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"U.S. funding for international media development in 2006—public and private—exceeded $142 million; U.S. government funding totaled nearly $69 million; U.S. private sector funding totaled over $60 million; and Funding from government-supported nonprofit organizations—the National Endowment for ... more

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Children, Media and Consumption: On the Front Edge

Karin M. Ekström, Birgitte Tufte (eds.)

Göteborg: UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom (2007), 356 pp.

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Click Here for Change: Your Guide to the E-Advocacy Revolution

Arnold Chandler

Oakland, Calif.: PolicyLink (2007), 60 pp.

"This manual was written for experienced and novice advocates alike who are eager to use state of the art technology techniques to challenge old policies and create new ones that will enhance the quality of life and access to opportunity for everyone. The case studies, resources, tips, and best prac ... more

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Access to Information by the Media in the OSCE Region: Country Reports

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2007), 423 pp.

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Access to Information: An Instrumental Right for Empowerment

London; Buenos Aires: Article 19;Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2007), 36 pp.

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Communication and Empire: Media, Markets, and Globalization, 1860-1930

Dwayne Roy Winseck, Robert M. Pike

Durham: Duke University Press (2007), xx, 429 pp.

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Children and Media in Times of War and Conflict

Dafna Lemish, Maya Götz (eds.)

Cresskill: Hampton Press (2007), viii, 363 pp.

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Fernsehen und Angstbewältigung: Zur Typologie des Zuschauerverhaltens

Peter Vitouch

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 3rd ed. (2007), 222 pp.

"Für Studenten sollte nachvollziehbar sein, wie man von bestehenden Ergebnissen zu einer Forschungsidee, von dieser zu theoriengestützten Untersuchungsstrategien und durch diese über die Interpretation der Ergebnisse zu einem mehr oder weniger konsistenten Erkl/irungsmodell kommt. Aus diesem Grun ... more

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Women and Media: Changing Roles, Struggle and Impact

Pooja Kataria

New Delhi: Regal Publications (2007), xi, 289 pp.

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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

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London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press;Fountain Publishers;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp.

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more

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A Digital Inclusion Advocacy Toolkit: Bridging the Digital Divide by Winning Community Benefits in Municipal Broadband Projects

Oakland, Cal.: Media Alliance (2007), 20 pp.

"This toolkit is a resource for community members who want to advance digital inclusion in their city, town, or county that is exploring a broadband/ high-speed Internet initiative. Municipalities are considering many different technologies to increase broadband access - from wireless to fiber - and ... more

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Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional Development of Journalists. Working Group Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 19 pp.

"This report represents input from twenty-three practitioners who have observed, planned, and implemented media education programs of the U.S. and other Western governments, as well as those of private funders. The group discussed broad lessons learned and specific recommendations for policymakers, ... more

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An Imperative to Innovate: Sustainable Journalism Training in Central and Eastern Europe. Final Report to the Knight Foundation

Aaron Presnall (ed.)

Washington, DC: Jefferson Institute (2007), 52 pp.

"Our analysis will proceed along the following lines. First, it will show how media development promotes market-based democracy. Second, it examines the particular role of Central and East European journalist training centers in media development. Third, we broaden the scope beyond fixed training ce ... more

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New Media and the New Middle East

Philip Seib (ed.)

New York; Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xviii, 263 pp.

"In this book, leading international scholars examine the way new media is reshaping lives and politics. Covering topics from women's rights to terrorism, and countries from Israel to Saudi Arabia, these authors explore the global and regional ramifications of the proliferation of communication tech ... more

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Publishing American Values: The Franklin Book Programs as Cold War Cultural Diplomacy

Louise S. Robbins

Library Trends, volume 55, issue 3 (2007), pp. 638-650

"In 1951 librarians from the American Library Association's International Relations Committee and publishers from the American Book Publishers Council Foreign Trade Committee met at the Library of Congress to discuss how to meet the "need for books in developing countries." The nonprofit Franklin Bo ... more

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Kriegskorrespondenten: Deutungsinstanzen in der Mediengesellschaft

Barbara Korte, Horst Tonn (ed.)

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2007), 383 pp.

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Commerce in Culture: States and Markets in the World Film Trade

Andrew J. Flibbert

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xv, 229 pp.

"Commerce in Culture is an innovative study of how states have responded to the globalization of the film sector. Concerned with more than film content or substance, the book exposes the ongoing political and economic struggles that shape cultural production and trade in the world. The historical fo ... more

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Von der Medienpolitik zur Media Governance?

Patrick Donges (ed.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2007), 268 pp.

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