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Women and Media: Changing Roles, Struggle and Impact

Pooja Kataria

New Delhi: Regal Publications (2007), xi, 289 pp.

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Other Voices: The Struggle for Community Radio in India

Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik

New Dehli et al.: Sage (2007), 319 pp.

"This book not only offers a historical account of the struggle for community radio in India, but also provides a documentation of the efforts of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and rural communities to realise the Brechtian mandate to use radio as a tool to build a robust civil society in the ... more

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Headlines from the Heartland: Reinventing the Hindi Public Sphere

Sevanti Ninan

New Dehli et al.: Sage (2007), 309 pp.

"Headlines From the Heartland: Reinventing the Hindi Public Sphere is the first in-depth study of the ongoing newspaper revolution in the Hindi-speaking states of India. With improved literacy levels, communications and purchasing power, the circulation of Hindi newspapers has grown rapidly in small ... more

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People's Communications for Development: How Intermediary Groups Use Communication Tools for Grassroots Women's Empowerment

Tesa Casal de Vela, Mira Alexis P. Ofreneo

Manila: Isis International (2007), 608 pp.

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The Business of Media: Central Asia Media Conference, Bishkek 19 October 2006

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2007), 96 pp.

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Dramas of Social Change: Theatre for Development or the Development of Theatre?

Monica Mottin

Studies in Nepali History and Society, volume 12, issue 2 (2007), pp. 321-347

"This paper provides an ethnograpic analysis of the relationship between theatre groups and donors/theatre groups and audiences that moves away from the national planning / social engineering vs domination/resistance frameworks to highlight what happens at the interface of the development encounter. ... more

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The Internet and Governance in Asia: A Critical Reader

Indrajit Banerjee (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2007), 380 pp.

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Ten Years On: The State of Community Radio in Nepal

Ian Pringle, Bikram Subba

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 46 pp.

"1. There has been remarkable growth in both private and non-for-profit radio in Nepal since 1997: 216 licenses had been issued as of July 2007 with 78 FM stations broadcasting; of 93 licenses issued to non-profit groups, 31 were operational as of May 2007. 2. To its detriment, the FM radio sector h ... more

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Community Radio: A User's Guide to the Technology
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N. Ramakrishnan

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 274 pp.

"According to the foreword, 'this manual is designed to accompany you in the demystification of each piece of equipment usually found in community radio stations'. This is exactly what the guide does. The first section provides an overview of all relevant technical questions to non-technicians, incl ... more

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Machtmosaik Zentralasien: Traditionen, Restriktionen, Aspirationen

Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel, Andrea Huterer (eds.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2007), 648 pp.

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Community Radio in Nepal: A Case Study of Radio Madanpokhara

Arjun Banjade

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, Scripps College, Doctoral Thesis (2007), 353 pp.

"This study is about Community Radio Madanpokhara (CRM) in Palpa district in Western Nepal. Initiated and managed by the local residents, CRM has been on the air on frequency modulation (FM) band serving 800,000 potential listeners in the region since 2000. Triangulating in-depth interviews, observa ... more

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Community Radio in India

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 50 pp.

"This is a series of five introductory booklets on how civil society, government, donor agencies, media and the United Nations can strengthen the community radio sector in India." (commbox)

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Poverty and Digital Inclusion: Preliminary Findings of Finding a Voice Project

Andrew Skuse, Joann Fildes, Jo Tacchi, Kirsty Martin, Emma Baulch

New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 48 pp.

"This paper presents preliminary findings from a multi-sited qualitative study of poverty and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India, Indonesia Sri Lanka and Nepal. It draws upon data gathered by 12 ethnographic action researchers working across 15 community ICT initiatives. Thes ... more

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The Bible and the Technologies of the Word

Joseph Palakeel (ed.)

Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation (2007), viii, 310 pp.

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Information and Communication Technologies for Economic and Regional Developments

Hakikur Rahman (ed.)

Hershey; London: Idea Group (2007), xviii, 351 pp.

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Media and Communications in the Third World

Zahid Hussain, Vanita Ray (eds.)

New Dehli: Kanishka (2007), xix, 249 pp.

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Words to Action: Investigative Reporting on Corruption. A Guide for Media Professionals

Sunanda Deshapriya, Jacqueline Park, Claire Fletcher

Redfern; Colombo: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);Free Media Movement (FMM) (2007), 23 pp.

"In this handbook we aim to define the issues of corruption, put them into the context of Sri Lanka, and explore the media’s role in exposing corruption and encouraging accountability. We present and analyse the findings of our research into corruption investigative reporting (CIR) in the Sri Lank ... more