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Namibia: Zwischen Filmmotiv und Filmwirtschaft. Entwicklung und Zukunftschancen der namibischen Filmindustrie seit der Unabhängigkeit 1990

Susan Karolewski

Babelsberg: Hochschule für Film- und Fernsehen „Konrad Wolf“. Fachbereich I, Studiengang Film- und Fernsehproduktion, Diplomarbeit (2008), 105 pp.

"Welche Faktoren für die Produktion eines afrikanischen Films in Namibia nötig sind, wird in der vorliegenden Diplomarbeit analysiert. Gegenstand ist die Darstellung der Filmwirtschaft Namibias mit all ihren Aspekten, Vor- und Nachteilen. Sehr konkret wird die Entwicklung der letzten Jahre und des ... more

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Grassroots, Participatory Communication

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 1, issue 1 (2008), 137 pp.

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How Far to Go? Kenya's Media Caught in the Turmoil of a Failed Election: Report

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS);Article 19;Reporters Without Borders (2008), 9 pp.

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Stealing Empire: P2P, Intellectual Property and Hip-Hop Subversion

Adam Haupt

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2008), xxiv, 264 pp.

"Stealing Empire poses the question, "What possibilities for agency exist in the age of corporate globalisation?" Using the work of Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt as a point of entry, Adam Haupt delves into varied terrain to locate answers in this ground-breaking inquiry. He explores arguments abou ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2007: Focus on Participation

Karen Banks, Roberto Bissio, Willie Currie, Anriette Esterhuysen, Chat Garcia Ramilo (eds.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2007), 215 pp.

"The experience of citizen involvement in public policy advocacy around the world has shown that the status quo tends to prevail unless political will to implement change is strengthened by active citizen participation. A “Global Information Society Watch” is needed to make governments and inter ... more

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Bibliographie Michael Traber SMB (1929-2006)

Fritz Frei (ed.)

Immensee: Missionsgesellschaft Bethlehem (2007), 29 pp.

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Peace Journalism Applied: An Assessment of Media Coverage of the Conflict in Northern Uganda

Linda Nassanga Goretti

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 6, issue 2 (2007), 9 pp.

"The paper explores how peace journalism has been applied in Uganda basing on an assessment of findings from a survey on the media coverage of the conflict in northern Uganda. The paper analyses the findings from the print media coverage of 2 newspapers for 3 years that were used as sample. The anal ... ysis considered several quantitative and qualitative variables including: frequency, type of stories (news vs non-news), authors of stories (journalists vs non-journalists), placement/prominence of story, balance in the story, information sources, language and tone, focus, peace initiatives and use of photographs. The introduction gives an overview of the concept of conflict and why we continue to have conflicts in society. The paper posits that since all people in society cannot have the same definition of a situation all the time, especially regarding the distribution of power and resources, disagreements and conflicts arise, which in extreme cases escalate into armed conflicts or wars. The paper looks at the major causes of conflicts in Africa and gives a background to the conflict/war in Northern Uganda, where the fighting has been going on since 1986, when President Museveni took over power. A synopsis of the findings showed that most of the coverage on the war was done by journalists in the form of news stories, with a few feature articles. This implies that journalists are largely responsible for what people get to learn about the war. Depending on the way journalists report about the conflict, people's perceptions will be influenced accordingly. The analysis showed that the government paper was largely biased towards government and confrontational in its reports, while the private paper used a more conciliatory tone and was more balanced by using various sources for their stories. There was fair coverage of peace initiatives, although this focused most on government efforts. An evaluation of the coverage showed that this had its strengths and weaknesses. While the media had helped in raising awareness about the war, there was self-censorship amongst the journalists, partly due to the Anti-terrorism Act, which makes it a capital offence if a journalist gives information that can aid terrorism. The paper looks at some obstacles that prevent journalists from giving objective reports when reporting on conflicts/wars. The paper concludes with some recommendations on how peace journalism can be consciously applied to contribute more meaningfully to the peace building process in Northern Uganda." (Abstract) more

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Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing, and Delivering Literacy Initiatives

Juliet McCaffery, Juliet Merrifield, Juliet Millican

Oxford: Oxfam (2007), xii, 289 pp.

