This bibliography, published in 1971, can be considered the first major collection on international media assistance. It comprises the 2534 titles of the bilingual publication "L'emploi des moyens de communication de masse dans les pays en voie de développement = The use of mass media in the developing countries", published by Jean-Marie van Bol and Abdelfattah Fakhfakh of the Centre Internationale de Documentation Economique et Sociale Africaine (CIDESA) in Brussels. The bibliography includes grey literature, articles and books in French (1,659 titles), English (687 titles) and other languages, especially on the use of media as educational means in Africa and other regions. The commbox version condensed the over 200 topic codes to 71 thematic areas and enhanced the bibliographic quality (spelling corrections, links to online versions etc.) where applicable. For more details  go to https://bit.ly/3KbHwfZ.
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Educational Television
282
Educational Radio Programmes
216
Press Landscapes
193
Audiovisual Media in Education
140
Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
107
Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
107
Journalism Education & Training
106
Associations & Networks of Journalists
96
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
94
Educational Films & Videos
87
Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
80
News Agencies
80
Journalism
76
Radio Landscapes
71
Media in the Global South / Developing Countries
70
Journalists' Associations & Networks: International Cooperation & Assistance
46
Government Communication Strategies
42
Public Media, State Media
37
Development and Media
36
Media Law & Regulation
34
Newspapers
33
Public & State Radios
32
Media Assistance
28
History of the Press
27
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
26
Public & State Television
26
Television
26
African Cinema
25
Television Landscapes
25
Audience Clubs & Listener Groups
24
Journalists
23
Cinema
22
Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
22
Research in Media & Communication
22
Politics and Media
18
Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
17
Satellite Communication & Information Services
17
Book Markets & Industries
16
Book Trade & Distribution
15
International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
15
Radio
15
Paper & Paper Production
15
Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
14
Education and Communication / Media
14
Foreign Correspondents
14
Easy-To-Understand Information, Easy-To-Read Materials, Easy Language
13
Foreign News, International News
13
France: Media Assistance
13
Media Use, Media Consumption
12
Arab Cinema, Middle Eastern Cinema
12
Public Libraries
12
Transnational Journalism Cooperation & News Exchange
12
UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
12
Media & Communication General
12
Public Opinion
12
Journalism / Communication Training Centers
11
Press Councils
11
Colonial Period
11
Local Press
11
Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
10
Catholic Press
10
National Cinemas, National Film Production
10
Press Markets
10
Media Assistance: Educational & Instructional Media
10
Public & State Press
10
Radio Engineering & Technologies
10
Agricultural Information & Extension
9
Film Audiences, Film Consumption
9
Filmstrips (Still Image Instructional Media)
9
UNESCO
9
Germany: Media Assistance Actors, Practices, Priorities
9
Rural Press
9
Religious Radio Programmes
9
Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
8
Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
8
Educational Broadcasting
8
Educational Satellite Communication
8
Language Learning & Teaching
8
Press
8
Magazines
8
Radio Stations
8
Society & Media, Media Sociology
8
Radio Sets, Radio Receivers
8
Textbooks, Textbook Development, Publishing & Research
7
Media Reception & Effects: Children
7
Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
7
Rural Communication for Development
7
Printing Industries
7
Adult Education
7
Indigenous Language Press
7
Financing Press & Print Media
7
National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
7
Public Service Broadcasting
7
Media Effects
7
Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
7
Theories of Communication & Media
7
Print Media Use, Press Readers
6
Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
6
Codes of Journalistic Ethics
6
Journalistic Skills
6
Political Reporting
6
Media, Mass Media
6
Television Reception & Effects
6
Media Use: Rural Populations
