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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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Krishna Kumar

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.

"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre ... sents case studies of media assistance programs in different countries. The book concludes with a set of recommendations for expanding and deepening media assistance for the international community. This book project grew out of a multi-country study that I directed in 2002–2004 to examine media assistance programs funded by the US Agency for International Development. The overall purpose of the study was to assess the nature and effectiveness of USAID programs and make policy and programmatic recommendations for the future. In writing this book I have mostly drawn from the massive information collected during two years of research and analysis. The book is based primarily on three sources of information. First are reviews of literature covering scholarly writings, project and program documents, and articles in popular magazines and newspapers on media assistance. Such reviews were country specific as well as global in nature. Because the academic literature is extremely limited and media assistance is hardly covered in magazines and newspapers except in high-profile cases such as Bosnia and Serbia, reviews largely relied on program documentation. I had the unique advantage of perusing thousands of documents that are not available to the public. Although mostly descriptive and often self-serving, they identified critical gaps in our knowledge and illuminated the challenges and achievements of international media endeavors. Second, my colleagues and I undertook extensive fieldwork in seven countries/regions—Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. In each of these cases, research teams conducted extensive discussions with international donor agencies, officials of host countries, project staff and contractors, and local media experts and journalists. Every possible effort was made to interview all those experts and managers who had intimate knowledge of the ongoing media assistance programs. Teams also examined locally available documents and reports and used translators to translate documents into English when necessary. In the absence of hard quantitative data, they largely relied on available documentation, indepth interviews, and their own knowledge of the media scene for their findings and conclusions. Finally, I organized a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., to discuss the findings of the country studies and explore new directions for media assistance programs. Such meetings helped to identify many problems and challenges facing media assistance programs and helped in formulating a set of recommendation for policymakers." (Chapter 1, page 10-11) more

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Publishing in Indigenous Languages: Papers Presented at the Fourth Nigeria International Book Fair, 10-14 May, 2005

Lagos: Nigerian Book Fair Trust (2006), 167 pp.

"One in a series of collections from the Nigerian Book Fair Trust containing the opening addresses, keynote speeches, and papers presented at the Nigeria International Book Fair, held annually since 2002, each fair focusing on a special topic or topics. The fourth collection focuses on the topic “ ... more

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NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations

Lisa Jordan, Peter van Tuijl (eds.)

London: Earthscan (2006), xii, 257 pp.

"This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the issues and politics of NGO accountability across all sectors and internationally. It offers an assessment of the key technical tools available including legal accountability, certification and donor-based accountability regimes, and ques ... more

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Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Globalization

Indrajit Banerjee, Kalinga Seneviratne

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2006), 348 pp.

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Freedom of the Press 2006: A Global Survey of Media Independence

Karin Deutsch Karlekar (ed.)

New York; Lanham: Freedom House;Rowman & Littlefield (2006), 272 pp.

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Der Blick der Anderen: Europa in der Wahrnehmung von Medien Afrikas, Asiens und Lateinamerikas

Oliver Zöllner (ed.)

Bochum: Paragon Verlag (2006), 161 pp.

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African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara
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Roy Armes

Edinburgh; Bloomington: Edinburgh University Press;Indiana University Press (2006), xv, 224 pp.

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The Global Information Technology Report 2005-2006: Leveraging ICT for Development

Soumitra Dutta, Augusto Lopez-Claros, Irene Mia (eds.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xv, 350 pp.

"Produced by The World Economic Forum and INSEAD, the fifth edition of the annual Global Information Technology Report is a comprehensive tool for measuring the progress made in the adoption of the latest information and communication technologies and identifying the obstacles to ICT development in ... more

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Live from Africa: A Handbook for African Radio Journalists

Ivor Gaber, Fiona Ledger, Brian Barber

Johannesburg: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2006), 131 pp.

"The handbook reviews reporting on general, political and human rights issues. It has sections on location recording and computerbased audio editing. It provides guidance on safety and security and sensitive reporting in conflict areas, as well as libel issues. Developed out of the radio journalism ... more

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Hunger for Books

Urvashi Butalia

Africa Quarterly (New Delhi), volume 46, issue 1 (2006), pp. 28-29

"Indian books have increasingly begun to find a market in Africa and Indian publishers now find it both lucrative and important to attend book fairs in different African countries. One of the advantages that Indian publishers have is in terms of prices. They are able to produce good quality books at ... more

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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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Helen Darbishire, Thomas Carson

New York: Open Society Institute (2006), 188 pp.

