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Assistance to Third World Broadcasters: Source Directory

Miriam Williford

New York: Ford Foundation;BBC (1979), approx. 120 pp.

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Broadcasting in Asia and the Pacific: A Continental Survey of Radio and Television

John A. Lent (ed.)

Philadelphia: Temple University Press (1978), xx, 429 pp.

"Asian and Pacific national broadcasting personnel and international communication scholars, trainers, and practitioners contributed to this anthology, which covers the instructional and functional foundations of broadcasting in 44 countries, territories, and dependencies, ranging from Afghanistan o ... more

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Mass Communication and Journalism in the Pacific Islands: A Bibliography

Jim Richstad, Michael McMillan (comps.)

Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii;East-West Communication Institute (1978), xxxiv, 299 pp.

"The compilers point out that little attention has been paid to mass communication in most Pacific islands, and their research proves them correct. There is one citation each for Easter Island and Midway Island. Hawaii has almost 2,000. This Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East ... more

Worldwide Markets for English-Language Books

George Kurian (ed.)

White Plains, NY: Knowledge Industry Publications (1978), 327 pp.

"A description of the book trade in the seven major English-speaking countries of the world, which, grouped by size of market, are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of South Africa, Australia, India, and New Zealand. A special section gives eleven minor markets in alphabetical ... more

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The Role of Broadcasting in Rural Communication

Josef Eschenbach

Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (1977), 148 pp.

"The title of this book raises expectations that are hardly fulfilled. One wonders again and again which target group the author had in mind when writing his work: it seems too impractical for practitioners and too unsound for theorists. For example, many of the names and authors cited lack bibliogr ... aphical information, which is also missing from the summarised bibliography (e.g. Levin, Hruschka). Important works that would appeal to practitioners in particular, such as Ralph Milton's Broadcasting Handbook (cf. CS 2:1969,182), are completely absent, not to mention books on fundamental considerations such as the works of Paulo Freire. The use of the so-called mass media in the development process is not as simple and unproblematic as the author suggests in his introduction. Broadcasting is hardly the miracle cure that people would like to make it out to be, and especially in the case of the frequently cited German projects of this kind, some questions must be asked about the consideration of existing indigenous, cultural, social and communicative values, which must also be taken into account when introducing modern means of communication. For example, is the role of the "change agent" really so important or is two-way communication not much more decisive for the development process (page 39 ff)? Some questions need to be asked. One has the impression that the whole book is too "German", which is probably also due to the fact that some passages have obviously been translated from German into English. Perhaps some of the unevenness is also due to the fact that various radio stations were asked to contribute to the book (e.g. Deutsche Welle, Südfunk, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Some aid organisations would be happy if the ACPO (- Sutatenza) radio school in Colombia could finance itself "mostly from advertising" (Page 56). But why are there no bibliographical references here either, such as to Musto's work (Berlin 1968) or to publications on such experiments in other continents (e.g. Neurath for India)? Bibliographical references to the Indonesian model by Salmon Padmanagara (page 87) would be welcome, as they are to many others. Maletzke's clear contribution (from page 105) on the evaluation of projects is a pleasant surprise. Some would have liked this section to be more detailed and the entire book to have some of its clarity." (translation from a review by Franz Josef Eilers in: Communicatio Socialis, vol. 12, 1979, nr. 1, pages 83-84) more

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The Book Trade of the World. Vol. II: The Americas, Australia, New Zealand

Sigfred Taubert (ed.)

München et al.: Saur (1976), 377 pp.

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The 1975 Asian Press and Media Directory

Manila: Press Foundation of Asia (1975), 304 pp.

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Jesuits and Mass Media, Vol. 2: Institutions

Ramón Aguiló

Rome: Jescom International (1975), 324 pp.

Jesuits and Mass Media, Vol. 1: Persons

Ramón Aguiló

Rome: Jescom International, 3rd ed. (1975), 324 pp.

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World Communications: A 200 Country Survey of Press, Radio, Television, Film

Paris; Essex: Gower Press, 5th ed. (1975), xvii, 533 pp.

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International Inventory of Television Programme Structure and the Flow of TV Programmes Between the Nations

Tapio Varis

Tampere: University of Tampere (1973), 264 pp.

The Pacific Islands Press: A Directory

Jim Richstad, Michael McMillan, Ralph D. Barney

Honolulu: University Press of Hawai, East-West Center (1973), xi, 81 pp.

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