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Tensions of a Free Press: South Africa After Apartheid
January 1, 1999
A paper by Sean Jacobs, fall 1998 fellow, examines changes in South Africa’s news media in the 1990s. Television and radio, long dominated by the state,...
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Portraying American Public Opinion toward the Bosnia Crisis (abstract)
January 1, 1998
Richard Sobel, fall 1996 fellow, compares the disparity between public support for intervention in Bosnia as expressed in polls, and the limited reporting...
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Ijambo: Speaking Truth amidst Genocide
January 1, 1998
Alexis Sinduhije, fall 1997 fellow, writes about the harrowing experience of practicing journalism in central Africa during the Rwandan Genocide. From...
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The Spokesperson — In the Crossfire: A Decade of Israeli Defense Crises from an Official Spokesperson’s Perspective
January 1, 1998
A paper by Nachman Shai, fall 1996 fellow, builds a case for the proposition that “truth” rather than “spin” is the basis of effective public information...
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The Enemy Within: The Effect of “Private Censorship” on Press Freedom and How to Confront It: An Israeli Perspective
January 1, 1998
A paper by Moshe Negbi, fall 1997 fellow, explores the rise of “commercially-motivated censorship” in Israel’s media. Negbi argues that powerful private...
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Pressing Concerns: Hong Kong’s Media in an Era of Transition
January 1, 1998
A paper by Stephen J. Hutcheon, fall 1997 fellow, traces the history of press freedom in Hong Kong under British rule up to the aftermath of China’s takeover...
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Prepared for War, Ready for Peace?: Paramilitaries, Politics, and the Press in Northern Ireland
January 1, 1998
A paper by Tim Cooke, spring 1998 fellow, examines the role of the news media in societies affected by violent conflict, in particular, Northern Ireland....
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Spreading the Word: The KGB’s Image-Building Under Gorbachev
January 1, 1997
A paper by Jeff Trimble, fall 1991 fellow, analyzes how the Russian KGB dramatically transformed its image over time. The KGB, under different sets of...
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Clarifying the CNN Effect: An Examination of Media Effects According to Type of Military Intervention
January 1, 1997
A paper by Steven Livingston, spring 1996 fellow, examines the “CNN effect,” or the concept that global, real-time media affects the conduct of U.S. diplomacy...
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Shoah in the News: Patterns and Meanings of News Coverage of the Holocaust
January 1, 1997
A paper by James Carroll, spring 1997 fellow, examines press coverage of the Holocaust between l995-1997. More than 600 stories appeared in The New York...