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The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in South Africa

Anastassios Pouris, Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Geneva; Pretoria: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);University of Pretoria, Institute for Technological Innovation (2011), 76 pp.

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Tackling HIV and AIDS Stigmatization and Discrimination

Media Development, volume 58, issue 4 (2011), pp. 1-23

"Mass and community media can unthinkingly reinforce stigmatisation and discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. Beyond the important question of language and image, there are those of care, respect, support, and human dignity. As one writer in this issue comments, "HIV and AIDS is no ... more

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Expanding Peace Journalism: Comparative and Critical Approaches

Jake Lynch, Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Robert A. Hackett (eds.)

Sydney: Sydney University Press (2011), 389 pp.

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Commercial Rural Radio Program: The Emerging Effective Means to Improving Rural Livelihoods. The Case of INUKA

Ralph Engelmann, Terry Gilead, William Mato, Maja Rueegg, Braison Salisali

Dodoma (TZ): Rural Livelihood Development Company (RLDC);Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2011), 32 pp.

"INUKA’s primary objective was to address the interests and needs of the rural producers in the CC. Capacity building of radio staff proved to be an essential element to overcome the shortage of tailored expertise on agriculture and rural related radio programming and marketing. Listeners gave a p ... more

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The Trans-Saharan Book Trade: Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa

Graziano Krätli, Ghislaine Lydon (eds.)

Leiden; Boston: Brill (2011), xii, 422 pp.

"As the manuscript treasures in the libraries of Timbuktu and throughout the northwestern quarter of Africa become known, many questions are raised. How did a manuscript culture flourish in the Sahara and in Muslim Africa more generally? Under what conditions did African intellectuals thrive, and ho ... more

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Review of ILRI’s External Communication

Megan Lloyd-Laney

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI);Comms Consult (2011), 23 pp.

"ILRI is working in 'a crowded field of providers of knowledge, technology, and capacity development'. It is crucial therefore that the organisation is crystal clear about the unique brand of knowledge and services it delivers in the field of science 'at the intersect of poverty and livestock' - and ... more

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Covering Post-Conflict Elections: Challenges for the Media in Central Africa

Marie-Soleil Frère

Africa Spectrum, volume 46, issue 1 (2011), pp. 3-32

"This paper attempts to show the many challenges faced by the media while covering post-Conflict electoral processes. In a context of great political tension, in which candidates are often former belligerents who have just put down their guns to go to the polls, the media operate in an unsafe and ec ... more

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Mid-Term Review BBC World Service Trust Project ‘A National Conversation’

Mary Myers

DFID Governance and Transparency Fund (2011), 57 pp.

"A National Conversation' is a 5-year project funded by DFID's Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) delivered by the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST). Its purpose is to 'enhance media's capacity to cover governance issues by increasing transparency, accountability and citizen participation in med ... more

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The Historic "Core Curriculum" and the Book Market in Islamic West Africa

Bruce Hall, Charles Stewart

In: The Trans-Saharan Book Trade

Bruce S. Hall; Charles C. Stewart (eds.)

Brill (2011), pp. 109-174

"Much work has been done to map out the contours of Islamic intellectual production in West Africa before the twentieth century. However, we still do not understand very well the process by which ideas and texts circulated in the region. Lists of specific books imported by West Africans during the n ... more

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Korruption und Transparenz: Rechenschaft in ökumenischen Beziehungen

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2011), 136 pp.

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... more

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Medien-Macht und Religionen: Herausforderung für eine interkulturelle Bildung

Manfred L. Pirner, Johannes Lähnemann, Werner Haußmann (eds.)

Berlin: EB-Verlag (2011), 362 pp.

"Medien und Religionen: ein brisantes Thema, das bisher nur unzureichend bearbeitet ist. Dabei ist spätestens seit dem 11. September 2001, seit den heftigen Auseinandersetzungen um die Mohammed-Karikaturen und dem Streit um das provokante Buch von Thilo Sarrazin deutlich, wie sehr Bilder und Videos ... more

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Perceptions of Public Libraries in Africa

EIFL;TNS RMS East Africa (2011), 101 pp.

"The report presents key findings of the research in six countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Findings were that most people believe public libraries have the potential to contribute to community development in important areas such as health, employment and agriculture. ... more

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Les clubs d'écoute communautaires: Un tremplin pour l'action en milieu rural
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Bruxelles: FAO Dimitra (2011), 56 pp.

"Cette publication fait le récit de l’expérience unique des clubs d’écoute communautaires mis en place au Niger et en République démocratique du Congo par la FAO-Dimitra et ses partenaires. Mécanismes d’information et de communication centrés sur l’action, ces clubs ont remporté un s ... more

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Beyond ICT4D: New Media Research in Uganda

Geert Lovink (ed.)

Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2011), 150 pp.

"Conducted in 2009 by a group of five Masters in New Media (humanities) students from the University of Amsterdam under the supervision of Geert Lovink the research examines both the role and implementation of ICTs in Uganda, covering a wide range of subcultures and projects, including internet cafe ... more

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‘Paroles De Vie’: Christian Radio Producers in the Republic of Benin

Tilo Grätz

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 161-188

"In the Republic of Benin, we are currently witnessing an enormous proliferation of religious radio broadcasting in various forms, especially with regard to Pentecostal churches. Apart from already established Christian broadcasters such as Radio Immaculée Conception, Radio Alléluia or Radio Maran ... more

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Optimising Learning, Education and Publishing in Africa: The Language Factor. A Review and Analysis of Theory and Practice in Mother-Tongue and Bilingual Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Adama Ouane, Christine Glanz (eds.)

Hamburg; Tunis: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning;Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) (2011), 380 pp.

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