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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions

David Tam-Baryoh

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.

"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Gerry Power (dir.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.

"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more

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Public Information as a Mission Critical Component of West African Peace Missions

Charles Hunt

Accra: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) (2006), 72 pp.

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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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Krishna Kumar

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.

"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre ... sents case studies of media assistance programs in different countries. The book concludes with a set of recommendations for expanding and deepening media assistance for the international community. This book project grew out of a multi-country study that I directed in 2002–2004 to examine media assistance programs funded by the US Agency for International Development. The overall purpose of the study was to assess the nature and effectiveness of USAID programs and make policy and programmatic recommendations for the future. In writing this book I have mostly drawn from the massive information collected during two years of research and analysis. The book is based primarily on three sources of information. First are reviews of literature covering scholarly writings, project and program documents, and articles in popular magazines and newspapers on media assistance. Such reviews were country specific as well as global in nature. Because the academic literature is extremely limited and media assistance is hardly covered in magazines and newspapers except in high-profile cases such as Bosnia and Serbia, reviews largely relied on program documentation. I had the unique advantage of perusing thousands of documents that are not available to the public. Although mostly descriptive and often self-serving, they identified critical gaps in our knowledge and illuminated the challenges and achievements of international media endeavors. Second, my colleagues and I undertook extensive fieldwork in seven countries/regions—Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. In each of these cases, research teams conducted extensive discussions with international donor agencies, officials of host countries, project staff and contractors, and local media experts and journalists. Every possible effort was made to interview all those experts and managers who had intimate knowledge of the ongoing media assistance programs. Teams also examined locally available documents and reports and used translators to translate documents into English when necessary. In the absence of hard quantitative data, they largely relied on available documentation, indepth interviews, and their own knowledge of the media scene for their findings and conclusions. Finally, I organized a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., to discuss the findings of the country studies and explore new directions for media assistance programs. Such meetings helped to identify many problems and challenges facing media assistance programs and helped in formulating a set of recommendation for policymakers." (Chapter 1, page 10-11) more

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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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Gender and ICTs for Development: A Global Sourcebook

Minke Valk, Sarah Cummings, Henk Van Dam (eds.)

Amsterdam; Oxford: Royal Tropical Institute (KIT);Oxfam (2005), 143 pp.

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Go Beyond First Aid: Democracy Assistance and the Challenge of Institution Building in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Mohamed Gibril Sesay, Charlie Hughes

The Hague: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2005), xxiv, 139 pp.

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Media's Role in Peacebuilding

Michael C. Aho

Fairfax: George Mason University, Thesis (2004), 87 pp.

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Evaluation of Search for Common Ground Activities in Sierra Leone

Paul Everett, Tennyson Williams, Mary Myers

Search for Common Ground (2004), 46 pp.

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The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders
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Ross Howard, Francis Rolt, Hans van de Veen, Juliette Verhoeven (eds.)

Utrecht: European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP);European Centre for Common Ground;Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) (2003), 245 pp.

"Presents case studies from 12 countries and lists 69 organisations working with media as conflict prevention and/or peacebuilding tool." (commbox)

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The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory
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Roger Stringer (ed.)

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2002), ix, 273 pp.

"A valuable information resource that provides a country-by-country analysis of the “book chain” in 18 English-speaking Africa countries, together with an annotated directory of the major players that make up the book chain within those countries. Four introductory essays provide overviews of bo ... more

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Children, Young People and Media Globalisation: Yearbook 2002

Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom;UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (2002), 262 pp.

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Evaluation of Talking Drum Studio - Sierra Leone

Amr Abdalla, Susan Shepler, Suleiman Hussein

Search for Common Ground (2002), ix, 96 pp.

"Talking Drum Studio - Sierra Leone (TDS-SL) began start-up operations in April 2000. Within a few months TDS-SL created five radio programming strands that are currently airing on eleven stations for a combined airtime of over 10 hours per week. Though each programming strand has a different format ... more

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Handbuch Afrika in drei Bänden. Bd.2: Westafrika und die Inseln im Atlantik

Walter Schicho

Frankfurt am Main; Wien: Brandes & Apsel;Südwind (2001), 384 pp.

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African Broadcast Cultures: Radio in Transition
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Richard Fardon, Graham Furniss (eds.)

Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp.

"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher de ... more

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Broadcasting in Sierra Leone

Patricia A. Holmes

Lanham, Md.: University Press of America (1999), xxxix, 203 pp.

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African Media and Conflict

Abiodun Onadipe, David Lord

London: Conciliation Resources (1999), 54 pp.

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Sierra Leone Media and Conflict Assessment

Phil Hellmich, John Langlois

Washington, DC; Monrovia: Common Ground Productions, Talking Drum Studio/Common Ground Productions (1998), 32 pp.

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L'état de la presse en Afrique de l'Ouest 1995-1996

Niyi Alabi (ed.)

Accra: Fondation Friedrich Ebert (FES) (1996), xii, 178 pp.

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Development Directory of Indigenous Publishing

Carol Priestley (comp.)

Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1995), xii, 199 pp.

"Contains essays on aspects of indigenous publishing in various African countries, overviews on the state of publishing in specific regions, a directory of book trade publications and reference sources published in five African countries, plus two inventories of (i) African book development organiza ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report Top Insights

Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance Top Insights

The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders Inspiring Practice

The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory Top Insights

African Broadcast Cultures: Radio in Transition Inspiring Practice

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders
Inspiring Practice

The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory
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African Broadcast Cultures: Radio in Transition
Inspiring Practice