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Russian Media in the Balkans and their Role in the Aggression against Ukraine. Case Study: RT Balkan
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (2024), 37 pp.
"The study presented here [...] is not limited to generalised theses and descriptions of the Balkan media scene under Russian influence that only scratch the surface. Rather, the focus is on documenting the effectiveness of Russian state media in the region with a focus on Serbia, which also has an
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Mobilization for Protecting the Public Interest in the Media: Mapping Good Practices of Media Activism
Sarajevo; Ljubljana: Mediacentar; Peace Institute (2024), 51 pp.
Evaluation of the BMAP-Forward Activity
Washington, DC: USAID; Integra Government Services International (2024), 165 pp.
"Activity Description: The Balkan Media Assistance Program to Foster Organizational Readiness While Advancing Resilient Development (BMAP-FORWARD) is a $13 million regional Activity (2022-2028) that aims to strengthen the independence and resilience of media outlets in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo
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Threats to press freedom and journalists' safety: A comparative study of Greece, Slovakia, and Spain
"Free journalism is indispensable for monitoring the actions of political representation, holding it accountable, exposing the misuse of power, and defending public interests. Fulfilling these roles assumes that journalists can do their job and pursue public-interest stories to the best of their abi
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Global Journalism in Comparative Perspective: Case Studies
London; New York: Routledge (2024), xvii, 251 pp.
"This book explores how journalism is practiced around the world and how there are multiple factors at the structural and contextual level shaping journalism practice. Drawing on case studies of how conflicts, pandemics, political developments, or human rights violations are covered in an online-fir
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Bridging awareness and resistance: Using algorithmic knowledge against controversial content
Big Data & Society, issue October–December (2024), 13 pp.
"Political and moral/religious contents are increasingly popular on TikTok, and the concerns associated with them create the premises for a re-exploration of the user–machine agency negotiation. Using algorithmic awareness as a process, this research examines the relationship between users’ awar
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The Romanian Media System: Dynamics, Challenges, and Implications for Democracy
Media and Communication, volume 12, issue 7847 (2024), 17 pp.
"This article endeavors to delve into the recent transformation of the Romanian media landscape, aiming to offer a nuanced comprehension of the cultural and political dynamics that have influenced journalistic practices. The Romanian media environment has undergone swift changes, transitioning from
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Local Journalism, Global Challenges: News Deserts, Infodemic and the Vastness in Between
Covilhã: LabCom; Beira Interior University (2024), 203 pp.
"[...] Pedro Jerónimo’s anthology addresses a highly relevant topic. It offers insights into the state of local media in countries where little research has been published to date. Of the eight contributions in the volume, four focus on Europe and Latin America (Romania, Portugal, Europe, and Bra
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Uncovering news deserts in Europe: Risks and opportunities for local and community media in the EU
Deep Insights
San Domenico di Fiesole (Italy): European University Institute (2024), 224 pp.
"This research is focused on detecting challenges and opportunities for local and community media and identifying news deserts in the 27 EU Member States. It entails a holistic approach towards the concept of news desert, interpreting it as an area that is lacking sufficient, reliable and diverse in
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Local media: Surviving and thriving in a news desert Lessons learned from Local Media for Democracy
Deep Insights
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS); Local Media for Democracy (LM4D) (2024), 59 pp.
"The Local Media for Democracy (LM4D) programme was conceived and designed to achieve exactly that: to recognise and strengthen local media operating in news deserts and to provide local communities with the timely, accurate, and relevant information they need to make informed decisions about what m
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Commercial Television as a Blind Spot in Emerging Media Systems: Romania and Bulgaria’s Cases
Media and Communication, volume 12, issue 7765 (2024), 20 pp.
"This study explores TV in Romania and Bulgaria, both considered "emerging" media systems in post-communist studies (Sparks, 1995). It uses Hallin and Mancini's (2004) framework to analyze the central aspects regarding the configuration of commercial TV. The study offers an institutional perspective
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Full Night: The Best Romanian Internet Cafe
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2024), 28 pp.
Challenges and Opportunities for Journalism in the Bulgarian COVID-19 Communication Ecology
Journalism Practice, volume 18, issue 1 (2024), pp. 119-136
"The coronavirus pandemic brought immense challenges to journalists worldwide, including new threats to media freedom, journalism safety and practice. The impact of the pandemic on journalism is yet to be fully understood and examined but this paper contributes to the field by focusing on the impact
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Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia
Deep Insights
"The 2024 Europe and Eurasia Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE) covers 18 countries throughout Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. With VIBE, IREX strives to capture a modern and evolving media space where people are simultaneously producers, transmitters, consumers, and actors in the information t
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Beyond Molotovs: A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2024), 356 pp.
"Authoritarianism operates on a visceral level rather than relying on arguments. How can we counter authoritarian affects? This publication brings together more than 50 first-hand accounts of anti-authoritarian movements, activists, artists, and scholars from around the world, focusing on the sensuo
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Bulgarian Media Since 1989: From Instrumentalization to Capture
Central European Journal of Communication, volume 2, issue 36 (2024), pp. 185-203
"In the second decade of the 21st century, Bulgaria earned the unsavory reputation of having the least media freedom in the EU’s (Reporters Without Borders). This paper examines the current state of Bulgarian media based on two research concepts: for instrumentalization, respectively the capture o
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