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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming? Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa and its Implication for European Policy

Guido Lanfranchi, Kars de Bruijne
The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2022), 46 pp.
"The growth of Russia’s presence across Africa over the last decade has generated significant international concern, further exacerbated after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s engagement can affect the interests and policies of the European Union (EU) and its member states (MS) in Africa ... more
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CANnual Report 2022: Trend Radar. The Latest in Advertising, Media and Consumer Behavior in Central and Eastern Europe

WeCAN Communications (2022), 125 pp.
"The CANnual Report 2022 follows a slightly different editorial concept than before. Since 2016, the publication featured one central topic which all creative agencies wrote about. This year however, weCAN experts write about twelve of the hottest topics in communication across the region. Five of t ... more
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Media Environment in Belarus

Jakub Przetacznik, Linda Tothova
European Parliamentary Research Service (2022), 10 pp.
"The media situation in Belarus has never been easy. With Aliaksandr Lukashenka being elected president of the country for the first time in 1994, the necessary reforms to provide media freedom have never materialised. Instead, over the years various laws have lessened the rights of independent jour ... more
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The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Challenge for Media and Communication Studies

Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech, Bartlomiej Lódzki (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2022), xvi, 238 pp.
"The book answers two interrelated questions: how media and communication reality changed during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how media and communication were effectively studied during this time. The book presents changes in media and communication in three areas: media production, ... more
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Russian Church in the Digital Era: Mediatization of Orthodoxy

Hanna Stähle
Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge (2022), xii, 224 pp.
"Has Russia abandoned its atheist past and embraced Orthodox Christianity as its new moral guide? The reality is more complex and contradictory. Digital sources provide evidence of rising domestic criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church and its leadership. This book offers a nuanced understanding o ... more
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Evolution of Interactive Elements in Socio-Political Talk Shows in Post-Soviet Russia

Petr Gulenko, Yulia Dolgova
Global Media and Communication, volume 17, issue 1 (2021), pp. 25-43
"The article studies the place and degree of interactivity of interactive elements in socio-political talk shows on Russian television during the period of the presidency and premiership of Vladimir Putin (2000–2017), and comprises unique material that allows us to analyse the interactive elements ... more
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The Sputnik V vaccine: An international success for Russia? An analysis of the way Russian state-owned media RT and Sputnik/SNA present information and use methods of disinformation in the examples of Germany, France, Great Britain, Serbia, Slovakia and Kazakhstan

Susanne Spahn
Berlin: The Greens-EFA in the European Parliament (2021), 41 pp.
"This analysis examines the methods of disinformation being used to prove Russia's scientific lead, while portraying Western compet-itors in a very negative light. Sputnik V is an instrument of "soft power" through which Russia is trying to gain influence worldwide. In order to evaluate how successf ... more
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Up in the Air? The Future of Public Service Media in the Western Balkans

Tarik Jusic, Manuel Puppis, Laia Castro Herrero, Davor Marko (eds.)
Central European University Press (2021), vi, 300 pp.
"The agenda for transition after the demise of communism in the Western Balkans made the conversion of state radio and television into public service broadcasters a priority, converting mouthpieces of the regime into public forums in which various interests and standpoints could be shared and delibe ... more
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Strengthening Public Interest in Ukraine’s Media Sector

Anna Korbut
London: Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs (2021), 37 pp.
"The media environment in Ukraine is complex, diverse and competitive. Most of the country’s outlets are privately owned by high-profile Ukrainians who tend to use them for political influence. However, a small number of media organizations uphold high standards of professionalism and integrity an ... more
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The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism

Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Xenia Zeiler (eds.)
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2021), xv, 441 pp.
"The handbook is divided into five parts, each taking global developments in the field into account: Theoretical Reflections, Power and Authority Conflict, Radicalization and Populism, Dialogue and Peacebuilding, Trends. Within these sections, central issues, debates and developments are examined, i ... more
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Professional Journalism and Media Literate Public: Crucial for Increasing Trust in Media

Vesna Nikodinoska
Ljubljana: South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (2021), 30 pp.
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Internet and Media Repression in Russia: Avoiding the Complicity of Western Actors

Veera Laine, Jussi Lassila
Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) (2021), 8 pp.
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I am an Estonian illustrator: Let me mark the book for you

Eva Laantee Reintamm, Ulla Saar
Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (2021), 127 pp.
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Connecting Into the Social Sustainability Effects of Infrastructure Through China’s Digital Silk Road: Issues, Indices, and Indications

Marc F. Blanchard, Bas Hooijmaaijers
Sustainability, volume 13, issue 22: e12739 (2021), 24 pp.
"There is a heated debate about the social-sustainability implications of infrastructure. We engage this debate by delving into China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), an important component of China’s infrastructure-centric Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Optimists and pessimists have offered strong v ... more
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Persecution of Journalists and Mass Media in Belarus. August 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021

Reporters Without Borders (2021), 38 pp.
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Sexual Harassment in the Media: Russia Report

Cherilyn Ireton (ed.)
Paris: World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 24 pp.
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Online Intimidation: Controlling the Narrative in the Balkans. Annual Digital Rights Report 2021

Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) (2021), 64 pp.
"From August 2020 until August this summer, we recorded almost 800 cases of digital rights violations in eight countries of south-eastern Europe: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Violations took place not just on TikTok, but also on F ... more
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Tweeting Out Surveys to Pro-Ukraine Influencers: Exploring the Potential for Enlisting Support in the Information Fight Against Russia

Todd C. Helmus, Krystyna Marcinek, Julia Nething, Danielle Schlang, Ryan Andrew Brown
RAND Corporation (2021), 23 pp.
"This study used Twitter advertisements to solicit survey participation from the most-influential members of pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia communities of Twitter users identified in an analysis of 25 million Russian language tweets emanating from Eastern Europe. Survey results suggest that pro-Ukraine ... more
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Digitale Diplomatie

Russland-Analysen, issue 398 (2021), pp. 1-18
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Bulgarian Journalists Under Pressure: Threats, Violence, and Freedom of Speech

Ivaylo Yoshkov
In: Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism
Sadia Jamil, Baris Çoban, Bora Ataman, Gifty Appiah-Adjei (eds.)
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2021), pp. 212-231
"Bulgarian journalists are under pressure. Although the country has been a member of the EU for 13 years and the legislation on freedom of speech corresponds to Western practices, the country ranks 111th in the annual Freedom of Speech Index. While the cases of work-related physical violence against ... more