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"El libro Las mordazas invisibles. Nueva y viejas barreras a la diversidad en la radiodifusión revela y analiza la administración del espectro radioeléctrico en materia de concesiones de radio y televisión en varios países de la región, determinando las barreras y obstáculos a superar para un
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Formative Target Audience Research: A Case Study of Five Community Radio Stations in South Africa
Deep Insights
Grahamstown: Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2009), x, 127 pp.
"This report aims to 'assist radio stations to understand formative target audience research and enable them to conduct such research'. The report is primarily based on the experiences with Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) of five South African community radio stations. The publication contains an in
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Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 64 pp.
"This publication describes the main media assistance funders outside the USA in an alphabetical fashion from 'Arab States' to 'United Kingdom', complemented by data on the European Commission (EC), UNESCO and UNDP. The EC is likely to be the biggest single funder of media development projects besid
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 39 pp.
"The essential thesis of this paper is that the requirements and problems of the media sector differ substantially from country to country according to its political, social and economic conditions: in authoritarian states the scope and intensity of media assistance is quite limited, whereas democra
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Internationalizing Media Studies
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.
"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and
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Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems
Deep Insights
Boston et al.: Pearson Education, 5th ed. (2009), 482 pp.
"Almost entirely rewritten and updated, Global Journalism addresses the most pertinent issues and problems in today's global journalism and media environments, whilst providing an extensive overview of journalism throughout the world. This new edition recognizes the vast and rapid changes taking pla
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A 10-Year Systematic Review of HIV/AIDS Mass Communication Campaigns: Have We Made Progress?
Deep Insights
Journal of Health Communication, volume 14 (2009), pp. 15-42
"The purpose of the current study was to conduct a 10-year systematic review of HIV/AIDS mass communication campaigns focused on sexual behavior, HIV testing, or both (1998-2007) and to compare the results with the last comprehensive review of such campaigns, conducted by Myhre and Flora (2000). A c
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The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
Deep Insights
Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.
"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha
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Medien und Demokratisierung in Kambodscha
Deep Insights
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2008), 405 pp.
"Mit den ersten freien Wahlen im Jahr 1993 trat Kambodscha nach Jahren der Unterdrückung und des Krieges ein schwieriges Erbe an. Mitte der 90er Jahre vollzogen sich gleichzeitig drei Prozesse: die Friedenskonsolidierung, die Industrialisierung und die Demokratisierung. Welche Rolle Massenmedien be
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South Pacific Islands Communication: Regional Perspectives, Local Issues
Deep Insights
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2008), xi, 288 pp.
"This book brings together significant scholarly contributions on communication issues by researchers working across the region. It aims to create better understanding of what affects the communication and information flow in smaller nations and how these impact on national development, governance a
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Le paysage médiatique congolais: état des lieux, enjeux et défis
Deep Insights
Paris: France Coopération Internationale (2008), 167 pp.
"La première partie de l’étude vise à décrire autant le fonctionnement des médias congolais que le comportement de leurs publics, essentiellement à Kinshasa et dans les grandes villes de province. La seconde partie tâche de dresser un bilan des principales contraintes auxquelles sont confro
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Entwicklung durch Vernetzung: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in Afrika
Deep Insights
Berlin: Edition Sigma (2008), 272 pp.
"Entwicklungsländer und moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT): Wie geht das zusammen? Dieses oft diskutierte, aber selten detailliert untersuchte Thema wird in diesem Buch vor allem anhand Afrikas südlich der Sahara behandelt, einer Weltregion mit erheblichen Entwicklungshemmn
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Grundlagen der Medienpolitik: Ein Handbuch
Deep Insights
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2008), 448 pp.
The Price of Silence: The Growing Threat of Soft Censorship in Latin America
Deep Insights
Buenos Aires; New York: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC); Open Society Institute (2008), 179 pp.
"The Price of Silence exposes a growing trend across several countries in Latin America: behind-the-scenes government interference with media freedom and editorial independence. This “soft censorship” and its pervasive chilling effects have not received the attention they deserve. By conducting
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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2008), 96 pp.
"This report provides an assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. Recommending a more holistic assistance approach, the report looks at the international media development fi
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Television Across Europe: More Channels, Less Independence. Follow-up Reports 2008
Deep Insights
Budapest: Open Society Institute (OSI), EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP) (2008), 456 pp.
Asian Communication Handbook 2008
Deep Insights
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2008), 548 pp.
Gospel in the Air: 50 Years of Christian Witness Through Radio in the Arab World
Deep Insights
Zoetermeer: Boekencentrum (2008), xxxiii, 962 pp.
"This study is the result of archival research, hundreds of interviews, and listening to hundreds of programs as broadcast from 20-26 September 2004. It focuses on the question of how the broadcasts of the Protestants in the Arab World are a witness to the Christian gospel. The main question asked,
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The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues
Deep Insights
Ottawa: Farm Radio International; African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 100 pp.
"This study claims to be one of the first attempts to explore the field of radio economics in rural Africa. Based on in-depth questionnaires filled in by 15 radio stations in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana and Mali, it found that the costs vary widely according to the type of ownership, i.e. public
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Deep Insights
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
