"Communicating Democracy presents the first comprehensive comparative investigation of the role of the media in the move toward democracy in developing and post-communist countries. Recognizing the central role of an independent press in the formulation of stable democracies, Patrick H. O'Neil and a
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team of area and country specialists explore the particular cultural, economic, and political conditions that have shaped the media in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. The authors examine how the print and electronic media function in societies that have recently made the move toward democracy--whether successfully or not. They pay particular attention to the role of the media in political life prior to transition; the impact of an authoritarian legacy on media structures after the move toward democracy; the problems in developing an independent media; and issues involving content, objectivity, and bias." (Publisher description)
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"The theme of the 1998 Zimbabwe International Book Fair was ‘Books and Children’, and children were the main focus in all the deliberations, from policy debates to storytelling. This is a collection of 56 papers, report-backs and discussions that were presented at the Indaba. The papers are grou
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ped in five parts; those from the plenary sessions; Policy; Children’s Literature; Scholarship and Research; and Access and Technology." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1705)
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"This book overviews and reconsiders media organizations - the news agencies - which report and film the news for the press and broadcast media. Incorporating institutional, historical, political economic and cultural studies perspectives, the book: reviews agency provision of general news, video ne
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ws and financial news; analyzes agency-state relations through periods of dramatic social upheaval; and critically examines the impact of deregulation and globalization on the news agency business. Contributors consider how leading players like Reuters and Associated Press help to define the nature of both the Global and the Local as well as focusing on the network of relations between international and national agencies." (Publisher description)
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"S'il y a eu moins de journalistes tués dans l'ensemble du monde en 1997 - vingt-six journalistes sont morts dans l'exercice de leur fonction -, les autres formes de violations de la liberté de la presse ne se sont pas atténuées. Il y avait, au 1er janvier 1998, environ 90 journalistes emprisonn
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és pour leurs activités professionnelles. Les agressions, interpellations, arrestations, condamnations d'éditeurs et de journalistes, les saisies et la censure de publications sont demeurées à peu près les mêmes que les années précédentes. Le planisphère de la liberté n'a pas non plus changé d'apparence. Sur les 185 Etats qui siègent aux Nations Unies, la situation demeure mauvaise dans quatre-vingt pays, et extrêmement mauvaise dans au moins trente autres. Il n'y a pas de surprise : la carte de la liberté de la presse coïncide avec celle de la démocratie et du respect des droits de l'homme. Si l'on s'était fait des illusions, on ne les a plus : l'implosion de l'empire soviétique et l'effondrement du modèle communiste au début des années 90 n'ont pas signifié la fin du totalitarisme. La bête a la vie dure. Le rapport de Reporters sans frontières analyse la situation de 140 pays de tous les continents." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"L'Afrique subsaharienne est un ensemble hétérogène, tant du point de vue culturel, historique que géographique. La place prise par les médias est récente, inégale et toujours liée à des influences extra-continentales. Parce qu'ils sont inséparables des sociétés dans lesquelles ils fonct
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ionnent, leur observation (surtout la radio, mieux africanisée) fournit un excellent indicateur du changement de ces sociétés, de leurs espoirs et de leurs illusions. L'auteur, spécialiste de la presse écrite et audiovisuelle, dresse un constat des transferts et des ruptures apportés par les médias en Afrique. Si ces modifications sont porteuses d'espérance et liées aux aspirations à mieux vivre, elles provoquent aussi des effets pervers : dépendance au niveau international et inégalités inter-étatiques. Les médias véhiculent donc autant d'espoirs que d'illusions et posent pour eux-mêmes comme pour les sociétés africaines le problème de la démocratie." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"This handbook covers most aspects of journals publishing and journals management, but special emphasis is put on systems management, subscription fulfilment, financial control, and effective marketing and distribution, including a chapter on journals marketing on the internet. It also includes a se
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ries of model guidelines, model forms, and other documentation that provide illustrative examples of good practice. Additionally, a resources section gives names and addresses of major subscription agents worldwide, resources for developing mailing lists, and details of major review and publicity outlets for African journals. There is also a annotated bibliography and a appendix about "Professional editorial standards" which sets out the requisite skills needed by all those editing in the English-language print media." (Catalogue African Books Collective 1998)
