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The Role of Turkish Local Radio in the Construction of a Youth Community

Ece Algan

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 2 (2005), pp. 75-92

"This study investigates the role of Turkish commercial local radio in the construction of a youth community in the city of Sanliurfa, which is located in the poor rural south-eastern region near the Syrian border. Through in-depth interviews with radio listeners and analysis of their interactions v ... more

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De batido entre mujeres: Conversaciones y entrevistas en Radio Tierra

Raquel Olea, Margarita Humphreys (eds.)

Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Radio Tierra (2005), 280 pp.

Best Practices in Trauma Reporting: Ideas and Insights from Award-Winning Newspaper Articles
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Kevin Kawamoto

New York: Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma (2005), 26 pp.

"The goal of this best practices guide is not to provide a template for trauma reporting, although the specific examples should be useful for journalists working on similar stories or faced with similar ethical dilemmas related to trauma reporting. The goal is to help journalists produce professiona ... more

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Measuring Linguistic Diversity on the Internet

John Paolillo, Daniel Pimienta, Daniel Prado (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO (2005), 109 pp.

Youth and Media in Transition Societies: The Case of Romania. A Preparative Study for the Symposium "Youth and Media in Transition Societies"

Adrian Ardelean

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2005), 57 pp.

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Evaluation Soul City Series 6

Houghton: Soul City Institute (2005), 31 pp.

Familienbilder im Fernsehen: Familienbilder und Familienthemen in fiktionalen und nicht-fiktionalen Fernsehsendungen

Irmela Hannover, Arne Birkenstock

Marl; Berlin: Grimme-Institut;Bundesministeriums für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (2005), 181 pp.

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Grundbegriffe Medienpädagogik

Jürgen Hüther, Bernd Schorb (eds.)

München: kopaed, 4., vollst. neu konzipierte Aufl. (2005), 480 pp.

Dies Wörterbuch versteht sich interdisziplinär. Es enthält 63 Stichwörter zu genuin medienpädagogischen Fragen, aber auch zu Themen aus Nachbarbereichen. Neben der Vermittlung von Fakten sollen medienpädagogische Grundbegriffe vor ihrem bildungs- und gesellschaftspolitischen Hintergrund kritis ... more

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Media Reception Studies
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Janet Staiger

New York: New York University Press (2005), xi, 252 pp.

"Media Reception Studies broadly surveys the past century of scholarship on the ways in which audiences make meaning out of mass media. It synthesizes in plain language social scientific, linguistic, and cultural studies approaches to film and television as communication media. Janet Staiger travers ... more

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On the Road to Peace: Reporting Conflict and Ethnic Diversity. A Research Report on Good Journalism Practice in Sri Lanka

Jacqueline Park, Sunanda Deshapriya

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2005), 23 pp.

"This report presents the findings of the research into journalists’ attitudes towards and experiences of reporting conflict. It includes the results of two media monitoring exercises: the first, how the media has covered conflict; the second, how it performed in the immediate aftermath of the tsu ... more

Puppetry and Puppets: An Illustrated World Survey
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Eileen Blumenthal

London: Thames & Hudson (2005), 271 pp.

"Eileen Blumenthal provides a comprehensive overview of the history and technique of puppetry and examines in depth and detail the unique nature and abilities of puppets and the countless roles they have played in human societies across the globe for thousands of years. Blumenthal draws examples fro ... more

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Evaluation of Soul Buddyz Series 2

Johannesburg: Soul City (2005), 40 pp.

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Speaking African on the Radio: Impact Assessment Survey of FM / Community Radios Using African Languages in Ghana, Mali and Senegal

Kwesi Kwaa Prah

Cape Town: Center for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS) (2005), 77 pp.

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Indigenous Radio Stations in Mexico: A Catalyst for Social Cohesion and Cultural Strength

José Manuel Ramos Rodríguez

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 3 (2005), pp. 171-188

"Due to the presence of over 12 million people from almost 60 different ethnic groups, Mexico is a multicultural/ethnic country. Indigenous radio has developed under the auspices of a governmental organization charged with policy-making directed toward these populations. Thus a hybrid model for radi ... more

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Perfect Match? Qualitative Audience Research and the Community Media Sector

Michael Meadows, Susan Forde, Jacqui Ewart, Kerrie Foxwell

3CMedia: Journal of Community, Citizen's and Third Sector Media and Communication, issue 1 (2005), pp. 13-24

"Griffith University researchers in 2002 presented the final results of a national survey of community radio stations. The final report ‘Culture Commitment Community – The Australian Community Radio Sector’ contained a wealth of information on the sector and covered many ‘station–based’ ... more

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"Tuyaeg Twongere" - Let's Talk: IRIN Radio Burundi Soap Opera Project. Audience Survey

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) (2005), 19 pp.

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Begegnungen im Netz: Kinder- und Jugendprojekte rund ums Internet

Klaus Schwarzer, Klaus Dreyer (eds.)

München: kopaed (2005), 132 pp.

Youth and Media in Transition Societies: The Case of Poland. A Preparative Study for the Symposium "Youth and Media in Transition Societies"

Aleksandra Lipczak, Manuela Plizga-Jonarska

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2005), 70 pp.

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