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Access to Information: An Instrumental Right for Empowerment

London; Buenos Aires: Article 19;Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2007), 36 pp.

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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects

Larry Hass, Leonardo Mazzei, Donald O'Leary

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.

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Advertising in the News: Paid-For Content and the South African Print Media

Adrian Hadland, Lesley Cowling, Bate Felix Tabi Tabe

Capetown: HSRC Press (2007), vi, 70 pp.

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An Exploration of the State of Self-Publishing in the Academic Publishing Sector of South Africa

Estelle Rhodé Odendaal

Pretoria: University of South Africa, Master Thesis (2007), 215 pp.

"The academic publishing sector in South Africa is facing many changes and challenges in the post-1994 democracy, with most of the changes brought about by the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997. A recent challenge, or threat, to commercial publishers is the phenomenon, and proliferation, of self- ... more

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Factors Influencing the Cost of Books in South Africa

Genesis Analytics

Bellville: South African Book Development Council;National Department of Arts & Culture (2007), 83 pp.

"A study commissioned and funded by the South African Department of Arts and Culture. It comprises an investigation of the factors that affect the cost of books in South Africa, conducted in order to identify possible ways in which government, industry members and other stakeholders can work togethe ... more

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National Survey Into the Reading & Book Reading Behaviour of Adult South Africans

Bellville: Print Industries Cluster Council;South African Book Development Council (2007), 74 pp.

"Presents the baseline data of quantitative research undertaken into the reading, book reading, and book buying habits of South Africans from the age of 16. The survey was commissioned by the South African Department of Arts and Culture through the Print Industries Cluster Council (PICC), now part o ... more

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Church and Civil Society: The Role of Christian Churches in the Emerging Countries of Argentina, Mexico, Nigeria and South Africa

Gerhard Kruip, Helmut Reifeld (eds.)

Sankt Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2007), 153 pp.

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E-Governance in Africa: From Theory to Action. A Handbook on ICTs for Local Governance

Gianluca C. Misuraca

Asmara; Ottawa: Africa World Press;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 313 pp.

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50 ans de journalism: Les médias africains depuis l'independance du Ghana

Elizabeth Barratt, Guy Berger (eds.)

Johannesburg: African Editor's Forum (2007), 209 pp.

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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
Inspiring Practice

Bruce Girard (Coord.)

Amparo Cadavid; Martin Faye; Raghu Mainali; Carlos Rivadeneyra; Nkopane Maphiri (contrib.)

Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]

"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism; ... more

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Broadcasting Policy and Globalisation

Helga Tawil Souri, Granville Williams, Nick Herd, Nkosi Ndlela, Ki-Sung Kwak

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 4, issue 3 (2007), pp. 1-106

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Media on the Move: Global Flow and Contra-Flow

Daya Kishan Thussu (ed.)

Abingdon; New York: Routledge (2007), 267 pp.

"Media on the Move provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of the international flow of images and ideas. This comes at a time when the political, economic and technological contexts within which media organisations operate are becoming increasingly global. The surge in transnational traffic in ... more

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Guidebook on Sustainability
Inspiring Practice

Bill Siemering, Jean Fairbairn

Washington, DC: Developing Radio Partners (2007), 90 pp.

"The authors present six local and independent radio stations from Africa - community radio stations, and commercial and NGO run radio stations with strong community participation - showcasing good practices for sustainability, defined as "ability of a radio station to maintain a good quality develo ... more

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Liberation and the Media: The Development of the South African Daily Newspaper Market Since the End of Apartheid

Tobias Bauer

Norderstedt: Books on Demand (2007), 192 pp.

"Liberation and the Media takes a look at the development of the South African daily newspaper market since the end of apartheid. It covers the country's most important political, social and economical developments since 1990 and explains correlations between South Africa's general development and i ... more

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Meeting Their Mandates? A Critical Analysis of South African Media Statutory Bodies

Kate Skinner (ed.)

Newlands: Open Society Foundation (2007), 260 pp.

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Making every voice count: A southern Africa case study

Colleen Lowe Morna

Gender & Development, volume 15, issue 3 (2007), pp. 369-385

"The Gender and Media Baseline Study, conducted in southern Africa in 2003, revealed glaring gender disparities in the media and in its editorial content. With its goal to ‘promote gender equality in and through the media’, Gender Links (GL) has worked with a broad range of partners to try to re ... more

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Witchcraft and the Limits of Mass Mediation in Malawi

Harri Englund

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, volume 13, issue 2 (2007), pp. 295-311

"This article explores what the study of witchcraft in an African setting can contribute to current efforts to theorize mass mediation and the imagination it fosters. Recent ethnographies of witchcraft discourses in Africa have continued to associate them with the formation of small-scale groups, bu ... more

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Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
Inspiring Practice

Wolfgang Settekorn, Sigrid Kannengießer (ed.)

Hamburg: Institut für Medien und Kommunikation (IMK), Universität Hamburg (2007), 131 pp.

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The Alternative Media Handbook

Kate Coyer, Tony Dowmunt, Alan Fountain (eds.)

Abingdon: Routledge (2007), xvi, 352 pp.

"'Alternative Media' is the term used to describe non-mainstream media forms that are independently run and community focussed, such as zines, pirate radio, online discussion boards, community run and owned broadcasting companies, and activist publications such as Red Pepper and Corporate Watch. The ... more

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Sakaza Mngani! Kidz Community Radio Project

Fiona Lloyd

Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) (2007), 181 pp.

"Chapter One focuses on the story of the Kidz Radio Project, and its vision; children's radio in South Africa (case studies and examples); international children's radio initiatives. Chapter Two is a market-place of ideas from kids, mentors and teachers who work in the field of children's participat ... more

Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio Inspiring Practice

Guidebook on Sustainability Inspiring Practice

Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt" Inspiring Practice

Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
Inspiring Practice

Guidebook on Sustainability
Inspiring Practice

Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
Inspiring Practice