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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World

Soumitra Dutta, Beñat Bilbao-Osorio (eds.)

Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.

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Theatre for Development: A Tanzanian Road Towards Citizenship and Cultural Renewal

Hilde Kvam

Journal of Urban Culture Research, volume 5 (2012), pp. 44-52

"During the 60s, Theatre for Development was introduced into several states in Africa. The focus at that time was to utilize theatre as a tool of communication in development projects. During the 80s Tanzania developed their own variant of this genre through the initiative of the University of Dar e ... more

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So This is Democracy? State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2011

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2012), 214 pp.

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Resource Kit for Gender-Ethical Journalism and Media-House Policy. Book 1: Conceptual Issues

Sarah Macharia, Pamela Morinière (eds.)

Toronto: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2012), 59 pp.

"This learning resource kit aims to provide an answer to the current gender gap in news content and lack of existing self-regulatory mechanisms to confront gender bias. It is organised in two books that may be read independently of each other. Book 1 discusses conceptual issues pertaining to gender, ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online

Karen Banks (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2012), 273 pp.

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Tanzania Media Fund: Strategic Plan 2012-2015

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2012), 35 pp.

"The TMF Strategic Plan for 2012 – 2015 provides the background, objectives and approach of TMF’s work in its second phase. Lessons from the pilot phase (2008 – 2012) have led to changes in TMF’s grant strategy, but the objective remains the same: to increase the quantity and quality of inve ... more

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Survey on the Publishing Sector in Selected Sub-Saharan Countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda

Bernadette Böcker

Johannesburg: Goethe-Institut;Frankfurt Book Fair (2012), 81 pp.

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Media Councils in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 5, issue 2 (2012), pp. 135-260

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Editorial Freedom and Responsibility

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What is Governance? Citizens' Perspectives on Governance in Sierra Leone and Tanzania

Vipul Khosla, Kavita Abraham Dowsing

In: The Handbook of Global Media Research

Ingrid Volkmer (ed.)

Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Blackwell (2012), pp. 289-311

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TMF Impact Case Studies 2008-2012

Dar-es Salaam: Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2012), 11 pp.

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Facilitating Dialog About Development Through Digital Photography: Seeing Through the Eyes of Maasai Women

Benson P. Fraser, William J. Brown, Corey Wright, Steven L. Kiruswa

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, volume 5, issue 1 (2012), pp. 20-42

"In recent decades the Maasai of East Africa have undergone substantive cultural change in response to national development efforts. This study uses participant observation, in-depth interviews, and digital photography to better understand the lived experience and development perspectives of Maasai ... more

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Community Radio in East Africa: For or by the Community?

Kennedy Javuru

In: Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), pp. 303-320

"The chapter focuses on three East African countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Radio broadcasting in these countries is typically divided into two categories: public and private. Although proponents of community radio are pushing for the sector to be recognised as an independent entity, community ... more

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Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)

Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), ix, 403 pp.

"In the twenty-first century, community radio is fulfilling an increasingly important role in the world’s mediascape. This book documents the ways in which community radio broadcasters and activists are using the medium in countries around the world to challenge political corruption, aid the trans ... more

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Mobilfunk und Modernisierung in Ostafrika: Adoption und Diffusion einer Kommunikationstechnologie

Michael Waltinger

Stuttgart: Edition 451 (2012), 147 pp.

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Landraub: Reisen ins Reich des neuen Kolonialismus

Stefano Liberti

Alexander Knaak (transl.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2012), 254 pp.