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Internet Freedom and Political Space

Olesya Tkacheva, Lowell H. Schwartz, Martin C. Libicki, Julie E. Taylor, Jeffrey Martini, Caroline Baxter
Santa Monica, Calif. et al.: RAND Corporation; U.S. Department of State (2013), xxiv, 261 pp.
"This report examines whether and how furthering Internet freedom can empower civil society vis-à-vis public officials, make the government more accountable to its citizens, and integrate citizens into the policymaking process. Using case studies of events in 2011 in Egypt, Syria, China, and Russia ... more
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Building alliances for gender and media

Media Development, volume 60, issue 4 (2013), pp. 1-36
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Deutsche Förderprogramme für Journalistinnen und Journalisten aus Osteuropa: Eine Bestandsaufnahme und Evaluation

Edith Spielhagen
Berlin: Internationales Journalisten-Kolleg, Freie Universität Berlin (2013), 53 pp.
"Medienförderung für Osteuropa spielt in Deutschland seit dem Beginn der 1990er Jahre eine wichtige Rolle. Eine Vielzahl an Akteuren ist im Bereich der Aus- und Weiterbildung für osteuropäische Journalistinnen und Journalisten aktiv [...] Der Schwerpunkt der Programmbeteiligung liegt bei jungen ... more
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Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes: Europe and Beyond

Armando Salvatore, Oliver Schmidtle, Hans-Jörg Trenz (ed.)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xvi, 296 pp.
"This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected (or undermined) by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically ... more
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Deciphering Russia: Russia’s Perspectives on Internet Policy and Governance

Daniel Kennedy
London: Global Partners Digital (2013), 18 pp.
"In the last few years, Russia has become an important player in the international internet governance debate, pushing for a governance model that is state-centric, hierarchical and based on the inviolability of state sovereignty. Russia has not only articulated an alternative model at forums like t ... more
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Starting from Scratch: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Kosovo

Naser Miftari
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 59 pp.
"In conclusion, it should be reiterated that the use of the Western liberal media models as a guiding model for the media set up in Kosovo might have been too ambitious a goal. It gave too much credit to the cultural ethos at the time, assuming it to be an environment in which a liberal media sector ... more
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Reporting on Interreligious and Interethnic Tensions: The Meaning Behind the Headlines, 2013

Ljubomir Jakimovski (ed.)
Skopje: School of Journalism and Public Relations; Institute for Communication Studies (2013), 161 pp.
"The quantitative content analysis identified the amount and the patterns of media reporting on delicate interethnic and interfaith issues, focusing on respect of different aspects of professional and ethical standards. The method of Critical Discourse Analysis is applied for the qualitative analysi ... more
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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (ed.)
Wiley; Bloomberg Press (2013), 304 pp.
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Mapping Digital Media: Slovakia

Miroslav Kollar, Tomáš Czwitkowics
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 89 pp.
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Die Lage der Bistumspresse: Ein Blick über die Grenze. Kirchenzeitungen in Poona, Gitega und Leitmeritz

Andrea Franzetti, Annika Franzetti
Communicatio Socialis, volume 46, issue 1 (2013), pp. 44-55
"Anhand dreier Fallbeispiele aus Indien, Burundi und der Tschechischen Republik kann exemplarisch gezeigt werden, wie sehr das jeweilige Umfeld die Schwierigkeiten diözesaner Presse prägt. Mediensystem, gesellschaftliche und diözesane Rahmenbedingungen scheinen als Einflussgrößen auf die Bistum ... more
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Memory, Conflict and New Media: Web Wars in Post-Socialist States

Ellen Rutten, Julie Fedor, Vera Zvereva (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2013), xv, 265 pp.
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Balkan Media Barometer: Albania

Remzi Lani (ed.)
Tirana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.
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Balkan Media Barometer: Macedonia

Zvezdan Georgievski (ed.)
Skopje: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.
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Publishing and Bookselling in Ukraine: Facts, Trends, Recommendations. Results of a Survey Carried Out in 2012-2013

Angela Rodel (ed.)
Next Page Foundation (2013), 52 pp.
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Connecting People for Development: Why Public Access ICTs Matter

Araba Sey, Chris Coward, François Bar, George Sciadas, Chris Rothschild, Lucas Koepke
Seattle: University of Washington Information School, Technology & Social Change Group (2013), 240 pp.
"Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However, their ability to contribute to development agendas has come into question in recent times. The Global Impact S ... 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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Global eBook: A Report on Market Trends and Developments

Rüdiger Wischenbart
Carlo Carrenho; Veronika Licher; Miha Kovac; Vinutha Mallya (contrib.)
O'Reilly, revised and updated ed. (2013), 111 pp.
"The report offers a status on the US and UK markets as well as close ups on ebook markets as they take shape across Europe, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and in the Arab world. Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strate ... more
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The Use of Stereotypical Images of Africa in Fundraising Campaigns

Maja Dolinar, Polona Sitar
European Scientific Journal, volume 9, issue 11 (2013), pp. 20-31
"This article critically examines Unicef’s campaign in Slovenia, aimed at helping children in Ruanda, which caused huge public support in terms of the raised finances and visibility, but it also provoked a serious opposition from African people living in Slovenia and some academics. The article in ... more
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Media in Kosovo: Long Walk to Modernity

Petra Sorge
Südosteuropa Mitteilungen, volume 52, issue 4 (2012), pp. 32-47
"In spite of the multi-million international investment to establish democratic media in post-war Kosovo, media in the young republic continue to underperform. On the 2011/12 Press Freedom Index, Kosovo ranked on the 86th position worldwide. The article sheds a light on the reasons for this dilemma ... more
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Ressource Ressentiment: Internet-Subkultur und Politmarketing

Il’ja Kukulin
Osteuropa, volume 62, issue 6-8 (2012), pp. 191-208
"Ein Teil der Subkulturen des russischen Internets unterstützt heute offen und aggressiv das Regierungslager. Insbesondere sind dies die sogenannten padonki („Prolls“), die mit ihrer falschen Orthographie und obszönen Lexik früher gezielt provozierten, deren Wortschöpfungen heute aber Teil d ... more