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Media Pressure on Foreign Policy: The Evolving Theoretical Framework

Derek B. Miller

New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), x, 244 pp.

"This study offers an explicit theory of media pressure - what it is, how it works, how it can be measured - based in part on the 'positioning theory' in discursive psychology. This offers the first independent and comparative history and analysis of media pressure vs. coverage, through the lens of ... more

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Kriegskorrespondenten: Deutungsinstanzen in der Mediengesellschaft

Barbara Korte, Horst Tonn (ed.)

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2007), 383 pp.

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News Around the World: Content, Practitioners, and the Public

Pamela J. Shoemaker, Akiba A. Cohen

New York: Routledge (2006), 409 pp.

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Mit Pokémon in Harry Potters Welt: Medien in den Fantasien von Kindern
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Maya Götz (ed.)

München: kopaed (2006), 460 pp.

"Fernsehen tötet die Fantasie – so zumindest die Alltagstheorie zum Verhältnis von Medien und der Imaginationsleistung von Kindern. Bei genauerem Hinsehen ist das Verhältnis jedoch sehr viel komplexer, wie die hier vorgestellte Studie zu den Tagträumen der 8- bis 10-Jährigen zeigt. Fernsehen ... more

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Al-Jazeera: How Arab TV News Challenged the World

Hugh Miles

London: Abacus (2006), xii, 452 pp.

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Palestinians and the Media: Usage, Trust and Effectiveness

Internews (2006), 48 pp.

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Native on the Net: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples in the Virtual Age

Kyra Landzelius (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2006), xi, 338 pp.

"From the Taino Indians of the Caribbean, the U’wa of the Amazon rainforest, and the Tunomans and Assyrians of Iraq, to the Tingas and Zapatistas, Native on the Net is a lively and intriguing exploration of how new technologies have enabled these previously isolated peoples to reach new levels of ... more

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Facts & Figures 2005: Culture & Media

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 40 pp.

"This edition of Facts & Figures 2005 for Culture and Media Development Cooperation updates information on the Culture and Media sector development cooperation for the fiscal year 2005. The information provided is based on Sida disbursements." (Publisher description)

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Freedom of the Press Worldwide in 2006: Annual Report

[Paris]: Reporters Without Borders (2006), 150 pp.

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Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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Mark Harvey (ed.)

Paris: Internews Europe;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2006), 222 pp.

"Draws together thinking and analysis that covers the breadth and depth of the media development landscape. The opening section, 'Why Media Matters: Global Perspectives' gathers the work of several thought leaders on major trends that cut across both the communications and development policy arenas; ... more

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In the Service of Young People? Studies and Reflections on Media in the Digital Age: Yearbook 2005/2006

Ulla Carlsson, Cecilia von Feilitzen (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom;UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (2006), 437 pp.

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Open Media and Transitioning Societies in the Arab Middle East: Implications for US Security Policy

Michael Kraig, Kathy Gockel

Muscatine, IA: Stanley Foundation (2006), 32 pp.

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Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt

Olfa Lamloum

Paris: Panos Paris (2006), 54 pp.

"The reorganisation of radio broadcasting in the five Arab countries we have looked at is a slow, unequal, up-and-down and unfinished process. It is unfinished in that some states (Egypt and Syria), still have not published the conditions for awarding broadcasting licenses, even though some independ ... ent stations have received authorisation. The beneficiary stations thus have no real legal status, but are private businesses broadcasting music, and refraining from broadcasting news. The stations seem to be of most benefit to businessmen close to the authorities, and are more a part of the process of State privatisation than media democratisation. There is a general lack of transparency, and very little information is available about these radio stations. Journalists know little about the shareholders, working conditions in the stations and how they are organised. The legal vacuum will no doubt eventually be filled in these two countries. But, for the time being, radio broadcasting in Egypt and Syria remains totally under the control of the authorities. Lebanon is a special case. By allowing radio and television stations to be privately owned, Lebanon has essentially brought an existing state of affairs within the law, since these independent stations did not wait for the 1996 law to be passed before going on the air. Nevertheless, the various attempts to prevent religious interests from controlling the media have so far failed, and the political stations are a direct mirror of the country’s religious polarities. Every political/religious party has its own radio station (and television channel), which it uses to support its political choices. And the only non-religious station, Sawt Al-Shab, is close to the Lebanese Communist Party. Despite their vulnerability, the Palestinian and Jordanian experiments are without doubt the most promising. The legal framework is restrictive, in these two countries, but the privatelyowned stations are pushing back the boundaries of news broadcasting, are helping to render the media more autonomous, and introducing a relative degree of democracy in the field of information. But these experiments remain dependent on the unstable political context and resulting legal restrictions. The new legislation is more favourable to entertainment stations and benefits businessmen close to the authorities, leaving little space for civil society radio projects to develop." (Conclusion, page 42) more