5
Christian Radio Programmes
5
Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
5
Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
5
Economics of Media
5
Defamation Law & Regulation
5
Radio Journalism Education
5
Newspaper Management
5
Print Media Management
5
Propaganda
5
Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
5
Urban Communication, Urban Media
5
Advertising
4
Agricultural Radio Programmes
4
Opinion Polls, Public Opinion Research
4
Book Publishing
4
Children's Magazines
4
Film Distribution
4
Film Literacy
4
State News Agencies, Government News Agencies
4
Traditional Communication
4
Developing Countries
4
Radio for Development
4
English-Language Media Abroad
4
Media Concentration
4
Educational Effects of Media, Educational Role of Media
4
Educational Media: Effects & Effectiveness
4
Media Didactics, Media Use in Education
4
Self-Regulation of Media
4
History of Media: Colonial Period
4
Foreign Press, Foreign Language Press
4
Media Assistance: Transnational Exchange & Cooperation
4
Print Journalism
4
Business & Economics Journalism
4
Japan: Media Assistance
4
Frequency Allocation, Radio Frequency & Spectrum Management
4
Low-Cost Solutions, Low Budget Calculation
4
Radio Production Skills
4
Radio Broadcasting Equipment & Technologies
4
Telecommunications
4
Access to Media & Information
3
Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
3
Book Design & Production
3
Book Policies (National & International)
3
Celebrities, Idols, Stars
3
Film Archives & Libraries
3
Ethnographic Films
3
Film Industries
3
Films in Health Communication
3
Television Programme & Format Trade
3
Self-Censorship
3
Public Relations
3
Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
3
Theatre
3
Mass Cultures
3
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
3
Television for Development
3
French-Language Media Abroad
3
Libraries
3
Library Cataloguing & Classification
3
Education (General)
3
Educational Radios
3
Universities
3
Female Journalists & Media Workers
3
Women (General)
3
Colonial Legacies
3
China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
3
USA: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
3
Television News
3
Photojournalism
3
Television Journalism
3
Media Assistance: Criticism, Ideological Backgrounds, Vested Interests
3
Media Assistance: Radio
3
Media Assistance: Television
3
USA: Media Assistance
3
Media & Communication Policies
3
Nationalisation of Media
3
Press Law & Regulation
3
CIESPAL (Communication Research & Training Center, Quito, Ecuador)
3
Radio Music
3
Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
3
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
3
Youth Magazines
3
Persuasive Communication
3
Nomades
3
Satellite Communication Technologies
3
Advertising Markets & Industries
2
Audiences & Users
2
Media Use: Children
2
Television Use: Children
2
Media Use: Foreign & International News
2
Media Reception & Effects: Youth
2
Book Marketing, Branding & Promotion
2
Transnational Book Trade, International Book Trade
2
Church Documents on Communication
2
Children's Films
2
Children's Television Programmes
2
Violence in the Media: Effects on Children
2
Christian Communication
2
Missionary Communication, Media & Evangelisation
2
Science & Research Dissemination Films
2
Film Music
2
Film Production
2
Film Reception & Effects
2
Film Studies & Research
2
History of Film & Cinema
2
Media Assistance: Film Funding
2
Transnational Film Co-Productions
2
Freedom of Expression
2
Community Newspapers, Community Press
2
Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
2
Marxist Media Criticism
2
Radio Language & Moderation
2
Creative & Cultural Industries
2
Social Change & Media / Communication
2
Ethnic / Minority Radio Programmes
2
Academic & University Libraries
2
Rural Libraries
2
School Libraries
2
Press Industries
2
Media Markets
2
Trade, International Trade, Trade Policies, Trade Agreements, Tariffs
2
Educational Media: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
2
Higher Education
2
Educational Print Materials
2
Nonformal Education
2
Training
2
Health Education
2
Health Radio Programmes
2
History of Media & Communication
2
History of Journalism
2
History of Radio
2
Indigenous Communication
2
International Communication
2
Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
2
International News Flow
2
International Media Associations / Organizations
2
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
2
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
2
Transnational Television Co-Productions, International Television Co-Productions
