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The Role of Communication in Large Infrastructure: The Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Leonardo Mazzei, Gianmarco. Scuppa
Washington, DC: World Bank (2006), 42 pp.
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Evaluation Reports on Selected Projects

Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
Paris: UNESCO (2006), 147 pp.
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Supporting the Media in Togo: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Electoral Transition Period

Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ); International Media Support (IMS); Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); Media Rights Agenda (MRA) (2006), 26 pp.
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African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Gerry Power (dir.)
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.
"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more
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Comparing Media from Around the World

Robert McKenzie
Ian Werner; Nabil Dajani (contrib.)
Boston: Pearson (2006), 372 pp.
"This book discusses the fundamental elements of media systems and shows how they are used in eight sample countries. Unlike other books, it is organized according to media elements, with comparative discussions of all eight countries within each chapter. This helps readers make connections and comp ... more
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Breaking Barriers: The Potential of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development. A Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World

Nah Soo Hoe
Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP); International Development Research Centre (IDRC); UNESCO; Elsevier (2006), 115 pp.
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Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media? Report from U4 Working Meeting 30 May, 2006

Gemma Mortensen (ed.)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4) (2006), 32 pp.
"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ... more
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Les medias beninois a la veille de la presidentelle de 2006: Rapport de suivi deontologique

Cotonou: L'Observatoire de la déontologie et de l'ethique dans les medias (ODEM) (2006), 121 pp.
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African Media Development Initiative: Senegal. Research Findings and Conclusions

Ibrahima Seck
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The changes are mostly of a quantitative nature: proliferation of newspaper publications, an increase in the number of frequencies attributed to radio stations (commercial and community stations). Greater superficiality in the editorial lines of most newspaper publications has also been noted. The ... more
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CrossConnections: Interdisciplinary Communications Studies at the Gregorian University. Saggi Celebrativi Per Il XXV Anniversario Del CICS

Jacob Srampickal, Guiseppe Mazza, Lloyd Baugh (eds.)
Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2006), 406 pp.
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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions

David Tam-Baryoh
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.
"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi ... more
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Nigeria Publishing Market Profile 2006

Kern Roberts, Chris Nott
London: Publishers Association; British Council (2006), 56 pp.
"An analysis of the book markets in Nigeria, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a wide range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading ... more
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From the Margins to Mainstream: African ICT Reporting Comes of Ages

Guy Berger
Grahamstown: Highway Africa (2006), 110 pp.
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IFJ Research Findings on Reporting HIV/AIDS in Six Countries in Africa and Asia

Chansok Lay, Arul Selvan, Tunde Aremu et al.
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2006), 81 pp.
"Media monitoring found a low incidence of HIV/AIDS stories across most media in the six countries. Researchers variously described the incidence of HIV stories during the media monitoring as “small” (Cambodia and the Philippines), “miniscule” (South Africa), and “infrequent” (India). In ... more
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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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Krishna Kumar
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.
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Kommunikation über HIV/AIDS: Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur Prävention im subsaharischen Afrika

Martina Drescher, Sabine Klaeger (eds.)
Münster: Lit (2006), 336 pp.
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Contribution des radios communautaires au developpement local: Cas de la radio rurale locale de Lalo (RRL/Lalo) au Bénin

Marie Madeleine Davakan
Dakar: Université Cheihk Anta Diop, Centre d'Etudes des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information (CESTI) (2006), 19 pp., 84 pp.
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African Media Development Initiative: Ghana. Research Findings and Conclusions

Samuel Kafewo
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 66 pp.
"The media sector in Ghana has witnessed some dramatic, positive changes over the past few years, made possible by the promulgation of the 1992 democratic Constitution and the election in 2000 of President Kufuor’s government. All interviewees agreed that democratisation and the repeal of the Crim ... more
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Trends in Audiovisual Markets: Regional Perspectives from the South

Guiomar Alonso Cano (ed.)
[Paris]: UNESCO (2006), 364 pp.
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Capturing Believers: American International Radio, Religion, and Reception, 1931-1970

Timothy H. B. Stoneman
Georgia Institute of Technology, Doctoral Thesis (2006), vi, 527 pp.
"Capturing Believers" provides a history of the reception of American conservative evangelical missionary broadcasting from its inception in 1931 through the rise of the commercial era in 1970. The dissertation narrates accounts of two major Protestant stations, HCJB and ELWA, located in Ecuador and ... more