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Radio Listening Habits Among Rural Audiences: An Ethnographic Study of Kieni West Division in Central Kenya

George W. Gathigi

Ohio University, Doctoral Thesis (2009), xv, 324 pp.

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African Digital Media and the Public Sphere

Okoth Fred Mudhai, Wisdom J. Tettey, Fackson Banda (eds.)

New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 260 pp.

"This book examines, from theoretical and empirical perspectives, the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa. Contributors do so from optimist, pragmatist-realist, and pessimist stances through analyses of various forms of evide ... more

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Media in Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention: Documentation 2008

Christoph Schmidt, Wilfried Solbach, Marc von Boemcken (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum (2008), 209 pp.

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Oral history and public memories

Paula Hamilton, Linda Shopes (eds.)

Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press (2008), xvii, 302 pp.

"Oral history is inherently about memory, and when oral history interviews are used "in public," they invariably both reflect and shape public memories of the past. Oral History and Public Memories is the only book that explores this relationship, in fourteen case studies of oral history's use in a ... more

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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

James E. Katz (ed.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.

"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtone ... more

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Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report

Alina Rocha Menocal, Bhavna Sharma

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), xxi, 109 pp.

"Citizens’ Voice and Accountability (CV&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda from the 1990s onwards. In their CV&A work, donors recognise the importance of context: it shapes relation to that context. However, context awareness has not proven sufficient to enab ... more

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Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey
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Toby Mendel

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2008), 156 pp.

"This book is meant to present the basics of freedom of information or right to information, defined as the universal right to access information held by public bodies. It presents in an easy-to-understand and non-technical fashion the basic principles of freedom of information, such as maximum disc ... more

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The Handbook of Election News Coverage Around the World

Jesper Strömbäck, Lynda Lee Kaid (eds.)

New York; Abingdon: Routledge (2008), xix, 450 pp.

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The Kenyan 2007 Elections and Their Aftermath: The Role of Media and Communication

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2008), 16 pp.

"The media have shaped and will continue to play a central role in shaping Kenya’s democracy. The recent record of the media, according to many within it, is that media has undermined as well as invigorated that democracy. An understanding of democracy and democratic governance in Kenya is not pos ... more

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Church Communications Through Diocesan Websites: A Model of Analysis

Daniel Arasa

Rome: EDUSC (2008), 455 pp.

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So This is Democracy? Report on the State of Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa 2007

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2008), vi, 314 pp.

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Communicating with Radio: What Do We Know? Findings from a Review of Selected Rural Radio Effectiveness Evaluations
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Linje Manyozo

Ottawa: Farm Radio International, African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 105 pp.

"This study reviews and analyses what has already been documented on the links between radio-based communication strategies and rural development outcomes, particularly with regards to smallholder farming and food security outcomes. The report explores best radio practices, including issues related ... more

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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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Self-Publishing of Academic Textbooks in South Africa: Fact or Fiction?

Rhodé Odendaal, Francis Galloway

Mousaion, volume 26, issue 1 (2008), pp. 71-89

"Aims to explore the nature and the reasons behind the self-publishing of academic textbooks in the higher education environment of South Africa. Through the collection of secondary data the authors describe the academic publishing landscape in relation to current trends in higher education in South ... more

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Power, Politics and the Identity in South African Media

Adrian Hadland, Eric Louw, Simphiwe Sesanti, Herman Wasserman (eds.)

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2008), vii, 403 pp.

"South Africa offers a rich context for the study of the interrelationship between the media and identity. The essays collected here explore the many diverse elements of this interconnection, and give fresh focus to topics that scholarship has tended to overlook, such as the pervasive impact of tabl ... more

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Media Sustainability Index 2006/2007: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Africa

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2008), xix, 385 pp.

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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.

"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more

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African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
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Norma Pecora, Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ulla Carlsson (eds.)

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom (2008), 243 pp.

"The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2008: Focus on Access to Infrastructure

Alan Finlay (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos;Third World Institute (ITeM) (2008), 204 pp.

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Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs

Sheila Kinkade, Katrin Verclas

Washington, DC; Berkshire: United Nations Foundation;Vodaphone Group Foundation (2008), 59 pp.

"In this second publication in our Access to Communications Publication Series, the authors examine real-life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. The compelling stories por ... more

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Communicating with Radio: What Do We Know? Findings from a Review of Selected Rural Radio Effectiveness Evaluations Top Insights

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States Top Insights

African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008 Inspiring Practice

Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey
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Communicating with Radio: What Do We Know? Findings from a Review of Selected Rural Radio Effectiveness Evaluations
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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
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