"This book is a contribution to efforts to improve governance systems around the world, particularly in developing countries. It offers a range of innovative approaches and techniques for dealing with the most important nontechnical challenges that prevent many of those efforts from being successful
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or sustainable. By so doing, the book sets out the groundwork for governance reform initiatives. Its overarching argument is that the development community is not lacking the tools needed for technical solutions to governance challenges. The toolbox is overflowing; best practice manuals in various areas of interest tumble out of seminars and workshops. However, difficulties arise when attempts are made to apply what are often excellent technical solutions under real-world conditions. Human beings, acting either alone or in groups small and large, are not as amenable as are pure numbers. And they cannot be put aside. In other words, in the real world, reforms will not succeed, and they will certainly not be sustained, without the correct alignment of citizens, stakeholders, and voice." (Introduction, page 1)
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"The Handbook for Afghan Journalists is designed to help Afghan journalists in three ways. First, it serves as an explanation in their own language to many of the ideas and concepts behind international journalism. Second, it provides practical guidance on many of the basic techniques of journalism.
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To this end there are 12 exercises in the book. Some of them have answers provided at the end, and others either have no correct answers or are designed to be worked on in the classroom with a teacher. Third, the glossary at the back is intended to serve as a reference to explain and introduce many concepts which may be new to Afghan journalists. A wider range of reporting on economic and humanitarian issues is essential to strong public debate - and good government and international community strategies - if Afghanistan's bid for peace and development is to succeed. Journalists need familiarity with basic concepts in these fields to report on them properly." (Introduction, page 2)
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"Analyzes media systems from the viewpoints of the West, the Communist countries, and those developing countries lumped together as the Third World. Six key concepts or functions of the media are treated: the concept of news; the concept of the rol
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e of the mass media; the educational, persuasive and opinion-making function; the entertainment function; press freedom; media economics." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 267)
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"Articles dealing with daily, and in some cases non-daily, newspapers from the late 1960s through the late 1970s in 23 Asian countries, ranging from Afghanistan in the area Lent calls West Asia, to Japan in East Asia. Not included are the Asian por
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tion of the Soviet Union, countries of the Middle East, and the South Pacific territories and countries. Press freedom is described in three additional chapters, broken down by regions. In four parts: Part I is a general description which includes information about production, technology, newsprint, personnel, consumption capabilities, purchasing power, literacy rate, relevant contents, and news agencies. Part Two describes newspapers in East Asia; Part 3, Southeast Asia; and Part 4, South Asia. Contributors, all of whom are affiliated in some way with the Asian press and many of whom are Asians, write from personal backgrounds and were given detailed guidelines concerning content, form and style which they generally followed but often with a different approach or emphasis. Contains many tables throughout. Notes are incorporated in a bibliography. Lent calls attention to some unevenness in documentation." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 925)
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"Asian and Pacific national broadcasting personnel and international communication scholars, trainers, and practitioners contributed to this anthology, which covers the instructional and functional foundations of broadcasting in 44 countries, territories, and dependencies, ranging from Afghanistan o
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n the periphery of West Asia to the South Pacific islands. All chapters are original except the introductory one, which is reprinted from the 1974 Asian Press and Media Directory, and many are by nationals from the countries described. For the most part topics covered are oriented to historical development, control, ownership and pressures, programming and performance, facilities, financing and advertising, external services, audiences, training, and research. There is a long section on cross-system functions which includes specialized program services and international, regional, and national assistance and cooperation." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 690)
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