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African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
Inspiring Practice

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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The Broadcasting Independence Handbook: Lessons from the South African Experience

Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2008), v, 38 pp.

"The objectives of this handbook are as follows: to provide resources to civil society organisations in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which are seeking to achieve independent broadcasting regulation and an independent public broadcaster; to share South Africa’s experiences of s ... more

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Telecentres in Mozambique: Staying On-Line

Michael Daamen, Sarah Groenendijk, Adinda M'Gbra

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2008), 36 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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The Extraordinary Editor: A Handbook for South African Media Leaders
Key Guidance

Guy Berger, Elizabeth Barratt

South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) (2008), 194 pp.

"The extraordinary editor” provides media leaders with the skills to run their news organisations by learning about the mistakes and successes of other experienced editors. The presented examples are mainly derived from South African newspapers, but the issues tackled may apply to other media anyw ... more

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Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2008), 428 pp.

"This book includes 17 articles on the current state of communication for development from renowned communication practitioners and scholars. It covers five areas: an introduction to the relationship between development, participation and communication; the theoretical underpinnings of development c ... more

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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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Pop Culture with a Purpose! Using Edutainment Media for Social Change

Virginia Lacayo, Arvind Singhal

The Hague: Oxfam Novib (2008), 53 pp.

"This publication focuses on unique communication-centered approaches to social change and introduces basic concepts, strategies and theories supporting edutainment strategies to foster social change and social movement building. It provides examples of how the organizations have used edutainment st ... more

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Media and Democratisation in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 1, issue 3 (2008), pp. 269-426

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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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The University of Zambia School of Law Book Project: Post Project Evaluation Report

Mwenda Silumesi

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 47 pp.

"In 2002, the Embassy of Sweden (EoS) and the School of Law (SoL) entered into an agreement which resulted into the School of Law Book Project (SoLBP). The objectives of the Project included; improving the teaching environment by ensuring that basic materials for each course were available, revampin ... g research among the staff, contributing to staff retention and recruitment, and, improving the management and administrative capacity of the SoL. The Project that commenced in December of 2002 was intended to run for a year but was extended twice ending in March of 2006 [...] It was concluded that the Project did achieve its goal of strengthening the teaching and learning environment in the SoL at the University of Zambia (UNZA). Having increased the levels of research activities among the lecturers chosen as authors of the books published under the Project, the resultant books were of great use to the lecturers, tutors and students in the SoL as they were; readily available, affordable to the students, up-to-date and most importantly made reference to Zambian Statutes and Case Law. This was the opposite of the imported books that were hard to come by, expensive and made no reference to Zambian Statutes and Case Law. The UNZA benefitted from the SoLBP in that it re-established itself as not only a training institution but also as a research institution capable of producing its own textbooks. The UNZA rose above other training institutions offering legal training as the other institutions incorporated the books into their curricular. These institutions include: the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE), the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA), the Zambia Open University (ZOU) and the Cavendish University of Zambia (CUZ). The books have also found reference relevance among practising lawyers and Judges of the High Court of Zambia. However, the evaluation found that the project funds had been mismanaged, allegedly by the project staff and there was a court case brought against them by the SoL. This was attributed to the weak monitoring systems by the SoL in the third year of project implementation as the first two years have proved to have had these systems in place as indicated by proper funds management." (Executive summary) 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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An Assessment of HIV and AIDS Radio Campaign Messages in Zambia

Lusaka: Panos Southern Africa (2008), 43 pp.

"The objective of this study is to assess HIV and AIDS Radio campaign messages in southern Africa and the impact they have on their target audiences. The countries involved in the study are Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The intention is to document the assessment and share detailed ... more

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M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access

Gill Needham, Mohamed Ally (eds.)

London: Facet Publishing (2008), lvii, 287 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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An Assessment of HIV and AIDS Radio Campaign Messages in Zimbabwe

Tendayi Kureya, Cynthia Kureya

Panos Southern Africa;Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 55 pp.

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Labour Community Radio Project: An Audience Research Evaluation of Local Community Radio Stations and the Weekly Labour Show

Yuri Ramkissoon, Mukondi Nethavhakone

Braamfontein: Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE) (2008), xii, 39 pp.

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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

African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008 Inspiring Practice

The Extraordinary Editor: A Handbook for South African Media Leaders Key Guidance

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

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

African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
Inspiring Practice

The Extraordinary Editor: A Handbook for South African Media Leaders
Key Guidance

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

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