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Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
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Walter C. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs, Kai Hildebrandt, Abdel Salam Sidhamed

Sterling: Kumarian Press (2008), xiv, 335 pp.

"This book takes a unique and comprehensive look at how the international community, led by the US, responded to ten humanitarian crises of the last decade and how major media outlets played a role in influencing (or failing to influence) action. Crises examined include Liberia, East Timor, Somalia, ... more

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Newspapers in Hargeysa: Freedom of Speech in Postconflict Somaliland

Markus Höhne

Afrika Spectrum, volume 43, issue 2 (2008), pp. 91-113

"This article discusses the role of newspapers in the ongoing democratisation process in Somaliland. It shows that, embedded in Somali culture and the recent history of the region, freedom of speech in Hargeysa, the capital of Somaliland, is cultivated by and in print media established after the civ ... more

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Nollywood: The Video Phenomenon in Nigeria

Pierre Barrot (ed.)

Oxford; Ibadan; Bloomington: James Currey Publishers;HEBN Publishers;Indiana University Press (2008), xii, 147 pp.

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The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues
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Christopher Yordy

Ottawa: Farm Radio International;African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 100 pp.

"This study claims to be one of the first attempts to explore the field of radio economics in rural Africa. Based on in-depth questionnaires filled in by 15 radio stations in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana and Mali, it found that the costs vary widely according to the type of ownership, i.e. public ... more

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Textbooks and School Library Provision in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Washington, DC: World Bank, Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA), Africa Region Human Development Department (2008), xxxii, 98 pp.

"This World Bank study discusses secondary textbook and school library availability in Africa, its cost and financing, and its distribution and publishing. The study’s objective was to analyze the issues and provide some options and strategies for improvement. Reforms are urgently required in the ... more

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Communication pour l’empowerment à Madagascar: Une évaluation des besoins en communication et média au niveau de la communauté

Xavier Leus

UNDP, UNDEF, CFSC (2008), 60 pp.

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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
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Hans M. Zell

Henry Chakava (introd. essay)

Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.

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Study: The Media & Darfur

Guy Gabriel

Arab Media Watch (2008), 17 pp.

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Low-Cost Devices in Educational Systems: The Use of the “XO-Laptop” in the Ethiopian Educational System

Hermann Härtel

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2008), 21 pp.

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The Uganda Tuberculosis Communication Strategy

Ministry of Health, Uganda (2008), viii, 21 pp.

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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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The Way Forward for Community Radio in Kenya: Proceedings of the National Seminar Held in Nairobi on 25-26th June 2008

Njuki Githethwa (ed.)

Nairobi: EcoNews Africa;UNESCO;BBC World Service Trust (2008), 60 pp.

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Communication for Empowerment in Madagascar: An Assessment of Communication and Media Needs at the Community Level

Andrew Lees Trust

Oslo; South Orange, New Jersey: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2008), 54, 17 pp.

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Journalismes dans l'océan Indien: Espaces publics en questions

Bernard Idelson (ed.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2008), 244 pp.

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Pursuing Just Peace: An Overview and Case Studies for Faith-Based Peacebuilders

Mark M. Rogers, Tom Bamat, Julie Ideh (eds.)

Baltimore: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2008), 158 pp.

"The volume begins with a general overview of faith-based peacebuilding by pastor and peace-practitioner David Steele. Several CRS staff members provided input on the early drafts [...] The case studies that follow all deal with initiatives involving Catholic actors. This is the tradition out of whi ... more

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Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor Through ICT: A Knowledge Map

Kerry McNamara

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2008), iv, 308 pp.

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What Makes Some Campaigns More Effective Than Others? An Analysis of Three Mass Media PSI HIV/AIDS Campaigns in Kenya

Nathabhona Marianne Mabachi

Ann Arbor: University of Kansas, Doctoral Thesis (2008), 163 pp.

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Karibuni Wananchi: Theatre for Development in Tanzania. Variations and Tendencies

Jule Koch

Eckersdorf: Thielmann & Breitinger (2008), 193 pp.

"Stock taking of organisational forms, methodologies, intentions, themes and aesthetic form of Theatre for Development in Tanzania 1980 to 2002. In spite of the widely criticized dependency on funding organisations, Theatre for Development is still a vibrant form of theatre in Tanzania. The aestheti ... more

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Newsroom Ethics

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 1, issue 2 (2008), pp. 139-265

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Entertainment-Education and Audience Responses: The Case of Menta-Menged Radio Serial Drama in Ethiopia

Aderaw Genetu

Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, Master Thesis (2008), vi, 89 pp.

"This study attempts to explore entertainment-education (E-E) radio drama audience responses/reactions, their motivating factors in writing letters to the drama and the relationship between audience responses and over all program goals of the drama, Menta Menged (Crossroads), in Ethiopia. Because en ... more

Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media Top Insights

The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues Top Insights

Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography Top Insights

Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
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The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
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