"This report records and analyzes the results of a study in which partners of the Justice Initiative in 14 countries filed a total of 1,926 requests for information. In each country, seven different requesters twice submitted up to 70 questions to 18 public institutions. Requesters included NGOs, jo ... more

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Re-Visioning Television: Policy, Strategy and Models for the Sustainable Development of Community Television in South Africa
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Adrian Hadland, Mike Aldridge, Joshua Ogada

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2006), 211 pp.

"This book, compiled by South African experts in community broadcasting with the assistance of many key figures in the sector, traces the two-decade campaign for local-level television in South Africa. It highlights the development of policy, reviews existing international models and spells out the ... more

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Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends

Thomas L. McPhail

Malden; Oxford: Blackwell, 2nd ed. (2006), xiv, 357 pp.

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Native on the Net: Indigenous and Diasporic Peoples in the Virtual Age

Kyra Landzelius (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2006), xi, 338 pp.

"From the Taino Indians of the Caribbean, the U’wa of the Amazon rainforest, and the Tunomans and Assyrians of Iraq, to the Tingas and Zapatistas, Native on the Net is a lively and intriguing exploration of how new technologies have enabled these previously isolated peoples to reach new levels of ... more

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Images et démocratie: Les Congolais face au cinéma et à l'audiovisuel. Une histoire politico-culturelle du Congo des Belges jusqu'á la République démocratique du Congo (1896-2006)
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Guido Convents

Kessel-Lo: Afrika Filmfestival (2006), 487 pp.

"Les Congolais ont une histoire et une culture cinématographique et audiovisuelle fascinante. Dès la naissance du cinéma, ils ont été confrontés à cette invention qui était à la fois un art et un instrument de propagande. La politique du gouvernement colonial, dans un premier temps, puis ce ... more

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Reflections on Partnership: Analysis of International Church Partnerships = Partnerschaft über-dacht: Analyse internationaler kirchlicher Partnerschaften

Freddy Dutz (ed.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2006), 108, 82 pp.

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A Community of Teaching and Learning, Research and Publishing

Klaus Fiedler

In: African Scholarly Publishing Essays

Alois Mlambo (ed.)

Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective;International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), pp. 83-90

"Klaus Fiedler tells the story of the ‘Kachere Books series’ developed at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Fiedler believes Africa has a lot to offer for academic publishing in Africa,“forget about the handicaps and look at the oppor ... more

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The Politics of Media Accountability in Africa: An Examination of Mechanisms and Institutions

Wisdom J. Tettey

International Communication Gazette, volume 68, issue 3 (2006), pp. 229-248

"[...] this article evaluates various mechanisms of media accountability in Africa, and concludes that they are fraught with tensions among various political interests. It argues that state-controlled mechanisms of accountability are not always conducive to democracy, because they could be subject t ... more

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Act, Learn and Teach: Theatre, HIV and AIDS Toolkit for Youth in Africa

Laura Myers, Simona Costanzo Sow, Helena Drobná, Manilee Bagheritari, Prosper Kompaoré

Paris: UNESCO;Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) (2006), 67 pp.

"This toolkit and associated material, including the CD-ROM provided, introduce you to Forum Theatre as a tool for HIV and AIDS education. The toolkit has been written with special consideration for youth groups and amateur theatre groups in English-speaking Africa who wish to address HIV- and AIDS- ... more

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Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies

Jeroen de Zeeuw, Krishna Kumar (eds.)

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner;Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations (2006), xii, 331 pp.

"This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact. The authors offer a unique recipient perspective as they explore three dimensions of demo ... more

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Re-Visioning Television: Policy, Strategy and Models for the Sustainable Development of Community Television in South Africa Key Guidance

Images et démocratie: Les Congolais face au cinéma et à l'audiovisuel. Une histoire politico-culturelle du Congo des Belges jusqu'á la République démocratique du Congo (1896-2006) Top Insights

Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara
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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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Re-Visioning Television: Policy, Strategy and Models for the Sustainable Development of Community Television in South Africa
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Images et démocratie: Les Congolais face au cinéma et à l'audiovisuel. Une histoire politico-culturelle du Congo des Belges jusqu'á la République démocratique du Congo (1896-2006)
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