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Women and the Media in Asia: The Precarious Self
Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xiii, 258 pp.
"At a time of significant change in the precarious world of female individualization, this collection explores such phenomena by critically incorporating the parameters of popular media culture into the overarching paradigm of gender relations, economics and politics of everyday life." (Publisher de
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Public Memory, Public Media, and the Politics of Justice
Houndmills, Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xvii, 220 pp.
"This book aims to provide a context in which a clear link can be traced between the politics of memory and its manifold representations and misrepresentations in public media towards a viable politics of justice. The assumption is that public awareness and perceptions of injustice, whether they are
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Ex Post-Evaluierung: Kurzbericht. Indonesien: Ausbau des Rundfunknetzes, Phase 2
Frankfurt am Main: Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) (2012), 7 pp.
"Mit dem Vorhaben sollte der Zugang zu Informationen insbesondere mit regionalen Inhalten landesweit auch auf abgelegenen Inseln in den jeweils relevanten Sprachen Indonesiens verbessert werden. Es umfasste die Modernisierung und den Ausbau des staatlichen Rundfunksendernetzes durch den Aufbau moder
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Forum Theatre on the Air: Towards a Model of Participatory Radio Drama for Development on Community Radio
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 10, issue 2 (2012), pp. 173-187
"This article proposes an enhanced model of radio drama for development, which places forum theatre on the community radio platform. The model responds to the key development priorities of democratic, multi-directional communication, participation and social advocacy. It utilizes the mass disseminat
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An Assessment of Media Development Challenges and Opportunities in Myanmar: Change is in the Air
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 34 pp.
"At the request of the Norwegian, Swedish and subsequently Danish Embassies in Bangkok, International Media Support (IMS) conducted an assessment of the current media environment inside Myanmar during two missions between July and November 2011. The assessment was motivated by a democratic reform pr
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Safety on the Line: Exposing the Myth of Mobile Communication Security
Washington, DC: Freedom House; Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (2012), 175 pp.
"This report evaluates the risks and vulnerabilities of mobile phone services and apps in 12 specified countries: the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom
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Public Relations Education in Malaysia and the Philippines: A Comparative Snapshot and Preliminary Assessment
In: Asian Communication Handbook
Radio in Small Nations: Production, Programmes, Audiences
Cardiff: University of Wales Press (2012), xi, 199 pp.
"Whether at a local, national, or international level, radio has played and continues to play a key role in nurturing or denying—even destroying—people’s sense of collective identity. The essays in this volume provide a historical and contemporary overview of radio in small nations. A number o
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The Media Map Project: Cambodia. Case Study on Donor Support to Independent Media, 1990-2010
Washington, DC: Internews; World Bank Institute (2012), 66 pp.
"Donor funded media development is a relatively new phenomenon, resulting in minimal impact. Modest gains have been made: technical improvements in television production, some better skilled journalists, development of journalists’ associations and a code of ethics, and greater citizen engagement.
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Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis
London: Reaktion Books (2012), 319 pp.
"From the massacre of the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee to the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, from famine in China to apartheid in South Africa, Picturing Atrocity examines a broad spectrum of photographs. Each of the essays focuses specifically on an iconic image, offering a distinct approach
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Media Use in Burma: Findings from the 2012 International Audience Research Project
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2012), 52 slides
"Burma s media environment is underdeveloped and firmly anchored in old media, but changes have started. Radio is the most used media for entertainment and news in Burma, and domestic outlets have expanded rapidly in recent years. Television s growth in urban areas has been striking in recent years.
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Opening Closed Regimes: Civil Society, Information Infrastructure, and Political Islam
In: Digital Media and Political Engagement Worldwide: A Comparative Study
New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), pp. 200-220
"Ruling elites often try to co-opt civil society groups, and in times of political or military crises they can attempt to control the national information infrastructure. But a defining feature of civil society is independence from the authority of the state, even in countries such as Saudi Arabia a
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Public Service Broadcasting and its Role in Raising Civic Consciousness: Case Studies from Asia
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2012), 148 pp.
"This book explores the role of media in democratic societies and specifically that of PSB's in Asia. It presents case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kampuchea, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Macau, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. These studies document the Asian experience in PSB while exploring if there
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The Magic of Bollywood: At Home and Abroad
New Delhi; Thousand Oaks: Sage (2012), xviii, 334 pp.
"This anthology aims to portray the “soft” power of Bollywood, which makes it a unique and powerful disseminator of Indian culture and values abroad. The essays in the book examine Bollywood's popularity within and outside South Asia, focusing on its role in international relations and diplomacy
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Empowering Women Through ICT
Kista; Stockholm: Spider – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions; Stockholm University (2012), 72 pp.
"This publication covers five different projects carried out in six different locations. There were two projects in Bolivia, one focusing on empowering female indigenous leaders and the other provided female victims of domestic violence with a safe virtual environment where they could receive suppor
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Radio as an Expression of Nation and Sub-Nation in Laos
In: Radio in Small Nations: Production, Programmes, Audiences
Cardiff: University of Wales Press (2012), pp. 75-87
"Laos has had a particularly turbulent recent history. Since the late nineteenth century, its territorial borders have been defined and redefined at the whim of successive outside forces, its national identity contrived and manipulated to suit the dominant power of the moment. The articulations of n
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Exploring Citizen Journalism for Rural Indonesia: Research Report on a Pilot Project Using Text Messaging and Interactive Voice Response Technology
Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2012), 26 pp.
"To help improve the flow of information among marginalized communities of West Kalimantan Indonesia, where large palm oil companies wield tremendous power, the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning initiated a three-month pilot project in September 2011 that combined the power of mobile phon
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Global Information Society Watch 2012. The Internet and Corruption: Transparency and Accountability Online
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2012), 273 pp.
"GISWatch 2012 explores how the internet is being used to ensure transparency and accountability, the challenges that civil society activists face in fighting corruption, and when the internet fails as an enabler of a transparent and fair society. The eight thematic reports and 48 country reports pu
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