"El primero de mayo de 1959, dia del trabajador, nace una emisora. Lo que empezó como una radio católica enfrentada a la radio de los mineros, se transformó luego en una emisora que da voz a los pobres y oprimidos. Ha aprendido de la gente y se ha adaptado a ella. En varias ocasiones los militare
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s han tomado la radio y destruido los equipos. Al igual que los campesinos y obreros de las minas, los trabajadores de la radio han sido perseguidos, encarcelados y maltratados y han tenido que huir para salvar sus vidas. Este libro describe, en un tono muy personal, un viaje siguiendo los pasos de la Radio Pio XII en el altiplano boliviano, entre mineros y campesinos. En compañía de colaboradores de la propia emisora, el escritor Johannes Jörgensen y la fotógrafa Barbara Lindell han sido testigos de la vida y el trabajo allá en los altos de la montaña." (Cubierta del libro)
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"Escrito pelo ex-diretor do semanário "Veja", este livro descreve em detalhes o papel da imprensa durante o governo Collor (1990-1992)." (commbox)
"The innovative and rapid growth of communication satellites and computer mediated technologies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, combined with the deregulation of national broadcasting, led many media commentators to assume that the age of national media had been lost. But what has become clear is
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that, whilst there has been a limited growth in global media, there has been an emergence of a strong localised television and communications industry. Mapping the world media market, and using examples of programming from countries as diverse as Thailand, Hong Kong, Brazil, Taiwan, Spain and Britain, this volume explores theories of media globalization, examines the local culture of television programming and analyses the blurring of distinctions between the global and the local." (Publisher description)
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"From cybercafes to businesses, from middle class houses to squatters settlements, from the political economy of Internet provision to the development of ecommerce, the authors have gathered a wealth of material based on fieldwork in Trinidad. Looking at the full range of Internet media -- including
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websites, email and chat -- the book brings out unforeseen consequences and contradictions in areas as varied as personal relations, commerce, nationalism, sex and religion. This is the first book-length treatment of the impact of the Internet on a particular region. By focusing on one place, it demonstrates the potential for a comprehensive approach to new media. It points to the future direction of Internet research, proposing a detailed agenda for comparative ethnographic study of the cultural significance and effects of the Internet in modern society. Clearly written for the non-specialist reader, it offers a detailed account of the complex integration between on-line and off-line worlds. An innovative tie-in with the book's own website provides copious illustrations amounting to over 2,000 web-pages that bring the material right to your computer." (Publisher description)
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"This is an important and brave book. It is important because it is fresh, analytical and identifies the grave shortcomings in the handling of information and the media by the UN in conflicts and emergencies. It is brave because it is written by an insider who knows the deficiencies and wants organi
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sations like the UN to learn the lessons. Peacekeeping and Public Information neatly treads a fine line. It is restrained when perhaps direct accusations could be levelled. But that restraint is its value, because Ingrid Lehmann is identifying shortcomings, not apportioning blame. The failings of procedures - and the need to rebuild them - matter more than the failures of personalities, which undoubtedly there have been in UN Operations. Not just the UN can learn from this book. Also humanitarian organisations, the media, the military, diplomats - and most significantly the corporate world." (Nik Gowing, News Anchor and Analyst on Information in Conflict and Emergencies)
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