"The author describes how the function of Lithuanian media has changed in different historical phases - due to changing political, economic and cultural conditions. The aim is to show how innovations, e.g. technological innovations, new media structures or cultural patterns, entered Lithuanian media
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and at the same time linked them to the changes that took place on the international level. It will be shown how Lithuanian journalism has formed its specifics to meet numerous changes in the national environment. The contemporary Lithuanian media situation is measured against the normative ideal of democratization and a journalistic culture is described that has survived in the historical development of media as institutions within specific social millieus. The overview follows a comparative approach based on the idea that a national perspective is too narrow. Therefore, the development of Lithuanian media is partly compared, partly contrasted with the changes that have occurred in relations with neighboring countries, especially Latvia and Estonia. The main task is to describe the peculiarities - with the aim not to comment on them, but to understand them." (Publisher description)
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"Die vorliegende Arbeit ist in die Diskussion über die Unabhängigkeit der russischen Medien einzuordnen und fragt, inwieweit das Gebot der Trennung von Werbung und Redaktion in russischen Regionalmedien eingehalten wird. Sie beschreibt eine empirische Untersuchung in der Gebietshauptstadt Rostov-n
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a-Donu, die zeigt, dass der Einfluss von Anzeigenkunden auf den redaktionellen Inhalt sehr groß ist. Eine Inhaltsanalyse der drei wichtigsten regionalen Zeitungen ergab, dass jeder zwölfte Artikel Schleichwerbung enthält. In Interviews mit Akteuren aus Journalismus und PR kam darüber hinaus ans Licht, dass der Staat einer der größten Anzeigenkunden vor Ort ist - ohne dass der Rezipient etwas davon weiß." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi
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tioners and others fighting for press freedom led to some of the changes. Financial support from external partners also opened up the media and helped to develop the sector. Training, repealing anti-media laws, supporting an open media market, making information communication technology (ICT) available, deregulation and civil society cooperation with media practitioners are key issues. Media development initiatives over the past five years have been remarkable. Interviewees were upbeat about future progress." (Summary & conclusions, page 69)
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"This book presents a network analysis of media ownership dependencies in ten Central and Eastern European countries. In addition to a detailed description of the media landscapes in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Romania and Slovenia it furthermore gives an overview of news agencies operating in thes
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e countries. The publication is the final report of the research project "Media markets in Central and Eastern Europe - Chances of and threats against media pluralism in Europe" carried out at Danube University Krems (Austria)." (Publisher description)
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"Christoph Hantel hat drei Jahre an einer mosambikanischen Universität Journalisten ausgebildet. In einer landesweiten Befragung ließ er ein Zehntel aller mosambikanischen Journalisten interviewen, sprach mit Herausgebern, Politikern und Dozenten und besuchte Medien und Ministerien. Er zeichnet ei
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n präzises Profil des journalistischen Tagesgeschäfts, stellt die staatsnahen und unabhängigen Medien vor, porträtiert und bewertet die Ausbildungsprogramme und lässt die Mosambikaner selbst zu Wort kommen: Welche Entwicklungen zeichnen sich in den Medien ab? Was müssen Journalisten wissen und können? Welche Demokratieform ist möglich?" (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"It is a simple fact that it is hard to find reliable information on the media in South Eastern Europe. The 'South East Europe Media Handbook' bridges this gap in a unique way and offers basic information about the situation of the media in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
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Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro/Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine. It hereby supports the better understanding of the particular situation of the media in the countries of South Eastern Europe. On the other hand, it gives a very good overview and provides a useful database of all important media in South Eastern Europe. Last but not least it is an outstanding source of information regarding press freedom violations in the past year. Once again I want to emphasize that the media are the agents of democracy. Hence it is very important to encourage the governments in the region to establish safe working conditions for journalists and this is one of the basic objectives of this handbook." (Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator Stability Pact for Eastern Europe, page XI).
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"Les Congolais ont une histoire et une culture cinématographique et audiovisuelle fascinante. Dès la naissance du cinéma, ils ont été confrontés à cette invention qui était à la fois un art et un instrument de propagande. La politique du gouvernement colonial, dans un premier temps, puis ce
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lle du président Mobutu, n’a pas facilité l’accès « libre » au cinéma, qu’il s’agisse de réaliser des films ou de les voir. Le cinéma et la télévision ont été conçus et censurés par les coloniaux et le dictateur Mobutu pour soutenir ou illustrer leur pouvoir. Après la chute de Mobutu, la libéralisation des médias a provoqué un foisonnement d’initiatives privées, dont celles de la société civile. Le livre du Dr Guido Convents propose un regard sur les différents acteurs de la culture audiovisuelle congolaise, au Congo ou à l’étranger : le gouvernement, le public, les réalisateurs, les exploitants et les comédiens. Il s’interroge sur les relations qu’entretiennent les Congolais avec les images animées et constate que l’imaginaire de ce pays a été fortement imprégné de cinéma. Cet ouvrage met en évidence le fait que depuis les années cinquante, les Congolais sont conscients qu’une production audiovisuelle libre et artistique est essentielle pour le développement démocratique de leur pays." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"Produced by The World Economic Forum and INSEAD, the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report is a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in
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more than 100 countries worldwide." (Publisher description)
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"The purpose of this book is to provide a first step for anyone interested in discovering popular culture in India today. The chapters cover cinema, television, and radio; newspapers and magazines; music, theater, and literature; and sport, providing an explanation of the critical developments in ea
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ch of these fields. The book also explores the changing lifestyles in India, particularly in the areas of shopping, eating, and other forms of consumerism. Each chapter has its own list of the books, academic papers, and articles in the popular press that I found useful in the compilation of the book." (Preface)
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"Providing one of the first ethnographies of the Internet revolution in the Arab world, The Internet in the Middle East analyzes the ways in which the Internet affects public discourse and social practice in Islamic society. With a special focus on Kuwait, Deborah L. Wheeler offers an intimate journ
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ey through the lives of women, youth, and Islamist Internet users, and through their testimonies shows what the Internet means to various Internet subcultures in the emirate. The book includes a historical overview of the values and design principles embedded in the Internet by its inventors and early adopters, and examines the major questions, debates, assumptions, and findings of the emerging field of Internet studies. Drawing on six years of research, including three years of fieldwork in Kuwait, Dubai, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco, Wheeler provides a comparative overview of the meaning and manifestations of the Internet in the Middle East, giving careful attention to whether or not the Internet lives up to global expectations of promoting democracy, economic privatization, and personal freedom." (Publisher description)
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"With chapters on Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, the book presents the most authoritative assessment of contemporary Asian cinema available. Each chapter describes the cultural aspe
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cts of popular film production, analyzing key films in the context of the national, the regional and the global. Topics covered include: film theory and Asian cinema, popular film genres, major industry figures, the "art film", connections between the state and commercial interests, cultural policies, representations of national identity, trends in international co-production, transnational and diasporic dimensions of Asian filmmaking and viewing, the politics of language choice, the impact of emerging technologies on filmmaking practice, and modes of exhibition." (Publisher description)
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"Die Dissertation behandelt den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk in Palästina und ein von Deutschland gefördertes Radio-TV-Kooperationsprojekt an der Bir Zeit Universität." (commbox)