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The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa
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Marie-Soleil Frère

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner;Panos Paris (2007), vii, 287 pp.

"This in-depth investigation of the role that local news media play in Central African conflicts combines theoretical analysis with case studies from nine African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republi ... 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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Lessons Learnt from Supporting Mass Media to Improve the Business Environment

Karl-Oskar Olming, Nicolas MacFarquhar

International Labour Organization (ILO), Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (2007), 16 pp.

"Enterprise development interventions that utilize the mass media can be seen to be impacting on three different areas of the operating environment of small businesses. First, mass media can bring about behavioural change in the business operation by influencing public and individual attitudes and b ... more

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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
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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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Community Media: International Perspectives
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xiii, 258 pp.

"This collection of writing on community media describes attempts at local media development and case studies of functioning projects. It presents a range of perspectives on grassroots media originating from community groups; research representing participant observation; hands-on community involvem ... 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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The Media and the Law: A Handbook for Community Journalists

Simone Delaney

Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2007), 40 pp.

"This handbook is intended to be a desk reference for small, independent and community media organisations, equipping journalists with the following tools: enable small independent and community media to counter growing media censorship in South Africa, and to ensure that these media are aware of th ... more

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‘Anyone here been raped and speaks English?’: Workshops for editors and journalists on gender-based violence and sex-trafficking

Lesley Abdela

Gender & Development, volume 15, issue 3 (2007), pp. 387-398

"Editors and journalists who have been trained to understand issues of gender-based violence and human rights can have a positive influence on educating public and political understanding of these issues. This article describes two workshops held recently in Senegal and Albania for male and female e ... more

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A Mine of Information? Improving Communication Around the Rio Tinto Ilmenite in Madagascar

Rod Harbinson

London: Panos (2007), 20 pp.

"The Rio Tinto ilmenite mine in the Fort Dauphin area of southern Madagascar is the first of a number of mining projects planned for Madagascar with the support of the World Bank. The effects of this mine are widespread, not only on the people and economy of the region but also on its unique environ ... more

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Deconstructing Hate Speech in the DRC: A Psychological Media Sensitization Campaign

Johanna Vollhardt, Marie Coutin, Erwin Staub, George Weiss, Johan Deflander

Journal of Hate Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2007), pp. 15-35

"This article describes an interdisciplinary and theory-based radio campaign that has been developed to counteract, and sensitize citizens to hate speech in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The article provides a brief overview of the instrumentalization of hate speech and the violent eff ... more

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Editing Educational Materials: A Course for Editors in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vancouver; Washington, DC: Commonwealth of Learning (COL);World Bank (2007), 65 pp.

"This is an excellent resource for all those keen to acquire editorial skills. It is part of a series of distance learning tools currently being developed by the World Bank’s API in collaboration with the African Publishers Network and partner universities. Each self-learning programme will consis ... more

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Evaluating Heartlines 2006: A Platform for Change. A Summary Report of the Research

Health and Development Africa

Houghton: Heartlines (2007), 32 pp.

"HEARTLINES is an innovative programme developed by The Mass Media Project in South Africa. The intervention’s purpose is to address South Africa’s social issues, such as HIV and AIDS, crime, violence and the breakdown of family and social structures. HEARTLINES is unique in its approach in that ... more

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Report of the West African Media Workshop: Effective Coverage of the Third ECOWAS Ministerial Conference on Biotechnology

USAID (2007), 26 pp.

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APNET-ADEA Study Project on Intra-African Book Trade

Accra; London: African Publishers Network (APNET);Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) (2007), 42 pp.

"Following on an earlier study (Makotsi, 2000) on the inter-African book trade that was commissioned by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa: Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (ADEA) in association with the African Publishers Network (APNET), ADEA recommended that A ... more

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From Behavior Change Communication to Strategic Behavioral Communication on HIV in Kenya, 1999–2006: Impact Project Experience and Lessons Learned

Peter Mwarogo

Nairobi: Family Health International (FHI) (2007), 31 pp.

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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

Kofi Annan (statement)

London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press;Fountain Publishers;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp.

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more

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Rethinking Monitoring and Evaluation: Challenges and Prospects in the Changing Global Aid Environment

Esther Mebrathu, Brian Pratt, Linda Lönnqvist

Oxford: International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2007), 164 pp.

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World Information Society Report 2007: Beyond WSIS

Philippa Biggs, Tim Kelly, Sang-Hun Lee, Youlia Lozanova, Tomoo Nemoto, Christine Sund, Mongi Hamdi, Michael Minges

Geneva: ITU (2007), 207 pp.

"The second edition of the World Information Society Report, published by ITU and UNCTAD, looks beyond the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005) to the creation of an inclusive, people-centred and development-oriented Information Society, open to all. The report tr ... more

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Measuring the democratic quality of radio news: Experiences from Liberia

Christoph Spurk, Sharon Lopata, Guido Keel

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 2, issue 2 (2007), pp. 173-192

"There is a general consensus that media are an essential element of democracy if they fulfil particular quality requirements in their reporting. Abundant literature deals with media quality from a theoretical perspective, but empirical knowledge on journalistic practice with regard to its role in d ... more

The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa Top Insights

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

Community Media: International Perspectives Top Insights

Editing Educational Materials: A Course for Editors in Sub-Saharan Africa Key Guidance

The Media and the Rwanda Genocide Top Insights

The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
Inspiring Practice

Community Media: International Perspectives
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Editing Educational Materials: A Course for Editors in Sub-Saharan Africa
Key Guidance

The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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