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"This collection of essays covers the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11 and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the media as an instrument of warfare, the growing significance of religion, the em ... more

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Print Media Coverage on Child Sexual Abuse and Children's Perception in Nepal: A Report

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Lalitpur (NP): Hatemalo Sanchar (2004), 19 pp.

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The Book Industry in India: Context, Challenge and Strategy

Sukumar Das (ed.)

New Delhi: Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Associations in India (2004), ix, 234 pp.

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Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change

K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake

Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books, 2nd ed. (2004), xiv, 161 pp.

"This is a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema written by a social scientist and a film historian. The reader is provided with the social, political, religious and cultural context of India over nine decades [...] it is low on theory and high on description." (European Journal of Communi ... more

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Communicating Protected Areas

Denise Hamú, Elisabeth Auchincloss, Wendy Goldstein (eds.)

Gland (CH); Cambridge: IUCN (2004), 311 pp.

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Protecting Minority Rights and Defending Diversity in South Asia: Regional Workshop for Human Righs Organisations 4-9 October 2003

Québec; Colombo: Canadian Human Rights Foundation;International Centre for Ethnic Studies, revised ed. (2004), 167 pp.

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Realität und Illusion: Der indische Film im Globalisierungsstrudel

Jörg Becker, Werner Oesterheld (eds.)

Düsseldorf: DGB Bildungswerk (2004), 52 pp.

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"Looking for Trouble...": An Evaluation of International Media Support (IMS). Exploring a Model for the Rapid Response to Threatened Media

Kim Brice, Helge Rønning, Hugo Stokke

Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2004), 123 pp.

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Audience Perceptions of Radio Programming in Afghanistan: An Evaluation of Listeners' Opinions

Shireen Sultan, Hayatullah Niaz, Shafiqullah Ziai

London: BBC World Service Trust (2004), 29 pp.

"This report, Audience Perceptions of Radio Programming in Afghanistan, is the result of qualitative research conducted to assess audience perceptions of 3 key radio stations in the cities of Kabul and Herat in June 2004. The stations are: Radio Afghanistan (the state broadcaster) Arman FM (Afghanis ... more

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Civil Society and Right to Information: A Perspective on India's Experience

Pradeep Sharma

Oslo: UNDP (2004), 52 pp.

"Conceptually, there are three stages in the promotion of a right to information regime: pre-legislation stage; during drafting stage; and post-legislation stage. Civil society in India has played a role in all the three stages. Accordingly, this paper examines how civil society has 1. brought about ... more

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Reporting War: Journalism in Wartime

Stuart Allan, Barbie Zelizer (eds.)

Abingdon: Routledge (2004), 374 pp.

"Reporting War explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed. Each of this bo ... more

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Cyber Communities in Rural Asia: A Study of Seven Asian Countries

Kavita Karan (ed.)

Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Academic;Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (2004), vi, 293 pp.

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L'idiot du village mondial. Les citoyens de la planète face à l’explosion des outils de communication : Subir ou maîtriser

Michel Sauquet, Vibodh Parthasarathi, Guy Poitevin, Cristiana Tramonte, Márcio Vieira de Souza

Bruxelles; Paris: Éditions Luc Pire;Éditions Charles Léopold Mayer (2004), 355 pp.

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ICT and Literacy: Who Benefits? Experience from Zambia and India

Glen M. Farrell (ed.)

Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2004), xx, 109 pp.

This report records the experience of literacy workers in India and Zambia who, with support and technical assistance from COL, used modern ICTs to design, create, develop and deliver literacy programmes in the rural parts of these two Commonwealth countries over a three-year period.

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