2
Journalism Studies & Research
2
Editorials (Journalism)
2
Reportage
2
Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
2
Local Journalism
2
News
2
French Language
2
Translations & Translating
2
Australia: Media Assistance
2
Belgium: Media Assistance
2
Media Assistance: Press
2
Communication Channels
2
Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
2
Information
2
Media Literacy: Television
2
Media Outlets, Media Associations
2
South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
2
Politics
2
Guerillas, Insurgent Groups, Revolutionary Movements
2
Political Communication
2
Radio Production
2
Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
2
Radio Programmes & Genres
2
Cultural Radio Programmes
2
Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
2
Radio Reception, Radio Psychology, Radio Effects
2
Radio Studies & Research
2
IAMCR (International Association for Communication Research)
2
Television Studies & Research
2
Research Results
2
Social Roles
2
Printing, Print Production, Print Technologies
2
Radio Production Equipment & Technologies
2
Colours
2
Design & Layout
2
Youth, Adolescents
2
Flow of Information
1
Posters
1
Print Media Advertising
1
Radio Advertising
1
Agricultural Development & Policies
1
Peasants / Farmers & Communication
1
Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
1
Audience Research
1
Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
1
Media Use: Indigenous Populations
1
Media Use: Urban Populations
1
Media Use: Youth
1
News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
1
Cinema in Authoritarian Regimes
1
Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
1
Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
1
Media Law & Regulation: Authoritarian Regimes
1
Book Aid, Book Publishing Assistance, Book Donations
1
Book Publishing in the Global South, Book Publishing & Development
1
History of Book Publishing
1
Campaigning
1
Catholic Church and Communication
1
Catholic Church & Cinema
1
Catholic Films
1
Catholic Radio Programmes
1
Catholic Radios
1
UNDA (International Catholic Radio and TV Association, 1928-2001)
1
Faith-Based Film Literacy Education: Catholic Church
1
Animated Cartoons, Animated Films
1
Children & Television
1
Children's Radio Programmes
1
School Radios
1
Bible, Biblical Theology
1
Christian Films & Videos
1
Christian Press
1
Christian Radios
1
Christian Radios: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
1
Asian Cinema
1
Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
1
Bible Films, Movie Christs & Antichrists
1
Cultural Films & TV Productions
1
Feature Films
1
Short Films
1
Film Markets
1
Films
1
Screenwriting, Film Scriptwriting, TV Scriptwriting
1
Editorial Independence
1
Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
1
Copyright: Music
1
Censorship
1
Government Propaganda
1
Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
1
Press Releases & Press Conferences
1
Community Development
1
Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
1
Traditional Music
1
Jamming
1
Rumours & Rumour Management
1
Arts
1
Religious Art
1
Cultural Events
1
Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
1
Acculturation
1
Cultural Change
1
Cultural Studies
1
Literature
1
Poetry
1
Tales, Legends, Traditional Literary Lore
1
Media Cultures
1
National Character
1
National Development Planning
1
Development Studies, Development Research
1
Development Theories
1
International Development Cooperation
1
Development Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
1
Media for Development
1
Poverty Reduction: Role of Media
1
Visual Aids for Development
1
Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
1
ICT Development Assistance
1
Postal Services, Letters & Parcels, Stamps
1
Library / Iinformation Personnel Education & Training
1
Library Assistance (Development Cooperation)
1
Press Distribution
1
Media Ownership
1
Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
1
Political Economy of Media
1
Financing Radio
1
Economic Conditions
1
Foreign Investments
1
Audiobooks & Audio Cassettes
1
Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
1
Radio Schools
1
Illiteracy, Non-Literate Persons
1
Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
1
Correspondence Courses
1
Primary Education
1
Secondary Education
1
Training of Trainers, Teacher Education
1
Political Parody and Satire
1
Sports Reporting
1
Ethics in Media & Communication
1
Journalism Ethics
1
Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
1
