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Before Emergency: Conflict Prevention and the Media

Mariano Aguirre, Francisco Ferrándiz, José Manuel Pureza (eds.)

Bilbao: University of Deusto;HumanitarianNet (2003), 200 pp.

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IT for Poverty Reduction: Sample Cases from Thailand

Thaweesak Koanantakool, Direk Charoenphol, Chadamas Thuvasethakul (eds.)

Bangkok: National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NEC-TEC), 2nd ed. (2003), 50 pp.

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Our Children at Risk Online: The Example of Thailand

Isabelle Michelet

Bangkok: ECPAT International (2003), 46 pp.

"The results of this survey amply demonstrate that young Thais, like other children worldwide, are attracted to the entertaining and educational qualities of the Internet and related communication tools, and much more intensively so than is appreciated by adults. Young people also quickly understand ... that cyberspace offers possibilities that are different from those in the real world. Rather than trying to replicate in the virtual world what they have at home, they often enthusiastically use these possibilities to gain a whole new sense of freedom. This is apparent in their interest in chat rooms, where they can “meet” people of all ages, social backgrounds and levels of knowledge; their openness to the possibility of posing on the net as an entirely new character; and their fondness for virtual friends with whom they can talk about taboo subjects without any perceivable risk. However, since no environment – physical or virtual – is devoid of dangers, young Thais who engage in such online activities expose themselves to risks. These risks can be minimised, just as they are in the physical world, if children are made aware of them and taught how to behave and respond to imposters. This survey reveals that most young Thais, irrespective of age, are metaphorically diving into a swimming pool without knowing how to swim properly and with no lifebuoy nearby. They are rarely trained on how to use the Internet and related tools, they are scarcely informed of the possible dangers of their actions, they do not benefit from sufficient parental and/or teacher guidance and support, and they are usually alone when they venture online. As expected, their level of exposure online to pornography, invitations to discuss sex and impostors is very high, while their level of readiness to handle such situations is low. Their trust in the strangers they identify as “virtual friends” is such that many do not mind sharing personal details and many accept face-to-face meetings – often alone. Unsurprisingly, the proportion of these young people who have already gone through shocking or even traumatic experiences is far from insignificant, even though most must have been using the net for only a few years." (Conclusion, page 40-41) more

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Pathways to Critical Media Education and Beyond: Deliberations on Media Reforms and the Manila Initiative

M. Nadarajah (ed.)

Kuala Lumpur; Bangkok: Cahayasuara Communications Centre;Asian Communication Network (ACN);Signis Asia;World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2003), xii, 286 pp.

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Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action

Arvind Singhal, Everett M. Rogers

New Delhi; London; Thousand Oaks: Sage (2003), 225 pp.

"The purpose of this book is to synthesize critical lessons learned about effective HIV/AIDS prevention programs, emphasizing the role of communication strategies. Combating AIDS focuses on communication strategies that could mobilize political action, target high-risk groups, and overcome stigma. T ... more

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Clean Up Your Computer: Working Conditions in the Electronics Sector

Katherine Astill, Matthew Griffith

London: CAFOD (2003), 40 pp.

"Its products may embody the latest in high technology, but labour standards and conditions in computer manufacturing can be appallingly low. Many stages of computer production are carried out by low-skilled, low-paid workers – most of them women – in developing countries. But unlike their count ... more

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Guidelines on Information, Education and Communication for Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation

Le Van Can (ed.)

Center for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (CERWASS) (2003), 33 pp.

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World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Amanda C. Quick (ed.)

Detroit: Gale, 2nd ed. (2003), xxviii, 1285 pp.

"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat ... more

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Artisans of Peace: Grassroots Peacemaking Among Christian Communities

Mary Ann Cejka, Thomas Bamat (eds.)

New York: Orbis Books (2003), 312 pp.

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The Media of Diaspora

Karim H. Karim (ed.)

London: Routledge (2003), 236 pp.

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Journalist Education After Suharto: A Field Study in Bandung, Bengkulu and Jakarta

Mikael Ringmann

Malmö: Malmö University, Department for Culture and Communication (2003), 61 pp.

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Media-Mediated AIDS

Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

Cresskill, New Jers.: Hampton Press (2003), viii, 356 pp.

"This book, containing 17 chapters from health communication scholars both in the U.S. and abroad, is expressly concerned with media-related aspects of AIDS. Whether that media is print, electronic, and/or visual, they lie at the heart of understanding the messages we have, or perhaps have not, rece ... more

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 4: R-Z, Index

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 747 pp.

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 2, F-K

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 708 pp.

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Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 3, L-P

Donald H. Johnston (ed.)

New York: Academic Press (2003), 29, 660 pp.

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Media Ethics in the Dialogue of Cultures: Journalistic Self-Regulation in Europe, the Arab World and Muslim Asia

Kai Hafez (ed.)

Hamburg: Deutsches Orient-Institut (2003), 266 pp.

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Legislation on Community Radio Broadcasting: Comparative Study of the Legislation of 13 Countries

Gloria Cecilia Sánchez

Paris: UNESCO (2003), 107 pp.

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The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders
Inspiring Practice

Ross Howard, Francis Rolt, Hans van de Veen, Juliette Verhoeven (eds.)

Utrecht: European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP);European Centre for Common Ground;Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) (2003), 245 pp.

"Presents case studies from 12 countries and lists 69 organisations working with media as conflict prevention and/or peacebuilding tool." (commbox)

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Low Cost Access and Connectivity: Local Solutions

Catherine J. Steele (ed.)

UN ICT Task Force (2003), 103 pp.

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E-Generation: The Communication of Young People in Asia

Franz-Josef Eilers (ed.)

Manila: Logos (Divine Word) Publications (2003), 208 pp.

"This book contains the main presentations and final statement of the Fourth Bishops Institute for Social Communication (BISCOM IV) on E- Generation: The Communication of Young People in Asia. It reflects not only the actual BISCOM presentations but also serves as documentation for everybody interes ... more

The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders Inspiring Practice

The Power of the Media: A Handbook for Peacebuilders
Inspiring Practice