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"Although there are numerous publications on mass communication available, this one deals, in one volume, with all the basic elements and some of the major issues of mass communication pertaining to the new South Africa. This exceptional book gives the reader an extensive and comprehensive overview
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of the South African mass communication scene. It describes the development mass communication as it unfolded during the colonial and apartheid years. It then offers an analysis of the restructuring of mass media systems in the democratic decade of the 1990s and gives an assessment of expected trends in the millennium ahead." (Publisher description)
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"Sur les bibliothèques, le développement du livre, la promotion de la lecture et les programmes de dons de livres." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 365)
"An interesting collection of essays that provide a great deal of insight into the depth, complexity, richness and diversity of African children’s books. The contributors examine the major issues relating to African children’s literature from several directions and from a variety of angles. The
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essays take either a postcolonial or revisionist approach to the study of colonial children’s literature, or examine the books published since independence in various African countries, and covering North, East, West and Southern Africa. Additionally, three of the essays focus on books written by Western authors for Western readers, and which analyze colonial bias, stereotyping, or blatant racism in some of these books, although one of the articles, by Jean Perrot, is in fact a spirited rebuttal in defence of Jean de Brunhoff’s much-maligned Babar books. There are a total of twelve essays in this collection, by both contributors from North America and from Africa, the latter including Osayimwense Osa, Mbara Ngom, and Kenyan author and publisher Asenath Bole Odaga." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1605)
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"The author presents material from interviews with journalists in Benin and Cote d'Ivoire that defy the belief of some observers that the press in Africa is newly emerging without any traditions [...] Campbell, a former wire service reporter in Europe and Africa, said [at the National Press Club in
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Washington] that both nations have a lively press history that foreign observers often ignore and that print journalism is expanding outside the control of their governments [...] "My experience as a reporter in West Africa and now my researches show that there is an ethos of independent journalism in both West African nations on which one can build", he said." (Website International Journalists' Network 2000)
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"This resource guide briefly outlines what it takes to set up a community radio station. Firstly, it gives an overview of the African community radio environment, followed by a definition of community radio. The basic steps towards establishing a community radio station are presented, ie, developing
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a mission statement, clearly defining an organisational structure, and providing training in technical and programming skills. To keep a realistic view on the challenges of community radio stations, it can be useful to read the chapter on "problems you should expect to encounter", listing difficulties such as ensuring and sustaining participation, maintaining volunteer involvement, balancing fundraising activities, etc. The appendices provide further readings, an introduction to AMARC and contact addresses to possible funders and training centres. The publication does not give extensive instructions, but can be suitable for those seeking to gain a first and general insight into setting up community radio stations in an African context." (commbox)
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"Este guia descreve o papel das estações de rádio comunitária na construção participativa da democracia e do desenvolvimento em África — e oferece ideias práticas de como tais estações podem ser estabelecidas. Fornece uma compreensão da popularidade renovada da rádio comunitária, bem
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como ainda as razões pela qual é controversa, e talvez perturbadora, do ponto de vista dos radiodifusores comerciais e públicos. É preciso Iembrar que as definições e os exemplos referidos neste guia são dinámicos e que o conceito de 'rádio comunitária‘ devia ser revisto ou redefinido consoante as condições sociais existentes. Espera-se que este guia possa fornecer informação relevante para aqueles que gostariam de iniciar uma estação de rádio comunitária numa comunidade em particular, fazer lobby por uma Iegislação que permita o desenvolvimento da rádio comunitária no seu país, ou reforçar o desenvolvimento duma estação de rádio comunitária já existente. No entanto, esta pubIicação não é um manual para formação. Os assuntos mencionados necessitam de revisão de modo a responder aos desafios do dia à dia e aos problemas que as estações de rádio comunitária enfrentam." (Preâmbulo)
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