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Mass Media in Zambia: Demand-Side Measures of Access, Use and Reach

Gayatri Murthy, Muzammil M. Hussain

Washington, DC: InterMedia (2010), 50 pp.

"The data presented in this report are based on a survey conducted in April and May 2010 among Zambian adults age 15 and above. Using the 2000 Zambian National Census as the sampling frame and a stratified random sampling design, a nationally representative probability sample of 2,000 respondents wa ... more

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African Media Barometer: Uganda 2010

Windhoek; Kampala: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 76 pp.

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Reincarnating Clandestine Radio in Post-Independent Zimbabwe

Dumisani Moyo

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 8, issue 1 (2010), pp. 23-36

"This article analyses the re-emergence of clandestine radio in post-independence Zimbabwe, and how it has become an important tool for disseminating alternative viewpoints in an environment where democratic communicative space is restricted. The article focuses specifically on SW Radio Africa, one ... more

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Negotiating Journalism Ethics in Zambia: Towards a 'Glocal' Ethics

Fackson Banda

In: Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective

Stephen J. A. Ward; Herman Wasserman (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2010), pp. 124-141

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Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education (RISE) Tanzania. Final Report November 2006-May 2010

Dar es Salaam: Education Development Center;USAID (2010), iii, 49, 12 pp.

"The Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education (RISE) in Tanzania project exceeded its targets and deliverables in every aspect of the project: More primary and secondary beneficiaries were reached, more trainings were conducted, and more resources and equipment were distributed than estimated. Thes ... more

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Lesotho Highlands Water Project: Communications Practices for Governance and Sustainabilty Improvement

Lawrence J. M. Haas, Leonardo Mazzei, Donal T. O'Leary

Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xiv, 40 pp.

"The multipurpose Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) is designed to transfer water from the water-abundant highlands of Lesotho to the Gauteng region of South Africa (its industrial heartland) and provide hydropower to Lesotho through a series of dams, weirs, delivery tunnels, and associated inf ... more

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Farm Radio: An Effective Tool for Increasing Access to Agricultural Extension Messages by Small Scale Farmers in Malawi. Proceedings Report of the 1st Annual Farm Radio Symposium

Lilongwe; Ottawa: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agricultural Extension Services;Farm Radio International (2010), ix, 59 pp.

"This paper discusses the effectiveness of farm radio as a tool for enhancing access to agricultural extension services by small scale farmers in Malawi. It outlines the current agricultural extension policies, methodologies and the role that radio can play in improving food security and communicati ... more

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Outside the Machine? Donor Values and the Case of Film in Tanzania

Jane Bryce

In: Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution

Mahir Saul; Ralph A. Austen (eds.)

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press (2010), pp. 160-177

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Debating “Zimbabweanness” in Diasporic Internet Forums: Technologies of Freedom?

Wendy Willems, Winston Mano

In: Zimbabwe’s New Diaspora: Displacement and the Cultural Politics of Survival

Joann McGregor; Ranka Primorac (eds.)

New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2010), pp. 183-201

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International Journalism and Democracy: Civic Engagement Models from Around the World

Angela Romano (ed.)

New York: Routledge (2010), ix, 251 pp.

"This book examines different models from around the world of how journalism can support deliberation - the processes in which societies recognize and discuss the issues that affect them, appraise the potential responses, and make decisions about whether and how to take action. Authors from across t ... more

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Shadows of War: A Social History of Silence in the Twentieth Century

Efrat Ben-Ze'ev, Jay Winter, Ruth Ginio (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2010), ix, 223 pp.

"Silence lies between forgetting and remembering. This book explores the ways in which different societies have constructed silences to enable men and women to survive and make sense of the catastrophic consequences of armed conflict. Using a range of disciplinary approaches, it examines the silence ... more

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Influence of Editors on Food Security Coverage in the Ethiopian Private Newspapers: Focus on the Reporter, Capital and Fortune Newspapers

Senait Arefaine

Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, Master Thesis (2010), 72 pp.

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Comparative Media Systems: European and Global Perspectives

Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska, Michal Glowacki, Karol Jakubowicz, Miklós Sükösd (eds.)

Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2010), xiv, 290 pp.

"Leading researchers from different regions of Europe and the United States address five major interrelated themes: 1) how ideological and normative constructs gave way to empirical systematic comparative work in media research; 2) the role of foreign media groups in post-communist regions and the e ... more

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Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom
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Beate Josephi (ed.)

New York: Peter Lang (2010), xiii, 263 pp.

"Since the 1990s journalism education programs have expanded exponentially around the world, but media freedom has not. Globally comparative, this edited volume assesses journalism education and the challenging environment in which it is delivered in countries with a partly free or not free status a ... more

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Peace Journalism Training in East Africa

Levi Obonyo

Media Development, issue 3 (2010), pp. 59-63

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Not really enough: Foreign donors and journalism training in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda

Anya Schiffrin

Journalism Practice, volume 4, issue 3 (2010), pp. 405-416

"The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform th ... more

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Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio
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Bill Orme

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 73 pp.

"For almost twenty years, United Nations peacekeeping missions have set up local radio stations in conflict-prone countries - 14 to date, seven of which remain in operation. According to this report, some of the fourteen peacekeeping radio stations implemented by the United Nations contributed more ... more

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Reporting Tax Research: Connecting Researchers and Journalists for Improved Media Coverage and Debate in Kenya

London: Panos London (2010), 20 pp.

"In late 2009, three newspaper articles appeared in the Kenyan press, contributing to a newly emerging debate in the Kenyan media over government transparency and accountability. Media reporting in Kenya on governance issues, particularly in relation to corrupt practices in public spending, is not n ... more

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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
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Markus A. Weingardt

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 480 pp.

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Nurturing Nationhood Through Peace Media: Analysing Peace Related Programming in Community Radio Stations

Eliud K. Situma, John Harrington Ndeta

Nairobi: Peace and Development Network Trust (PeaceNet Kenya) (2010), 35 pp.

"Peace and Development Network Trust- Kenya (PeaceNet-Kenya) and The Seed Institute commissioned the “Nurturing Nationhood through Peace Media” study to assess the extent to which Vernacular/Community Radio stations cover peace programmes. The study gauged perceptions of audience as well as syst ... more

Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom Top Insights

Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio Top Insights

Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten Inspiring Practice

Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom
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Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio
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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
Inspiring Practice