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Cambodian Communication Review 2020

Say Sok, Bun Y Ung (eds.)
Phnom Penh: Royal University of Phnom Penh, Department of Media & Communication, Cambodia Communication Institut (2020), 65 pp.
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Emergency Broadcasting Radio in Indonesia: Comparative Studies in Lombok and Palu

Ressi Dwiana, Ade Armando, Mario Antonius Birowo
Journal of Disaster Research, volume 15, issue 5 (2020), pp. 655-663
"In every disaster, problems of information and communication distribution always occur. The communication channel is very dependent on various supporting facilities. Electricity, transmitter towers, broadcasting stations, to human resources. In two big disasters in Indonesia in 2018: the Lombok ear ... more
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Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities: Examining Democratic Vulnerabilities & Building Resiliency

Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley, Amy Searight, Tim Kostelancik, Rachel Ellehuus, Jeffrey Mankoff, Devin Stewart
Washington, DC: Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (2020), v, 31 pp.
"With their heavily censored and restricted civil societies at home, China and Russia exploit the asymmetry of democratic systems by targeting open information environments, freedom of expression, participatory civic discourse, and pluralistic and fluid politics. Democracies have unique vulnerabilit ... more
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The Political Economy of Local Cinema: A Critical Introduction

Anne Rajala, Daniel Lindblom, Matteo Stocchetti (eds.)
Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2020), 257 pp.
"The essays in this collection focus on [...] the organization of material and immaterial resources necessary for local cinema to endure as a valuable and vibrant alternative to other forms of cinema. In line with the mission of applied research, the main normative goal inspiring our project is rath ... more
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The danger of words: Major challenges facing Myanmar journalists on reporting the Rohingya conflict

Nyan Lynn
Media Asia, volume 47, issue 1 (2020), pp. 4-22
"Due to the fighting between the Myanmar Army and the Rohingya militant group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in August 2017, hundreds of thousands of stateless Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh. The Myanmar Army was accused of committing torture, atrocities, arson and gang-rapes against the ... more
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Perspektiven digitaler Governance in China: Zwischen Verbesserung sozialer Teilhabe und politischer Kontrolle

Katja Drinhausen
Hanns Seidel Stiftung (2020), 40 pp.
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Journalism and Communication in China and the West: A Study of History, Education and Regulation

Bing Tong
Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xxi, 366 pp.
"This book sheds new light on the study of journalism and communication, considering why and how journalism is studied in the 21st century. It notably offers both an international and interdisciplinary comparison of journalism and communication, examining the history of Chinese and Western journalis ... more
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Digital Neo-Colonialism: The Chinese Model of Internet Sovereignty in Africa

Willem Gravett
African Human Rights Law Journal, volume 20, issue 1 (2020), pp. 125-146
"China is making a sustained effort to become a ‘cyber superpower’. An integral part of this effort is the propagation by Beijing of the notion of ‘internet sovereignty’ – China’s supreme right to govern the internet within its borders and keep it under rigid control. Chinese companies w ... more
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Defending freedom of expression: Fake news laws in East and Southeast Asia
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Bangkog; Manila: Asia Centre; Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD). (2020), 61 pp.
"This report compares the impact of legislation in countries with multiparty legislatures and independent government institutions, and countries with one dominant political force and an absence of independent national institutions. It finds that in the former countries, provisions are included to sa ... more
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Social Media and Thailand's Struggle Over Public Space

Supalak Ganjanakhundee
Singapore: ISEAS (2020), 10 pp.
"Political divisions, the economic downturn after 2006, and technological disruptions have enabled Thai authorities to limit public space for political discussion and expression. People in Thailand have turned to social media instead. At present, the hashtag (#) is a growing tool for all kinds of po ... more
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Media Representation of Environmental Issues in Malaysia

Mohamad Saifun Mohamed Saleh
Pacific Journalism Review, volume 26, issue 2 (2020), pp. 118-131
"This research investigates the types of environmental issues represented in Malaysian newspapers and Environmental Non-Government Organisation (ENGO) newsletters and examines the factors in the selection of stories by both social actors. A quantitative content analysis was conducted on 2050 environ ... more
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Transnational Korean Television: Cultural Storytelling and Digital Audiences

Hyejung Ju
Lanham, MD et al.: Lexington Books (2020), vii, 131 pp.
"Transnational Korean Television: Cultural Storytelling and Digital Audience provides previously absent analyses of Korean TV dramas' transnational influences, peculiar production features, distribution, and consumption to enrich the contextual understanding of Korean TV's transcultural mobility. Ev ... more
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Situating Open Data: Global Trends in Local Contexts

Danny Lämmerhirt, Ana Brandusescu, Natalia Domagala, Patrick Enaholo (eds.)
Cape Town: African Minds (2020), xiii, 243 pp.
"This book provides empirical accounts to understand the situatedness of open data along the following themes: 1) open data practices; 2) the local implementation of global trends; and 3) open data ecosystems. Many chapters in this volume simultaneously address several of these themes. The thematic ... more
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RFA In-Depth Interviews: Uyghur Experiences of Detention in Post-2015 Xinjiang

Radio Free Asia (RFA) (2020), 40 pp.
"This report presents the results of in-depth interviews conducted with eight individuals with recent direct experience inside detention facilities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Findings are based on four face-to-face and four remote interviews conducted between November 201 ... more
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China’s Aid from the Bottom Up: Recipient Country Reporting on Chinese Development Cooperation Flows

Jonathan Glennie, Peter Grinsted, Hannah Ryder
Washington, DC: Center for Global Development (2020), 51 pp.
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Introducing Vigilant Audiences

Daniel Trottier, Rashid Gabdulhakov, Qian Huang (eds.)
Cambridge: Open Book Publishers (2020), xiii, 342 pp.
"The authors engage with a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives in order to explore the actions of a vigilant digital audience — denunciation, shaming, doxing — and to consider the role of the press and other public figures in supporting or contesting these activities. In turn, the volume il ... more
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Information Ecosystem Assessment of First Time Youth Voters in Myanmar’s 2020 Election

Internews (2020), iv, 55 pp.
"Facebook is “best” source of information for elections, but television is still most trusted Among irst time youth voters, 83% of survey respondents cited Facebook as the best channel to receive elections information. In Myanmar, Facebook and the Internet are virtually interchangeable. Key Info ... more
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COVID-19 Foreign Influence Campaigns: Europe and the Global Battle of Narratives

Naja Bentzen
Brussels: European Parliament (2020), 8 pp.
"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initially concealed information about the spread of the virus. Research suggests that they thereby delayed measures to alleviate the spread of the disease. At the same time, the CCP launched far-reaching efforts to silence domestic criticism. The CCP's efforts to r ... more
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Ethnic Media Study: Media Habits and Media Representation of Ethnic Minorities in Myanmar

Aye Lei Tun, Emilie Lehmann-Jacobsen
International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2020), 18 pp.
"The study examines content produced and distributed to ethnic minorities in Mon, Kayin and Kayah and looks into the news and media habits and understandings of the same groups. It consists of two different research efforts: a content analysis and a qualitative audience study. The content analysis f ... more
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The Afterlife of Colonial Radio in Christian Missionary Broadcasting of the Philippines

Russel P. Skelchy
South East Asia Research, volume 28, issue 3 (2020), pp. 344-362
"The article explores Christian missionary radio broadcasting as part of a wider sonic colonization of the Philippines under US colonial rule. Specifically, I explore how some post-Second World War faith-based broadcasters shaped the listening practices of Filipino audiences through programming tact ... more