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Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs

Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2013), vii, 383 pp.

"Promotion of healthy behaviors and prevention of disease are inextricably linked to cultural understandings of health and well-being. Health communication scholarship and practice can substantially and strategically contribute to people living safer, healthier, and happier lives. This book represen ... more

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Community Radio in East Africa: For or by the Community?

Kennedy Javuru

In: Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 303-320

"The chapter focuses on three East African countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Radio broadcasting in these countries is typically divided into two categories: public and private. Although proponents of community radio are pushing for the sector to be recognised as an independent entity, community ... more

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Raising the Civil Dead: Prisoners and Community Radio

Heather Anderson

New York: Peter Lang (2012), 275 pp.

"Internationally, radio that operates for, or by, prisoners exists almost exclusively within the community radio context. Little has been documented about the genre so far. Raising the Civil Dead seeks to address this lack of information. It examines prisoners' radio as citizens' media, connecting d ... more

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Community Radio and Cultural Citizenship: Reflections on Radio Islam and Democratic Citizenship in South Africa

Last Moyo

In: Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 303-320

"This chapter examines how community radio in post-apartheid South Africa is playing an important role in the cultural citizenship of ethnic minorities. Using the case study of Radio Islam, a community radio station located in Johannesburg in South Africa, it explores how the radio station provides ... more

Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), ix, 403 pp.

"In the twenty-first century, community radio is fulfilling an increasingly important role in the world’s mediascape. This book documents the ways in which community radio broadcasters and activists are using the medium in countries around the world to challenge political corruption, aid the trans ... more

Digital Religion, Social Media and Culture: Perspectives, Practices and Futures

Pauline Hope Cheong

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xii, 326 pp.

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The Mobile Media Reader

Noah Arceneaux, Anandam Kavoori

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), vi, 198 pp.

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Ethics of Citizen Journalism Sites

Jessica Roberts, Linda Steiner

In: Digital Ethics: Research and Practice

Don Heider; Adrienne L. Massanari (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 80-98

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Digital Ethics: Research and Practice

Don Heider, Adrienne L. Massanari (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xix, 233 pp.

Practical Community Radio Audience Measurement

Emma Ward, Tom Buckham, Lawrie Hallett

In: Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 347-366

"For community radio stations, one important gauge of relevance is the Popularity of their programming outputs, as without evidence of this it is difficult to justify providing access to scarce broadcast frequency resources. In part, the popularity ofprogramming outputs can be assessed through varia ... more

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Disasters and the Media

Mervi Pantti, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Simon Cottle

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xii, 235 pp.

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New Media and Intercultural Communication: Identity, Community and Politics

Pauline Hope Cheong, Judith N. Martin, Leah P. Macfadyen (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xx, 337 pp.

"Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital media are implemented across cultures and are contested and negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world." ... more

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International Perspectives on Youth Media: Cultures of Production and Education

JoEllen Fisherkeller (ed.)

New York: Peter Lang (2011), vi, 399 pp.

"This book documents and analyzes transnational research on youth media production and distribution projects both in and out of school. With comprehensive theoretical analyses, notes, and bibliographies, each chapter includes a case study, illuminating the variety and diversity of youth media projec ... more

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A News Portal Without a News Team: Journalistic and Marketing Logics at the Malaysian National News Agency

Amira Firdaus

In: Making Online News, Vol. 2: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism

David Domingo; Chris Paterson (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 141-150

"The internet has offered national news agencies the opportunity to extend the reach of their services to non-media consumers. This chapeter analyzes the case of BERNAMA, highlighting the tensions between journalism and marketing in the process of blurring the traditional definitions of news agency ... more

Central and Eastern European Media Under Dictatorial Rule and in the Early Cold War

Olaf Mertelsmann (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main et al.: Peter Lang (2011), 233 pp.

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The Media and Communication Dictionary: A Guide for Students, Educators, and Professionals

Sharon Kleinman

New York: Peter Lang (2011), xiv, 253 pp.

Monitoring and Measuring Press Freedom on a Global Scale: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Freedom House Index

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

In: On Media Monitoring: The Media and Their Contribution to Democracy

Josef Trappel; Werner A. Meier (eds.)

New York; Bern et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 25-36

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The Internet in the Print Newsroom: Trends, Practices and Emerging Cultures in Zimbabwe

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara

In: Making Online News, Vol. 2: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism

David Domingo; Chris Paterson (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 57-69

"This chapter focuses on the work practices of newspaper journalists in Zimbabwe and explores the role that the Internet plays in their information gathering and relationship with sources." (Page 57)