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"Martin Chautari (MC) has been researching various aspects of Nepali media for almost a decade now. In this study, MC’s focus is on one of the major components of the media sector in Nepal, namely, media training, a subject which has so far been neglected by academics and other researchers. In thi ... more

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Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development
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Holly Ashley, Jon Corbett, Ben Garside, Giacamo Rambaldi (eds.)

London; Wageningen: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2009), 136 pp.

"Web 2.0 for development (Web2forDev) is a way of employing web services to intentionally improve information-sharing and collaborative production of content for development. It is about how development actors can relate and connect to other stakeholders, produce and publish their own material, deci ... more

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Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems
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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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Press Constraints as Obstacles to Establishing Civil Societies in Central Asia: Developing a New Model of Analysis

Richard Shafer, Eric Freedman

Journalism Studies, volume 10, issue 6 (2009), pp. 851-869

"More than a decade and a half after independence, none of the press systems in Central Asia's five former Soviet republics are categorized as free, nor have any of these countries transitioned to democracy. The question becomes: Why have they failed to evolve into democratic nations after successfu ... more

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Zwischen Selbstzensur, Korruption und Bewaffnung: Konsequenzen der Gewalt an Medienvertretern am Beispiel lokaler Radiojournalisten in der philippinischen Provinz

Benjamin Leers

Münster: Lit (2009), v, 152 pp.

"Besonders in der philippinischen Provinz sehen sich kritische Journalisten immer wieder von Gewalt bedroht, die als Reaktion auf Berichte über Korruption, Drogenhandel, Glücksspiel etc. aufflammt. Bei der Studie lag der Fokus auf Radiojournalisten, welche die größte Opfergruppe in dem Land dars ... more

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Media, Democracy and Freedom: The Post-Communist Experience

Marta Dyczok (ed.)

Bern et al.: Peter Lang (2009), 246 pp.

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Freedom of the Press 2009: Further Declines in Global Media Independence

Washington, DC: Freedom House (2009), 226 pp.

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India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes

Karline McLain

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2009), 240 pp.

"Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the A ... more

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Popular Culture in a Globalised India

K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2009), xviii, 285 pp.

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International Blogging: Identity, Politics, and Networked Publics

Adrienne Russell, Nabil Echchaibi (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2009), x, 205 pp.

"Through case studies of blogs written in English, Chinese, Arab, French, Russian, and Hebrew, this book explores the way blogging is being conceptualized in different cultural contexts. The authors move beyond the most highly trafficked sites to shed light on larger developments taking place online ... more

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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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Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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Rawwida Baksh, Tanyss Munro (eds.)

Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2009), viii, 244 pp.

"The book brings together a range of community peacebuilding experiences that apply open and distance learning. The emphasis on community requires distance educators to change focus. The book addresses how to help a community articulate its own purposes for learning and then support it in achieving ... more

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Internationalizing Media Studies
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Daya Kishan Thussu (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2009), xiii, 320 pp.

"This collection of essays by internationally-acclaimed scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies by broadening its remit, including innovative research methodologies, taking account of regional and national specificities and ... more

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Development Communication: Reframing the Role of Media

Thomas L. McPhail (ed.)

Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell (2009), xiii, 239 pp.

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Accès aux nouvelles technologies en Afrique et en Asie: TIC et service universel

Annie Chéneau-Loquay (coord.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2009), 252 pp.

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TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
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Stuart Adams

Eschborn: German HIV Peer Review Group (PRG);Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), 38 pp.

"This publication looks closely at cases where Germany has supported the production and broadcast of television soap operas as key components of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) in three very different countries with three very different HIV epidemics: In Kyrgyzstan, the epidemic is largely conce ... ntrated among injecting drug users (IDUs), mostly young males but some female sex workers. It is spreading rapidly and there is concern it could soon spread into the general population. Originally broadcast in 2006, "Love as a Test" aims to get across messages that HIV affects not only "them" but could easily affect you and your loved ones and there are things you can do to prevent its spread and reduce its harm. In Dominican Republic, there are extremely high rates of HIV prevalence among ethnic Haitians who live in bateyes (settlements on agricultural plantations), rural areas and urban barrios. Originally broadcast in 2007, "Amor de Batey" aims to promote the consistent and correct use of low-cost but reliable condoms and, also, to empower women, improve their health and reduce child mortality. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are high rates of HIV prevalence throughout the country but much higher rates among women than men. Contributing factors include the common practice of having multiple concurrent sexual relations and low levels of education and specific knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Originally broadcast in 1994, "SIDA dans la Cité" has aims similar to those of "Amor de Batey." The first series proved so successful that it lead to a second series, originally broadcast in 1996-97, and then to a third, originally broadcast in 2003. All three series have proved popular throughout French-speaking West and Central Africa. This publication shows how each series was developed, provides brief synopses, summarizes the results of formal evaluations and provides informal assessments. It draws lessons and concludes that television soap operas can make significant contributions to national responses to HIV. The most successful series are based on sound research, reflect the realities of life as it is lived by their target audiences, and are developed in a professional manner that ensures they meet high standards both as entertainment and as educational tools." (Executive summary, page 5) more

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Under Fire: Press Freedom in South Asia 2008-2009

Sukumar Muralidharan (ed.)

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific (2009), 45 pp.

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Media Sustainability Index 2009: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2009), xix, 285 pp.

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Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
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