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Electronic Media Management
Burlington: Focal Press, 5th ed. (2006), 407 pp.
"The fifth edition of a classic text features important updates that reflect the enormous changes that have taken place in recent years - the Internet as an important information transmission format that is here to stay and convergence among media. This edition features thorough discussions on the I
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Handbuch Medienmanagement
Heidelberg: Springer (2006), 982 pp.
Still Not Fully Protected: Rights to Freedom of Expression and Information Under Angola's New Press Law
New York: Human Rights Watch (2006), 24 pp.
"On February 2, 2006, Angola’s National Assembly approved a new press law, which entered into force on May 15. The law regulates the activity of media companies and professionals in television and radio broadcasting and in the written and electronic press. This report analyses the new law in the c
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SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practicioners. The Republic of Mozambique: An Overview of Media Law and Practice in Mozambique;Leis da Mídia na SADC: Manual Para profissionais de jornalismo. República de Moçambique: Uma panorâmica do direito da comunicação social e a prática em Moçambique
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2006), 63, 66 pp.
African Media Development Initiative: Uganda. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 70 pp.
"Changes have been gradual but the watershed was 1992/4 when the airwaves were liberalised, leading to the mushrooming of media institutions especially in the broadcasting area. In the past five years, the media in Uganda has become more vibrant, more liberated and there has been more freedom of exp
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African Media Development Initiative: Nigeria. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"Nine of the 15 interviewees said the most important change in the media sector in the last five years has been the mix of deregulation/liberalisation/privatisation. Four interviewees said the newly democratic environment has been the key change. All interviewees agreed that media development in the
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Media Law for Journalists
London et al.: Sage (2006), xi, 326 pp.
"An introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists, this book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including defamation, privacy contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property." (Publisher description)
South East Europe Media Handbook 2005/2006
Belgrade: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) (2006), 748 pp.
"It is a simple fact that it is hard to find reliable information on the media in South Eastern Europe. The 'South East Europe Media Handbook' bridges this gap in a unique way and offers basic information about the situation of the media in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
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African Media Development Initiative: Mozambique. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.
"While acknowledging that the situation is not entirely ideal, most of the interviewees believed a lot has been achieved in terms of the development of the media in Mozambique over the past five years. This was mainly due to relatively stable political conditions, underpinned by a liberal constituti
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Mass Media in Lithuania: Development, Changes and Journalism Culture
Berlin: Vistas (2006), 190 pp.
"The author describes how the function of Lithuanian media has changed in different historical phases - due to changing political, economic and cultural conditions. The aim is to show how innovations, e.g. technological innovations, new media structures or cultural patterns, entered Lithuanian media
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Comparing Media from Around the World
Boston: Pearson (2006), 372 pp.
"This book discusses the fundamental elements of media systems and shows how they are used in eight sample countries. Unlike other books, it is organized according to media elements, with comparative discussions of all eight countries within each chapter. This helps readers make connections and comp
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African Media Development Initiative: Somalia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 86 pp.
"The lack of a consolidated government since the fall of Siyad Barre’s regime in 1991 has led to a proliferation in the number and variety of media sources in Somalia. However, inter-factional violence and conflict has since torn the country apart, creating a difficult environment for media practi
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African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets.
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African Media Development Initiative: Tanzania. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 63 pp.
"There has been significant growth in media outlets. In the new regime, the relationship between the media and the government has improved greatly. For the media in Tanzania to develop, resource allocation should be considered as a priority. There is a need to look at how much the government and don
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Media Sustainability Index 2005: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa
Washington, DC: IREX (2006), xix, 231 pp.
African Media Development Initiative: Senegal. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The changes are mostly of a quantitative nature: proliferation of newspaper publications, an increase in the number of frequencies attributed to radio stations (commercial and community stations). Greater superficiality in the editorial lines of most newspaper publications has also been noted. The
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African Media Development Initiative: Ghana. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 66 pp.
"The media sector in Ghana has witnessed some dramatic, positive changes over the past few years, made possible by the promulgation of the 1992 democratic Constitution and the election in 2000 of President Kufuor’s government. All interviewees agreed that democratisation and the repeal of the Crim
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