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Development Communication: Reframing the Role of Media

Thomas L. McPhail (ed.)

Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell (2009), xiii, 239 pp.

News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment

Daya Kishan Thussu

London: Sage (2009), ix, 214 pp.

"This first book-length study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communication, offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of this emerging phenomenon. Going beyond - both geographically and theoretically - the ‘dumbing down’ discourse, largely confined to the ... more

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The Applied Theatre Reader

Tim Prentki, Sheila Preston (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xvi, 380 pp.

Soft Censorship: How Governments Around the Globe Use Money to Manipulate the Media

Don Podesta

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 29 pp.

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Community Media Sustainability Guide
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Jean Fairbairn (ed.)

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2009), 90 pp.

"Like other publications on "commmunity media sustainability", this guide looks not only at financial, but also institutional sustainability, and social sustainability, i.e. it's rootedness in the community to which it belongs. The first section highlights the centrality of mission for sustainabilit ... more

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Mapping Media Education Policies in the World: Visions, Programmes and Challenges

Divina Frau-Meigs, Jordi Torrent (eds.)

New York; Paris; Huelva: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations;UNESCO;Grupo Comunicar (2009), 259 pp.

"This publication offers a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to media education, considering it from three inter-related dimensions: its national, regional and global contexts; its value to citizens and civic participation; and the crucial role of collaboration among governments, civil soc ... more

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Internationalizing Media Studies
Top Insights

Daya Kishan Thussu (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.

"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and ... more

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Comunicación y construcción de ciudadanía: Aportes para el desarrollo

Laura Cárdenas Lorenzo

Madrid: Libros de la Catarata;Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM) (2009), 157 pp.

"Esta obra parte de la idea de que sin comunicación no es posible el desarrollo, pues ésta compromete de manera participativa a todos los sectores que conforman nuestras sociedades. A pesar de la existencia de innumerables medios masivos, locales y globales, y de nuevas tecnologías de la informac ... more

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Information Society Policies: Annual Report 2009

Árpád Rab (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO, Information for All Programme (2009), 61 pp.

"The IFAP Annual World Report 2009 offers an overview of major international and national policy documents and highlights the most important trends of the information society during the last year. Information Society Policies. Annual World Report 2009 was written by researchers from the Information ... more

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Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), xix, 316 pp.

"This report analyzes the benefits of extending access to ICT in the developing world; of mainstreaming ICT applications, particularly in the area of e-government; and of trading services based on information technology. It also features at-a-glance tables for 150 economies of the latest available d ... more

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Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms

Gerard Goggin, Mark McLelland (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2009), vii, 343 pp.

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Mediennutzung im internationalen Vergleich

Uwe Hasebrink, Anja Herzog

In: Internationales Handbuch Medien

Hans-Bredow-Institut (ed.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos, 28. Aufl. (2009), pp. 131-155

Measuring the Information Society: The ICT Development Index

Geneva: ITU (2009), viii, 96 pp.

"In the developing world, mobile phones have revolutionised telecommunication and have reached an estimated average 49.5 per cent penetration rate at the end of 2008 – from close to zero only ten years ago. This is not only faster than any other technology in the past, but the mobile phone is also ... more

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Media Theories and Approaches: A Global Perspective

Mark Balnaves, Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Brian Shoesmith

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xx, 339 pp.

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Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems
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Arnold S. De Beer (ed.)

Boston et al.: Pearson Education, 5th ed. (2009), 482 pp.

"Almost entirely rewritten and updated, Global Journalism addresses the most pertinent issues and problems in today's global journalism and media environments, whilst providing an extensive overview of journalism throughout the world. This new edition recognizes the vast and rapid changes taking pla ... more

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International News Reporting: Frontlines and Deadlines

John Owen, Heather Purdey (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2009), xvi, 280 pp.

"A collection of essays by top international correspondants in print, broadcasting, and photojournalism, International News Reporting offers an introduction to journalism written by the people who have made the profession what it is today. Contributors identify the major areas of professional practi ... more

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ICTs for Development: Improving Policy Coherence

Paris: OECD (2009), 203 pp.

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Digital Diasporas: Identity and Transnational Engagement

Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2009), x, 275 pp.

"In the first full-length scholarly study of the increasingly important phenomenon of digital diasporas, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff examines how immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin use the internet. She argues that digital diasporas can ease security concerns in both the h ... more

Historical Dictionary of Journalism

Ross Allan Eaman

Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press (2009), xliii, 387 pp.

"This Historical Dictionary of Journalism shows both sides of the picture. The dictionary presents entries on some of the finest newspapers as well as those of lesser repute, many exceptional journalists as well as others the profession would rather forget, major advances such as investigative repor ... more