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"Chapter One focuses on the story of the Kidz Radio Project, and its vision; children's radio in South Africa (case studies and examples); international children's radio initiatives. Chapter Two is a market-place of ideas from kids, mentors and teachers who work in the field of children's participat ... more

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Ya no es posible el silencio: Textos, experiencias y procesos de comunicación ciudadana

Omar Rincón, María Paula Saffon, Amparo Cadavid et al.

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2007), 152 pp.

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Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006

A. Sofie Jannusch (ed.)

Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO);Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.

"Discussions on how to support sustainability of independent media generally focus on the political conditions, the legal framework and – especially in German development cooperation – on the quality of journalistic coverage. Nevertheless, economic factors are of equal importance, not only for p ... more

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Seminario internacional de comunicación y paz

Amparo Cadavid Bringe, Mauricio Beltrán Quintero (ed.)

Bogota: Fundación Colombia Multicolor;Unión Europea;Acción Social;Pontificia Universidad Javeriana;British Council Colombia (2007), 247 pp.

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ICT in Teacher Education: Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region

Ellie Meleisea (ed.)

Bangkok: UNESCO (2007), 130 pp.

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Advocacy and Interventions: Readings in Communication and Development

Royal D. Colle

Ithaca: Internet-First University Press (2007), vii, 436 pp.

"This is intended to be a "practical" book. It is filled with examples and case studies that illustrate ways that carefully planned and implemented communication interventions have produced positive results. It is also filled with ideas from people who have experienced the challenges of communicatin ... more

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Building National Campaigns: Activists, Alliances, and How Change Happens

David Dalton

Oxford: Oxfam (2007), xii, 103 pp.

"The aim of this book is to share stories and learning from alliance-based efforts to improve employment standards for workers, primarily women in export-orientated supply chains. These stories are about people and their organisations building more powerful and effective ways to get their voices hea ... more

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Pro-Poor ICT Project Report – Tanzania: A Community-Owned Network

Beda Mutagahywa, Respickius Casmir, Theophilus E. Mlaki

[authors] (2006), 36 pp.

"As part of its initiatives to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) work for the poor, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with four countries in east Africa initiated and carried out a joint project on Pro-Poor ICT. The said countries are Kenya, Rwanda, T ... more

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Gekaufte Presse in Russland: Politische und wirtschaftliche Schleichwerbung am Beispiel der Medien in Rostov-na-Donu

Uwe Krüger

Münster: Lit (2006), 224 pp.

"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 ... more

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Media Management

K. P. Yadav

New Delhi: Adhyayan (2006), 368 pp.

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Local Information Networks: Social and Technological Considerations

Seema Nair, Megan Jennaway, Andrew Skuse

New Delhi: UNESCO (2006), 82 pp.

"This publication aims at understanding the nature and importance of various configurations of social and technological networks in community settings that combine to form a Local Information Networks (LIN). In this study LINs are conceptualised as comprising of two very different elements: one soci ... al, the other technological. Disaggregating the social and technological dimensions of local information networks helps us to understand how they work in practice and how they might be strengthened to bring greater social and economic benefits to the poor communities in which they are located. Hence, in both a practical and theoretical sense, a local information network can be thought of as a larger living field of social connections and communicative that determines the nature of information flow. On the technological side, the ICTs respond to specific local information needs expressed by recipient communities. On the social side, the combination of technological and human capacities embodied in a given intervention is superimposed upon a pre-existing field of social relationships. The three initiatives have been selected for the ways in which they demonstrate the use of social and technological elements within the local environment. Namma Dhwani and Nabanna were established through UNESCO’s Information and Communication Technologies for Poverty Reduction project, developed under UNESCO’s crosscutting theme on the eradication of poverty, especially extreme poverty. Akshaya on the other hand, is a State Government of Kerala initiative aimed at ICT literacy. The study concludes with the understanding that the technical dimensions of communication can never be fully divorced from the social if ICTs are to genuinely reach the poor with the information they need. Investment in social networks is critical since traditional forms of communication like word-of-mouth remains the most powerful, intimate and effective form of communication available to the very poor. The study also highlights the importance of local content production and the need to involve communities in the content creation process as key to achieving success is the quality, reliability and relevance of the information communicated." (Foreword) more

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Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media? Report from U4 Working Meeting 30 May, 2006

Gemma Mortensen (ed.)

Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI);Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4) (2006), 32 pp.

"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ... more

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¿Y la recepción? Balance crítico de los estudios sobre el público

Florencia Saintout, Natalia Ferrante (eds.)

Buenos Aires: La Crujía (2006), 311 pp.

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Realities and Omissions of Catholic Diocesan Websites: Communication Presented at the 5th Professional Seminar for Church Communications Offices, "Strategic Management of Church Communications: New Challenges, New Directions" April 27-29, 2006, Rome (Italy)

Daniel Arasa

Rome: School of Church Communications, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (2006), 15 pp.

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¿Del grito pionero... al silencio? Las radios sindicales mineras en la Bolivia de hoy

Karina M. Herrera Miller

La Paz: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Instituto Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales (FES-ILDIS) (2006), 147 pp.

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Kooperative Medienbildung: Offene Kanäle in Verbundsystemen

Hessische Landesanstalt für Privaten Rundfunk (LPR Hessen)

München: kopaed (2006), 228 pp.

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iConnect Collected: Experiences in ICT for Education, Livelihoods and Governance in Six African Countries

The Hague: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2006), 60 pp.

"The iConnect website and monthly e-Bulletin is a major source for information on the application of knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in sustainable development. In 2005, as part of an effort to get more ‘southern voices’ into the current global discourse on ICT fo ... more

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Breaking Barriers: The Potential of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development. A Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World

Nah Soo Hoe

Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP);International Development Research Centre (IDRC);UNESCO;Elsevier (2006), 115 pp.