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Voices of Resistance: Communication and Social Change

West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press (2012), xviii, 325 pp.
"In this book, based on the culture-centered approach to social change, we listen to the voices of resistance across the globe that foreground alternative rationalities of social, political, and economic organizing, challenging the hegemony of neoliberal ideology in organizing global economies. Prim ... more

Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), ix, 403 pp.
"In the twenty-first century, community radio is fulfilling an increasingly important role in the world’s mediascape. This book documents the ways in which community radio broadcasters and activists are using the medium in countries around the world to challenge political corruption, aid the trans ... more

Media Advocacy Toolkit

Pasay City: Philippine NGO Council on Population, Health and Welfare (2011), 22 pp.
"In what ways can mediated transnational protests express, however emergently or imperfectly, «global civil society» and «global citizenship»? How, in an increasingly fragmented and multilayered communications environment, can they contribute to a «global public sphere»? This book explores the ... more

Media and Social Justice

New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), viii, 275 pp.
"This book is an anthology of work by critical media scholars, media makers, and activists who are committed to advancing social justice. Topics addressed include but are not limited to international media activist projects such as the Right to Communication movement and its corollaries; the importa ... more
"Media activism groups work to bring about change in the mainstream media, but their gains are often limited. Drawing on theories of the political function of news in a democracy, media sociology, and feminism, this article focuses on the specific experience of Gender Links, a Southern African gende ... more

Understanding Community Media

London et al.: Sage (2010), xii, 410 pp.
"With contributions from an international team of well-known experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this comprehensive volume examines community-based media from theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives. More than 30 original essays provide an incisive and timely analysis ... more
"This article analyzes the strategies and the impact of two ‘media movements’ in Latin America — the experiences of civic coalitions working on media policy reform in Uruguay, and advocacy journalism about tobacco control in Argentina — through interviewing the principle actors involved in t ... more

Advocacy Journalism in a Global Context

In: The Handbook of Journalism Studies
Karin Wahl-Jorgensen; Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2009), pp. 371-385
"This chapter reviews historical and contemporary advocacy journalism in a global context, and identifies future directions for research. The intention is not to offer a comprehensive survey, a rather ambitious scope given the diversity of journalistic practices worldwide, but rather to review conce ... more
"La Caravana Ciudadana es una propuesta metodológica de comunicación que busca incentivar el aprendizaje y la experiencia de participación de la ciudadanía. Es un espectáculo de participación itinerante que aprovecha los espacios de encuentro y comunicación como plazas, calles, mercados, pati ... more

Campaigning for Freedom of Expression: A Handbook for Advocates

Toronto: International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) (2005), 136 pp.
"Section 1 focuses on campaign strategies. Mats Abrahamsson, a former Greenpeace campaign coordinator and founder of the Swedish consultancy Selene, shows you: how to develop a strategic framework for campaigning that helps campaigners choose the activities that can best meet their objectives and av ... more

'Mission Possible': A Gender and Media Advocacy Toolkit

World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2005), 84 pp.
"This toolkit is divided into two key sections. Section One - defines the conceptual issues on gender and media advocacy; looks at why the media should be a focus of gender and feminist activism; highlights the key issues for gender and media advocacy using the findings of the Global Media Monitorin ... more

Culture jamming: Die Rückeroberung der Zeichen

Frankfurt am Main: Büchergilde Gutenberg (2005), 224 pp.
"Culture Jamming ist „Anti-Werbung“ – eine mentale Umweltschutzbewegung, die gegen einen Dauerbeschuss mit 4.000 Werbebotschaften täglich kämpft. Es ist eine subversive Methode, die sich der elaborierten Techniken der Werbebranche bedient, um die Strategie der Markenkommunikation zu durchkre ... more

Alternative and Activist Media

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2005), x, 149 pp.
"Chapter 1 defines ‘alternative and activist media’, and considers the need for non-mainstream publications. It introduces the populations who seek out or create alternative media: socially marginalised or dissenting groups, subcultures and others who inhabit liminal spaces, and people who want ... more
"¿Cuál es su idea del rol que los medios de comunicación comunitarios deben jugar en su comunidad? ¿Qué podrían hacer en su barrio si tuvieran acceso a los medio? Si pudieran hablar y ser oídos por los dueños de los medios, que les dirían? ¿Qué les gustaría mirar, producir y distribuir? ... more

Asian Cyberactivism: Freedom of Expression and Media Censorship

Bangkok; Hong Kong: Friedrich Naumann Foundation;University of Hong Kong (2004), 644 pp.
"This book aims to record political activism on the Internet and "take stock of some of the successes and failures of cyberactivists as they try to beat the various censorship regimes in Asia." The sections of this 664-page book comprise of 'Political Frameworks & New Technology', 'Regulations and C ... more