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Alternative Media and the Politics of Resistance: Perspectives and Challenges

Mojca Pajnik, John Downing (eds.)

Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2008), 173 pp.

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Political Communication in Indonesia: An Analysis of the Freedom of the Press in the Transition Process After the Downfall of the Soeharto-Regime (1998-2004)

Lukas S. Ispandriarno

Ilmenau: Technical University of Ilmenau, Doctoral Thesis (2008), x, 446 pp.

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Affirming Life and Diversity: Rural Images and Voices on Food Sovereignty in South India

P. V. Satheesh, Michel Pimbert

London; Hyderabad: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);Deccan Development Society (DDS);DDS Community Media Trust (2008), xiii, 60 pp.

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Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Practice: Lessons Learnt from Central Asia

Jerry Adams, Anne Garbutt

International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2008), 42 pp.

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Afghanistan Media Survey

D3 Systems;ACSOR-Surveys;BBC Trust (2008), 30 pp.

"BBC listenership in Afghanistan remains strong and the station has retained a strong brand presence. BBC radio is among the most listened to stations in Afghanistan. Over half (57%) of adults had listened within the past week at the time of the survey in January 2008. 75% of the population claimed ... more

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Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy

Nancy Snow, Philip M. Taylor (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2008), xx, 382 pp.

"The Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy provides a comprehensive overview of public diplomacy and national image and perception management, from the efforts to foster pro-West sentiment during the Cold War to the post-9/11 campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of the Muslim world. Editors Nancy ... more

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The Bollywood Reader

Rajinder Dudrah, Jigna Desai (eds.)

Maidenhead: Open University Press (2008), xi, 301 pp.

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Unholy Speech and Holy Laws: Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan—Controversial Origins, Design Defects, and Free Speech Implications

Osama Siddique, Zahra Hayat

Minnesota Journal of International Law, volume 17, issue 2 (2008), pp. 303-385

"This article, inter alia, attempts to analyze and focus on the historical, formalistic, and design aspects of Pakistan’s existing blasphemy laws from a comparative perspective. It argues that, quite apart from procedural inadequacies of the Pakistani legal system and its special socio-political c ... more

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HIV and AIDS media guide

Phnom Penh: UNESCO;National Aids Authority (Cambodia), 2nd ed. (2008), 238 pp.

"The media has a crucial role to play in any HIV and AIDS program and is a central actor in disseminating accurate information as well as shaping community attitudes towards those most affected. Over the past two years, the media has played an active role in “destigmatizing” the virus and helpin ... more

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Training Journalists to Report on HIV/AIDS: Final Evaluation of a Global Program

Jon Cohen, Laurie Zivetz, Mia Malan

Arcata: Internews Network (2008), 50 pp.

"Internews Network, a U.S.-based organization that for more than two decades has trained journalists around the world, in 2002 received funding from the United States Agency for International Development to launch a project in Africa to help media improve their coverage of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Cal ... more

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Journalistic Training in Conflict-Related Situations

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2008), 82 pp.

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Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian

John Postill

New York: Berghahn (2008), xiv, 231 pp.

"While much has been written about the growing influence of television and the Internet on modern warfare, little is known about the relationship between media and nation building. This book explores, for the first time, this relationship by means of a paradigmatic case of successful nation building ... more

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Democracy or Polyarchy? US-Funded Media Developments in Afghanistan and Iraq Post 9/11

Michael J. Barker

Media, Culture & Society, volume 30, issue 1 (2008), pp. 109-130

"This paper has demonstrated that the benefits for the general Afghan and Iraqi public derived from the ‘promotion of independent media’ by institutions like the NED are questionable, especially for parties interested in encouraging more deliberative or participatory forms of democracy. Instead, ... more

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Developing Alternative Media Traditions in Nepal

Michael Wilmore

Kathmandu; Lanham, Md.: Chautari;Lexington Books (2008), xvi, 239 pp.

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Asian Communication Handbook 2008
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Indrajit Banerjee, Stephen Logan (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2008), 548 pp.

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Jugend, Medien und Migration: Empirische Ergebnisse und Perspektiven

Heinz Bonfadelli, Priska Bucher, Christa Hanetseder, Thomas Hermann, Mustafa Ideli, Heinz Moser

Wiesbaden: Springer VS, Online-Ausg. (2008), 269 pp.

"Man hat Arbeitskräfte gerufen, und es kamen Menschen. Sie fressen den Wohlstand nicht auf, im Gegenteil, sie sind 1 für den Wohlstand unerlässlich." Max Frisch Die modernen Massenmedien besitzen in unserem Alltag einen wichtigen Stellenwert und tragen bei Erwachsenen, aber gerade auch bei Heranw ... more

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Language in South Asia

Braj B. Kachru, S. N. Sridhar, Yamuna Kachru (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2008), xxiv, 608 pp.

"Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teachin ... more

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Media Democracy

Sajjad Malik

Islamabad: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES);Society for Alternative Media and Research (SAMAR) (2008), 18 pp.

"Media democracy is a concept as well as an advocacy movement aiming at making the mainstream media more plural, and reflective of a broad set of ideas and opinions than churning out and propagating just routine socio-politico-economic news stories and articles in the name of news, information and e ... more

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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi

New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.

"This book records the communication journey that began in 2002 through important innovations aimed at including segregated and marginalised populations, as well as a very successful mass media campaign featuring cine star Amitabh Bachchan. An important lesson learnt was that for any public health c ... more

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Women's Empowerment and Good Governance Through Community Radio: Best Experiences for an Action Research Process

Marcelo Solervicens (ed.)

Montreal: AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (2008), 122 pp.

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