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The Impact of Media Concentration on Professional Journalism

Johannes von Dohnanyi, Christian Möller

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2003), 207 pp.

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World Press Trends

Paris: World Association of Newspapers (WAN) (2003), 309 pp.

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Kuba: Globalisierung, Medien, Macht. Eine Indikatorenanalyse zur Klassifikation von Mediensystemen im Zeitalter der Globalen Netzwerkwirtschaft

Annette Massmann

Frankfurt am Main: IKO Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunikation (2003), 588 pp.

"Am Beispiel der Neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (NIKT) zeigt die Autorin, wie der damit einhergehende ökonomische, rechtliche oder soziokulturelle Wandel zu Globalisierung führen, aber nicht notwendigerweise auch zur Liberalisierung des Mediensystems. Denn die Regierung gewähr ... more

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Rádio brasileiro: Episodios e personagens

Doris Fagundes Haussen, Mágda Cunha (eds.)

Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS (2003), 291 pp.

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Small Islands Voice: Laying the Foundation

Paris: UNESCO (2003), 97 pp.

"Small Islands Voice focuses on small island developing states and islands with other affiliations in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific regions. This initiative, started in 2002, aims to combine new information and communication technologies with print, radio, television and other media, in or ... more

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Media in South Eastern Europe: Legislation, Professionalism and Associations

Yasha Lange et al.

Amsterdam: Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2003), 56 pp.

"This document contains reports written by Media Working groups in nine countries in November 2003. The reports describe the media landscape and provide information on media legislation, journalistic professionalism, media associations and donor activities. The sections on the media landscape provid ... e a quick picture of the media in South Eastern Europe today: a high number of media outlets but far fewer sustainable and genuinely independent ones, virtually no direct governmental control but remaining influence in several key areas and a generally difficult transformation process of former state broadcasters. The information on media legislation reveals both progress and remaining difficulties. Defamation laws are strict, usually not in line with European standards and regularly abused, leading to many pending court cases and high fines. Access to Information laws are adopted in five countries, but implementation is problematic. Broadcast legislation is frequently debated and revised, regulatory bodies are insufficiently independent and public broadcasters require additional safeguarding against political influence. Professionalism is a concern. By no means only due to a lack of training, of which there has been a lot in the past years, but particularly due to structural problems. Journalists often work without proper contracts, affecting their position. They are generally low-paid and skilled people leave the profession. Young and cheap employees, sometimes preferred by owners, do not feel in a position to oppose influence on editorial policy. Lack of resources impact on quality, as there is little or no money for investigative reporting or domestic production of quality television programs. And in several cases, links between media owners and political parties affect the editorial independence. Media associations and watchdog organizations have proven tremendously important in defending press freedom and promoting quality. Several countries have seen the growth of professional and respected institutions, while in others the associations are divided, small and have limited credibility among journalists. Effective unions are generally lacking, training institutions have improved with outside support and press freedom organizations have increased strength and influence but are seeking sustainability. Finally, brief information is provided on donor assistance – much more is available in the Overview on support to the media in SEE, also prepared by the Media Task Force. Overall, outside assistance has made a great and positive difference in improving the diversity, quality and sustainability of the media. Suggestions for future support include the further strengthening of associations, in-house training rather than seminars, work on drafting and implementing media legislation (e.g. revising defamation clauses) and support to investigative journalism and domestic television production." (Overview, page 2) more

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World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Amanda C. Quick (ed.)

Detroit: Gale, 2nd ed. (2003), xxviii, 1285 pp.

"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat ... more

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 4: R-Z, Index

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 747 pp.

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 2, F-K

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 708 pp.

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 3, L-P

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 660 pp.

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Radios communautaires pour le développement: Analyse d’une stratégie. Mission d’analyse PNUD/UNESCONiamey et les régions, 2 au 30 juillet 2003

Carlos A. Arnaldo, Lynda Attias, Boureima Magagi

Paris: UNESCO (2003), 40 pp.

"La mission a visité 18 radios communautaires dans la période prévue. Elle s'est focalisée sur une sélection de radios représentatives des différents types de régions (à l'exception de la région de Diffa, trop éloignée géographiquement pour que la mission puisse s'y rendre), de géograp ... more