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The New Gatekeepers: Controlling Information in the Internet Age

Bill Ristow
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 54 pp.
"Internet companies have become the new gatekeepers of information–and their data-parsing algorithms the twenty-first century equivalent of the stereotypical editor with the green eyeshade who filtered the news before passing it along to readers .. As they have expanded globally, these pioneering ... more
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The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China-Africa Relationship

Yu-Shan Wu
Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2013), 24 pp.
"The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media. The social media and accompanying elevated public role have co ... more
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Die weltweite Situation der christlichen Minderheiten

Hans Zehetmair (ed.)
München: Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS) (2013), 88 pp.
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The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today’s China

Sarah Hoffmann, Larry Siems
London: PEN International (2013), 61 pp.
"This report arises out of five years of research and targeted advocacy on behalf of writers and journalists who have been censored or persecuted for their work in the People’s Republic of China. It presents PEN International’s findings, compiled by our international researchers and by our colle ... more
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The World Internet Project: International Report

Jeffrey I. Cole et al.
Los Angeles: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Center for the Digital Future, 5th ed. (2013), 87 pp.
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Environmental Conflict and the Media

Libby Lester, Brett Hutchins (eds.)
New York: Peter Lang (2013), ix, 357 pp.
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Nationalism and Preferences for Domestic and Foreign Animation Programmes in China

Kenichi Ishii
International Communication Gazette, volume 75, issue 2 (2013), pp. 225-245
"Since China implemented animation control policies in 2004, foreign animation programmes have almost disappeared from Chinese television. At the same time, the Chinese government has invested enormous amounts of money in developing the animation industry as a creative industry. A questionnaire surv ... more
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Diplomacy, Development and Security in the Information Age

Shanthi Kalathil (ed.)
Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (2013), v, 142 pp.
"[...] This series thus proposes to unpack the concepts of transparency and volatility across three major arenas of international affairs: security, diplomacy, and development. Each issue-area features two essays, each focusing on different aspects of transparency and/or volatility. Two additional e ... more
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Digital News Report 2013: Tracking the Future of News

Nic Newman, David A. L. Levy (eds.)
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), 108 pp.
This is the second of the annual Reuters Institute Digital News surveys published by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) at Oxford University. You Gov online polls commissioned by RISJ were conducted with 11,000 online users in the UK, US, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Bra ... more
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China as a Persuader: CCTV Africa's First Steps in the African Mediasphere

Iginio Gagliardone
African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 25-40
"China, in seeking greater engagement with African audiences, has dramatically boosted its potential to shape narratives in ways that can favour its image or interests abroad. Focusing on CCTV Africa, China’s flagship efforts to win hearts and minds on the continent, the article explains how this ... more
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Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Madeline Earp, Laura W. Reed, Adrian Shahbaz, Ashley Greco-Stoner (eds.)
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2013), 881 pp.
"Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 60 countries around the world. This report is the fourth in a series and focuses on developments that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. The previous edition, covering 47 countries, was published in September 2012. 'Fre ... more
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The Rediscovery of Religious Silence in the Social Media Era: A Korean Case

Ignatius Kim Min-soo
Religion and Social Communication, volume 11, issue 2 (2013), pp. 138-154
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Christen in großer Bedrängnis: Diskriminierung und Unterdrückung. Dokumentation 2013

Berthold Pelster (Red.)
München: Kirche in Not (2013), 184 pp.
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CCTV’s International Expansion: China’s Grand Strategy for Media?

Anne Nelson
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 37 pp.
"China Central Television has come a long way since its founding as a domestic party propaganda outlet in 1958. The domestic service has been supplemented by an international service, boasting three major global offices in Beijing, Washington, and Nairobi, and more than 70 additional international b ... more
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Internet Freedom and Political Space

Olesya Tkacheva, Lowell H. Schwartz, Martin C. Libicki, Julie E. Taylor, Jeffrey Martini, Caroline Baxter
Santa Monica, Calif. et al.: RAND Corporation; U.S. Department of State (2013), xxiv, 261 pp.
"This report examines whether and how furthering Internet freedom can empower civil society vis-à-vis public officials, make the government more accountable to its citizens, and integrate citizens into the policymaking process. Using case studies of events in 2011 in Egypt, Syria, China, and Russia ... more
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Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments

Rüdiger Wischenbart
Carlo Carrenho; Veronika Licher; Miha Kovac; Vinutha Mallya (contrib.)
O'Reilly, revised and updated ed. (2013), 111 pp.
"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate ... more
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Bücher öffnen Welten: Medienangebote für Menschen in Haft in Deutschland und international

Förderverein Gefangenenbüchereien, Gerhard Peschers (eds.)
Berlin: De Gruyter Saur (2013), x, 416 pp.
"In diesem Band wird sowohl das Gefangenenbüchereiwesen in Deutschland als auch international vorgestellt. Neben der Geschichte der Gefangenenbüchereien werden die Gesetzesgrundlagen und unterschiedliche Bibliotheksangebote für Menschen in Haft erstmalig in einem Band zusammengefasst." (Verlagsbe ... more
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Religion and Public Diplomacy

Philip Seib (ed.)
New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), x, 224 pp.
"Mixing religion and public diplomacy can produce volatile results, but in a world in which the dissemination and influence of religious beliefs are enhanced by new communications technologies, religion is a factor in many foreign policy issues and must be addressed. Faith is such a powerful part of ... more
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Media Perceptions and Portrayals of Pastoralists in Kenya, India and China

Mike Shanahan
London: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (2013), 28 pp.
"Pastoralists use their mobility to take advantage of resources – pasture and water – that are patchily distributed in space and time. Pastoralism can make major contributions to food security, livelihoods and economic prosperity. However, these benefits often go unacknowledged – by policy mak ... more
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Soap Operas as a Matchmaker: A Cultivation Analysis of the Effects of South Korean TV Dramas on Vietnamese Women’s Marital Intentions

Hong Tien Vu, Tien-Tsung Lee
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 90, issue 1-2 (2013), 23 pp.
"This cultivation study examined the effects of South Korean soap operas on Vietnamese female audiences. It also assessed cultivation effects in combination with the theory of reasoned action. Based on a survey of 439 female viewers, it explicated the link between South Korean soap opera consumption ... more