Political extremism and terrorism, and media in Central Asia, with examples of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, 2008 in English
How do media cover acts of terrorism or political extremism? With examples from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, IMS is launching the report "Political extremism, terrorism and media in Central Asia, with examples of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan" that presents empirical data and analysis of the coverage of extremism and terrorism by media in Central Asia. The report is based on research conducted and analyzed for IMS by senior research assistant Dusan Seljic of the German Institute for International Affairs and Secutiry (SWP) in Berlin in close collaboration with The Association for Protection of Freedom of Speech in Kazakhstan (Adil Soz) and the Public Association "Journalists" in Kyrgyzstan. The report is pioneering this field, as facts about the actual media coverage remains scarce on a global scale and is the first of its kind in Central Asia.