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Medienkultur und Ethnographie: Ein transdisziplinärer Ansatz. Mit einer Fallstudie zu Senegal
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Frank Wittmann
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2007), 422 pp.
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Negotiating Democracy: Media Transformations in Emerging Democracies

Isaac A. Blankson, Patrick D. Murphy (eds.)
New York: State University of New York Press (2007), xi, 285 pp.
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Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives

Juliet McCaffery, Juliet Merrifield, Juliet Millican
Oxford: Oxfam (2007), xii, 289 pp.
"The first part sets out the four key concepts of literacy (as skills, tasks, social practices, and critical reflection), and describes associated approaches used throughout the world. The second half covers preparation and planning, offering practical guides for each key element of literacy-program ... more
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Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
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Wolfgang Settekorn, Sigrid Kannengießer (ed.)
Hamburg: Institut für Medien und Kommunikation (IMK), Universität Hamburg (2007), 131 pp.
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Engaging Development: Environment and Content of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria

Ayobami Ojebode, Tunde Adegbola
Lagos; Dakar: Institute for Media and Society (IMS); Panos West Africa (2007), vi, 72 pp.
"Given the prevailing environment, radio cannot better engage development, and this is in spite of the qualities of radio that endear it to development agencies and governments elsewhere. As Ojebode (forthcoming b) suggests, for radio to realise its potentials as a development medium in Nigeria, som ... more
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Measuring the democratic quality of radio news: Experiences from Liberia

Christoph Spurk, Sharon Lopata, Guido Keel
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 2, issue 2 (2007), pp. 173-192
"There is a general consensus that media are an essential element of democracy if they fulfil particular quality requirements in their reporting. Abundant literature deals with media quality from a theoretical perspective, but empirical knowledge on journalistic practice with regard to its role in d ... more
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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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Report of the West African Media Workshop: Effective Coverage of the Third ECOWAS Ministerial Conference on Biotechnology

USAID (2007), 26 pp.
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Media and Religion

Anthony McNicholas (ed.)
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 4, issue 1 (2007), pp. 1-102
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Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa

Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands (eds.)
Walnut Creek, Calif.: Left Coast Press (2007), 270 pp.
"Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts—often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memorie ... more
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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects

Larry Hass, Leonardo Mazzei, Donald O'Leary
Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.
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Summary Report: Media Reach and Penetration Study. Conducted in Monrovia, Kakata and Buchanan

Lawrence Randall, Lamii Kpargoi, Cosme Pulano
Monrovia: Liberia Media Center (2007), 30 pp.
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National Book Policy, HIV/AIDS and Sustainable Development: Papers Presented at the Fifth Nigeria International Book Fair, 8-13 May, 2006

Lagos: Nigerian Book Fair Trust (2007), 270 pp.
"One in a series of collections from the Nigerian Book Fair Trust containing the opening addresses, keynote speeches, and papers presented at the Nigeria International Book Fair, held annually since 2002, each fair focusing on a special topic or topics. The theme of the 2006 book fair focused on two ... more
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Visual Interventions: Applied Visual Anthropology

Sarah Pink (ed.)
New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2007), ix, 324 pp.
"Visual anthropology has proved to offer fruitful methods of research and representation to applied projects of social intervention. Through a series of case studies based on applied visual anthropological work in a range of contexts (health and medicine, tourism and heritage, social development, co ... more
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Media Legislation in Africa: A Comparative Legal Survey
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Guy Berger
Grahamstown: Rhodes University, School of Journalism and Media Studies; UNESCO (2007), vii, 180 pp.
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From a Glorious Past to the Lands of Origin: Media Consumption and Changing Narratives of Cultural Belonging in Mali

In: Reclaiming Heritage: Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa
Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rolands (eds.)
Walnut Creek, Calif.: Left Coast Press (2007), pp. 185-213
"This article explored the particular version of ‘national culture’ that emerged in Mali’s post-independent history at the interface of a governmental politics of culture and communication, media technologies, and people’s media engagement. I argued that the dialectical production of ‘the ... more
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Evoking Moral Community, Fragmenting Muslim Discourse: Sermon Audio-Recordings and the Reconfiguration of Public Debate in Mali

Dorothea E. Schulz
Journal for Islamic Studies, volume 27 (2007), pp. 39-72
"The article explores the processes that have allowed Islam to gain great appeal as a community-building idiom in Mali since the introduction of multiparty democracy in 1991. Drawing on the mediatic performances of the charismatic preacher Sharif Haidara, the article analyzes how new media technolog ... more
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Donors and Media Development: Reports from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

New York: Open Society Institute (2007), 140 pp.
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L'édition du livre au Burkina Faso

Armand Joseph Kaboré
Paris: L'Harmattan (2007), 78 pp.
"Offre une approche socio-économique de l'édition et des marchés du livre au Burkina Faso. Il examine les aspects infrastructurels et le cadre organisationnel de la filière du livre et aborde des questions telles que les méthodes de distribution et l'émergence de librairies non conventionnelle ... more
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Media in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Strategies

Shira Loewenberg, Bent Nørby Bonde (eds.)
Bonn: Deutsche Welle Media Services; Bonn Network (2007), 169, 21 pp.