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¿Por qué nos odian tanto? Estado y medios de comunicación en América Latina

Omar Rincón (ed.)

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2010), 329 pp.

"En América Latina las relaciones entre medios y Estado son bien complejas, ambiguas y contradictorias. Casi siempre es una relación entre medios de comunicación y gobiernos porque hay pocas políticas de Estado, pues cada gobierno acomoda leyes, poder y medios para asegurar su éxito. ¡La comun ... more

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Promoviendo Industrias Creativas: La experiencia de Trinidad y Tobago

Suzanne Burke

Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) (2010), 36 pp.

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Crowdsourcing Crisis Information in Disaster-Affected Haiti

Jessica Heinzelman, Carol Waters

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 16 pp.

"The traditional disaster-response system employed by relief actors in Haiti concentrated on enabling information-sharing among teams of responders from the international community. This system lacked the ability to aggregate and prioritize data that came from outside sources, making it difficult to ... more

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América Latina en 130 películas

Jorge Ruffinelli

Santiago de Chile: Uqbar Editores (2010), 277 pp.

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Media, Information Systems and Communities: Lessons from Haiti

Anne Nelson, Ivan Sigal

Miami: Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC); Knight Foundation; Internews (2010), 26 pp.

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Right to memory

Media Development, volume 57, issue 2 (2010), pp. 3-59

"How reliable are the mass media’s stories and images of yesterday let alone of the more remote past? Only by rigorously cross-checking different sources of public or cultural memory might one reach a point that is reasonably balanced and accurate – an exercise in triangulating memory’s ever ... shifting terrain. This, of course, is the essence of positive revisionist history (rather than its negative counterpart, in which one must beware the hidden agendas of politics, ideology, class, gender, and religion.) The notion of a right to memory is, therefore, fraught with difficulty. Whose memories are being sought? How are they to be (re)constructed? How can their veracity, integrity, and credibility be guaranteed? And, in today’s information-sharing societies, what are the relationships between the right to memory, the right to information, and the right to communication? In Cambodia, a cultural unwillingness not to speak ill of the past is confronted by the extreme discomfort of survivors of the Pol Pot regime that killed 1.7 million (one sixth of the population). While the Cambodian government pursues reconciliation based on the political expediency of amnesty, the people’s right to communicate their stories stands precariously on their inability to recover the truth of what happened. In Uruguay a freedom of information law passed in 2008 provides the legal framework for public access to a vast quantity of secret state information pertaining to the country’s military dictatorships. The law clearly stipulates that there can be no restrictions when it comes to investigating violations of human rights. In South Africa, after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had completed its work, the essential question was how to generate the will to form restorative relationships that could tackle resentment, bring economic restitution, and forge new political structures that were just and equitable. Restorative relationships require coming to terms with memories that others might wish to forget. In this respect, a litmus test for a right to memory is how it might be used to transcend traumatic events in ways that overcome hatred, fear, guilt, and revenge. How might a right to memory contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable future? And a litmus test for political, social and cultural responses to the questions at the heart of public memory is how critical and balanced they are when issues of power, privilege, and impunity haunt the present. As Paul Ricoeur has pointed out, ‘The duty of memory is the duty to do justice, through memories, to an other than the self.’" (Editorial, page 2) more

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Implementation Reports on Projects Approved and Financed in 2007-2009. Part 2: Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2010), 101 pp.

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Kirche-Sein in Kuba: Im Dialog mit der Weltkirche

Raúl Fornet-Betancourt

Aachen: Mainz (2010), 206 pp.

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100 dessins pour Haiti

Tournai (Belgium): Casterman; Cartooning for Peace (2010), approx. 200 pp.

"Depuis le séisme du 12 janvier 2010, l'aide internationale afflue à Haïti. Passés les premiers secours, c'est maintenant tout un pays qui doit se reconstruire. Un soutien durable est donc nécessaire pour que les Haïtiens puissent retrouver une vie normale. C'est pourquoi les dessinateurs de p ... more

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Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Freedom House (2009), 123 pp.

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How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy

Sally-Ann Totman

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xii, 226 pp.

