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Copyright Law, Digital Content and the Internet in the Asia-Pacific

Brian Fitzgerald, Fuping Gao
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Medien und Demokratisierung in Kambodscha
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Martin Ritter
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2008), 405 pp.
"Mit den ersten freien Wahlen im Jahr 1993 trat Kambodscha nach Jahren der Unterdrückung und des Krieges ein schwieriges Erbe an. Mitte der 90er Jahre vollzogen sich gleichzeitig drei Prozesse: die Friedenskonsolidierung, die Industrialisierung und die Demokratisierung. Welche Rolle Massenmedien be ... more
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Strong Religion, Zealous Media: Christian Fundamentalism and Communication in India

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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.
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Information and Public Choice: From Media Markets to Policy Making

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The Mongolian Media Landscape: Sector Analysis
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Dana Ziyasheva (ed.)
Beijing: UNESCO (2007), 114 pp.
"On its path towards media freedom, Mongolia has seen some inspiring developments but has also faced major setbacks. Following the political transition in 1990 print media sprang up extensively, and since the late 1990’s a host of electronic media has been launched. The actual media output in the ... more
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Code of Conduct for Community Radio 2007

Kathmandu: Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB); UNESCO (2007), 40 pp.
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World Information Society Report 2007: Beyond WSIS

Philippa Biggs, Tim Kelly, Sang-Hun Lee, Youlia Lozanova, Tomoo Nemoto, Christine Sund, Mongi Hamdi, Michael Minges
Geneva: ITU (2007), 207 pp.
"The second edition of the World Information Society Report, published by ITU and UNCTAD, looks beyond the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS, Geneva 2003 - Tunis 2005) to the creation of an inclusive, people-centred and development-oriented Information Society, open to all. The report tr ... more
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Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006

A. Sofie Jannusch (ed.)
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO); Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.
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Building Sustainability for Media Centres: A Handbook on Best Practices
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Yasha Lange, Thomas Hughes
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2007), 52 pp.
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Strengthening Independent Media Program in Timor-Leste: Quarterly Performance Report, No. 4

Vjollca Shtylla
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Production Costs of Audiovisual Works in Developing Countries

Emmanuel Cocq (coord.)
Paris: UNESCO (2007), 110 pp.
"This study aims at facilitating cost determination and levels of support for local content production in developing countries. It is based on the collection of detailed production costs for feature films for theatrical or television release, television fictions and works of animation, documentaries ... more
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An Evaluation Report on "Building ICT Opportunities for Development Communications" Project: A Part of the Building Communication Opportunities (BCO) Programme

Siddartha Shresta
Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2007), 39 pp.
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Radio Elshinta: No Music, Just News and Stories as the People See it

Moch Nunung Kurniawan, Eric Loo
Media Asia, volume 34, issue 2 (2007), pp. 96-104
"Long before the descriptor “citizen journalism” became a topic of research interest in academia, Indonesia’s Radio Elshinta (www.elshinta.com) in Jakarta had already opened its airwaves for listeners, most with no formal journalism training, to call in their stories. This paper contextualises ... more
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Words to Action: Investigative Reporting on Corruption. A Guide for Media Professionals

Sunanda Deshapriya, Jacqueline Park, Claire Fletcher
Redfern; Colombo: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ); Free Media Movement (FMM) (2007), 23 pp.
"In this handbook we aim to define the issues of corruption, put them into the context of Sri Lanka, and explore the media’s role in exposing corruption and encouraging accountability. We present and analyse the findings of our research into corruption investigative reporting (CIR) in the Sri Lank ... more
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Religiöser Wandel und Krisenerfahrung: Tendenzen der islamischen Buchproduktion in Indonesien seit 1945

Arndt Graf
Asien (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienkunde), issue 104 (2007), pp. 153-165
"Wer sich heute auf eine Reise in die malaiische Welt (Indonesien, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam) begibt, wird beobachten, dass sich das Angebot in den Buchhandlungen von Land zu Land zum Teil erheblich unterscheidet. In Indonesien etwa, das mit seinen zur Zeit etwa 230 Millionen Einwohnern fast 90% d ... more
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Kriegskorrespondenten: Deutungsinstanzen in der Mediengesellschaft

Barbara Korte, Horst Tonn (ed.)
Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2007), 383 pp.
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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
Key Guides

N. Ramakrishnan
New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 274 pp.
"According to the foreword, 'this manual is designed to accompany you in the demystification of each piece of equipment usually found in community radio stations'. This is exactly what the guide does. The first section provides an overview of all relevant technical questions to non-technicians, incl ... more
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Development On-Air: Women's Radio Production in Afghanistan

Sarah Kamal
Gender & Development, volume 15, issue 3 (2007), pp. 399-411
"This case study investigates the launch of a women’s radio station in Herat, Afghanistan, in October 2003. It follows four women journalists’ struggles in balancing the demands of a highly conservative culture on the one hand, and the objectives of their Canadian journalism trainers on the othe ... more