"The needs of the African countries in the field of communication are very great — The author confines himself here to one aspect of this problem: the training of personnel for mass communication work — The persistence of the colonial influence — The part played by the United States in the training of personnel for mass communication work — What has been done in this field up to now by the United States? — What can be done to overcome certain real difficulties concerning the professional training of students from the countries of Africa, whose previous education is generally different from that of American students? — What can be done in view of the urgency of this training and the specific problems they will have to meet in their own country?" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 348, topic code 06)