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Youth Engaging with the World: Media Communication and Social Change

Thomas Tufte, Florencia Enghel (eds.)

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media (2009), 341 pp.

"The Yearbook 2009 focuses on youth as a generation of actors and citizens who are increasingly exposed to and making use of media/ICT for entertainment and informational purposes, for social networking and mobilization, and for knowledge sharing. At the core of this creativity and these innovative ... more

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Journalismuswelten: Ein Vergleich von Journalismuskulturen in 17 Ländern

Thomas Hanitzsch, Josef Seethaler

Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, volume 57, issue 4 (2009), pp. 464-483

"Der vorliegende Aufsatz berichtet erste deskriptive Befunde aus einer multinationalen Studie zum Vergleich von Journalismuskulturen. Im Rahmen des Projekts wurden insgesamt 1700 Journalisten in 17 Ländern zu ihren professionellen Orientierungen befragt. Im Vordergrund standen Fragen nach dem Verst ... more

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The Impact of the BBC World Service Trust's Programme Afghan Woman's Hour: Results from a National Survey in Afghanistan

Andy Bhanot, Emily LeRoux-Rutledge

Safia Haleem (ed.)

Kabul: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 68 pp.

"1. Overall awareness of Afghan Woman’s Hour (AWH) in Afghanistan was found to be high; 50% of all those who had listened to the radio in the previous month were aware of AWH. Awareness was higher in the South Western region at 64% compared with the lowest level of awareness at 23% in the Hazarjat ... more

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Media in Post-Communist Mongolia

Poul Erik Nielsen

Nordicom Review, volume 30, issue 2 (2009), pp. 19-33

"The introduction of a liberal media model built on freedom of expression, non-regulation, and free market in Post-Communist Mongolia has lead to a plethora of new media outlets. In a context of external pluralism, the media are key players in dramatic political, social, and cultural changes in Mong ... more

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Reporting Human Rights in the Philippines: A Field Guide for Journalists and Media Workers

Red Batario (ed.)

Quezon City: Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project (2009), 105 pp.

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Independent Media Development Project: Annual Report 2008

UNDP Timor-Leste (2009), 44 pp.

"To fill a gap in UNDP’s current strategic approach to democratic governance in Timor-Leste, media development has been added as an essential pillar of its programme geared toward assistance for building a democratic state. This project aims to improve the enabling conditions for the media sector ... more

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Ethical Principles for Broadcasters: Views, Tips and References

Kuala Lumpur: Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD);Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 116 pp.

"This book can only give an overview on practiced media ethics by making available memorable experiences of broadcasters in their daily work. Furthermore it provides an exchange of different views and ideas of broadcasters and offers useful links and further suggestions to get a closer look into how ... more

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The Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb: A Guide to Evolution of Insult Laws in 2007 and 2008

Carolyn R. Wendell

Reston, Virg.: World Press Freedom Committee (2009), 155 pp.

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Sistemas públicos de comunicação no mundo: Experiências de doze países e o caso brasileiro

Diogo Moyses Rodrigues, Flávia Azevedo, Jonas Chagas Lúcio Valente, Sivaldo Pereira da Silva

São Paulo: Paulus;Intervozes (2009), 333 pp.

"Como contribuição para o debate sobre sistemas públicos de comunicação, este livro traz um estudo das experiências de mídias públicas de doze países (Alemanha, Austrália, Canadá, Colômbia, Espanha, Estados Unidos, França, Itália, Japão, Reino Unido e Venezuela), assim como uma análi ... more

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Best Practices and Potential for Improved Information Flows in Media and Civil Society

Colombo: Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) (2009), 84 pp.

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Global Information Society Watch 2009: Focus on Access to Online Information and Knowledge – Advancing Human Rights and Democracy

Alan Finlay (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2009), 231 pp.

"GISWatch has three interrelated goals: surveying the state of the field of information and communications technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels; encouraging critical debate; strengthening networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society. Each year the report focuses on ... more

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Final Program Report: Core Media Support Program for Armenia

Washington, DC: IREX (2009), 52 pp.

The USAID-funded Core Media Support Program for Armenia (CMSPA) began in September 2004 after a several year hiatus of intensive USAID support to the Armenian media sector; it concluded on September 27, 2009.

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Media regulation and self-regulation in the Post-Soviet space [in Russian]

Moscow: UNESCO Office in Moscow for Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus;Belarusian State University (2009), 198 pp.

"This handbook on media regulation and self-regulation is based on the outcomes of the International Summer School organized in 2009 in Belarus with the support of UNESCO’s Moscow Office. The event targeted media law experts and media educators from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and the Russian Fed ... more

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Providing ICT Skills to Teacher Trainers in Cambodia: Summary of Project Outputs and Achievements

Jayson W. Richardson

Journal of Education for International Development, volume 4, issue 2 (2009), 12 pp.

"This study presents data on the outputs of an international development project called Establishing the Effective Use of ICTs in Education for All in Cambodia. A main component of this project was to teach all teacher trainers how to use basic ICTs. This article presents the achievements of the pro ... more

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Violence, Intimidation and Legal Cases Against Journalists and the Media in Armenia 2008-2009

Liana Sayadyan (ed.)

Yerevan: Investigative Journalists NGO (2009), pp. 88-159

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Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms

Gerard Goggin, Mark McLelland (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2009), vii, 343 pp.

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Tamil Cinema

Perianayagam Jesudoss

Communication Research Trends, volume 28, issue 4 (2009), pp. 3-27

"India, unlike the USA, has multiple centers of production just as its languages and cultures still maintain their identities in India instead of being amalgamated into a singlular overarching popular culture as appears in the Los Angeles-dominated film industry of the United States. Even with produ ... more

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China's Propaganda and Influence Operations, its Intelligence Activities That Target the United States, and the Resulting Impacts on U.S. National Security: Hearing Before the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Washington, DC: United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (2009), vii, 176 pp.

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Communication for Empowerment in Lao PDR: An Assessment of Communication and Media Needs Among Ethnic Peoples

Bangkok; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2009), 92 pp.

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Participatory Content Creation: Voice, Communication, and Development

Jo Tacchi, Jerry Watkins, Kosala Keerthirathne

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 573-584

"This article uses the example of a mobile mixed-media platform – a converted three-wheeled autorickshaw – in Sri Lanka in order to explore whether and how content-creation activities can enable marginalised communities to have a voice. It draws upon research into participatory content-creation ... more