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Afghan Media in 2010: Synthesis Report

Eric Davin, Philibert de Mercey, Carlotta Tincati, Kinga Komorowska, Arezo Malakooti, Sébastien Duhaut

Altai Consulting;USAID (2010), 178 pp.

"In 2004-2005, the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives commissioned Altai Consulting to conduct the first comprehensive media evaluation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, looking at the impact of the Afghan media on opinions and behav ... iors three years after the beginning of the country’s reconstruction. The evaluation found, among other things: that Afghans were avid and sophisticated media users and that cultural barriers to media use were less significant than previously expected; that the radio played a predominant role throughout the country; and that media are instrumental in social progress and education. However, since publication of that report1, Afghanistan’s media sector has seen important changes. To inform future assistance from the international community to the Afghan media, it was deemed necessary to assess the current state of the Afghan media – by reflecting a full and accurate audience profile, to determine program preferences, to measure the impact of the Afghan media on local opinions and behaviors and to gauge Afghan expectations in terms of programming and messaging. A large-scale research project was thus planned and conducted from March to August 2010. This research included a deep probe into the media sector and the public’s behaviors and expectations. The methodology used to achieved this included a combination of: literature review; direct observations; key informant interviews with most relevant actors involved in the media sector; 6,648 close-ended interviews in more than 900 towns and villages of 106 districts, covering all 34 provinces of the country; an audience survey on more than 1,500 individuals run daily for a week; about 200 qualitative, open-ended interviews; and 10 community case studies. Such an effort guarantees that results presented here are fairly representative of the Afghan population at large. This document provides a comprehensive synthesis of data collected during the survey. A database of media actors, 16 priority district reports, 10 case study reports, a complete description of the methodology and the original datasets from the main quantitative research and the audience research are publicly available, allowing anyone interested to access more focused information as needed." (Introduction, page 8) more

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Media System and News Selection in Namibia

Andreas Rothe

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2010), 219 pp.

"This publication was created to serve two purposes: Firstly, it aims to provide a thorough review of the status quo of the Namibian media system. Secondly, it is the first study to apply the theory of the European-focused news value research tradition to Namibian media. Aside from literature and on ... more

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Zum Umgang der Medien mit Armut und sozialer Ausgrenzung: Abschlussbericht

Maja Malik

Münster: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft;Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (2010), 103 pp.

"In Vorbereitung auf das Europäische Jahr gegen Armut und soziale Ausgrenzung (EJ 2010) gab das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) im Herbst 2009 das Forschungsvorhaben „zum Umgang der Medien mit Armut und sozialer Ausgrenzung“ in Auftrag. Der Abschlussbericht zu diesem Forschung ... more

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Not really enough: Foreign donors and journalism training in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda

Anya Schiffrin

Journalism Practice, volume 4, issue 3 (2010), pp. 405-416

"The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform th ... more

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Radios communautaires de Dakar: Communication pour le développement et extraversion

Jeanne Dorelli

Montréal: Université Concordia, Master Thesis (2010), xii, 137 pp.

"Ayant comme source principale des entretiens effectués au cours de l’automne 2009, ce mémoire s’attelle à explorer la réalité des radios communautaires de Dakar, la capitale du Sénégal. Plus particulièrement, il s’agit d’interroger les relations qu’elles entretiennent avec leurs � ... more

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New Opportunities for Environmental and Climate Change Journalism in China

Hugo de Burgh, Zeng Rong

Copenhagen; London: International Media Support (IMS);Chinese Media Center (2010), 24 pp.

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Notes on the public sphere on a national and post-national axis: Journalism and freedom of expression in Turkey

Miyase Christensen

Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 177-197

"Since Turkey became a candidate for the European Union in 1999, democratic rights and freedom of expression have been key issues in discourses surrounding EU—Turkey relations. Discussions on these questions often centre on state censorship and legislative constraints. The role of the media themse ... more

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Kenya: Communicating with Policymakers About Development Issues. A Guide for International Development Community

David Montez

Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 52 pp.

"InterMedia conducted in-depth interviews with senior Kenyan government officials and policy influencers outside government (collectively referred to in this report as policy actors), to find out how they gather, assess, share and disseminate information critical to development policy work. The aim ... more

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Das Bild der EU in Ecuador

Sarah Lindner

Münster: Lit (2009), 105 pp.

