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Public Service Broadcasting and its Role in Raising Civic Consciousness: Case Studies from Asia

Sundeep R. Muppidi, Premila Manvi (eds.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2012), 148 pp.
"This book explores the role of media in democratic societies and specifically that of PSB's in Asia. It presents case studies from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kampuchea, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Macau, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. These studies document the Asian experience in PSB while exploring if there ... more
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Cyber-Hindutva: Hindu Nationalism, the Diaspora and the Web

Ingrid Therwath
Paris: Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (2012), 27 pp.
"Hindu nationalists defend the advent of a Hindu state in India, while projecting the universal appeal of their ideology. Their very territorialised yet universal claims have been finding particular resonance among migrant populations, particularly in North America. This study strives to go beyond c ... more
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Home of Hope: Voicings, Whiteness, and the Technological Gaze

Yahui Zhang, Radhika Gajjala, Sean Watkins
Journal of Communication Inquiry, volume 36, issue 3 (2012), pp. 202-221
"This article is an attempt to explore the issues of online representations of orphans in China and India in the intersection of power, voice, and placement. Textual and visual representations of orphans at www.homeofhopeindia.org and www.homeofhope.org are analyzed using the theoretical frameworks ... more
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Media development, information operations, and the liberal order: Mapping US mass media policy and practice in the Afghan intervention, 2001-10

Daniel Wiley
Toronto: York University, Master Thesis (2012), iv, 149 pp.
"Since 2001 the development and use of the nascent mass media environment has been an integral component to the US-led democratization of Afghanistan. This approach is embedded in a history of US-led liberal order building, in which liberal principles and democracy are deployed strategically as me ... more
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Community Radio in the Twenty-First Century

Janey Gordon (ed.)
Oxford; Bern; Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2012), ix, 403 pp.
"In the twenty-first century, community radio is fulfilling an increasingly important role in the world’s mediascape. This book documents the ways in which community radio broadcasters and activists are using the medium in countries around the world to challenge political corruption, aid the trans ... more
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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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Credibility of TV News in a Developing Country: The Case of Bangladesh

Syed Saad Andaleeb et al.
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, volume 89, issue 1 (2012), pp. 73-91
"Television has recently experienced unprecedented expansion in Bangladesh. Given its popularity and influence, and with more people using it for their information, research on the credibility of TV news is warranted. Perceived independence of TV channels, their social role, source expertise, object ... 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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Twitter as Media Watch-Dog? Lessons from India’s Radia Tapes Scandal

Kalyani Chadha
Global Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 2 (2012), pp. 171-176
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Understanding Media Policies: A European Perspective

Euangelía Psychogiopúlu (ed.)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xvii, 284 pp.
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Propagandaschlacht am Hindukusch

Merjam Wakili, Kefa Hamidi
Message, issue 4 (2012), pp. 22-25
"Afghanische Journalisten sind weit davon entfernt, unabhängig arbeiten zu können. Ihre Etats kommen aus dem Westen, aus Pakistan oder Iran. Die Kritik daran wächst." (Seite 22)
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Picturing Afghanistan: The Photography of Foreign Conflict

Paul Verschueren
New York: Hampton Press (2012), xiii, 199 pp.
"Picturing Afghanistan is an in-depth account of the Euro-American visualization of the conflict in Afghanistan. Comparing images in public affairs, psychological warfare, journalism and the photobook, the author argues that there are no strong boundaries between photography in war and photography a ... more
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Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis

Geoffrey Batchen, Mick Gidley, Nancy K. Miller (eds.)
London: Reaktion Books (2012), 319 pp.
"From the massacre of the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee to the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, from famine in China to apartheid in South Africa, Picturing Atrocity examines a broad spectrum of photographs. Each of the essays focuses specifically on an iconic image, offering a distinct approach ... 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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Analyzing the Spell of War: A War/peace Framing Analysis of the 2009 Visual Coverage of the Sri Lankan Civil War in Western Newswires

Rico Neumann, Shahira Fahmy
Mass Communication & Society, volume 15 (2012), pp. 169-200
"The goal of this study was to analyze the extent to which the visual coverage of the final stages (April=May 2009) of the long-lasting Sri Lankan Civil War relied on war and peace frames. Based on the revolutionary conceptual work of Norwegian scholar Johan Galtung, who viewed war and peace journal ... more
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Towards a framework of sustainability indicators for ‘communication for development and social change’ projects

Jan Servaes, Emily Polk, Song Shi, Danielle Reilly, Thanu Yakupitijage
International Communication Gazette, volume 74, issue 2 (2012), pp. 99-123
"This article presents an overview of the emergence of sustainability themes in communication for development and argues that there is an urgent need for a framework of sustainability indicators for communication for development and social change projects around the world. It fills a crucial gap in ... more
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Radio Namaskar: Catalyst of change in Orissa

Daniela Bandelli
Media Development (WACC), volume 59, issue 1 (2012), pp. 48-51
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Media Freedom and Independence in 14 European Countries: A Comparative Perspective

European Commission; Mediadem (2012), 188 pp.
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Global Television Formats: Understanding Television Across Borders

Tasha Oren, Sharon Shahaf (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2012), xii, 392 pp.
"For decades, television scholars have viewed global television through the lens of cultural imperialism, focusing primarily on programs produced by US and UK markets and exported to foreign markets. Global Television Formats revolutionizes television studies by de-provincializing its approach to me ... more
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Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Deep Insights

Bangkok: UNDP (2012), 64 pp.
"The current report presents the highlights of five country assessments that were undertaken to identify the communication and information needs of indigenous peoples. The starting point for this regional initiative was that access to information and communication avenues have an empowering element, ... more