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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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War & Political Violence in Cinema
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Film Industries
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Community Television
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Collective Memory: Violent Conflicts & Wars
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Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Rural Communication for Development
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Political Blogging
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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International Communication
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International News Flow
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Civic Journalism, Public Journalism
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News Reception
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News Values, News Selection Criteria
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Television News
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Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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Media Democratization
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Human Rights
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Politics
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Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Newspapers
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Public & State Radios
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Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
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Cable Television
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Television Channels
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Al-Hurra (Television Channel)
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Advertising
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Advertising Law & Regulation
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Children & Advertising
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Posters
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Media Advocacy, Media Activism
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Use: Political Information
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Clandestine Radios
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Samizdat
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Catholic Media
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Catholic Radios
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Radio Ecclesia (Luanda, Angola)
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Radio Enmanuel (Huaycán, Lima, Peru)
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Radio Veritas Asia
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Saints
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Cinema
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Alternative Radios
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Community Development
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Traditional Communication
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Holocaust
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Media Law & Regulation in Conflict Areas
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Violence in the Media: Effects on Youth
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Violence in the Media: Video Games
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Wars & Political Violence in Arts & Literature
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Contents of Media
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Radio Quality
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Ritual Communication & Media Rituals
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Arabic culture
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Cultural & Literary Journalism
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Culture (General)
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Literature
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Democracy Assistance
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Media for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Facebook
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Disadvantaged Groups & Communication, Minorities & Media
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
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Environmental Activism
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Women's Radio Programmes
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Health Journalism
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Colonial Legacies
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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Latin America: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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Council of Europe
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Journalism Concepts & Cultures
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Exiled Journalists
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Local Journalism
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Radio News
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Media Reporting, Reporting on Journalism & Communication Issues
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Constitutions & Constitutional Reforms: Political Discourse & Media Representation
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Television Journalism
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Language Policies
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Media Assistance: Aims, Priorities, Funding Policies
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Media Assistance: Criticism, Ideological Backgrounds, Vested Interests
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
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Internews
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Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Media Assistance: Press
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Media Assistance Research
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Media Assistance: Transition Countries & Defective Democracies
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Media Development Indicators
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Communication
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Communication Networks
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Media, Mass Media
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Critical Media Literacy
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Radio Law & Regulation
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Transitional Justice
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Friedrich Ebert Foundation
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Putnam, Robert
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Political Role & Influence of Radio, Radio & Democratization
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Local Newspapers
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Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
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B92 (Radio Station, Belgrade)
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Radio Ndeke Luka (Central African Republic)
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Radio Progreso (El Progreso, Honduras)
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Urban Radios
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Media Effects Research
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Taliban
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Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
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Participation
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Society & Media, Media Sociology
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Telecommunications
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WLAN Wireless Internet Access
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Regional Television
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Al-Arabiya
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Televisa (Television Channel, Mexico)
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Television Networks
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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Youth & Television
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Language
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Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa
Top Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2011), xiii, 288 pp.
"Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of 'democracy' and 'development'. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the Afric
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17 February Revolution: Media in North-Eastern Libya
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 16 pp.
New Media Vs. Old Politics: The Internet, Social Media, and Democratisation in Pakistan
Berlin; Islamabad: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 72 pp.
"It has to be underlined that this study does not see the internet as a major remedy for the development of political culture and civil society that is so essential for Pakistan’s further democratic consolidation. To understand possible contributions of the new information technologies towards pol
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Arab Media: Globalization and Emerging Media Industries
Top Insights
Cambridge, UK; Maldon, Mass.: Polity Press (2011), ix, 206 pp.
"This book provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the emerging Arab media industries in the context of globalization and its impacts, with a focus on publishing, press, broadcasting, cinema and new media. Through detailed discussions of the regulation and economics of these industries, t
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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
Top Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.
