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Code of Conduct for Community Radio 2007

Kathmandu: Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB); UNESCO (2007), 40 pp.
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Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
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Wolfgang Settekorn, Sigrid Kannengießer (ed.)
Hamburg: Institut für Medien und Kommunikation (IMK), Universität Hamburg (2007), 131 pp.
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Bildkorrekturen: Die Rolle der Medien in Krisengebieten. Journalistenseminar 13.-15. Dezember 2007 im Internationalen InWEnt Bildungszentrum Starnberger See in Feldafing

Kayode Salau (ed.)
Bonn: Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt) (2007), 59 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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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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Forging Innovations: Community Multimedia Centres in Nepal

Karma Tshering Bhutia, Kirsty Martin
New Delhi: UNESCO (2007), 54 pp.
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Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006

A. Sofie Jannusch (ed.)
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO); Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.
"Discussions on how to support sustainability of independent media generally focus on the political conditions, the legal framework and – especially in German development cooperation – on the quality of journalistic coverage. Nevertheless, economic factors are of equal importance, not only for p ... more
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Community Media: Local is Focal

Nitin Paranjape
Community Development Journal, volume 42, issue 4 (2007), pp. 459-469
"Given the limited nature of global media with its emphasis on ‘infotainment’ driven by commerce, it has very little role in community development. We see the alarming and growing impact of the global media on the socio-cultural life of different communities in India. The rampaging growth of cen ... more
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Media Pluralism in Asia: The Role and Impact of Alternative Media
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Kalinga Seneviratne (ed.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC); Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2007), vi, 273 pp.
"This book is the result of a research project covering eight countries in South and South East Asia examining the role and impact of alternative media. The definition of alternative media depends very much on the political, social, cultural and economic environment you live in. Thus, this book give ... 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 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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Allah & Eva: Frauen in Pakistan

Betsy Udink
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2007), 233 pp.
"Islamische Gesellschaften haben zwei Gesichter: Nach außen führen die Menschen ein freies und normales Leben. Aber unsichtbar, in den von den Vätern beherrschten Häusern, in den von religiösen Fanatikern kontrollierten Dörfern und in den Gefängnissen der staatlichen Geheimdienste, werden die ... more
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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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Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Struggle for Survival

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS), 2nd ed. (2007), 30 pp.
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
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Bruce Girard (Coord.)
Amparo Cadavid; Martin Faye; Raghu Mainali; Carlos Rivadeneyra; Nkopane Maphiri (contrib.)
Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]
"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism; ... more
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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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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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Reform and Regression: Freedom of the Media in Turkey. Fact-Finding Mission Report
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Edel Hughes
Walter Jawardene; Mustafa Gündogudu (eds.)
London: Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP); Index on Censorship; Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales; Article 19; Centre for European Studies (2007), 74 pp.
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Community Media: International Perspectives
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2007), xiii, 258 pp.
"This collection of writing on community media describes attempts at local media development and case studies of functioning projects. It presents a range of perspectives on grassroots media originating from community groups; research representing participant observation; hands-on community involvem ... more
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Reporting the Sri Lankan Conflict: Ethnic, Separatist or a Fight for Freedom

Chandrika De Alwis
Media Asia, volume 34, issue 2 (2007), pp. 88-95
"A study by De Alwis (2006) on the reporting of the Sri Lanka conflict under censorship, made comparisons to Western theories and models. The findings disclose the unique techniques used by the local press to circumvent media regulations. Censorship lacks the ability to tighten its hold on the local ... more