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Kate Coyer leads session on Social Movements, Political Participation and Digital Media for the Bulgarian School of Politics

February 17, 2014
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Kate Coyer recently lead a session on Social Movements, Political Participation and Digital Media for the Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitry Panitza". Demonstrations have been ongoing across Bulgaria since June 2013, so the topic was timely and the discussion especially engaged.

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CMCS Affiliate Sejal Parmar speaks at "Media and Human Rights" symposium in Seoul

February 1, 2014
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On 12 and 13 December 2013, Sejal Parmar, assistant professor in the Department of Legal Studies and affiliated faculty in the Center for Media and Communications Studies, participated in a symposium on Media and Human Rights organised by the Human Rights Division, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea

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Kounalakis discusses Snowden and capital punishment

January 28, 2014
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CMDS Fellow Markos Kounalakis wrote an article in the Sacramento Bee about why the US was unlikely to get Edward Snowden back.

'The heated debate surrounding NSA leaker Edward Snowden usually revolves around two extreme positions: Some consider him a hero and a whistle-blower worthy of clemency, while others consider his acts treasonous and believe he should be subject to the harshest punishment in our penal system.

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New report on Iranian journalism co-authored by Amy Brouillette

January 13, 2014
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CMCS researcher Amy Brouillette coauthored “Outside In: The Practices and Perceptions of Iranian Diaspora Journalists”, the new report of the Iran Media Project, which looks at the transnational dimension of Iranian journalism. The Iran Media Project is a collaborative network of the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication (University of Pennsylvania.

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“The Independence of the Media and its Regulatory Agencies”, new edited book by Kristina Irion

January 13, 2014
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Newly published by Intellect, the edited volume “The Independence of the Media and its Regulatory Agencies” joins the ECREA book series, collecting innovative research from European scholars. The volume was coedited by Wolfgang Schulz, Peggy Valcke and Kristina Irion, Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Policy at CEU and CMCS affiliate. CMCS Fellow Joost van Beek also served as copy-editor of the book. 

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