"This book examines US foreign policy toward the so-called 'rogue states' and the products of the Hollywood film industry in relation to these states, which promises to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the 'soft power' that is popular culture." (Publisher description)

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The Role of the Media in the Agricultural and Rural Development of ACP Countries: Compilation Document

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2009), 89 pp.

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The Handbook of Spanish Language Media

Alan B. Albarran (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2009), xix, 316 pp.

"With the rise of Spanish language media around the world, The Handbook of Spanish Language Media provides an overview of the field and its emerging issues. This Handbook will serve as the definitive source for scholars interested in this emerging field of study; not only to provide background knowl ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2009: Focus on Access to Online Information and Knowledge – Advancing Human Rights and Democracy

Alan Finlay (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2009), 231 pp.

"GISWatch has three interrelated goals: surveying the state of the field of information and communications technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels; encouraging critical debate; strengthening networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society. Each year the report focuses on ... more

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Los monopolios de la verdad: Descifrando la estructura y concentración de los medios en Centroamérica y República Dominicana

Martín Becerra, Guillermo Mastrini

Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros; Instituto Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) (2009), 247 pp.

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Los pobres en papel II: Las narrativas de la pobreza en la prensa de Centroamérica y el Caribe

Philip Kitzberger, Germán Javier Pérez

Buenos Aires: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), 123 pp.

"El presente estudio se propone describir y analizar las representaciones de la pobreza en los medios gráficos de 8 países de Centroamérica y el Caribe. Para tal fin se ha tomado como referencia un período de 6 meses, entre abril y septiembre de 2008, considerando el cual se realizó un relevami ... more

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The Right to Information in Latin America: A Comparative Legal Survey

Toby Mendel

Quito: UNESCO (2009), vii, 176 pp.

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TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
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Stuart Adams

Eschborn: German HIV Peer Review Group (PRG); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), 38 pp.

"This publication looks closely at cases where Germany has supported the production and broadcast of television soap operas as key components of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) in three very different countries with three very different HIV epidemics: In Kyrgyzstan, the epidemic is largely conce ... ntrated among injecting drug users (IDUs), mostly young males but some female sex workers. It is spreading rapidly and there is concern it could soon spread into the general population. Originally broadcast in 2006, "Love as a Test" aims to get across messages that HIV affects not only "them" but could easily affect you and your loved ones and there are things you can do to prevent its spread and reduce its harm. In Dominican Republic, there are extremely high rates of HIV prevalence among ethnic Haitians who live in bateyes (settlements on agricultural plantations), rural areas and urban barrios. Originally broadcast in 2007, "Amor de Batey" aims to promote the consistent and correct use of low-cost but reliable condoms and, also, to empower women, improve their health and reduce child mortality. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are high rates of HIV prevalence throughout the country but much higher rates among women than men. Contributing factors include the common practice of having multiple concurrent sexual relations and low levels of education and specific knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Originally broadcast in 1994, "SIDA dans la Cité" has aims similar to those of "Amor de Batey." The first series proved so successful that it lead to a second series, originally broadcast in 1996-97, and then to a third, originally broadcast in 2003. All three series have proved popular throughout French-speaking West and Central Africa. This publication shows how each series was developed, provides brief synopses, summarizes the results of formal evaluations and provides informal assessments. It draws lessons and concludes that television soap operas can make significant contributions to national responses to HIV. The most successful series are based on sound research, reflect the realities of life as it is lived by their target audiences, and are developed in a professional manner that ensures they meet high standards both as entertainment and as educational tools." (Executive summary, page 5) more

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La comunicación mediatizada: Hegemonías, alternatividades, soberanías

Susana Sel (comp.)

Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) (2009), 239 pp.

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Mapa de los centros y programas de formación de comunicadores y periodistas en América Latina y el Caribe
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Julio César Mateus Borea (coord.)

Lima: Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación Social (FELAFACS); UNESCO (2009), 153 pp.

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment Deep Insights

Mapa de los centros y programas de formación de comunicadores y periodistas en América Latina y el Caribe Deep Insights

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
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Mapa de los centros y programas de formación de comunicadores y periodistas en América Latina y el Caribe
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