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The "Uncensored War": The Media and Vietnam

Daniel C. Hallin

New York: Oxford University Press (1986), 285 pp.

"The 'Uncensored War' gives a richly detailed account of what Americans read and watched about Vietnam. Hallin draws on the complete body of the New York Times coverage from 1961 to 1965, a sample of hundreds of television reports from 1965-73, including television coverage filmed by the Defense Dep ... more

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La circulation internationale des émissions de télévision

Paris: UNESCO (1986), 61 pp.

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U.S. Broadcasting to the Soviet Union

Ludmilla Alexeyeva

New York; Washington, DC: U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee (1986), 136 pp.

"A commissioned report on the work of the Russian-language broadcasting services of Radio Liberty and the Voice of America by a former Soviet historian who was one of the founders of the Moscow Helsinki Watch Committee, emigrated to the U.S. and is now a consultant to the U.S. Helsinki Watch Committ ... more

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Religious Broadcast Management Handbook

Thomas C. Durfey, James A. Ferrier

Grand Rapids, Mich.: Academie Books;Zondervan (1986), 294 pp.

"The Religious Broadcast Management Handbook is a comprehensive sourcebook of practical information about radio and television broadcasting. Christian broadcasters need to know everything secular professionals in the same field need to know—and more. This book covers everything from buying air tim ... more

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Kommunikation per Satellit: Ein internationales Handbuch

Rainer Kabel, Thomas Strätling

Berlin: Vistas (1985), 243 pp.

Publishing in the Third World: Knowledge and Development
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Philip G. Altbach, Amadio A. Aroleda, S. Gopinathan (eds.)

Portsmouth, New Hampsh.; London: Heinemann;Mansell (1985), xii, 226 pp.

"An in-depth look at the "state of the art" of book publishing in the Third World which examines not only the nuts and bolts but also its status as an important part of the knowledge distribution system. The first 50 pages discuss the status of textbook publishing, copyright, and distribution; the r ... more

Women of Color: A Filmography of Minority and Third World Women

Maryann Oshana

New York: Garland (1985), 338 pp.

"This book aims to acquaint the reader with English-language films whose characters include a woman of color, specifically an American woman character who belongs to a minority group or a woman of the Third World," explains Oshana. Even, as in many cases, when the role is played by a white woman, it ... more

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Still in Print: Journey of a Writer, Teacher, Journalist

Roland E. Wolseley

Elgin, Illin.: David C. Cook Foundation (1985), 171 pp.

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International Flow of Television Programmes

Paris: UNESCO (1985), 62 pp.

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International Image Markets: In Search of an Alternative Perspective

Armand Mattelart, Xavier Delcourt, Michèle Mattelart

London; New York: Comedia (1984), 122 pp.

"This is the final report of the research commission "toward a Latin Audiovisual Space." The term "Audiovisual Space" marks the emergence of a new diplomatic vocabulary to indicate the rapid new developments of communication and information systems, particularly television, which demand new strategi ... more

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The Future of the Book. Part III: New Technologies in Book Distribution. The United States Experience

Paris: UNESCO (1984), 34 pp.

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Religious Television: The American Experience

Peter G. Horsfield

New York: Longman (1984), xv, 197 pp.

"What has been the influence of television on religion, and vice versa? Horsfield studies the institutional structure of television with this question in mind. Part I provides a historical overview of the development of religious television and an analysis of its structure; Part II is a survey of re ... more

U.S. Books Abroad: Neglected Ambassadors

Curtis G. Benjamin

Washington, DC: Center for the Book, Library of Congress (1984), 95 pp.

"The purpose of this study is to provide a document that endeavors to stimulate renewed and further awareness, first, of the dire need for U.S. books in less developed countries, and, second, of possible ways by which this need may be met, at least partially, under present conditions at home and abr ... more

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Religious Broadcasting 1920-1983: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography

George H. Hill, Lenwood Davis

New York: Garland (1984), xiii, 243 pp.

"Subject matter, which is divided into books, dissertations and theses, and articles, covers a variety of subjects, ranging from personality profiles and studies of leaders to technical examinations of how the stations and programs function. Annotations are mostly for monographs. Subject/author and ... more

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Media Education

Paris: UNESCO (1984), 406 pp.

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World Communications: A Handbook

George Gerbner, Marsha Siefert (eds.)

New York: Longman (1984), xv, 527 pp.

"Brings together 54 articles on research and policy on communications in the "three worlds" by scholars and policy makers from the U.S., Western Europe, the socialist countries including the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, and the developing world, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America - 25 countri ... more

The Arab Image in the US Press

Issam Suleiman Mousa

New York: Peter Lang (1984), 187 pp.

"Current research on the Arab image in U.S. media tends to be strictly contemporary, linked to Israel and the Middle East conflict. This research, however, begins in 1917 with the downfall of Ottoman control and ends in 1948 with the creation of Israel. By means of a content analysis of the New York ... more

The TV Arab

Jack G. Shaheen

Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press (1984), 146 pp.

"Beginning with the 1975-76 television season and continuing for eight years, Shaheen, an American of Arabic descent, documented over 100 different popular entertainment programs, cartoons and major documentaries telecast on network, independent and public channels, totaling nearly 200 episodes, tha ... more

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Report über Nachrichtenagenturen: Neue Medien geben neue Impulse

Hansjoachim Höhne

Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2. erw. Aufl. (1984), 469 pp.

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