"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
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t nur Teilöffentlichkeiten Zugang zum Internet, allen voran den großen Firmen - das weite und "freie" Internet ist für den Großteil der Bevölkerung nicht erreichbar. Auch in Bezug auf die so genannten alternativen Medien fällt Massmanns Analyse wenig positiv aus: es gibt wenige alternative, liberale Medien unter dem Dach der katholischen Kirche, doch eine politisch anders denkende "Szene" kann sich nicht entwickeln, weil schlicht die ökonomischen Mittel fehlen. 'Das ist das Schizophrene am Handelsboykott der USA, der nun schon 40 Jahre andauert', so Massmann: 'indem diese Mittel nicht ins Land fließen, kann sich das System nicht von innen heraus verändern. Der Handelsboykott stabilisert das politische System'." (Rezension informationsdienst wissenschaft - idw-online.de, 3.11.2003)
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"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher de
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"The purpose of producing a second edition of the World Communication Report was pragmatic: the aim was to provide a reference work for decision-makers, planners, researchers, students, media professionals and the general public. In view of the scope of the subjects covered and the rapid outdating o
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f certain features, this Report makes no attempt to be exhaustive, but brings out the convergence between information technology, information and communication and their applications in the various media (written press, news agencies, radio and television) and provides statistics on the changes observed in this field. It also attempts to highlight the major problems connected with the development of new information and communication technologies, such as the regulation of networks, media attitudes to violence and access of women to the media. The question that lies at the heart of this report may be summed up as follows: how are we to reinvent our patterns of thought and knowledge in the context of the technological multimedia revolution, which is proving both profound and irreversible?" (Preface)
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"This annotated bibliography is arranged under four major sections: press (579 entries); broadcasting (269 entries); film (381 entries); and general (526 entries), providing a total of 1,755 entries. The bibliography is well laid out, arranged by author and title. The bibliography limits its coverag
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e to those works available at a US or European library. Essential criteria for the author were to prepare annotations and to provide information which is easily accessible to the Western researcher. The selection criteria also preclude most newspaper articles, short reviews and brief articles in news and other popular magazines. The annotations are short, ranging from one to five lines. The coverage, as would be expected, shows a high bias toward South Africa for geographical, political and developmental reasons. It does, however, cover all the countries in Africa. An author index and subject and geographical index are provided which would help the researcher in picking up useful citations. The bibliography also contains a list of journals consulted which includes almost all the important journals in media studies." (K. N. Rao, Collection Building, Vol. 17, No. 1, pages 51-52)
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"Bourgault investigates three principal influences: the pre-colonial legacy of the oral tradition, the presence of an alienated managerial class, and the domination of African nations by systems based on political patronage. The first two chapters provide the theoretical framework. Subsequent chapte
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rs look at the management of the electronic media, radio and television broadcasting in content and practice, the history of print media, and the discourse style found in the press. This work provides a wealth of historical information on media systems, particularly those of the former anglophone and francophone countries, together with recent developments in satellite communication, small-systems technology, and the current move toward decentralization and privatization. Bourgault also considers the political shifts affecting Africa in the 1990s and offers a radical blueprint for more responsive and informative media in the sub-Saharan area." (Publisher description)
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"Al cumplir 31 años de existencia, CIESPAL se propuso, como tarea primordialmente importante, realizar en Quito un seminario internacional con representantes de la radiodifusión y de las principales cadenas informativas de los países del Grupo Andino, para intercambiar experiencias y estudiar la
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estructura y tendencias de los informativos radiofónicos de la subregión, con miras a orientar gestiones hacia un desarrollo beneficioso y constante de la radiofonía informativa en América Latina. La ocasión fue propicia para que también se delibere, entre otros asuntos, acerca de la situación general de la radiodifusion en el continente, los accesos a las fuentes de informacion, el funcionamiento de las cadenas radiofónicas, los formatos informativos y su incidencia, las posibilidades de producción radiofónica multinacional en la subregión y las necesidades de formación profesional de los periodistas que se dedican en los países andinos a tareas informativas a través de la radio. Los análisis, referencias y propuestas que se conocieron en la reunión aparecen en este volumen [...)." (Introducción, página 5-6)
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