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The Mobile Media Reader

Noah Arceneaux, Anandam Kavoori

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), vi, 198 pp.

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Mediating Cultural Diversity in a Globalised Public Space

Isabelle Rigoni, Eugénie Saitta (ed.)

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xv, 172 pp.

"Through enhancing reflection on the treatment of cultural diversity in contemporary Western societies, this collection aims to move the debate beyond the opposition between ethnicity and citizenship and demonstrate ways to achieve equality in multicultural and globalised societies." (Publisher desc ... more

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New Media and Intercultural Communication: Identity, Community and Politics

Pauline Hope Cheong, Judith N. Martin, Leah P. Macfadyen (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), xx, 337 pp.

"Chapters explore what happens in praxis when digital media are implemented across cultures and are contested and negotiated within complex local and political conditions. The book showcases interpretative and critical research from voices with diverse backgrounds, from locations around the world." ... more

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Global and Local Televangelism

Pradip Thomas, Philip Lee (eds.)

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xiv, 250 pp.

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Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, Mai Truong (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2012), 657 pp.

"This report is the third in a series of comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers developments in 47 countries that occurred between January 2011 and May 2012. Over 50 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed, contributed to the project by researching ... more

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Who is the Community in Community Radio?

Savita Bailur

Economic & Political Weekly, volume 47, issue 17 (2012), pp. 92-99

"Despite the enthusiasm for community-owned radio, a movement which has been steadily gaining pace since the implementation of new legislation of 2006, we are yet to find an understanding of who the community is in community radio. Through an extended case study, this analysis shows how “community ... more

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Community MHz II: Assessing Community Radio Performance in Nepal

Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ);Open Society Foundation (2012), 94 pp.

"The Community Radio Support Centre (CRSC) at the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) assessed the performance of 15 community radios based on the Community Radio Performance Assessment System (CR-PAS) in 2012. The assessment was a first full-fledged test after a successful piloted the ... more

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Community Radio Directory in Bangladesh

Amin Al Rasheed (comp.)

Dhaka: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (2012), 48 pp.

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Compendium 2012: Community Radio Stations in India

Jayalakshmi Chittoor (ed.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2012), 275 pp.

90 Indian community radio stations present their background, programming focuses, lessons learned and contact details.

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Abiding Voices: Sustainability of Community Radio in India

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);UNICEF (2012), 131 pp.

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Community Radio in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges

Amin Al Rasheed

Dhaka: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC);Free Press Unlimited (2012), 19 pp.

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Community Radio and Gender: Towards an Inclusive Public Sphere

Kanchan K. Malik, Daniela Bandelli

Brisbane: Paper presented at the India Media Symposium: Public Spheres, the Media & Social Change in India (2012), 20 pp.

"Gender is a significant dimension in community radio (CR) initiatives that are seeking to deploy communication technologies for social change in general and empowerment of women in particular. CR not only provides an opportunity for women’s access to information, but, more significantly, also all ... more

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Social Accountability Status of Community Radios in Nepal

Chakupat, Lalitpur (NP): Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB);United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2012), 82, xli pp.

"About half of the community radios have set their Strategic Plan and Annual Budget System in place. Out of eight such institutional documents, the majority of radios have at least six of them and fewer of them are yet to set these frameworks. Radios are found to be socially inclusive. Though there ... more

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Reaching the Community Through Community Radio: Readjusting to the New Realities. A Case Study Investigating the Changing Nature of Community Access and Participation in Three Community Radio Stations in Three Countries New Zealand, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Ahmed Zaki Nafiz

Canterbury: University of Canterbury, Doctoral Thesis (2012), xii, 331 pp.

"In this case study, I have studied three community radio stations- RS in Nepal, KCR in Sri Lanka and SCR in New Zealand- investigating how the radio management policies are positively or negatively, affecting community access and participation. The study shows that in their effort to stay economica ... more

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Guidelines for Community Radio Support Scheme (CRSS)

New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Ministry (2012), 41 pp.

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Digital Storytelling in Bangladesh: Experiences, Challenges and Possibilities

Samia A. Rahim

IDS Bulletin (Institute of Development Studies), volume 43, issue 5 (2012), pp. 98-103

"This article reflects on a digital storytelling project undertaken for research, communication, and advocacy purposes in Bangladesh. The project trained young women from different regions of the country to make digital stories about their everyday struggles and journeys of personal growth. Excerpts ... more

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Country Case Study: Bangladesh. Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained

Francis Rolt

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 24 pp.

Examining Bangladesh’s booming and dynamic media sector, this report finds that there is an increasing tendency for political discourse to be based around personality rather than policy.

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National Minorities and the Media: Situation in Georgia

Tobias Akerlund

Flensburg: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) (2012), 28 pp.

"This working paper envisages analyzing issues related to media and national minorities in Georgia in order to provide a comprehensive picture of the current situation of minority media and of the impact of media on majority-minority relations. To gather data on this topic, 30 interviews with variou ... more

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Safeguarding Media Rights and Ending Impunity in Nepal: International Fact-Finding and Advocacy Media Mission to Nepal

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 42 pp.

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Ten Years That Shook the Media World: Big Questions and Big Trends in International Media Developments

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2012), 73 pp.

This report documents some very significant differences in how media companies in different countries have fared over the last decade, examining six affluent democracies (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States) as well as two emerging economies (Brazil and India).