"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context
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Notes on the Public Sphere on a National and Post-National Axis: Journalism and Freedom of Expression in Turkey
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
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Media Policies and Regulatory Practices in a Selected Set of European Countries, the EU and the Council of Europe
European Commission;Mediadem (2010), 524 pp.
"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi
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Die Funktion von Journalisten im Demokratisierungsprozess in Liberia: Eine explorative Studie über ihr Rollenselbstverständnis
Münster: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Magisterarbeit (2010), 124 pp.
Media Development: Annotated Bibliography
Internews (2010), 34 pp.
Democratization Through the Media: IKV Pax Christi Work in Morocco 2007-2009
The Hague; Amsterdam: Hivos;University of Amsterdam (2010), 28 pp.
This working paper is the result of a review of the work of Pax Christi in Morocco in the period 2007 – 2009. Pax Christi has co-organized a series of debates between Islamists and secularists in Morocco as part of a programme with Press Now entitled ‘Democratization through the media’. In the
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Afghan Media in 2010: Synthesis Report
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
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Schwerpunkt: Medien als Macht?
Ost-West: Europäische Perspektiven, volume 11, issue 2 (2010), pp. 81-160
[...] In dieser Ausgabe von OST-WEST. Europäische Perspektiven nehmen wir die Medien in Europa in den Blick. Wir fragen nach der Macht und dem Einfluss der „vierten Gewalt“, wie die Medien oft genannt werden, in Deutschland, nach den Perspektiven der Medienentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa,
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Reincarnating Clandestine Radio in Post-Independent Zimbabwe
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 8, issue 1 (2010), pp. 23-36
"This article analyses the re-emergence of clandestine radio in post-independence Zimbabwe, and how it has become an important tool for disseminating alternative viewpoints in an environment where democratic communicative space is restricted. The article focuses specifically on SW Radio Africa, one
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Afrikas Medien: Im Spannungsfeld von Meinungsfreiheit, Boulevardisierung und Repression
Hamburg: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) (2009), 7 pp.
"Obwohl der Mediensektor liberalisiert wurde, besitzen die staatlich kontrollierten Rundfunkanstalten – das wichtigste Informationsmedium für die Bevölkerungsmehrheit – in den meisten Ländern noch ein flächendeckendes Monopol; nur in den Städten und einigen kleinen ländlichen Regionen gibt
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Independent Study on Indicators for Media Pluralism in the Member States: Towards a Risk-Based Approach
Leuven: KU Leuven, ICRI;Central European University, CMCS;Jönköping International Business School, MMTC (2009), x, 155 pp.
"The outcome of this study is a prototype for a European Media Pluralism Monitor – a riskbased, holistic, user-friendly and evolving monitoring tool that includes indicators of a legal, economic and socio-demographic nature. In order to account for the multi-faceted character of media pluralism, t
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Ein Leuchtturm mit Stromschwankungen: Die Rolle der Medien bei der Entwicklung einer demokratischen Kultur
DED-Brief, issue 2 (2009), pp. 42-43
"In den vergangenen Jahren hat Ghana einen großen Sprung gemacht, was die Achtung der Pressefreiheit und der Menschenrechte betrifft. Aber eine grundlegende qualitative Verbesserung der Medienlandschaft würde beinhalten, dass sich die Journalisten ihrer verantwortungsvollen Rolle in einer Demokrat
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Investigating the Impact of Media Ownership in African Democracies: A Case Study on Malawi. A Literature Review
London: London Metropolitan University (2009), 33 pp.
"[...] It is clear that the importance of the media in sustenance and development of democracy is well recognised by stakeholders in Africa. This is evidenced by the existence of liberal media laws and regulation in democratic African countries. This then forces the conclusion that there is delibera
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Media and Identity in Africa
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2009), xvii, 333 pp.
Uneven Performances by the Private Press in Ethiopia: An Analysis of 18 Years of Press Freedom
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
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Tiempos de cambio: Política y comunicación en América Latina
Caracas: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) (2009), 226 pp.