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
1
Women's Radio Programmes
1
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
1
Women's Magazines, Women's Press
1
Innovations
1
Health Communication
1
Health Campaigns: Effects & Effectiveness
1
Health Campaigns: Experiences
1
Malaria Communication
1
History of Media: 19th Century
1
Folk Media, Traditional Indigenous Communication
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
Foreign Countries: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Germany: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
1
Satellite Television
1
Francophonie
1
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
1
Collaborative Journalism, Journalism Cooperation
1
Journalistic Genres
1
Radio News
1
Agence France Press (AFP)
1
Newsroom Management
1
Radio Journalism
1
Forced Labour & Human Trafficking: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
1
English Language
1
Language and Media
1
Linguistic Diversity
1
Television Language
1
Writing Systems & Letters
1
Italy: Media Assistance
1
Media Assistance Donors: Multilateral Organizations
1
Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
1
Thomson Foundation
1
Media Assistance: Journalists' Associations, Media Associations
1
Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
1
Netherlands: Media Assistance
1
Switzerland: Media Assistance
1
United Kingdom: Media Assistance
1
Communication Systems
1
Diffusion of Innovations
1
Information Exchange
1
Personal Influence
1
Corporate Communications: Internal
1
Tax Reductions for Media
1
Media System Analyses & Typologies
1
Child Protection: Legislation & Regulation
1
Human Rights
1
Media Management
1
Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
1
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
1
Music
1
Songs
1
Vinyl Records
1
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (1869-1948)
1
Communism, Marxism
1
Imperialism
1
Political Extremism
1
Socialism
1
Political Magazines
1
Political Parties: Communication Strategies
1
Political Television Programmes & Political Talkshows
1
Political Opinion-Forming
1
Public Opinion Manipulation
1
Editing
1
Magazine Journalism
1
Jeune Afrique (News Magazine)
1
Local Newspapers
1
El Espectador (Newspaper, Colombia)
1
Production Skills & Processes
1
Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
1
Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
1
Radio Scriptwriting
1
Fear, Anxiety
1
Opinion Change
1
Prejudices
1
Personality
1
Religion and Communication
1
Images in Religion, Images of God
1
Jewish Media
1
Religious Television Programmes
1
Symbols
1
Communication & Media Indicators
1
Systems Analysis
1
Rural Television
1
Industrial Society
1
Mass Society
1
Social Aspects
1
Social Change
1
Revolutions
1
Social Sciences Research
1
Traditional Society
1
Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
1
Equipment
1
Low-Cost Technologies
1
Printers, Printing Houses, Printing Presses
1
Short Wave Radio (SW)
1
Satellites
1
Television Engineering & Technologies
1
Television Production Equipment
1
Television Sets
1
Telecommunication Infrastructure
1
Television Channels
1
Non-Western Communication Approaches
1
Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth & Television
1
Youth Films & Videos
1
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Countries / Regions
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Media focus
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"Analysis of the role of the Institute in the general programme of audiovisual education." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1628, topic code 522)
"L’auteur dresse un répertoire de la presse dans les territoires susmentionnés avec leur date de création, leur évolution de périodicité, leur lieu d'édition et leur propriétaire — Une brève introduction précède ce répertoire." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of ma ... more
"International statistics covering the following fields: Population — Educational establishments — Public expenditure on education — Libraries and museums — Production of books — Newspapers and other periodicals — Consumption of paper — Cinema — Radio — Television." (Jean-Marie Van ... more
"Introduction a une enquête portant sur les moyens d'information en Afrique noire — Description de l'activité de services officiels d'information dans une série de pays d'Afrique — Note sur l'histoire et la structure des mass media au Congo Belge et en Afrique du Sud." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Ab ... more

