"Describes, analyzes, and reproduces the front pages of eight newspapers published in the favelas of Rio, and lists eleven others. Includes a content analysis of the papers as a group and provides a bibliography." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
"Although rural development, especially in the Third World, is a major concern of UNESCO, emphasis here is upon those uses of media which support community initiatives in urban settings or were introduced to help resolve tensions and problems. Media are not limited to newspapers and broadcasting; th
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ey also include such other forms as wall posters, mimeographed newsletters, audio cassettes and portable video equipment. Emphasis, however, is not upon the medium or its mode of delivery, but rather upon its function within a community program to focus upon the urban problem. Scope is international and arrangement is by country: Africa, the Arab world, Australia, the Caribbean (a case study), Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, North America and the Philippines. An appendix includes extracts from the Final Report of the Urban Community Media Consultation, UNESCO: "Proposals for related activities," and "Proposals for future activities and research programmes.'' A 1977 study edited by Frances J. Berrigan, 'Access: Some Western Modern Models of Community Media' (UNESCO), is a discussion accompanied by case studies of different ways in which communities in the U. S., Canada and some European countries have provided access for audience participation in broadcasting programming for both television and radio." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 251)
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"Representa la publicación especializada por excelencia. Contiene, además de precisión y abundancia de información, todo un cuerpo de observaciones de primera calidad no sólo sobre la prensa porteña y su contenido, sino también sobre el desarrollo político de la ciudad de Guayaquil y del pa
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s en general. Se trata, en definitiva, de un documento de alto valor historiográfico y crítico." (Álvarez/Martínez Riaza: Historia de la prensa hispanoamericana. Madrid 1992)
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"This publication consists of short accounts of seven studies carried out in seven different countries on the part played by the media in the development of "social consciousness" in two widely different social groups in each of the countries concerned. The research on which the accounts are based h
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ad its beginnings in 1969. In June of that year, following a Unesco General Conference decision authorizing a long-term programme of research and the promotion of "the study of the role and effects of the media of mass communication in modern society", Unesco organized a meeting of experts in Montreal on Mass Communication and Society and, as may be seen from the main working paper and the official Report of the meeting, research co-operation at both national and international levels figured prominently on the formal agenda and in the wide-ranging discussions." (Introduction)
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"Case studies and seminar reports are provided that "were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part 1, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, 'focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in
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health, family planning, agriculture, basic education, and conscientization. The introductory paper discusses indigenous sociocultural forms as a basis for nonformal education and development. Seven countries are represented in the case studies: Indonesia, Bolivia, Java' (Indonesia), Upper Volta, Botswana, India, and Bali (Indonesia). Section II focuses on the performing arts in both mass campaigns and community nonformal education programs. An introductory paper overviews folk media, popular theater, and conflitting strategies for social change in the Third World. The seven case studies consider the specific strategies used in Brazil, Sierra Leone, China, India, Mexico, Jamaica, arid Africa. Section III contains the seminar reports developed from discussions of the four regional working groups: Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. A summary of plenary discussions is also provided." (ERIC document resumé)
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"Study of press opinion and public opinion in four Latin American cities: Mexico City, Rio, Caracas, Buenos Aires — Comparative study." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1747, topic code 030)
"L'auteur se base sur un stage d'études sur l'emploi des moyens d'information pour l'éducation sociale en milieu urbain d'Afrique, tenu à Dakar, du 27 janvier au ler février 1969, à l'initiative de l'Unesco et dans le cadre du projet-pilote pour l'application des nouvelles techniques et méthod
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es d'éducation — Les trois thèmes qui sont à la base de la réflexion sont: le problème urbain, l'éducation sociale en milieu urbain, l'utilisation des moyens d'information — Réflexions à propos du projet-pilote." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 750, topic code 070)
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"The major problem of linguistic fragmentation in Bombay is that the public demands many small units instead of just a few larger and more powerful ones. Newspapers published in different languages are the easiest method of dealing with "multilingual" problems. Each publication continues to serve th
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e community it addresses and consequently the newspapers published in different languages are assured of a long life." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1028, topic code 110.1)
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"Estudio cuantitativo de los diarios más importantes de América Latina - estudio de la concentración de diarios y su distribución en zonas urbanas y rurales." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1779, topic code
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110.0)
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"Daniel Lerner's 1958 book 'The Passing of Traditional Society' was central in shaping Cold War-era ideas about the use of mass media and culture to promote social and economic progress in postcolonial nations. Based on a study of the effectiveness of propaganda in the Middle East, Lerner's book cla
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imed that exposure to American media messages could motivate "traditional" people in the postcolonial nations to become "modern" by cultivating empathy for American ideas, goods, and ways of life." (https://www.jstor.org)
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