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"This survey is the second nation-wide media use study conducted in Timor-Leste. UNMIT commissioned this study to provide a comprehensive update of the findings from Foundation Hirondelle’s National Media Survey of 2006, also conducted by INSIGHT. The main objectives of the study are to: 1) assess ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2011: Internet Rights and Democratisation. Focus on Freedom of Expression and Association Online

Karen Banks (ed.)

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2011), 273 pp.

"In the year of the Arab uprisings Global Information Society Watch 2011 investigates how governments and internet and mobile phone companies are trying to restrict freedom online – and how citizens are responding to this using the very same technologies. Everyone is familiar with the stories of E ... more

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Changing Norms is Key to Fighting Everyday Corruption

Sabina Panth

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), 25, 55 pp.

"Based on CommGAP’s interactions with the global anticorruption community as well as earlier research, we were able to collate 18 representative instances (case studies) from around the world, with real-life examples of citizens coming together to speak up against corruption and social norms vis-� ... more

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Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

Carolyn M. Byerly

Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.

"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei ... more

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National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 352 pp.

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National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 392 pp.

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Indigenous Voices in the Philippines: Communication for Empowerment (C4E) Assessment Report

Bangkok: UNDP;Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD) (2011), 104 pp.

"This report examines the Philippine situation in relation to the media landscape and opportunities for participation by Indigenous Peoplese in \communicative spaces. as avenues for self-empowerment. As an assessment of the communications and media environment and their implications for Indige ... nous Peoples, the report looks into challenges and opportunities that could aid future development interventions that emanate from local needs and aspirations [...] Radio remains the predominant form of communication and information channel in Indigenous Peoples areas but digital communications through cellular phones and mobile internet are also slowly making inroads except in very inaccessible communities and places where conflict is ever present. However, communication and information exchanges through the news media whether newspaper, radio or television are mainly conducted in a language other than the Indigenous Peoples‘ mother tongue. The one exception is radio station DXUP in Upi, Maguindanao which broadcasts programs in a mixture of Teduray, Visayan, and English [...] The consensus among those who participated in the data gathering activities was the need for Indigenous Peoples communities to establish their own media, preferably radio as a means to effectively project their agenda on the larger, national development and political landscape. This was, for instance, expressed strongly during the tribal congress of the Teduray-Lambangian people in Mindanao and to a lesser extent by the Tagbanua of Palawan. While this is one way of addressing the exclusion of Indigenous Peoples from the mainstream news agenda, it has to be viewed in the context of capacity development that takes into consideration the larger enabling environment that could influence one way or the other the overall strategy of any development program. It has to consider also the importance of gaining a foothold in the mainstream media as the flip side of a community media owned and managed by Indigenous Peoples is that there might become a tendency to limit the conversation among indigenous communities and thus failing to articulate their aspirations to a larger audience especially when this impinge on policy." (Executive summary) more

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Pilot Study on Vietnam’s Media Landscape Based on UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators

Nina Vennevold

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Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey

Toby Mendel

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2011), ix, 96 pp.

"This book explores the legal and regulatory systems governing public service broadcasters in eight different countries around the world, looking at the services they provide, the way in which their mandates are defined, their internal governance systems, mechanisms of oversight or accountability an ... more

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Media Systems and Political Systems: Dimensions of Comparison

Sven Engesser, Annika Franzetti

International Communication Gazette, volume 73, issue 4 (2011), pp. 273-301

"In social sciences, the interdependence between media systems and political systems is generally not in doubt. However, empirical knowledge about the relation between the two types of systems is rare. A deeper understanding can be gained by an international comparison of media and political systems ... more

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@crossroads: Democratization and Corporatization of Media in Indonesia

Merlyna Lim

Tempe, Ariz.: Arizona State University, Participatory Media Lab;Ford Foundation (2011), 32 pp.

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Communicating Research: A Beginner’s Guide for Researchers in Vietnam

Ajoy Datta, Arnaldo Pellini

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2011), iii, 47 pp.

Focuses on three key written products: the policy brief, the research brief and the story of change.

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A New Frontier, an Old Landscape: A Report for the Ford Foundation About the Impact of Digital Communications on Media and Communications, and on Human Rights

Andrew Puddephatt, Dixie Hawtin, Laura Zommer, João Brant, Lina Attalah, Nagla Rizk, Ramnath Bhat, Merlyna Lim, Grace Githaiga, Rebecca Zausmer

London: Global Partners (2011), 270 pp.

Examines the impact that the rise of digital communications is having on the media, and on human rights activism. The report goes on to explore the main policy issues which must be addressed at the national and international levels to shape an enabling environment. The report combines global level a ... more

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Peace Journalism Produces More Hope and Empathy in Filipino Audiences

Annabel L. R. MacGoldrick

Tambara, volume 28 (2011), pp. 43-80

"This interdisciplinary article weaves together journalistic practice with psychological testing to explore whether ideas about the framing of news to contribute to peace actually make any difference to consumers, both cognitively and emotionally. Hence, the first half considers the historical backg ... more

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The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam Attorney General’s Chambers Registry Division, Department of Economic Planning and Development Prime Minister’s Office

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 78 pp.

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Balancing Civil Rights and National Security: Impact of Anti-Terror Laws on Media and Civil Liberties in Europe and Asia

Kalinga Seneviratne, Yeo Lay Hwee (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2011), vi, 70 pp.

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Predicting Political Discussion in a Censored Virtual Environment

Yi Mou, David Atkin, Hanlong Fu

Political Communication, volume 28, issue 3 (2011), pp. 341-356

"Contrary to the optimistic view that the Internet would promote democracy in authoritarian countries like China, the pervasive political apathy among younger generations calls for a closer examination of micro-level individual political participation. This study contributes to the nascent body of e ... more

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... more