"Radio stations have performed ‘Outside (away from the studio) Broadcasts' for decades using various telecommunications and antenna technology. Many of these resources are expensive, require a high level of technical expertise, and access to special telecommunications services. New mobile broadcas
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ting systems take a different approach. They harness Australia‘s wireless Internet and 3G mobile telecommunications networks to transmit an Outside Broadcast (OB) to your station through the Internet. This guide shows you how to create a broadcast connection with commonly used mobile phone and Internet plans. If you don‘t think you have the equipment for this think again! Many mobile phones have the capacity to act as modems these days, and a staff member or volunteer may be carrying one of these devices in their pocket!" (Page 4)
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"Many nonprofits spend considerable time and resources producing studies to advance their issues, only to have them gather dust on the shelf of some academic or government office. Why? Invariably, it’s because the report received little to no media coverage. The good news is, it doesn’t have to
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be this way. This guide offers 10 tips for turning your report into a morning headline or a segment on the evening news. No matter what your issue is or what type of research you’re releasing — from scientific data to a public opinion survey — these tried and true tips can help you insert your hard work into the news cycle." (Introduction)
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"FUNREDES and Union Latine have designed an original research method to measure linguistic diversity in cyberspace. The aim was to use search engines and a sample of word-concepts to measure the proportionate presence of these concepts in their various linguistic equivalences (in Latin languages, En
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glish and German) in cyberspace. The research, undertaken from 1996 to 2008, has enabled interesting indicators to be built in order to measure linguistic diversity. Additionally, some basic evaluations of the cultural projections associated with these languages (mentioned above) were undertaken. This paper describes the research method and its results, advantages and limitations. It also provides an overview of existing alternative methods and results, for comparison. The paper concludes with the examination of different perspectives in a field which have in the past been considered to have been characterized by a lack of scientific rigor. This has led to some misinformation about the dominant presence of English on the Web. It is a topic that is only now slowly attracting due attention from international organizations and the academic world." (Abstract, page V)
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"In Tanzania pirated video copies of foreign films are subject to a profound practice of remediation. Video narrators who either perform live simultaneous translations and commentaries on such films in video parlours, or mediatise their interpretations as VHS cassettes and DVDs with Kiswahili voice-
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over, are in great demand and have established themselves as mediators between American, Chinese, Indian, and Nigerian films and their local audiences. In this essay I will introduce two such video narrators, Lufufu and King Rich, and part of their work, such as sequences from a version of the Nigerian Pentecostal classic Karishika (Christian Onu, 1998) by King Rich, and of Titanic (James Cameron, 1997) and Super Love (Andy Amenechi, 2003) by Lufufu." (Introduction)
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"This is a practical and well structured manual aiming to use self-evaluation for organisational learning. The book consists of four parts. "The evaluation context" introduces the role of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment as part of the project cycle logic. "The evaluation process" descri
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bes steps to be taken in designing and implementing an evaluation. The third part, "evaluation tools", gives a practical insight to major evaluation methods like SWOT analysis, questionnaires (and their design), focus groups or case studies. The fourth and main part provides evaluation guidelines for training courses, newsletters, websites, small libraries and resource centres, online communities, rural radios, databases and selective dissemination of information services." (CAMECO Update 1-2011)
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"Diese Masterarbeit ist eine umfassend dokumentierte Studie über die Rolle der britischen multinationalen Verlage in Afrika und ihrer Niederlassungen und Tochtergesellschaften auf dem Kontinent. Zunächst werden die Hintergründe der Aktivitäten britischer multinationaler Verlage in Afrika in der
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Zeit vor der Unabhängigkeit und ihre anhaltende Dominanz in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren dargelegt sowie Aspekte der staatlichen Kontrolle des afrikanischen Verlagswesens zu dieser Zeit untersucht. Dann wird die Zeit der 1980er und 1990er Jahre beschrieben, als einheimische afrikanische Verlage zunehmend in den Vordergrund traten. Ein weiteres Kapitel befasst sich mit dem heutigen Stand des Verlagswesens und der Buchentwicklung in Afrika und geht der Frage nach, ob der Vorwurf der Dominanz oder Ausbeutung durch die multinationalen Unternehmen heute noch gerechtfertigt ist. Kritisch hinterfragt wird auch die Rolle der Weltbank bei der Bereitstellung von Büchern für Afrika und die abnehmende Rolle der Geberorganisationen bei der Unterstützung autonomer afrikanischer Verlage und des Buchsektors im Allgemeinen." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, nr. 2577, online at: http://www.hanszell.co.uk/pbrssa/index.shtml)
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Studies and reviews briefly some of the key editorial decisions that involve the distribution of academic publications policy in Chile, including its access and use of the general public, academic and scientific community in particular.
"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati
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on generally dispersed within the organisation. 3. Emphasis continues to be on the supply side of research, with a weak understanding of and capacity to support the demand side of research communication. 4. Many examples of good practice and of innovative initiatives, also related to engaging users and other stakeholders in the research communication process. 5. Several donors are placing a priority on being a learning organisation, with research communication contributing to internal knowledge management. 6. No comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation systems in place to assess the effectiveness and relevance of various research communication approaches, and to feed this information back into research communication policy and investment decisions. 7. Most donors maintain their own web portals / archives of research findings. 8. There is a strong interest among donors to explore and expand open access to funded research findings. 9. Most donors would welcome strengthening networking and linkages between donors interested in research communication to improve efficiency and effectiveness, for shared learning and for greater impact. 10. DFID is recognized and valued as one of the leaders in the field of research communication." (Summary)
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