La radiodiffusion d'Outre-Mer

Paris: SORAFOM (1959), 20 pp.
"Histoire, organisation, activité de la radiodiffusion française en Afrique (SORAFOM) avant 1960." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1864, topic code 222)
"The situation of the press in South-East Asia is characterised by difficulties in operation, in the characters used, the inadequacies of editing and administration and a failure to study the public concerned." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countr ... more
"On the occasion of the Brussels International Exhibition and the World Cinema Festival the Executive committee of the International Centre of Films for Children in 1958 organised filmshows for children from twenty different countries — Reports were drawn up by experts — The points covered were: ... more
"It deals with an experiment which was designed to compare the relative effectiveness of equivalent radio and television versions of a series of background-of-the-news programs for grade school children." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. B ... more
"Description des moyens techniques du service de télévision éducative de la radiodiffusion nippone (NHK), inauguré le 10 janvier 1959 — Ses programmes d'émissions scolaires, ses programmes pour la jeunesse, ses programmes informatifs pour les adultes." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfak ... more
"According to the author, education in China does not attempt to provide academic knowledge but to integrate instruction into productive work — In this context the audio-visual methods play a very important part." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing c ... more
"Etude fouillée du sujet indiqué par le titre: historique, système en vigueur en fin 1958 — Répartition des programmes radiophoniques en catégories par objets traités et genres — Observations faites sur l'écoute par les milieux concernés — Impact sur l'éducation des adultes — Rôle ... more

The Press in Authoritarian Countries

Zürich: International Press Institute (1959), 201 pp.
"Overall view of the situation of the press in the non-democratic countries. In addition, the development of the press in the Near East, Korea, Nationalist China and Vietnam." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 178 ... more
"Les problèmes sociologiques et politiques de la presse et la radio en Afrique Noire — Spécialement les problèmes de la politique de l'information et du sens de la responsabilité chez les journalistes." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countrie ... more

L'évolution de la presse africaine et l'histoire de la presse

In: [title of anthology unknown]
Strasbourg: C.I.E.S.J. (1959), pp. 205-217
"L’auteur examine la situation du moment et estime que l'on ne peut augurer de son avenir sans tenir compte de l'évolution politique et économique de l'Afrique — Il étudie dans le détail le rôle de l'argent et de la publicité dans cette évolution et suggère le rôle que les Etats ont à ... more
"Radiophotovision, méthode audio-visuelle synchronisant une émission radiophonique à la projection des vues fixes qui sont aussi commentées — Telle est la méthode que préconise le R. Père Pichard pour l'Afrique — On parle ensuite des avantages du procédé cité, et l'on commente l'expér ... more

Le cinéma et la compréhension réciproque entre européens et africains

In: Rencontres internationales : Le cinéma et l'Afrique au Sud du Sahara, 24 au 26 juillet 1958
Bruxelles: Groupe Ciné-Photo, Section du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi de l'Exposition Universelle de 1958 (1958), pp. 46-53
"L'influence du cinéma sur les africains pourrait être efficace si les films étaient conçus pour l'autochtone — Malheureusement il n'en est rien — Le cinéma peut aider à la compréhension réciproque des peuples, mais son utilisation ne peut être qu'une préparation à la coopération sou ... more
"Des spécialistes américains ont mis au point les premiers essais de TV éducative au Vénézuela." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2387, topic code 410.331.0)
"The author relates the history of journalism in Nigeria since 1880 — At the time he wrote this article all the Nigerian dailies were still published only in English and their editors had great difficulty in finding technically experienced staff locally — He analyses the performance of the main ... more
"Cinéma, radio, télévision — Le point de vue de l'Eglise Catholique." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1700, topic code 40)

Phuong-pháp Thinh-thi VA Giáo-duc Cân-bân [= Les Auxiliaires Visuels et L'Education de Base]

Saigon: Commission Nationale du Viêt-nam pour l'Unesco (1958), 210 pp.
"The present study contains a certain number of articles on the production and use of visual aids, in particular films made by specialists whose experiences cover very different countries: Egypt, Morocco, West Africa, East Africa, the former Belgian Congo, the Gold Coast [= Ghana), China, India, Mal ... more