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@crossroads: Democratization and Corporatization of Media in Indonesia

Merlyna Lim

Tempe, Ariz.: Arizona State University, Participatory Media Lab;Ford Foundation (2011), 32 pp.

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Communicating Research: A Beginner’s Guide for Researchers in Vietnam

Ajoy Datta, Arnaldo Pellini

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2011), iii, 47 pp.

Focuses on three key written products: the policy brief, the research brief and the story of change.

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A New Frontier, an Old Landscape: A Report for the Ford Foundation About the Impact of Digital Communications on Media and Communications, and on Human Rights

Andrew Puddephatt, Dixie Hawtin, Laura Zommer, João Brant, Lina Attalah, Nagla Rizk, Ramnath Bhat, Merlyna Lim, Grace Githaiga, Rebecca Zausmer

London: Global Partners (2011), 270 pp.

Examines the impact that the rise of digital communications is having on the media, and on human rights activism. The report goes on to explore the main policy issues which must be addressed at the national and international levels to shape an enabling environment. The report combines global level a ... more

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Peace Journalism Produces More Hope and Empathy in Filipino Audiences

Annabel L. R. MacGoldrick

Tambara, volume 28 (2011), pp. 43-80

"This interdisciplinary article weaves together journalistic practice with psychological testing to explore whether ideas about the framing of news to contribute to peace actually make any difference to consumers, both cognitively and emotionally. Hence, the first half considers the historical backg ... more

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The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam Attorney General’s Chambers Registry Division, Department of Economic Planning and Development Prime Minister’s Office

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 78 pp.

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Balancing Civil Rights and National Security: Impact of Anti-Terror Laws on Media and Civil Liberties in Europe and Asia

Kalinga Seneviratne, Yeo Lay Hwee (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2011), vi, 70 pp.

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Towards Renewed Pastoral Communication Strategies for the Church in Myanmar in View of Radio Veritas Asia

Gabriel Htun Myint

Manila: University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Sacred Theology, Master Thesis (2011), 259 pp.

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How Journalists and Self-Regulatory Structures Deal with Ethics and Press Freedom in a Changing Media Environment in Indonesia and Malaysia

Bettina Peters

Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2011), 11 pp.

"The paper looks at how journalists and press councils in two very different media systems in the same region – Indonesia and Malaysia – have addressed the question of journalism ethics in the face of a changing media environment. The Indonesian Press Council, set up within the move to democracy ... more

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Die "Vietnam-Generation" der Kriegsberichterstatter: Ein amerikanischer Mythos zwischen Vietnam und Irak

Lars Klein

Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag (2011), 396 pp.

"Vietnam gilt als der letzte Krieg, aus dem frei und unbehindert berichtet werden konnte, und in dem sich Journalisten und Militärs gleichberechtigt gegenüber standen. Diese Sicht wurde zwar von der Forschung weitgehend widerlegt, zumeist jedoch bezogen auf die Spätphase des Krieges sowie speziel ... more

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Framing Religious Conflict: Primordialism Writ Large

Steve Sharp

Asia Pacific Media Educator, issue 21 (2011), pp. 1-23

"Is there a dynamic correspondence between the unfolding of media narratives about conflict and how that conflict plays out on the ground? In particular, can this question be applied productively to the Maluku wars, an outbreak of religious violence at the end of Indonesia’s long developmentalist ... more

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Cyber-Buddhism: Fundamentalism, the Internet and the Public Sphere in Thailand

Sonja Hongladarom, Krisadawan Hongladarom

In: Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere

Ulrika Mårtensson; Jennifer Bailey; Priscilla Ringrose; Asbjorn Dyrendal (eds.)

London; New York: Tauris (2011), pp. 216-236

"In the case of contemporary Buddhism, we have seen how fundamentalism and democracy are connected to each other, and also how the public sphere, mediated by the new technology of the internet, has a role to play in these relations. We have seen how groups such as the 'Santi Asoke' are succeeding de ... more

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Searching for Home: Explorations in New Media and the Burmese Diaspora in New Zealand

Violet Cho

Pacific Journalism Review, volume 17, issue 1 (2011), pp. 194-209

"This study examines the place of new media in the maintance of Burmese diasporic identities. Political oppression in Burma, the experience of exile and the importance of opposition movements in the borderlands make the Burmese diaspora a unique and complex group. This study uses tapoetethakot, an i ... more

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Cambodian Communication Review 2011

Phnom Penh: Royal University of Phnom Penh, Department of Media & Communication, Cambodia Communication Institut (2011), 66 pp.

