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From the Bogside to Namibia: The Place of Community Broadcasting in Post-Conflict Cultural Reconstruction

Paul Moore
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 6, issue 1 (2009), pp. 45-58
"This article has evolved from the author's continuing relationship, as a broadcaster and trainer, with two so-Called community radio stations. One is a community station according to accepted definitions of the global community radio movement, and the other is an example of community radio in a pub ... more
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Exploring the Role of Civil Society in the Formulation and Adoption of Access to Information Laws: The Cases of Bulgaria, India, Mexico, South Africa, and the United Kingdom

Andrew Puddephatt
Washington, DC: World Bank; World Bank Institute (2009), vii, 45 pp.
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Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems
Deep Insights

Arnold S. De Beer (ed.)
Boston et al.: Pearson Education, 5th ed. (2009), 482 pp.
"Almost entirely rewritten and updated, Global Journalism addresses the most pertinent issues and problems in today's global journalism and media environments, whilst providing an extensive overview of journalism throughout the world. This new edition recognizes the vast and rapid changes taking pla ... more
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Media Coverage of HIV/AIDS and TB Issues in Ethiopia: Challenges and Opportunities

Mekuria Meksaha
Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2009), viii, 46 pp.
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Tuned in to Student Success: Assessing the Impact of Interactive Radio Instruction for the Hardest-To-Reach

Jennifer Ho, Hetal Thurkal
Washington, DC: Education Development Center, Inc. (2009), iv, 64 pp.
"Evaluation data gathered between 1975 and 2000 demonstrated that Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) had improved learning outcomes in conventional classrooms by between 10% and 20% when compared with control classrooms not using IRI. These programs often had relatively well-funded evaluation compo ... more
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Islamic Renewal, Radio, and the Surface of Things

Brian Larkin
In: Aesthetic Formations: Media, Religion, and the Senses
Birgit Meyer (ed.)
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), pp. 117-136
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Radio, Journaux & Co.: Instruments De Paix. Expériences De Terrain, 2002 à 2008

Martin Zint
Neuwied: Eirene (2009), 51 pp.
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Von rücksichtsloser Dominanz zu verantwortungsbewusstem Miteinander? Zur Rolle britisch-multinationaler Verlage in der Entwicklung der Buchmärkte des anglophonen Afrika

Merle Schierenberg
Mainz: Institut für Buchwissenschaft der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Master Thesis (2009), iii, 186 pp.
"Diese Masterarbeit ist eine umfassend dokumentierte Studie über die Rolle der britischen multinationalen Verlage in Afrika und ihrer Niederlassungen und Tochtergesellschaften auf dem Kontinent. Zunächst werden die Hintergründe der Aktivitäten britischer multinationaler Verlage in Afrika in der ... more
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Restructurer puis responsabiliser: étude d’impact du Programme d’appui aux médias ivoiriens (PAMI) et du Programme d’appui à la presse ivoirienne (PAPI)

Brice Rambaud
Nogent-sur-Marne: Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2009), 106 pp.
"Le Programme d’appui aux médias ivoiriens (PAMI) a proposé de 2004 à 2007 un appui sectoriel aux médias de Côte-d’Ivoire, pays en situation de conflit interne depuis le coup d’État avorté de septembre 2002. Il a été suivi, pour un an, par le Programme d’appui à la presse ivoirienn ... more
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Towards an African Journalism Model: A Critical Historical Perspective

Ibrahim Seaga Shaw
International Communication Gazette, volume 71, issue 6 (2009), pp. 491-510
"Much of the scholarly literature regarding theories of journalism practice is premised on the tenets of the western model of liberal democracy. To the extent that this model is held to be universal, it hinders the analytical theorization of journalistic precepts that have evolved locally in most co ... more
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Rebel Voices and Radio Actors: In Pursuit of Dialogue and Debate in Northern Uganda

Maggie Ibrahim
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 610-620
"The town of Gulu in northern Uganda stood still as the leader of a then 16-year-old insurgency against the government was heard live through a local government radio station. On 28 December 2002, Joseph Kony called in to Mega FM’s live debate talk show and was heard throughout northern Uganda. Th ... more
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Histoire de la télévision en Afrique noire francophone, des origines à nos jours

Tidiane Dioh
Paris: Karthala (2009), 238 pp.
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Formative Target Audience Research: A Case Study of Five Community Radio Stations in South Africa
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Johanna Mavhungu
Grahamstown: Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2009), x, 127 pp.
"This report aims to 'assist radio stations to understand formative target audience research and enable them to conduct such research'. The report is primarily based on the experiences with Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) of five South African community radio stations. The publication contains an in ... more
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Communication and Development in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 2, issue 2 (2009), pp. 203-350
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Radio in Accra: Communicating Among Linguistically and Ethnically Diverse Audiences

Kwasi Boateng
Intercultural Communication Studies, volume 18, issue 1 (2009), pp. 161-175
"This article explains the change in radio programming in Accra, Ghana, in terms of the concepts of hybridization, hegemony, and the public sphere. It argues that private radio has transformed communication among linguistically and ethnically diverse groups of people. It discusses how local language ... more
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Self-Publishing of Academic Textbooks in South Africa: Fact or Fiction?

Rhodé Odendaal, Francis Galloway
Mousaion, volume 26, issue 1 (2008), pp. 71-89
"Aims to explore the nature and the reasons behind the self-publishing of academic textbooks in the higher education environment of South Africa. Through the collection of secondary data the authors describe the academic publishing landscape in relation to current trends in higher education in South ... more
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Freedom of the Press 2008: Draft Country Reports

Karin Deutsch Karlekar, Sarah G. Cook (eds.)
New York; Washington, DC: Freedom House (2008), 239 pp.
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The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
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John West
Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.
"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha ... more
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Neoliberalism, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa

Arthur-Martins Aginam
In: Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy
Paula Chakravartty, Yuezhi Zhao (eds.)
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2008), pp. 243-261
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Puppets in Theatre for Social Change: An Analysis of the Popularity of Puppets in Africa

Marie Kruger
African Performance Review, volume 2, issue 2-3 (2008), pp. 7-31
"Theatre has become a prominent tool in the extensive struggle to address social problems in Africa, and it is fairly logical that puppets - as part of the traditional forms of dramatic expression of many African countries - would surface in theatre for social change. A variety of reasons are given ... more