"This paper provides a conceptual framework for the identification of indicators of information literacy (IL) and proposes a pathway for cost effective and timely development. The paper includes a definition of IL; a model that links information literacy with other adult competencies including Infor
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mation and Communication Technology (ICT) skills; and a description of IL standards in education. Issues of IL equality and the implications of cultural diversity are identified." (Executive summary)
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"Jóvenes con discapacidad de tres países de América Latina debaten sobre cuándo y de qué manera retratan su realidad los medios de comunicación, especialmente en el caso de la televisión. Las opiniones documentadas dan pistas sobre cómo se construye una disociación en el ámbito discapacida
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d y adolescencia, por lo menos en la pequeña pantalla." (Resumen ejecutivo)
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"Viele Sender haben 2007 Integration auf ihre Fahnen geschrieben. Das ZDF hat beispielsweise mit einer Integrations-Programmwoche im Herbst vergangenen Jahres, mit öffentlichkeitswirksamen Maßnahmen wie der Wahl der Journalistin Dunja Hayali für das „heute-journal“ sowie durch eine Kooperatio
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n mit einem türkischen Fernsehsender versucht, sich deutlich als Integrationssender zu positionieren. Auffallend ist außerdem, dass seit dem vergangenen Jahr die Zahl der Veranstaltungen zum Thema Medien und Integration erkennbar zugenommen hat – von Berlin bis Karlsruhe, von Nürnberg bis Frankfurt betätigen sich Verbände, Stiftungen und Medieninitiativen auf diesem Feld in einem bisher unbekannten Maß. Die Bedeutung des Themas ist also erkannt. Die Gefahr besteht dabei aber, dass man immer wieder die Bedeutung der Aufgabe betont, ohne einen wesentlichen Schritt bei der Umsetzung weiter zu kommen. Wichtig ist, dass die Medienanbieter Strukturen, strategische Ziele und Umsetzungsinstrumente im Bereich Integration entwickeln. Der WDR hat diesen Weg eingeschlagen. Durch einen Integrationsbericht, der vom Integrationsbeauftragten jährlich den Gremien präsentiert wird, werden seit 2004 Fortschritte und Entwicklungen des Unternehmens in diesem Bereich systematisch und nachhaltig erfasst. Es geht heute mehr den je darum, die programmpolitische Diskussion weiter zu vertiefen und zu konkretisieren. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es sehr zu begrüßen, dass die CIVIS medien stiftung in Kooperation mit dem WDR und der Deutschen Welle im September 2008 eine Programmkonferenz zum Thema „Integration“ bei der Deutschen Welle in Bonn veranstalten wird. Dort soll anhand von Programmbeispielen über innovative Ansätze im fiktionalen und nonfiktionalen Bereich diskutiert werden." (Fazit, Seite 123-124)
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"The Russian media are widely seen to be increasingly controlled by the government. Leaders buy up dissenting television channels and pour money in as fast as it haemorrhages out. As a result, TV news has become narrower in scope and in the range of viewpoints which it reflects: leaders demand assim
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ilation and shut down dissenting stations. Using original and extensive focus group research and new developments in cognitive theory, Ellen Mickiewicz unveils a profound mismatch between the complacent assumption of Russian leaders that the country will absorb their messages, and the viewers on the other side of the screen. This is the first book to reveal what the Russian audience really thinks of its news and the mental strategies they use to process it. The focus on ordinary people, rather than elites, makes a strong contribution to the study of post-communist societies and the individual's relationship to the media." (Publisher description)
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"This report provides essential insights to how the indigenous peoples of Nepal are organized and represented by the national and local media. The report describes the media landscape in three districts inhabited by indigenous peoples and reveals that Nepal has one of the most vibrant media environm
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ents in Asia, particularly in community radio, yet these channels could be strengthened for ensuring voice and participation for indigenous peoples in the future. Alternative channels, using modern technology, should also be explored as a means to bringing information and giving a voice to indigenous peoples, especially in the most remote areas of the country. The report points to specific recommendations and proposes activities that can mutually benefit the media and indigenous peoples." (Foreword)
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"Dieses Buch fasst Untersuchungen aus verschiedenen Ländern, in denen Frauen höchste Staatsämter innehaben, zusammen und prüft, wie die Medien mit ihnen umgehen und wie sich Wahlkampagnen von und für Frauen gestalten." (Publisher description)
"Whether discussing Maori cinema in New Zealand or activist community radio in Colombia, the contributors describe how native peoples use both traditional and new media to combat discrimination, advocate for resources and rights, and preserve their cultures, languages, and aesthetic traditions. By r
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epresenting themselves in a variety of media, Indigenous peoples are also challenging misleading mainstream and official state narratives, forging international solidarity movements, and bringing human rights violations to international attention. Global Indigenous Media addresses Indigenous self-representation across many media forms, including feature film, documentary, animation, video art, television and radio, the Internet, digital archiving, and journalism. The volume's sixteen essays reflect the dynamism of Indigenous media-making around the world. One contributor examines animated films for children produced by Indigenous-owned companies in the United States and Canada. Another explains how Indigenous media producers in Burma (Myanmar) work with NGOs and outsiders against the country's brutal regime. Still another considers how the Ticuna Indians of Brazil are positioning themselves in relation to the international community as they collaborate in creating a CD-ROM about Ticuna knowledge and rituals. In the volume's closing essay, Faye Ginsburg points out some of the problematic assumptions about globalization, media, and culture underlying the term "digital age" and claims that the age has arrived. Together the essays reveal the crucial role of Indigenous media in contemporary media at every level: local, regional, national, and international." (Back cover)
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"This guide has been written for people in the UK public sector delivering online digital services who wish to research their audiences. Although it is focused on online digital services, it will also be useful for researching audiences reached via other channels. It is primarily aimed at non-expert
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s who do not have market research skills themselves, and who do not have access to dedicated market research teams. It is therefore likely to be most useful for people in small organisations / services, or those conducting small projects in larger organisations. It may also be useful for people procuring services who want to know what guidelines to provide, and for those setting policies." (Introduction, page 6)
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