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The Changing Nature of Work: A Global Survey and Case Study of Atypical Work in the Media Industry. Research Report

Emma Walters, Christopher Warren, Mike Dobbie

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);International Labour Office (ILO) (2006), vii, 31 pp.

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Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies

Jeroen de Zeeuw, Krishna Kumar (eds.)

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner;Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations (2006), xii, 331 pp.

"This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact. The authors offer a unique recipient perspective as they explore three dimensions of demo ... more

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Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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Mark Harvey (ed.)

Paris: Internews Europe;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2006), 222 pp.

"Draws together thinking and analysis that covers the breadth and depth of the media development landscape. The opening section, 'Why Media Matters: Global Perspectives' gathers the work of several thought leaders on major trends that cut across both the communications and development policy arenas; ... more

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Coups, Kings and Censorship

Christopher Warren, Rosina Di Marzo (eds.)

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2005), 13 pp.

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Disability and the Media: Prescriptions for Change

Charles A. Riley

Hanover, NH: University Press of New England (2005), xviii, 258 pp.

"In the past decade, the mass media discovered disability. Spurred by the box-office appeal of superstars such as the late Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox, Stephen Hawking, and others, and given momentum by the success of Oscar-winning movies, po ... pular television shows, best-selling books, and profitable websites, major media corporations have reversed their earlier course of hiding disability, bringing it instead to center stage. Yet depictions of disability have remained largely unchanged since the 1920s. Focusing almost exclusively on the medical aspect of injury or illness, the disability profile in fact and fiction leads inevitably to an inspiring moment of “overcoming.” According to Riley, this cliché plays well with a general audience, but such narratives, driven by prejudice and pity, highlight the importance of “fixing” the disability and rendering the “sufferer” as normal as possible. These stories are deeply offensive to persons with disabilities. Equally important, misguided coverage has adverse effects on crucial aspects of public policy, such as employment, social services, and health care. Powerful and influential, the media is complicit in this distortion of disability issues that has proven to be a factor in the economic and social repression of one in five Americans. Newspapers and magazines continue to consign disability stories to the “back of the book” health or human-interest sections, using offensive language that has long been proscribed by activists. Filmmakers compound the problem by featuring angry misfits or poignant heroes of melodramas that pair love and redemption. Publishers churn out self-help titles and memoirs that milk the disability theme for pathos. As Riley points out, all branches of the media are guilty of the same crude distillation of the story to serve their own, usually fiscal, ends. Riley’s lively inside investigation illuminates the extent of the problem while pinpointing how writers, editors, directors, producers, filmmakers, advertisers and the executives who give their marching orders go wrong, or occasionally get it right. Through a close analysis of the technical means of representation, in conjunction with the commentary of leading voices in the disability community, Riley guides future coverage to a more fair and accurate way of putting the disability story on screen or paper. He argues that with the “discovery” by Madison Avenue that the disabled community is a major consumer niche, the economic rationale for more sophisticated coverage is at hand. It is time, says Riley, to cut through the accumulated stereotypes and find an adequate vocabulary that will finally represent the disability community in all its vibrant and fascinating diversity." (Publisher description) more

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Media and Glocal Change: Rethinking Communication for Development

Oscar Hemer, Thomas Tufte (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO);Nordicom (2005), 493 pp.

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Privatizing Russian Radio: A Post-Perestroika Perspective

Michael C. Keith, Christopher H. Sterling, Anna Yudin

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 2, issue 2 (2004), pp. 67-76

"Just five years ago, at the end of 1999, Russia celebrated the seventy-fifth anniversary of the inception of regularly scheduled radio broadcasting in the country. The landmark offers a good occasion to reflect on the past and present of Russian radio. For most of the twentieth century the medium o ... more

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Supporting the Post-Genocide Transition in Rwanda

Jean-Paul Kimonyo, Noel Twagiramungu, Christopher Kayumba

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2004), xix, 134 pp.

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Religion Online: Finding Faith on the Internet

L. Lorne Dawson, Douglas E. Cowan (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2004), 279 pp.

"Religion Online provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to this burgeoning new religious reality, from cyberpilgrimages to neo-pagan chatroom communities. A substantial introduction by the editors presenting the main themes and issues is followed by sixteen chapters addressing core is ... more

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Estrategias de comunicación para gobiernos

Roberto Izurieta, Rubén M. Perina, Christopher Arterton

Buenos Aires: La Crujía, 2nd ed. (2003), 262 pp.

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Democracy and New Media

Henry Jenkins, David Thorburn (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2003), x, 385 pp.

"The essays collected here capture the richness of current discourse about democracy and cyberspace. Some contributors offer front-line perspectives on the impact of emerging technologies on politics, journalism, and civic experience. What happens, for example, when we increase access to information ... more

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Mediating Religion: Conversations in Media, Religion and Culture

Jolyon P. Mitchell, Sophia Marriage (eds.)

London; New York: T&T Clark (2003), xv, 407 pp.

"This is the first book to bring together many aspects of the interplay between religion, media and culture from around the world in a single comprehensive study. Leading international scholars provide the most up-to-date findings in their fields, and in a readable and accessible way. Some of the to ... more

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The Media and the War on Terrorism

Stephen Hess, Marvin Kalb (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press;Brookings Institution Press;Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University (2003), xv, 307 pp.

"This collection of conversations between journalists and federal officials aims to capture the tensions between the press and the government during wartime. They cover issues including military censorship and the difficulties of maintaining security in an era of satellite technology." (Publisher de ... more

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Selling Catholicism: Bishop Sheen and the Power of Television

Christopher Owen Lynch

Lexington, Ky.: University of Kentucky Press (1998), xii, 200 pp.

"Christopher Owen Lynch's biography of Fulton Sheen is a bit like the effusive bishop himself: best when ecumenical and problematic when stretching metaphors. Lynch's premises are sound. He argues that Sheen's "Life is Worth Living" TV series helpe ... more

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Mythen der Nationen: Völker im Film

Rainer Rother (ed.)

Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum (1998), 408 pp.

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Manual de sistematización participativa

Daniel Selener

Gabriela Zapata; Christopher Purdy (contrib.)

Quito: Instituto International de Reconstrucción Rural América Latina (1997), 107 pp.

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A Participatory Systematization Workbook: Documenting, Evaluating and Learning from Our Development Projects

Daniel Selener, Christopher Purdy, Gabriela Zapata

Silang, Cavite; Quito; Nairobi: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) (1996), 107 pp.

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Drawing Insight: Communicating Development Through Animation

Joyce Greene, Deborah Reber (eds.)

Penang (MY): Southbound (1996), x, 118 pp.

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Mass Media and Free Trade: NAFTA and the Cultural Industries

Emile G. McAnany, Kenton T. Wilkinson (eds.)

Austin: University of Texas Press (1996), 420 pp.

"This book brings together experts in economics, sociology, anthropology, the humanities, and communications to explore what effects the North American Free Trade Agreement will have on the flow of cultural products among Mexico, the United States, and Canada. After an overview of free trade and the ... more

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The Evaluation of Teaching Materials for Lower Primary Education in Mozambique. Vol. 2: Language Issues

Kenneth Hyltenstam, Christopher Stroud

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1993), 146 pp.

"The final report of an investigation in linguistic studies initiated by the Mozambican Ministry of Education. Provides an interpretation of how school materials, curriculum design, and teaching methodologies incorporate and adapt to the multilingual reality in Mozambique." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing ... more

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