"Books for Africa recycles books from the American schools and book distribution systems to African schools, libraries and non-governmental organizations. The books are donated, the labour is largely voluntary, and the only major costs are those of transportation. The other major necessity is a dist
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ribution network on the receiving end that ensures the books get into the hands of the readers. This handbook was developed in response to requests from other organizations interested in participating with BFA in ending the book famine in Africa. It outlines the history and organizational structure of the BFA model, and the different partnership options." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1376)
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"In this volume, experts discuss the content, audiences, and cultural and legal aspects of their respective countries, all of which are major TV markets. The country-specific chapters draw on the individual insights, expertise, and currency of 10 resident authors. Contributions represent every hemis
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phere of the globe, offering detailed examinations of media entertainment in United Kingdom, Germany, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, India, Japan, China, Brazil, and Mexico. The two concluding chapters provide cross-national case studies that look at familiar TV experiences - The Olympics and the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" show - in global and novel ways." (Publisher description)
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"This book is the first to offer a global perspective on the unique contemporary media phenomenon of transnational television channels. It is also the first to compare their impact in different regions of the globe. Revealing great richness and diversity across some of the world’s main geocultural
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regions (Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Greater China and Latin America), international contributors with in-depth industry knowledge examine the place of these channels in the process of globalization, their impact on the nation-state and on regional culture and politics. The book also considers audiences and geocultural TV markets, providing new ways of thinking about the emerging transnational media order." (Publsiher)
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"This study is an exploratory analysis of FM Radio in Sub-Sarahan Africa with Ghana as the single case study. It seeks to describe the current situation of rural radio in the country including levels of rural development programming and community participation. Analysis focuses on the three main sec
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tors of rural radio - community, commercial and GBC. As no comprehensive listing of rural stations is available, the study is able to identify 52 operational rural stations and their transition ranges. GBC stations covered a greater percentage of Ghana. However, community stations have the highest level of community development and participation. The study concludes that, while levels of rural development programming and participation are satisfactory, they can be increased. The coverage of rural radio in Ghana and its pluralistic character suggest that radio will remain a crucial medium of communication for rural peoples in Sub-Saharan Africa." (Abstract)
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"This article identifies radio in Africa as an important social space for interrogating the everyday lives of its listeners. By focusing on a specific Kenyan radio play 'Not Now', the article explores the thematic concern of forced marriage and its moral implications on listeners. Importantly, 'Not
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Now' is pointed out as part of a larger programme of radio drama in Kenya, Radio Theatre, which engages with issues of the quotidian. The debate on forced marriage is therefore a segment of themes explored in radio drama in Kenya that revolve around the domestic sphere and which eventually, it is argued, form part of the quotidian debate." (Abstract)
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"This focus analyses strengths and weaknesses of the media coverage of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign. The authors explain the current media representation of gender-based violence and the changes that need to be made to ensure that gender-based violence issues are covered more substantially and r
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egularly in the media. This focus also critiques the quality of media articles and the degree to which comprehensive analysis of gender-based violence issues are dealt with in the press and whether or not the media coverage adds new information to the debates around gender-based violence." (Abstract)
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