"The following questions will be examined: Which methods of communication (mass communication, Internet, personal communication) promise effective communication with smokers? Which messages (contents) promise effective communication with smokers? Which multipliers promise effective communication wit
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h smokers? Which settings promise effective communication with smokers? What communication problems arise in motivating smokers to stop smoking? Is it necessary to differentiate between target sub-groups when addressing smokers? Finally, after discussing the results presented, conclusions are drawn in Chapter 5 with respect to the effectiveness of communication measures and the requirements to be taken into account, particularly as regards mass media communication. Chapter 6 gives a complete review of the literature used. In conclusion, the Annex describes in detail the most important studies considered in this report." (Introduction, page 13)
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"There is currently a great deal of discussion in the humanities and social sciences about collective memory, but there is very little agreement on what it is. The first goal of this volume is to review various understandings of this term to bring some coherence to the discussion. Drawing on this re
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view, James V. Wertsch goes on to outline a particular version of collective remembering grounded in the use of 'textual resources', especially narratives. This takes him into the special properties of narrative that shape this process and into the issues of how these textual resources are produced and consumed. Wertsch brings these general ideas to life by examining the rapid, massive transformation of collective memory during the transition from Soviet to post-Soviet Russia." (Publisher description)
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"Präsentation beim Seminar "Praxis und Perspektiven der deutschen Medien- und Journalistenförderung" (Bonn, 13.-14. November 2002). Der Autor leitete das FES-Medienreferat über 25 Jahre und war während zweier Wahlperioden Präsident des UNESCO-Medienprogramms IPDC. Er schlägt eine Konzentration
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der deutschen Medienförderung auf sieben Schwerpunktbereiche vor." (commbox)
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"Since the end of the Cold War, a virtual army of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from the United States, Britain, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe have flocked to Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. These NGOs are working on such diverse tasks as helping to establish competitive political
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parties, elections, and independent media, as well as trying to reduce ethnic conflict. This important book is among the few efforts to assess the impact of these international efforts to build democratic institutions. The case studies presented here provide a portrait of the mechanisms by which ideas commonly associated with democratic states have evolved in formerly communist states, revealing conditions that help as well as hurt the process." (Publisher description)
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"Listet die Profile von 21 in der Medien- und Journalistenförderung tätigen Institutionen auf, vom BMZ bis zum Solidaritätsfonds Demokratische Medien in der Welt. Außerdem sind die folgenden Veröffentlichungen beigefügt: Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Anfrage "Förderung der Medien
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in Entwicklungsländern" (2002); Bärbel Roeben: Medienförderung (2002); Michael Krzeminski: Medien in der Entwicklungspolitik: alte Paradigmen und neue Perspektiven (1999); Manfred Oepen: Deutsche Medienförderung im Abseits (1995)." (commbox)
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"Clearly as important providers of information, the media are more likely to promote better economic performance when they are more likely to satisfy three conditions: the media are independent, provide good-quality information, and have a broad reach. That is, when they reduce the natural asymmetry
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of information, as Joseph Stiglitz puts it in chapter 2, between those who govern and those whom they are supposed to serve, and when they reduce information asymmetries between private agents. Such a media industry can increase the accountability of both businesses and government through monitoring and reputational penalties while also allowing consumers to make more informed decisions.
This book cites many examples that demonstrate the value of information provided by the media. Alexander Dyck and Luigi Zingales (chapter 7) discuss how the media can pressure corporate managers and directors to behave in ways that are socially acceptable, thereby avoiding actions that will result in censure and consumer boycotts. They also report that in Malaysia, a recent survey of institutional investors and equity analysts asked which factors were most important to them in considering corporate governance and the decision to invest in publicly listed corporations. Those surveyed gave more importance to the frequency and nature of public and press comments about companies than to a host of other factors considered key in the academic debate. However, the dissemination of credible information in a timely manner depends critically on how the media business is managed and regulated. The chapters in this book document evidence on media performance and regulations in countries around the world and highlight what type of public policies and economic conditions might hinder the media in supporting economic development in poor countries." (Pages 1-2)
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"This book is aimed at anyone involved in the setting up of a local cinema from local government officers to individuals wanting to rescue or reopen a cinema. It celebrates what has already been achieved and provides practical tips to those wanting to know how it was done. It is intended as a practi
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cal guide through the myriad issues requiring resolution when embarking on a project of this kind. Part One covers a range of technical aspects relating to the planning and operation of small scale cinemas while the case studies in Part Two describe successful enterprises operating in a number of different locations and circumstances." (Introduction, page 4)
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