"The Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film is a unique, one volume work which illuminates a fascinating variety of cinema which is little known outside its own area. The Encyclopedia is divided into nine chapters, each written by a leading scholar in the field. Each chapter
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covers the history and major issues of film within that area, as well as providing bibliographies of the leading films, directors and actors. The areas covered are: Central Asia, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, The Magreb, Palestine, Turkey. It contains more than 60 black and white photographs of featured films, includes references and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and the volume concludes with comprehensive name, film and general indexes." (Publisher description)
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"Against a background of the historical, religious, geographical, climatic, political, economic and linguistic factors that make radio and television unique as they affect its development, Boyd discusses broadcasting in the Arab League countries - Egypt, the Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordon, North Yeme
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n, South Yemen, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia (omitting Somalia and Mauritania). Egypt and Saudi Arabia are covered in more detail than the other countries. The bulk of the book is taken up with these individual descriptions; an introduction discusses Arab broadcasting in general - its developments, trends and constraints - and concluding sections are concerned with international radio broadcasting in Arabic and with problems within Arab broadcasting. There is a bibliography of printed sources of various kinds and a listing of the author's personal communications. Index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 522)
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"This is a survey of the state of the press in 180 countries, organized in four sections: Section I, "The International Press"; Section II, "The World's Developed Press Systems"; Section III, "Smaller and Developing Press Systems, " and Section IV, " Minimal and Underdeveloped Press Systems." Covera
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ge is alphabetical by country within the sections. Discussions and data for the various countries in the first three sections are under the following headings: "Basic Data: Background and General Characteristics"; "Economic Framework"; "Press Law"; "Censorship"; "State Press Relations"; "Attitude Toward Foreign Media"; "News Agencies"; "Electronic News Media"; "Education and Training"; and in conclusion "Summary," with a discussion of trends and prospects; followed by "Chronology." Preceding each country is a table of basic data, and following it a bibliography. Section IV, "Minimal and Underdeveloped Press Systems," treats each country briefly in tabular form. Appendixes list 50 of the best known daily newspapers, the news agencies of the world, selected periodicals dealing with the press, media multinationals, press-related associations, unions and organizations, advertising expenditures, radio transmitters and receivers, and television transmitters and sets." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 239)
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"This publication consists of short accounts of seven studies carried out in seven different countries on the part played by the media in the development of "social consciousness" in two widely different social groups in each of the countries concerned. The research on which the accounts are based h
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ad its beginnings in 1969. In June of that year, following a Unesco General Conference decision authorizing a long-term programme of research and the promotion of "the study of the role and effects of the media of mass communication in modern society", Unesco organized a meeting of experts in Montreal on Mass Communication and Society and, as may be seen from the main working paper and the official Report of the meeting, research co-operation at both national and international levels figured prominently on the formal agenda and in the wide-ranging discussions." (Introduction)
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"Identifies many of the Asian institutions engaged in teaching, training, and research, with details such as address, telephone number, date founded, objectives, activities, names of staff, type of research, publications, research reports, and facilities. Ninety institutions have been included from
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Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The first directory of Asian institutions was published in 1973." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 13)
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"Le présent rapport expose dans leurs grandes lignes les progrès de la radiodiffusion éducative dans 31 pays, 42 organismes de radiodiffusion d'Asie et de la région du Pacifique — Les pays en voie de développement de cette région (et d'autres d'ailleurs) considèrent que le citoyen instruit
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est à proprement dit la clef du progrès économique, social et politique — La radiodiffusion, instrument qui contribue à la réalisation de cet objectif — Principales réalisations de la radio et de la télévision éducatives depuis 1964 (au Japon, Corée du Sud, Laos, Vietnam du Sud, Thaïlande, Malaisie, Singapour, Inde, Pakistan, Iran, Liban, Syrie, Arabie Séoudite, Indonésie, Chine nationaliste, Jordanie, Israël, Australie, Nouvelle Zélande, Philippines, Samoa occidental, Fidji) — Des représentants de quelques pays ont pris la parole — A la fin de l'article, un tableau où sont donnés des renseignements sur les postes récepteurs de radio et de télévision dans les écoles de 16 pays." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1537, topic code 210.330, 410.330)
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"The author attempts to study the different factors on which are based the restrictions on the freedom of the press in the Lebanon — He goes on to compare the Lebanese and the American press and tries to determine the factors — in relation to the social structure of the Lebanon — which constit
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ute a direct or indirect threat to the freedom of the press." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 7, topic code 110.30)
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"Télévision et cinéma au Liban: Considérations générales (développement de la télévision, le public, la programmation) — Contribution de la télévision à la culture (part des programmes culturels, films étrangers et films libanais, folklore et télévision, théâtre, émissions à prÃ
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©occupation didactique, variétés, politique — Essai de bilan) — Note sur la télévision et le cinéma dans les pays arabes: I. Généralités — T.V. et cinéma en R.A.U. (T.V., cinéma et culture) — Les auteurs soulignent au début de leur article que leur but n'est pas exhaustif, et c'est ainsi qu'à partir de données et informations statistiques, et après avoir traité les points énumérés ci-dessus, qu'ils tendent de tirer des conclusions diverses dans la partie finale de cette étude." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1541, topic code 310.1, 410.1)
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"Dans la partie réservée à l'introduction, l'auteur traite de ces divers points: Création de l'Ordre professionnel des journalistes — Pourquoi l'a-t-on préféré au syndicat — Textes constitutifs ayant présidé à sa formation — L'organisation de la profession de journaliste dans quelque
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s pays arabes — La première partie est consacrée à l'analyse des dispositions concernant l'organisation générale de la profession de journaliste en tant que propriétaire de journal et rédacteur de presse — La deuxième partie est réservée à l'étude du tableau et de la discipline — La troisième est relative à la responsabilité pénale et civile des journalistes." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 181, topic code 110.31)
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"Situation de la radio au Liban spécialement développement, missions et problèmes de la radio scolaire, depuis le début de 1962. L'auteur est Chef du Département des émissions étrangères." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels:
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CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2044, topic code 321, 210.0)
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"Il s'agit du compte rendu de la « Table Ronde 1962 » (voir titre) — Y sont réunis le texte des exposés et rapports, les recommandations finales, ainsi que la liste des participants — De cette « Table Ronde 1962 » est né le Centre Interarabe du Cinéma et de la Télévision, organisme de
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liaison, de coordination, d'information et de recherches — Les Etats participants: Etat du Koweit, la République Algérienne, la République Arabe Syrienne, la République Arabe Unies, la République Libanaise, la République `Tunisienne — Deux délégations: l'une de l'Unesco et l'autre de la Ligue Arabe furent présentes à cette Table Ronde." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 479, topic code 310.1)
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