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Vulnerable Landscapes: Case Studies of Violence and Disinformation

Megan Ward, Jessica L. Beyer
Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2019), 19 pp.
"Disinformation existed in the past, but the growing ubiquity of social media grants political actors increasing capacity to spread dangerous rhetoric and imagery in their pursuit of power. Incendiary content has the potential to catalyze mob violence, riots, and vigilantes taking the law into their ... more
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Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Journalism: What Funders Can Do

Michelle Polyak, Katie Donnelly
Washington, DC: Democracy Fund (2019), 19 pp.
"The lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of journalism has been a persistent problem — one that harms newsrooms and communities alike. Funders who care deeply about the future of journalism have an opportunity to examine whether they are truly helping to build a world where journ ... more
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Communicating for Social Change: Meaning, Power, and Resistance

Mohan Jyoti Dutta, Dazzelyn Baltazar Zapata (eds.)
Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xx, 413 pp.
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Radio & Audio Grantmaking: Reaching New Audiences Through Old Platforms

Sarah Armour-Jones
Philadelphia, PA: Media Impact Funders (2019), 17 pp.
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Digital News Report 2019

Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher, Antonis Kalogeropoulos, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (eds.)
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 153 pp.
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Living history: Zeitreisen(de) im Reality-TV

Monika Weiß
Marburg: Schüren (2019), 243 pp.
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Global Information Society Watch 2019. Artificial Intelligence: Human Rights, Social Justice and Development
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Article 19; Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2019), 87 pp.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is now receiving unprecedented global attention as it finds widespread practical application in multiple spheres of activity. But what are the human rights, social justice and development implications of AI when used in areas such as health, education and social service ... more
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Friedenspotenzial von Freikirchen in den USA und Lateinamerika: Potenziale und Hindernisse für die internationale Zusammenarbeit

Heinrich Wilhelm Schäfer
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2019), 168 pp.
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Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe
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Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Arnold S. De Beer (eds.)
New York: Columbia University Press (2019), xi, 434 pp.
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Journalism Grantmaking: New Funding, Models and Partnerships to Sustain and Grow the Field

Sarah Armour-Jones
Philadelphia, PA: Media Impact Funders (2019), 13 pp.
"Since 2009, 3,106 funders gave $1.7 billion in journalism-related grants [in the U.S.]. Of that, $306 million was directed toward the Newseum. Excluding grants to the Newseum, the top 9 journalism funders to U.S.-based organizations have given $550 million, via 1,776 grants since 2009. Of the $1.7 ... more
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Anthropological Perspectives on the Religious Uses of Mobile Apps

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Losing the News: The Decimation of Local Journalism and the Search for Solutions

New York: PEN America (2019), 114 pp.
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The Radio Station: Broadcasting, Podcasting, and Streaming
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John Allen Hendricks, Bruce Mims
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De-Centring Western Enlightenment: Revisionist Histories, Contestation and Communication Theory

Shakuntala Banaji (ed.)
Javnost: The Public, volume 25, issue 4 (2018), pp. 333-440
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Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics

Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris, Hal Roberts
New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2018), ix, 462 pp.
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Transnationalizing Radio Research: New Approaches to an Old Medium

Golo Föllmer, Alexander Badenoch (eds.)
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2018), 313 pp.
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Black / Africana Communication Theory

Kehbuma Langmia (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xxix, 345 pp.
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Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation

Douglas Nakashima, Igor Krupnik, Jennifer T. Rubis (eds.)
Cambridge; Paris: Cambridge University Press; UNESCO (2018), xx, 298 pp.
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Civic Media Practice: Identification and Evaluation of Media and Technology That Facilitates Democratic Process

Eric Gordon, Gabriel Mugar
MaxArthur Foundation (2018), 34 pp.
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