„А вы в конец света верите?”. Апокалипсис в современной русской литературе: пророчества индейцев в романе Дмитрия Глуховского „Сумерки"... by Ireneusz Szarycz

“…The newspaper headlines and TV news announcements look like Maya Indian prophecies. …”
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INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OF GREAT BRITAIN IN A GEOPOLITICAL CONTEXT by Vitaliy Tereshchuk

“…It was revealed that the BBC World Service in different periods of its existence practised different models of broadcasting, realizing their inherent goals — colonial broadcasting (maintaining the unity of the British Empire), counter-propaganda in the interwar period and the period of the Second World War (countering informational influence alienation of Nazi Germany and the USSR), propaganda during the Second World War (formation of favourable public opinion regarding the activities of the anti-Hitler coalition) and the Cold War (anti-communist propaganda), in the times of the bipolar and post-bipolar world — positioning itself as a "surrogate" media that provides truthful news in countries where access to independent sources of information is limited by political regimes. …”
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Le canard était toujours vivant ! De Troppmann à Weidmann, la fin des complaintes criminelles, 1870-1939 by Jean-François “Maxou” Heintzen

“…Against the commonly accepted idea according to which criminal laments would have disappeared from France at the end of the 19th century, and replaced by the “short news items” column in popular dailies, the present article follows their transformation until the eve of World War II. …”
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Em busca de novos jeitos de ler (e compreender) a mídia by Cidoval Morais de Sousa

“…This is done on the basis of the concepts of apparent, superficial, authoritarian and real communication, both in order to offer a critique of the prevailing models of news production and to propose possibilities of interaction with more democratic and effective communication models. …”
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Metamorfoses do cinema brasileiro na era da mundialização neoliberal: em busca de uma identidade estética? by Jorge Nóvoa

“…The result is a much big resemblance between world cinemas in what concerns to the utilization of special effects and high technology. …”
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“ADORN THE CROSS WITH ROSES”? JUSTICE AND HUMAN DIGNITY, BEAUTY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING by N. Marais

“… What does beauty have to do with justice, justification, and salvation? Can the world be saved by beauty? In this contribution, some theological and rhetorical convergences and differences between the discourse on human dignity and the discourse on human flourishing are explored. …”
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Programa “Ciência sem Fronteiras”: geopolítica do conhecimento e o projeto de desenvolvimento brasileiro by Rogéria Campos de Almeida Dutra, Leonardo Francisco de Azevedo

“…It also aims at analyzing this program on the basis of official speeches and news present in the mainstream media, observing its conception, forms of participation and early developments. …”
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International migration movements by Gérard-François Dumont

“…However, this does not entail following sensationalist claims that depict a world entering a generalised migratory cycle. Finally, we should ask ourselves about the real changes undergone by international migration in the 21st century. …”
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The Datafication Challenge. Introduction to Themed Issue by Joke Hermes, Julia Conemans, Rachel Somers Miles, Kuba Piwowar

“… Inspired by the MediaNumeric project, this issue of VIEW will take a closer look at the challenges journalists and multimedia makers face in a datafied world and how they might be trained to deal with them. …”
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İttifakın Bedeli: Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda Osmanlı Kamuoyunda Rus Karadeniz Filosu Sorunu by Ahmet KÖKSAL

“…As required by the law of the alliance, the Ottoman press suddenly began to include recurring news, such as the struggle of the Ottoman State in the Black Sea and the historical rivalry with the Russians in the harsh conditions of the war. …”
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The COVID-19 Infodemic: Misinformation About Health on Social Media in Istanbul by Serdar Tunçer, Mehmet Sinan Tam

“…Particularly, internet users in Turkey are increasingly utilizing social media –a platform synonymous with misinformation– to access news coverage regarding the pandemic (World Health Organization, 2020). …”
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From sick old man to mythical hero by Sandra Pitcher, Tammy Frankland, Nicola Jones

“…In an examination of the Independent Online news repository in 2010 and 2013, this research highlights how ‘Madiba’s Magic’ was a carefully constructed media image and one that, during his long illness, forced South Africans, and the world, to recognise his ‘humanness’. …”
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Geen ander naam by J. du Preez

“…The article concludes with a brief answer to the question about the destiny of those who have never  had the opportunity ot hear the Good News. …”
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Akin Ogundiran: The Historian and Archaeologist of Yoruba-Atlantic becomes Chancellor Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte by Toyin Falola

“… I am pleased to share the good news that Professor Akin Ogundiran has been named Chancellor’s Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. …”
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Foreign Policy Image of the Eurasian Economic Union in the Mass Media of the United Kingdom by Olga Yu. Vikhrova, Iaroslava S. Gorlova

“…In a mediatized world, the images of regional unions can sometimes become more important than their territorial and raw material resources. …”
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Norske drapsmenn (og kvinner) 1955-1982 by Hilde Dahl

“…Abstract: Homicides are rare in Norway; the country’s homicide rate is among the lowest in the world (UNODC, 2013). This might be why homicides always receive attention in the national news. …”
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From Spy to Editor – Informants of Elżbieta Sieniawska née Lubomirska (d. 1729), Wife of the Castellan of Krakow by Monika Łękawska

“…Had it not been for their efforts and every attempt to provide the Krakow castellan with news, it is likely that Sieniawska would have had serious problems keeping her knowledge of the country and the world up to date. …”
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Effect of Drought and Heat Wave on Agricultural Production by Gürkan Yılmaz

“…As the effects of anthropogenic climate change, the frequency and severity of heat waves and drought are increasing day by day in many parts of the world. Droughts and heat waves are often interrelated disasters. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

“…The world-wide science line is the background for scientific work evalution: the line goes through levels and at 30-year periods between the levels it goes through the methodological yearly news. …”
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Asian Flu Pandemic in Indonesia, 1957: Government and Public Response by Muhammad Fakhriansyah, Kurniawati Kurniawati

“…The 1957 Asian Flu Pandemic was the second pandemic in the world after the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. The pandemic was caused by the H2N2 influenza virus and originated in China. …”
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