"Established in 1957, the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) has facilitated international exchanges and research collaborations among academics, journalists, and other practitioners, addressing media and communication problems and influencing theory and practice
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through research and participation in global, regional, national, and local debate. The chapters focus on prominent areas of research that have attracted the interest of scholars; political struggles of a membership engaged in research across East and West, global North and global South divides; selected country and regional contributions to the association; and reflections on significant scholarly and institution-building contributions to the association by George Gerbner, James Halloran Stuart Hall, Herbert I. Schiller, and Dallas W. Smythe. Readers will find a history of an academic professional organisation and insights into the controversies, conflicts, failings, and achievements of IAMCR members who developed the field of media and communication research and journalism practice." (Publisher description)
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"Radio reception in the countries of Africa and Asia — Development of the situation from the start of the struggle for independence — Efforts, difficulties and achievements, following a survey of the present situation — Future: experiments carried out, results, attempts at planning in order to
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achieve the aims originally specified — The author attempts to analyse the problems of radio reception without forgetting the importance of the various socio-economic factors — Finally he stresses the fact that the aim of technical assistance should be the complete independence of the less developed countries. [Working Paper, 9 Nov. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/75. Agenda Item: L.2.2]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2067, topic code 231)
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"The planning of the facilities offered in the field of radio in the developing countries — Description and explanation of a plan — Technical aspects to be considered in the installation, operation and development of a radio network — Economic aspects — Population density — Assistance. [Wo
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rking Paper, 24 Oct. 1962. Contribution to: The United Nations Conference on the Application of Science and Technology for the Benefit of the Less Developed Areas, Geneva, 4 to 20 February 1963. E/Conf. 39/L/54. Agenda Item: L.2]" (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1427, topic code 231)
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