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Transforming Public Space: A Local Radio's Work in a Poor Urban Community

Dora Navarro
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 621-629
"Among processes towards democratisation, it has been asserted that alternative radio has a central role in the citizen making of the poor. However, it is important to analyse in detail what possibilities an alternative or citizens' radio has to strengthen ideas of citizenship and transform the publ ... more
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Media Courts of Honour: Self-Regulatory Councils in Southern Africa and Elsewhere
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Franz Krüger
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 50 pp.
"What emerges from the discussion of the Southern African media councils is a picture of relatively new institutions, struggling to find their place in a changing, difficult media and political terrain. They share many common challenges, as they contend with hostile governments, poor journalistic pr ... more
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Interview-Kulturen: Professionelle Interviews als journalistische Qualitätstreiber

Thomas Leif (ed.)
Netzwerk Recherche (2009), 124 pp.
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Learning Lessons on Research Uptake and Use: Donor Review on Research Communication
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Barbara Adolph
Felicity Proctor; Nikki van der Gaag; Jackie Davies; Liz Carlile (contrib.)
London: Triple Line Consulting; Department for International Development (DFID) (2009), 65 pp.
"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati ... more
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Video in Development
Key Guides

Rico Lie, Andreas Mandler
Wageningen; Rome: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); FAO (2009), 60 pp.
"The book was written mainly to inform rural development professionals, practitioners and decision-makers in a variety of organisations – from NGOs and farmer associations to government departments and research and educational institutions – about the diverse uses of video in development. Specif ... more
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Transforming Images: Reimagining Women’s Work Through Participatory Video

Usha Sundar Harris
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 538-549
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‘We Need to Open Up the Country’: Development and the Christian Key Scenario in the Social Space of Kinshasa’s Teleserials

Katrien Pype
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 1, issue 1 (2009), pp. 101-116
"This article discusses discourses on development in the social space of Kinshasa’s post-Mobutu teleserials. The producers (dramatic artists and born-again Christian leaders; some are both) contend that their work will transform society, counter the social and political crisis and improve the nati ... more
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Mobile Phones: The New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa

Mirjam de Bruijn, Francis Nyamnjoh, Inge Brinkman (eds.)
Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa; African Studies Centre (2009), vii, 173 pp.
"This book is about the many ways in which mobile phones are being appropriated by Africans and how they are transforming and are being transformed by society in Africa. A case study from Karthoum (Sudan) shows, how mobile phones are reshaping relationships in a Muslim society, where they enable wom ... more
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Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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Rawwida Baksh, Tanyss Munro (eds.)
Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2009), viii, 244 pp.
"The book brings together a range of community peacebuilding experiences that apply open and distance learning. The emphasis on community requires distance educators to change focus. The book addresses how to help a community articulate its own purposes for learning and then support it in achieving ... more
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Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue

Paris: UNESCO (2009), xiii, 402 pp.
"There is a need to encourage cultural sensitivity in the production and consumption of communication and information contents, thereby facilitating access, empowerment and participation. To this end, action should be taken to: a. Support the production and distribution of innovative and diversified ... more
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Medios a la vista: Informe sobre el periodismo en Bolivia 2005-2008

La Paz: Fundación UNIR; Observatorio Nacional de Medios (ONADEM) (2009), 238 pp.
"Reúne 25 reportes de resultados a la vez que expone las razones de ser del ONADEM y propone un grupo de hipótesis que puede dar cuenta de los problemas técnicoprofesionales que enfrenta el periodismo nacional en la actualidad. Su propósito no es otro que el de aportar evidencia empírica para e ... more
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Measuring Change and Results in Voice and Accountability Work

Jeremy Holland, Allyson Thirkell
London; Glasgow: Department for International Development (DFID) (2009), v, 72 pp.
"This Working Paper from DFID’s Evaluation Department offers a menu of Voice & Accountability (V&A) indicators, and suggests steps for building monitoring and evaluation frameworks for V&A interventions. It provides a check list of management issues, and some ideas for data collection. It does not ... more
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Best Practices and Potential for Improved Information Flows in Media and Civil Society

Colombo: Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) (2009), 84 pp.
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Radio, Journaux & Co.: Instruments De Paix. Expériences De Terrain, 2002 à 2008

Martin Zint
Neuwied: Eirene (2009), 51 pp.
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Jornal Nacional: Modo de fazer

William Bonner
São Paulo: Globo (2009), 247 pp.
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Development Communication: Reframing the Role of Media

Thomas L. McPhail (ed.)
Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell (2009), xiii, 239 pp.
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Una aproximación a formas de comunicación alternativa: Radios comunitarias y empoderamiento social de los vecinos. Tres estudios de caso

Manuel Ansaldo, Víctor Lara
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Observatorio de Medios Fucatel (2009), 55 pp.
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Communication for Another Development: Listening Before Telling

Wendy Quarry, Ricardo Ramirez
London; New York: Zed Books (2009), viii, 157 pp.
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Media4Diversity: Taking the Pulse of Diversity in the Media. A Study on Media and Diversity in EU Member States and 3 EEA Countries

European Commission
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities (2009), 98 pp.
"There are, surprisingly enough, reasons to be cheerful about our media in Europe. Some of them are to be found in the pages of this publication, which reveals that the struggle for diversity and respect for equality is not lost. Far from it, the examples of innovation, originality and commitment sh ... more
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Building Commitment to Reform Through Strategic Communication: The Five Key Decisions
Key Guides

Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen Garcia
Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), xiii, 133 pp.
"The Five Communication Management Decision Tool helps reformers and their teams develop a framework for their communication strategies. This decision tool helps managers see change initiatives through the eyes of those who will be affected by the reforms. When the decision tool is used in the early ... more