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Press Freedom and Development: An Analysis of Correlations Between Freedom of the Press and the Different Dimensions of Development, Poverty, Governance and Peace
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Marina Guseva, Mounira Nakaa, Ann-Sophie Novel, Kirsi Pekkala, Bachir Souberou, Sami Stouli

Paris: UNESCO (2008), 131 pp.

"This study analyses statistical correlations between press freedom and human development, human security, stability, poverty reduction, and good governance, using indicator systems from Freedom House and Reporters without Borders, UNDP's Human Development Index, the Human Poverty Index, the World B ... more

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Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2008), 428 pp.

"This book includes 17 articles on the current state of communication for development from renowned communication practitioners and scholars. It covers five areas: an introduction to the relationship between development, participation and communication; the theoretical underpinnings of development c ... more

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Changing Paradigms in Media Education Aid in the Pacific

David Robie

In: South Pacific Islands Communication: Regional Perspectives, Local Issues

Evangelia Papoutsaki; Usha Sundar Harris (eds.)

Singapur: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (2008), pp. 59-81

"Journalism education (based for most of the past three decades at three Pacific universities) and industry short-course training have followed different yet parallel paths in the region. Aid donors have played important roles in both sectors, although often not particularly well coordinated. While ... journalism education was being established in the region for the first time at the University of Papua New Guinea in 1975, media industry executives met to plan a strategy to boost on-the-job training and to defend themselves from growing pressures from post-colonial governments. The industry established the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), which became a major regional media lobby group. Subsequently, the region’s state broadcasters broke away in 1988 to form a rival body, Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association (PIBA), and to establish the region’s first news cooperative, Pacnews. For a brief three-year period between 1988 and 1991, the university journalism education sector and industry training managed reasonable cooperation under UNESCO’s Pacjourn project. During this time, UPNG hosted Pacjourn and its staff of media academics and trainers ran short-courses for the benefit of the media industry. The focus then swung back to Fiji with a new UNESCO project leading to the establishment of the PINA-initiated Pacific Journalism Training Development Centre. While the UPNG Journalism Programme was funded initially by New Zealand aid, DWU was a private institution funded primarily by the Catholic Church and staffed mainly by volunteers. The degree programme founded at USP in the mid 1990s was funded by the French government for four years. In 1994, the Fiji media industry established a vocational training centre, the Fiji Journalism Institute (FJI), with UNESCO and other donor funding assistance along with the Fiji government, which provided office space. Although this venture collapsed after six years under a cloud over financial accountability, both the Fiji Media Council and PINA moved to revive the centre through the Fiji Institute of Technology. The Samoa Polytechnic (now the Samoa Institute of Technology) also established a vocational journalism school in 2002. Fiji has been the only Pacific country where the media industry has established a vocational programme competing with an established journalism school at a university—the region’s largest. This has prompted concerns about duplication and wastage of resources. AusAID, through its Pacific Media and Communications Facility and its associated Media in Development Initiative programme in Papua New Guinea, has gained ascendancy in the region as a media aid donor—and in most other fields, too. It has sought to achieve greater coordination in the region’s media training and aid cooperation between agencies. This also led to the merger of PINA and PIBA in 2004 for the benefit of the region. However, this trend has also led to growing concern in media and academic circles over a loss of independence and sovereignty over media training and educational policies—is aid a panacea or Pandora’s box for media training and education sustainability? It is critical for governance that future media training aid should have more transparency with funds being spread more evenly across several agencies so that no single industry group effectively holds too much power over journalism training policy. And the media should become proactive over reportage and debate over media aid issues and challenge conflicts of interest. Non-government organisations such as AusAID and the UN organisations need to tackle aid policy more robustly to push for a new funding paradigm in support of the Fourth Estate in the region in the digital age." (Conclusion) more

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Press Freedom: Safety of Journalists and Impunity

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 87 pp.

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Model Curricula for Journalism Education for Developing Countries and Emerging Democracies
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Paris: UNESCO (2007), 148 pp.

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Information for All Programme (IFAP): Report 2006/2007

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 91 pp.

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Community Radio in India

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 50 pp.

"This is a series of five introductory booklets on how civil society, government, donor agencies, media and the United Nations can strengthen the community radio sector in India." (commbox)

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Kulturelle Vielfalt - Unser gemeinsamer Reichtum: Das Essener/RUHR.2010 Bellini Handbuch zu Perspektiven Kultureller Vielfalt;Cultural Diversity - Our Common Wealth: The Essen/RUHR.2010 Bellini Manual on Prospects of Cultural Diversity

Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission (ed.)

Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission (2007), 304 pp.

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New Media: The Press Freedom Dimension. Challenges and Opprtunities of New Media for Press Freedom

Barry James (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 91 pp.

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ICT in Teacher Education: Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region

Ellie Meleisea (ed.)

Bangkok: UNESCO (2007), 130 pp.

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Initiating and Managing Schoolnets

Ellie Meleisea (ed.)

Bangkok: UNESCO (2007), 70 pp.

"This volume provides an overall summary of the lessons learned during the implementation of the UNESCO SchoolNet project, “Strengthening the Use of ICT in Schools and SchoolNet in the ASEAN Context”, which was funded by Japanese Funds-in-Trust ... more

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The Mongolian Media Landscape: Sector Analysis
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Dana Ziyasheva (ed.)

Beijing: UNESCO (2007), 114 pp.

"On its path towards media freedom, Mongolia has seen some inspiring developments but has also faced major setbacks. Following the political transition in 1990 print media sprang up extensively, and since the late 1990’s a host of electronic media has been launched. The actual media output in the ... more

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Production Costs of Audiovisual Works in Developing Countries

Emmanuel Cocq (coord.)

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 110 pp.

"This study aims at facilitating cost determination and levels of support for local content production in developing countries. It is based on the collection of detailed production costs for feature films for theatrical or television release, television fictions and works of animation, documentaries ... more

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Trends in Audiovisual Markets: China, Mongolia and South Korea

Dana Ziyasheva (ed.)

Bejing: UNESCO (2007), 106 pp.

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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
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N. Ramakrishnan

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 274 pp.

"According to the foreword, 'this manual is designed to accompany you in the demystification of each piece of equipment usually found in community radio stations'. This is exactly what the guide does. The first section provides an overview of all relevant technical questions to non-technicians, incl ... more

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Defining Indicators of Media Development: Background Paper
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Andrew Puddephatt

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2007), 80 pp.

Provides a mappping of 26 initiatives to develop indicators of media development and their respective methodologies, and analyses these initiatives in terms of their value and relevance to the priorities of the IPDC. The paper also proposes sample indicators and data sources for five principal media ... more

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Information Policies in Asia: A Review of Information and Communication Policies in the Asian Region

Nick Moore

Bangkok: UNESCO, Communication and Information in Asia (2007), 141 pp.

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Gender Bias in Textbooks: A Hidden Obstacle on the Road to Gender Equality in Education

Rae Lesser Blumberg

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 54 pp.

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Kulturwirtschaft in der Auslandsförderung von Kultur

Bernd Fesel

Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission (2007), 120 pp.

"Die heute global agierenden Akteure in allen Kulturbranchen - von der Architektur bis zum Theater - bewegen sich im internationalen Kulturdialog immer öfter zwischen Kulturförderung und Kulturwirtschaft. Dabei ist deren Orientierung auf das Ausland keine kurzfristige Frage der besseren oder schle ... more

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Open Access: Chancen und Herausforderungen. Ein Handbuch

Barbara Malina (Red.)

Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission (2007), 136 pp.

"Die Transformation des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens von der Gutenberg-Galaxie in den Cyberspace verlangt allen Beteiligten eine Neudefinition ihrer Rolle in dem System ab. Bei den anstehenden Veränderungen ist eine Fülle technischer, rechtlicher und wirtschaftlicher Gegebenheiten zu ber� ... more

Press Freedom and Development: An Analysis of Correlations Between Freedom of the Press and the Different Dimensions of Development, Poverty, Governance and Peace Top Insights

Model Curricula for Journalism Education for Developing Countries and Emerging Democracies Key Guidance

The Mongolian Media Landscape: Sector Analysis Top Insights

Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology Key Guidance

Defining Indicators of Media Development: Background Paper Key Guidance

Press Freedom and Development: An Analysis of Correlations Between Freedom of the Press and the Different Dimensions of Development, Poverty, Governance and Peace
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Model Curricula for Journalism Education for Developing Countries and Emerging Democracies
Key Guidance

The Mongolian Media Landscape: Sector Analysis
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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
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Defining Indicators of Media Development: Background Paper
Key Guidance