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Media Sustainability Index 2005: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2006), xix, 231 pp.

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Das Bild Deutschlands im Maghreb, im Nahen und Mittleren Osten: Abschlussbericht zur Befragung von arabischen Meinungsführern

Martin Löffelholz (ed.)

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2006), 113 pp.

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People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
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Guy Bessette (ed.)

London; Ottawa: Earthscan;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2006), 313 pp.

"This book presents conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of communication in order to facilitate participation among stakeholders in natural resource management (NRM) initiatives. It also presents a collection of chapters that focus on participatory development communication and N ... RM, particularly in Asia and Africa. There are many approaches and practices in development communication, and most of them have been implemented in the field of environment and natural resource management. But, even when considering participatory approaches in NRM, communication is often limited to information dissemination activities that mainly use printed materials, radio programmes and educational videos to send messages, explain technologies or illustrate activities. These approaches, with their strengths and weaknesses, have been well documented. Participatory development communication takes another perspective. This form of communication facilitates participation in a development initiative identified and selected by a community, with or without the external assistance of other stakeholders. The terminology has been used in the past by a number of scholars to stress the participatory approach of communication in contrast with its more traditional diffusion approach. Others refer to similar approaches as participatory communication for development, participatory communication or communication for social change. In this publication, participatory development communication is considered to be a planned activity that is based on participatory processes and on media and interpersonal communication. This communication facilitates dialogue among different stakeholders around a common development problem or goal. The objective is to develop and implement a set of activities that contribute to a solution to the problem or the realization of a goal, and which support and accompany this initiative. This kind of communication requires moving from a focus on information and persuasion to facilitating exchanges between different stakeholders to address a common problem, to develop a concrete initiative for experimenting with possible solutions, and to identify the partnerships, knowledge and materials needed to support these solutions." (Preface) more

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Arab Media in the Information Age

Abu Dhabi: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (2006), xvi, 709 pp.

Media Pressure on Foreign Policy: The Evolving Theoretical Framework

Kriegskorrespondenten: Deutungsinstanzen in der Mediengesellschaft

News Around the World: Content, Practitioners, and the Public

Mit Pokémon in Harry Potters Welt: Medien in den Fantasien von Kindern
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Al-Jazeera: How Arab TV News Challenged the World

Palestinians and the Media: Usage, Trust and Effectiveness

Native on the Net: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples in the Virtual Age

Facts & Figures 2005: Culture & Media

Freedom of the Press Worldwide in 2006: Annual Report

Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
Top Insights

In the Service of Young People? Studies and Reflections on Media in the Digital Age: Yearbook 2005/2006

Open Media and Transitioning Societies in the Arab Middle East: Implications for US Security Policy

Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt

Media Sustainability Index 2005: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in the Middle East and North Africa

Das Bild Deutschlands im Maghreb, im Nahen und Mittleren Osten: Abschlussbericht zur Befragung von arabischen Meinungsführern

People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
Inspiring Practice

Islam and the Media

Auslandsmärkte als Chance: Die deutsche ITK-Wirtschaft

World Press Trends, 2006 Edition

Arab Media in the Information Age

Mit Pokémon in Harry Potters Welt: Medien in den Fantasien von Kindern Top Insights

Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development Top Insights

People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management Inspiring Practice

Mit Pokémon in Harry Potters Welt: Medien in den Fantasien von Kindern
Top Insights

Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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People, Land and Water: Participatory Development Communication for Natural Resource Management
Inspiring Practice