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The Power of Global Community Media
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

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Medienwandel durch Digitalisierung und Krise: Eine vergleichende Analyse zwischen Russland und Deutschland

Mike Friedrichsen, Jens Wendland, Galina Woronenkowa (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2010), 216 pp.

"Das durch die Digitalisierung mögliche Zusammenwachsen der Medien – z.B. von Fernsehen und Internet – hat ein wesentliches und entscheidendes Merkmal hervorgebracht: die Interaktivität. Mit neuen Medienformaten und Distributionskanälen wird interaktiver Medienkonsum möglich und bietet den K ... more

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The Sage Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination

John F. Dovidio, Miles Hewstone, Peter Glick, Victoria M. Esses (eds.)

London et al.: Sage (2010), xxv, 646 pp.

Interview-Kulturen: Professionelle Interviews als journalistische Qualitätstreiber

Thomas Leif (ed.)

Netzwerk Recherche (2009), 124 pp.

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The Handbook of Journalism Studies
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Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xx, 446 pp.

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The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics

Lee Wilkins, Clifford G. Christians (eds.)

New York; Abingdon: Routledge (2009), xiv, 398 pp.

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Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research

Lawrence R. Frey, Kenneth N. Cissna (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xl, 670 pp.

"The Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research provides a state-of-the-art review of communication scholarship that addresses real-world concerns, issues, and problems. This comprehensive examination of applied communication research, including its foundations, research methods employed, ... more

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Governance Reform Under Real World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice

Sina Odugbemi, Thomas Jacobson (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), xxi, 525 pp.

"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 ... more

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Community Media: International Perspectives
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xiii, 258 pp.

"This collection of writing on community media describes attempts at local media development and case studies of functioning projects. It presents a range of perspectives on grassroots media originating from community groups; research representing participant observation; hands-on community involvem ... more

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Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media
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Daniel A. Stout (ed.)

New York: Routledge (2006), xx, 467 pp.

"This volume breaks down disciplinary walls in numerous ways. First, it combines information about the intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and societal levels of communication into a single resource. At the intrapersonal level, new issues are raised about communication between individuals and deity ... : Why is religious experience difficult to explain in rational terms? Why is silence more sacred than spoken prayer in some religious communities? What is the nature of “thought communication” in religious meditation? Why is the use of profanity justified in some religious circles? How does idolatry reinforce religious customs and values? Why was chanting one of the first forms of religious communication? Religious information is also exchanged between individuals at the level of interpersonal communication. This volume identifies rituals that have not been adequately analyzed in terms of communication aspects: Why do some sects require public confession? Why is body decoration an acceptable form of worship in some religious groups, but not in others? How does dance communicate the sacred through metaphoric movement? What are the multiple forms of communication with the dead? Why are feasts a form of religious worship in all major religions? How does the study of organizational communication apply to religion? This volume also aids study of mediated communication to larger groups both inside and outside religious denominations. Throughout history, technology has simultaneously aided and impeded communication processes; this also applies to religious culture: How did religion change during the historical transition from orality to literacy? How did printing contribute to the diffusion of religious values in the world? Why have religious novels grown in popularity? Is television considered a religious medium? How has the Internet affected religious congregations and communities? What is religious media literacy? These are only a few of the questions addressed by this encyclopedia. Articles also deal with (1) concepts such as information, communication, and censorship, (2) denominations which exhibit different communication practices, and (3) the various media used in religious worship. Entries were contributed by scholars from various disciplines, including religious studies, communication, anthropology, sociology, ancient studies, religion and modern culture, theology, and many others." (Introduction, page xiii-xiv) more

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Communication Impact: Designing Research That Matters

Susanna Hornig Priest (ed.)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2005), x, 278 pp.

"Designed as an alternative stand-alone text or supplement to conventional research methods texts, Communication Impact introduces methods through engaging narrative descriptions of actual research projects driven by contemporary real-world questions. Each chapter addresses a different method, inclu ... more

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Assessing Organizational Communication: Strategic Communication Audits

Cal W. Downs, Allyson D. Adrian

New York; London: Guilford Press (2004), xi, 292 pp.

"This essential guide offers a detailed framework for assessing communication processes within an organization and using the results to develop improved organizational strategies. Presented in clear, accessible prose are the "tools of the trade" for planning and initiating audits, gathering data usi ... more

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Development and Communication in Africa

Charles C. Okigbo, Festus Eribo (eds.)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2004), xi, 249 pp.

"This collection of eighteen essays of uneven richness underserved by an overly thin two-page introduction brings together some of the best known names in Development Communication in an attempt to understand African aspirations, experiences, challenges and the place of communication in development. ... more

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Handbook of Political Communication Research

Lynda Lee Kaid (ed.)

Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xviii, 541 pp.

"The Handbook of Political Communication Research is a benchmark volume, defining the most important and significant thrusts of contemporary research and theory in political communication. Editor Lynda Lee Kaid brings together exemplary scholars to explore the current state of political communicatio ... more

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Handbook of Family Communication

Anita L. Vangelisti (ed.)

Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xx, 767 pp.

"The Routledge Handbook of Family Communication offers a comprehensive exploration and discussion of current research and theory on family interaction. Integrating the varying perspectives and issues addressed by family researchers, theorists, and practitioners, this volume offers a unique and timel ... more

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Religion and Media

Hent de Vries, Samuel Weber (eds.)

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (2001), xvii, 649 pp.

"The twenty-five contributors to this volume—who include such influential thinkers as Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Nancy, Talal Asad, and James Siegel—confront the conceptual, analytical, and empirical difficulties involved in addressing the complex relationship between religion and media. The book ... more

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