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The Power of Global Community Media
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

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Pera Natin ‘To! Citizen Action for Good Governance

Red Batario (ed.)

Quezon City: Philippine Public Transparency Reporting Project (PPTRP) (2011), 154 pp.

"The starting point of PPTRP has been that real and lasting transparency and accountability are best built from the ground up piece by piece and by ordinary people taking their responsibilities as citizens seriously. It is one of the reasons we subtitled the project and website “Pera Natin ‘to!� ... �� (It’s Our Money!). We wanted to help build public ownership in the issue. Our concern was – and remains still today – that changes introduced at the top by one administration – can so easily be taken away by another unless that change is deeply rooted in the ground and in its people. So we believed- and still believe – that real sustainable change in governance comes only from active and continual participation of citizens. It needs action and engagement at both the national and local level. It needs groups, sectors and communities finding new ways of coming and working together to develop new ideas and build new constituencies and avenues for change. It needs to involve and energise all those hundreds of thousands of honest and professional civil servants across the country who for way too long have quietly despaired going to work each day given the failure of leadership in their own departments and agencies. All this required and still requires a combined response that uses new thinking and approaches. It required first and foremost the start of a public literacy campaign around public finances since citizens cannot ever hope to adequately monitor or engage in things that they don’t understand. So it was that we built our project equally around information, education, training, capacity building, networking, advocacy and campaigns. So it was that we worked with people’s organizations, civil society groups, media and ordinary members of the public at one and the same time. We figured that everybody had a role to play in building and securing transparency and accountability – and so everybody should get involved. We started work on a website full of the basics – (www.transparencyreporting.net) accessible and easy to understand information about all aspects of public finance. We assumed little – partly because we knew little ourselves and were learning on the job as we went. We wrote, commissioned and edited material designed to give readers a sense of understanding about how public finances, systems and cycles worked and what kind of issues and problems there were. We tried to identify how and where money was raised and how it was allocated and spent and why and by whom. Invariably it comes down to money. If you can follow the money, you can find the problems and perhaps even help suggest some solutions. We developed training modules too – modules aimed equally at journalists and activists and ordinary members of the public. And we toured around the Philippines going north and as far south as Tawi-Tawi where we were told few groups ever venture. We encouraged people to report allegations of corruption – but equally we sought out instances of where government was working well and deserved highlighting. It is easy to be negative – but far better to be critically constructive. We received many more allegations than we could investigate – in large part because sources were scared even to follow up and meet with us in confidence. Protection for whistle-blowers remains very much a pressing issue today that needs sorting ... While all projects must by necessity always remain above the political fray, we were naturally delighted that as things turned out, the new incoming administration made improving transparency and accountability a primary goal. When an initiative finds itself working in support of government policy, it is always easier. So we were delighted to see the issue of political abuse of public projects taken up as were the appointment of some leading proponents of open government to key positions in the administration. We were very fortunate also for the chance to work closely with officials in several key departments and on various initiatives linked to the national budget. [...] Perhaps one key achievement we might be remembered for, alongside the website which will remain as hopefully a useful resource for those wanting to learn more about public sector finances -- is having set up four local citizen watchdog groups that demonstrate how easy and important it is for ordinary people to get involved and play their part. We hope more groups can follow their lead. People power needs to be much more than a slogan and become a way of life." (Introduction, page 16-19) more

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Assessment of Media Development in Timor Leste: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Toby Mendel

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 45 pp.

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Political Polling in Asia-Pacific

Alastair Carthew, Simon Winkelmann (eds.)

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 117 pp.

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Maintaining the Enthusiasm: Economic Viability of Community Radio in the Philippines

Kalinga Seneviratne

Singapur: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (2011), 80 pp.

"AMIC undertook a research project to assess the economic viability of the Tambuli model in the Philippines after 15 years of its introduction. This book documents the opinions and the perspectives of many stakeholders in the community radio sector. It reflects both the success stories and barriers ... more

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Women and Community Radio in Thailand

Sarintip Mansap, Sarod Wellmanee

Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2011), 11 pp.

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Thai Public Broadcasting Service: Towards Building a Civic-Minded Society

Palphol Rodloytuk

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (2011), 190 pp.

"This book documents the researcher's effort to gain insights on how Thailand's public broadcaster Thai Public Broadcasting Service strategised its civil-society strengthening mechanisms, including creating a television programme called 'TV Jor Nuer', that is produced by and for the citizen journali ... more

The Power of Global Community Media Inspiring Practice

The Power of Global Community Media
Inspiring Practice