 (2010), pp. 97-106
"Die Pressefreiheit hat uns beides gebracht, den Sauerstoff der Demokratie genauso wie das Lachgas von Infotainment und Kommerzialisierung.“ Der polnische Medienwissenschaftler Karol Jakubowicz wird sicherlich bei vielen demokratisch gesinnten Kollegen in Mitteleuropa und im Baltikum auf zustimmen ... more