"Welches Bild konstruieren die drei ecuadorianischen Tageszeitungen El Universo, El Comercio und Hoy von der EU? Welches sind die häufigsten Themen in Zusammenhang mit der Europäischen Union und welche Aspekte der EU-Berichterstattung könnten noch verbessert werden? Die EU wird in Ecuador als Vor ... more

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Addressing the Effects of Assignment Stress Injury

Marla Buchanan, Patrice Keats

Journalism Practice, volume 3, issue 2 (2009), pp. 162-177

"The purpose of this article is to present the results of a qualitative study on assignment stress injury within journalism. Thirty-one Canadian journalists and photojournalists participated in the research study. The focus of this article is on recommendations offered by our participants to address ... more

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Make Poverty History: Political Communication in Action

Nicolas Sireau

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 248 pp.

"An analysis of the production and consumption of the communications of Make Poverty History, a high profile episode of social movement protest in the UK. The book follows the campaign throughout its lifetime and explores how attitudes towards government and political opportunities influenced the ne ... more

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African Media and Investment

Diageo;africapractice (2009), 27 pp.

"This report has identified the importance of African business media to investment in Africa. Notwithstanding the increase in the quantity and quality of business media coverage revealed in our study, accurate and analytical business stories are still in demand from investors, and this will be more ... more

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Media Training Trends and Practices in Nepal: A Status Report

Shekhar Parajulee, Devraj Humagain, Arjun Panthi, Harsha Man Maharjan

Kathmandu: Martin Chautari (2009), vii, 62 pp.

"Martin Chautari (MC) has been researching various aspects of Nepali media for almost a decade now. In this study, MC’s focus is on one of the major components of the media sector in Nepal, namely, media training, a subject which has so far been neglected by academics and other researchers. In thi ... more

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Best Practices of Journalism in Asia

Eric Loo

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), xvi, 172 pp.

"The book’s narrative structure intentionally uses minimal theoretical academic abstractions. Instead, it adopts a pragmatic approach – journalistic to an extent – to speculate what works best for journalists in Asia given the political constraints and resource limitations that many are compel ... more

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Uneven Performances by the Private Press in Ethiopia: An Analysis of 18 Years of Press Freedom

Terje S. Skjerdal, Hallelujah Lule

Journal of Communication & Language Arts, volume 3, issue 1 (2009), pp. 44-59

"It is generally said that an independent press is vital for any democracy. However, the case in many African countries is that the independent or private press is weak and lacks credibility, although its assumed role as a cornerstone of young democracies is repeatedly stressed by commentators and p ... more

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Governance and the Media: A Survey of Policy Opinion

Kathy Lines

London: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 40 pp.

"In total, 23 people were interviewed for this report, a mix of those from different parts of the development and media communities, from differently located organisations, and from those based in different geographic locations. The bulk of the interviews were with development agencies - multilatera ... more

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Training Needs Assessment of Independent Newspaper Managers in South Africa

Tiffany Tracey, Johanna Mavhungu, Peter du Toit, Francis Mdlongwa

Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA);Sol Plaatjie Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) (2009), 86 pp.

"The findings of the research reflect two overarching concerns: training content and training delivery. It is a central finding of the research that financial skills are required by the sector. Related to this is the need to encourage professional attitudes, processes, and systems within the sector. ... more

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Zwischen Selbstzensur, Korruption und Bewaffnung: Konsequenzen der Gewalt an Medienvertretern am Beispiel lokaler Radiojournalisten in der philippinischen Provinz

Benjamin Leers

Münster: Lit (2009), v, 152 pp.

"Besonders in der philippinischen Provinz sehen sich kritische Journalisten immer wieder von Gewalt bedroht, die als Reaktion auf Berichte über Korruption, Drogenhandel, Glücksspiel etc. aufflammt. Bei der Studie lag der Fokus auf Radiojournalisten, welche die größte Opfergruppe in dem Land dars ... more

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Learning Lessons on Research Uptake and Use: Donor Review on Research Communication
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Barbara Adolph

Felicity Proctor; Nikki van der Gaag; Jackie Davies; Liz Carlile (contrib.)

London: Triple Line Consulting;Department for International Development (DFID) (2009), 65 pp.

"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 ... more

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Transnational Participatory Radio: A Case Study of the Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER)

Jill Elizabeth Hopke

Madison: University of Wisconsin, Master Thesis (2009), vii, 197 pp.

"Expanding on previous scholarship, this case study of the Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER) examines how the medium, conceptualized as “participatory radio,” functions on a transnational level from a social constructionist theoretical framework. Ten weeks of fieldwork were co ... more

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