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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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China in Africa: Soft Power, Media Perceptions and a Pan-Developing Identity

Shubo Li, Helge Rønning
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2013), 17 pp.
"China is currently implementing a full-fledged ‘Going Global’ strategy, particularly in Africa. Chinese engagement on the continent is all pervasive and spearheaded by summit conferences and flanked by a surge of Chinese state-own media houses and state-funded cultural institutions. This report ... more
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The Digital Divide: The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective

Massimo Ragnedda, Glenn W. Muschert (eds.)
London: Routledge (2013), 324 pp.
"This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines “the digital divide” as the unequal access and utility of internet communic ... more
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Entertainment Education and Social Change

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 27, issue 1 (2013), 146 pp.
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Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

Ulla Carlsson, Sherri Hope Culver (eds.)
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom; UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (2013), 416 pp.
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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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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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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 2 (2013), pp. 308-330
"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
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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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China and the African Internet: Perspectives from Kenya and Ethiopia

Iginio Gagliardone
Index Communicación, volume 3, issue 2 (2013), pp. 67-82
"Through the lens of China in Africa, this paper explores the transformations in the relationship between the Internet and the state. China’s economic success, impressive growth of Internet users and relative stability have quietly promoted an example of how the Internet can be deployed within the ... more
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The Korean Wave: Korean Media Go Global

Youna Kim (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge (2013), xvi, 233 pp.
"Since the late 1990s South Korea has emerged as a new center for the production of transnational popular culture – the first instance of a major global circulation of Korean popular culture in history. Why popular (or not)? Why now? What does it mean socially, culturally and politically in a glob ... 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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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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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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The Global Social Network Landscape: A Country-By-Country Guide to Social Network Usage

Mitchel Winkels
eMarketer (2013), 40 pp.
"Though Facebook’s near-ubiquitous lead might indicate that the global social network landscape is simplifying, it quickly becomes clear this is not the case. This report aims to help marketers assess the social network landscape in 27 countries by briefly examining four key factors: top social ne ... more
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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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The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship: How the Communist Party’s Media Restrictions Affect News Outlets Around the World

Sarah Cook
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 67 pp.
"This report focuses on six types of media outlets based outside mainland China that together reach news consumers in dozens of countries: major international media; local outlets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; mainstream media in Hong Kong and Taiwan; exile Chinese outlets providing uncensored ... more
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Microblogs in China: Bringing the State Back In

Nele Noesselt
Hamburg: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies (2013), 26 pp.
"This paper reflects the adaptation and transformation of the Chinese party-state's government strategy in the digital era. Through a discourse analysis of the current Chinese debate on the role of microblogs in China, it argues that China's political elites have revised their social management stra ... 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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Media Interventions

Kevin Howley (ed.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2013), xvi, 430 pp.
"This collection of essays, the first book-length treatment of its kind, explicates the concept of «media interventions», which are herein defined as activities and projects that secure, exercise, challenge or acquire media power for tactical and strategic action. Drawing on insights from media, c ... more