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Grundlagen der Medienpolitik: Ein Handbuch
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Lutz Hachmeister (ed.)
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2008), 448 pp.
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The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues
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Christopher Yordy
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 ... more
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
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Hans M. Zell
Henry Chakava (introd. essay)
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
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Medien und Demokratisierung in Kambodscha
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Martin Ritter
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 ... more
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African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
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Norma Pecora, Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ulla Carlsson (eds.)
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2008), 243 pp.
"The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce ... more
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Qualität in der Krisen- und Kriegsberichterstattung: Ein Modell für einen konfliktsensitiven Journalismus
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Nadine Bilke
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2008), 301 pp.
"Die Journalismustheorie hat bisher kein spezifisches Qualitätsmodell für die Krisen- und Kriegsberichterstattung vorgelegt, das Erkenntnisse aus der Journalismustheorie und aus der Konfliktforschung zusammenführt. Diese Lücke zu schließen war das Anliegen dieser Arbeit. Es hat sich gezeigt, da ... more
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Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra: Medios cuidadanos en contextos de conflicto armado en Colombia
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Clemencia Rodríguez (ed.)
Soraya Bayuelo; Amparo Cadavid; Orley Durán; Alirio González; Camilo Andrés Tamayo Gómez; Jair Vega (contrib.)
Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2008), 185 pp.
"Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra" documenta cómo en Colombia la guerra no lo es todo. Más que “divulgar” que la paz es mejor que la guerra, que “hacer actos de fe” sobre que los buenos somos más, que “vamos ganando la guerra” y demás obviedades políticas, mediáticas y académi ... more
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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.
"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more
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The Price of Silence: The Growing Threat of Soft Censorship in Latin America
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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 ... more
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The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
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John West
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 ... more
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Communicating with Radio: What Do We Know? Findings from a Review of Selected Rural Radio Effectiveness Evaluations
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Linje Manyozo
Ottawa: Farm Radio International, African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 105 pp.
"This study reviews and analyses what has already been documented on the links between radio-based communication strategies and rural development outcomes, particularly with regards to smallholder farming and food security outcomes. The report explores best radio practices, including issues related ... more
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The Media in Latin America
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Jairo Lugo-Ocando (ed.)
Maidenhead: Open University Press (2008), xiv, 275 pp.
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Rádios comunitárias: Coronelismo eletrônico de novo tipo (1999-2004). As autorizações de emissoras como moeda de barganha política
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Venício A. de Lima, Cristiano Aguiar Lopes
Observatório da Imprensa; Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Jornalismo (ProJor) (2007), 185 pp.
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Mídia e políticas públicas de comunicação
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Brasilia: ANDI Agência de Notícias dos Direitos da Infância (2007), 225 pp.
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The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa
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Marie-Soleil Frère
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner; Panos Paris (2007), vii, 287 pp.
"This in-depth investigation of the role that local news media play in Central African conflicts combines theoretical analysis with case studies from nine African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republi ... more
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Radio Escolar: Generadora de Procesos Comunicativos y Pedagógicos
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Inés Nadalich Zorzón, Alma D. Montoya Ch.
Bogotá: Grupo Comunicarte (2007), 251 pp.
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Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research
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Nobuya Inagaki
Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 51 pp.
"This paper is a peer review of journals addressing the issue of the impact of development communication in a number of development projects and programs. It provides an overview of this discipline and then discusses the evidence about the impact of development communication according to a typology ... more
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
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Bruce Girard (Coord.)
Amparo Cadavid; Martin Faye; Raghu Mainali; Carlos Rivadeneyra; Nkopane Maphiri (contrib.)
Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]
"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism; ... more
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The Contribution of Radio Broadcasting to the Achievement of the Millenium Development Goals in Southern Madagascar: Research Findings and Conclusions of a Study of the Andrew Lees Trust Project Radio
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Leo Metcalf, Nicola Harford, Mary Myers
Andrew Lees Trust (2007), 83 pp.
"This evaluation of Andrew Lees Trust’s Projet Radio (ALT/PR) in Southern Madagascar examines the impact of radio broadcasts on audience knowledge and attitudes relating to certain MDGs. It finds that the project is achieving some notable success in changing and enhancing knowledge and attitudes o ... more
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Creadores de imágenes cristianas = Criadores de imagens cristãs: 20 anos de história
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José Tavares de Barros (org.)
Belo Horizonte: OCIC Signis-Brasil (2007), 176 pp.