"The first part sets out the four key concepts of literacy (as skills, tasks, social practices, and critical reflection), and describes associated approaches used throughout the world. The second half covers preparation and planning, offering practical guides for each key element of literacy-program ... more

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Frequently Asked Questions About Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships in ICTs for Development: A Guide for National ICT Policy Animators

Lishan Adam, Tina James, Alice Munyua Wanjira

Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2007), 31 pp.

"Partnerships between the public sector, the private sector and particularly civil society in promoting information and communication technology (ICT) policy are a relatively new venture. The mechanisms, management and governance of such partnerships, from loose arrangements to more formal mechanism ... more

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Measuring Change: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Media and Development Cooperation. 3rd Symposium Forum Media and Development

A. Sofie Jannusch (ed.)

Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2007), 81 pp.

"The symposium Measuring Change. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation in Media Development focused on the utilisation aspect of evaluation1: The adding of “Planning” to “Monitoring and Evaluation” in the subtitle indicates that emphasis was laid on learning from monitoring and evaluation experie ... more

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The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa: A Study of Private FM Radio in Uganda

Gavin Anderson, David Elliott

Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 16 pp.

"The majority of the cases relate to radio programmes that have been supported by FIT Uganda (a Ugandan development company) and the FIT SEMA project (an ILO project). These interventions supported the launch of new radio programme formats that focused on business and livelihood issues. The substant ... more

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Donors and Media Development: Reports from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe

New York: Open Society Institute (2007), 140 pp.

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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

Kofi Annan (statement)

London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press;Fountain Publishers;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp.

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more

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The Media and the Law: A Handbook for Community Journalists

Simone Delaney

Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2007), 40 pp.

"This handbook is intended to be a desk reference for small, independent and community media organisations, equipping journalists with the following tools: enable small independent and community media to counter growing media censorship in South Africa, and to ensure that these media are aware of th ... more

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Evaluating Heartlines 2006: A Platform for Change. A Summary Report of the Research

Health and Development Africa

Houghton: Heartlines (2007), 32 pp.

"HEARTLINES is an innovative programme developed by The Mass Media Project in South Africa. The intervention’s purpose is to address South Africa’s social issues, such as HIV and AIDS, crime, violence and the breakdown of family and social structures. HEARTLINES is unique in its approach in that ... more

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Media Legislation in Africa: A Comparative Legal Survey
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Guy Berger

Grahamstown: Rhodes University, School of Journalism and Media Studies;UNESCO (2007), vii, 180 pp.

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Visual Interventions: Applied Visual Anthropology

Sarah Pink (ed.)

New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2007), ix, 324 pp.

"Visual anthropology has proved to offer fruitful methods of research and representation to applied projects of social intervention. Through a series of case studies based on applied visual anthropological work in a range of contexts (health and medicine, tourism and heritage, social development, co ... more

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HIV/AIDS Communication in Selected African Countries: Interventions, Responses and Possibilities

Warren Parker, Asta Rau, Penny Peppa

Lusaka: Center for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation (CADRE);Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2007), 80 pp.

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Media in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Strategies

Shira Loewenberg, Bent Nørby Bonde (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle Media Services;Bonn Network (2007), 169, 21 pp.

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The Contribution of Radio Broadcasting to the Achievement of the Millenium Development Goals in Southern Madagascar: Research Findings and Conclusions of a Study of the Andrew Lees Trust Project Radio
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Leo Metcalf, Nicola Harford, Mary Myers

Andrew Lees Trust (2007), 83 pp.

"This evaluation of Andrew Lees Trust’s Projet Radio (ALT/PR) in Southern Madagascar examines the impact of radio broadcasts on audience knowledge and attitudes relating to certain MDGs. It finds that the project is achieving some notable success in changing and enhancing knowledge and attitudes o ... more

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