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Handbook of Communication and Development

Srinivas R. Melkote, Arvind Singhal (eds.)
Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), xvii, 397 pp.
"This incisive Handbook critically examines the role and place of media and communication in development and social change, reflecting a vision for change anchored in values of social justice. Outlining the genealogy and history of the field, it then investigates the possible new directions and obje ... more
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Religious Minorities in Online Spaces: Research on their Experiences in Pakistan

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) (2021), 31 pp.
"Our findings, combined with the individual statements we collected from our participants paint a bleak picture of the online experiences of religious minorities in Pakistan. It is pertinent to not only encourage reflection amongst society at large, but also to call on the state to take responsibili ... more
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Maldives: Overview of the Environment for Media

Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) (2021), vi, 50 pp.
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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

Paris: UNESCO (2021), 18 pp.
"The collection of stories presented here aims to highlight the impact of the MDP's (Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists) MDP’s actions over the course of this challenging year. Through testimonies from beneficiaries and partners who aspire to improve freedom o ... more
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Media and Mapping Practices in the Middle East and North Africa: Producing Space

Alena Strohmaier, Angela Krewani (eds.)
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2021), 323 pp.
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Many Voices, Many Worlds: Critical Perspectives on Community Media in India

Faiz Ullah, Anjali Monteiro, K. P. Jayasankar (eds.)
New Delhi: Sage (2021), 365 pp.
"Many Voices, Many Worlds: Critical Perspectives on Community Media in India is a critical reflection on governance and policymaking, development, disability, knowledge and other social markers in the context of community media. Bringing together different modes of community media—such as video, r ... more
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Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology

Kristian Petersen (ed.)
Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; Ilex Foundation (2021), xi, 290 pp.
"Muslims in the Movies provides a series of essays that explore the portrayal and reception of Muslims in Euro-American film, transnational productions, and global national cinemas. The volume brings together a group of internationally recognized experts to introduce Muslims in the films of Europe, ... more
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Polyphony: Listening to the Listeners of Community Radio

Bridget Backhaus
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2021), 187 pp.
"The book discusses the socio-historical contexts which allowed community radio to thrive in India. It highlights its potential to create alternative spaces of representation, and opportunity and its importance in preserving and disseminating local knowledge and traditions. The author weaves togethe ... more
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Unshackling Expression: A Study on Laws Criminalising Expression Online in Nepal

Bhaktapur (NP): Body & Data; Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2021), 28 pp.
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Bangladesh: A Mapping of Innovative Media

digitally right; International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 10 pp.
"This study mapped 11 innovative and public interest media initiatives in Bangladesh seeking to reach diverse audience groups and communities with news and information in a changing media landscape. Each of these media initiatives has its unique strengths and weaknesses but managed to thrive to cont ... more
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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Asia-Pacific region

Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 80 pp.
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Digital Trends

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 9 (2021), pp. 23-33
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Media Capture: How Money, Digital Platforms, and Governments Control the News

Anya Schiffrin (ed.)
New York: Columbia University Press (2021), vii, 315 pp.
"This book features pathbreaking analysis from journalists and academics of the changing nature and peril of media capture - how formerly independent institutions fall under the sway of governments, plutocrats, and corporations. Contributors including Emily Bell, Felix Salmon, Joshua Marshall, Joel ... more
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The Voiceless Victims of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws: 28 Pakistani Christians Currently in Prison and a Guide to Effective Advocacy on Their Behalf

William Stark
Silver Spring, MD: International Christian Concern, February Update (2021), 30 pp.
"In 2018, Asia Bibi, a Christian woman, was acquitted of the blasphemy charges that had kept her on death row for nearly a decade. The lessons learned from her case, including the international advocacy critical to her acquittal, help to create a template for advocating on behalf of other religious ... more
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Lockdown and Shutdown: Exposing the Impacts of Recent Network Disruptions in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Harvard Law School, Cyberlaw Clinic; International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC); PDi-Kintha; Rohingya Youth Association (2021), 44 pp.
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Investigative Journalism

Hugo de Burgh, Paul Lashmar (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge, 3rd ed. (2021), xvi, 299 pp.
"This 3rd edition maps the new world of Investigative Journalism, where technology and globalisation have connected and energized journalists, whistle-blowers and the latest players, with far-reaching consequences in politics and business worldwide. In this new edition, expert contributors demonstra ... more
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The Politics of Authenticity and Populist Discourses: Media and Education in Brazil, India and Ukraine

Christoph Kohl, Barbara Christophe, Heike Liebau, Achim Saupe (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), viii, 240 pp.
"Starting from the assumption that media play a crucial role for populist discourses of authenticity, the volume moves beyond conventional and social media by expanding its focus to media in formal education, notably school textbooks and curricula. These two particular media formats lastingly shape ... more
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Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach: The Global Scale and Scope of Transnational Repression

Nate Schenkhan, Isabel Linzer
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2021), 74 pp.
"This report is the product of an effort to understand the scale and scope of “transnational repression,” in which governments reach across national borders to silence dissent among their diaspora and exile communities. Freedom House assembled cases of transnational repression from public source ... more
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Overcoming Indifference: What Attitudes Towards News Tell Us About Building Trust

Benjamin Toff, Sumitra Badrinathan, Camila Mont’Alverne, Amy Ross Arguedas, Richard Fletcher, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2021), 69 pp.
"This report contains a range of findings about news audiences in each of the four countries [Brazil, India, United Kingdom, United States], focusing on audiences overall as well as different segments of the public categorised according to their degree of trust towards news brands in their country. ... more
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Open Data Country Report Bangladesh

Dhaka: Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) (2021), viii, 41 pp.