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Asia's March Towards Freedom of Expression and Development

Kalinga Seneviratne, Suganthi Singarayar (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2006), 212 pp.

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Communications Media, Globalization and Empire

Oliver Boyd-Barrett (ed.)

Eastleigh: John Libbey (2006), xii, 248 pp.

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Support to Media in Sri Lanka: An Overview of Activities and Proposals for the Future

Yasha Lange, Shastri Ramachandaran

Amsterdam; Chandigarh: International Media Support (IMS) (2006), 34 pp.

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Democratization: A Central Task of Media Development Cooperation

Jörgen Klußmann (ed.)

Bonn: Evangelische Akademie im Rheinland (2006), 139 pp.

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Perceptions and Practice: An Anthology of Impact Assessment Experience

Kay Sayce, Patricia Norrish

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2006), 186 pp.

"Contains 11 studies, mainly on information projects, each with between four and eight stories told by people involved in those studies. Each set of stories is prefaced by a summary of the study." (commbox)

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The Role of Georgia's Media - and Western Aid - in the Rose Revolution

David Anable

Joan Shorenstein Center, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2006), 32 pp.

"Aiding and training journalists and media managers, along with civil society groups, paid off in Georgia. The American and Western investment helped to generate the Rose Revolution, and resulted in a potentially more democratic, open and Western-leaning society. It was a comparatively economical, a ... more

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Gender in the Information Society: Emerging Issues

Anita Gurumurthy, Parminder Jeet Singh, Anu Mundkur, Mridula Swami (eds.)

Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP);Elsevier (2006), xi, 142 pp.

"This publication features a series of papers that represent an early exploration of the challenges and opportunities for actors committed to gender equality in the information society. It is meant to open up the debates that can pave the way for a sustained engagement of gender activists with one o ... more

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Whatever the Weather: Media Attitudes to Reporting Climate Change

Rob Harbinson

London: Panos London (2006), 16 pp.

"The media play an important role in stimulating discussion in developing countries. Yet journalists asked by Panos say that the media have a poor understanding of the climate change debate and express little interest in it. Public discussion of the policies and issues involved is urgently needed. T ... more

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Corruption in Emergencies: What Role(s) for Media? Report from U4 Working Meeting 30 May, 2006

Gemma Mortensen (ed.)

Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI);Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4) (2006), 32 pp.

"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ... more

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Breaking Barriers: The Potential of Free and Open Source Software for Sustainable Human Development. A Compilation of Case Studies from Across the World

Nah Soo Hoe

Bangkok; New Delhi: UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP);International Development Research Centre (IDRC);UNESCO;Elsevier (2006), 115 pp.

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Integration durch Massenmedien: Medien und Migration im internationalen Vergleich = Mass Media-Integration: Media and Migration. A Comparative Perspective

Rainer Geißler, Horst Pöttker (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript (2006), 324 pp.

"Grundlage des Bandes ist eine internationale Tagung zur Rolle der Massenmedien bei der Integration von Migranten. Die Beiträge präsentieren nicht nur Forschungsergebnisse zur Situation in Deutschland, sondern es kommen auch Experten aus den USA, Kanada und den Niederlanden zu Wort, wo Medien und ... more

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Medienpolitik in Post-Konfliktstaaten: Beiträge zum politischen Wiederaufbau am Beispiel von Afghanistan

Mariam Tutakhel

Duisburg: Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (2006), 44 pp.

"Die Annahme, dass eine kontrollierte Presse das Ziel einer Förderung demokratischer Strukturen immer ad absurdum führe, darf vor dem Hintergrund einer politischen Ausnahmesituation nach einem bewaffneten Konflikt durchaus hinterfragt werden. Die in diesem Zusammenhang geführte Diskussion über M ... more

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Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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Mark Harvey (ed.)

Paris: Internews Europe;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2006), 222 pp.

"Draws together thinking and analysis that covers the breadth and depth of the media development landscape. The opening section, 'Why Media Matters: Global Perspectives' gathers the work of several thought leaders on major trends that cut across both the communications and development policy arenas; ... more

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Reporting for All: Developing a Public Service Journalism Culture in Sri Lanka. A Handbook for Journalists

Mike Dobbie, Sunanda Deshapriya, Jacqueline Park

Brussels; Colombo: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) (2006), 27 pp.

"The purpose of this handbook is to examine how journalists can fulfil their duties within a framework of producing high quality, ethical journalism that is responsive to the needs of the community. The handbook aims to give Sri Lankan journalists an appreciation of their role in society with partic ... more

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A Vibrant Media Under Pressure: An Independent Assessment of Press Freedom in the Maldives

International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to the Maldives

London: Article 19;Reporters Without Borders;International Media Support (IMS);International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);South Asia Press Commission (SAPC) (2006), 22 pp.

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Regulierung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunks in der Gemeinschaft unabhängiger Staaten: Sonderbericht zu gesetzlichen Rahmen für den öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunk in Aserbaidschan, Georgien, Moldau, Russland und der Ukraine

Andrei Richter, Dmitry Golovanov

Susanne Nikoltchev (ed.)

Straßburg: Europäische Audiovisuelle Informationsstelle (2006), 42 pp.

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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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Krishna Kumar

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.

"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre ... sents case studies of media assistance programs in different countries. The book concludes with a set of recommendations for expanding and deepening media assistance for the international community. This book project grew out of a multi-country study that I directed in 2002–2004 to examine media assistance programs funded by the US Agency for International Development. The overall purpose of the study was to assess the nature and effectiveness of USAID programs and make policy and programmatic recommendations for the future. In writing this book I have mostly drawn from the massive information collected during two years of research and analysis. The book is based primarily on three sources of information. First are reviews of literature covering scholarly writings, project and program documents, and articles in popular magazines and newspapers on media assistance. Such reviews were country specific as well as global in nature. Because the academic literature is extremely limited and media assistance is hardly covered in magazines and newspapers except in high-profile cases such as Bosnia and Serbia, reviews largely relied on program documentation. I had the unique advantage of perusing thousands of documents that are not available to the public. Although mostly descriptive and often self-serving, they identified critical gaps in our knowledge and illuminated the challenges and achievements of international media endeavors. Second, my colleagues and I undertook extensive fieldwork in seven countries/regions—Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. In each of these cases, research teams conducted extensive discussions with international donor agencies, officials of host countries, project staff and contractors, and local media experts and journalists. Every possible effort was made to interview all those experts and managers who had intimate knowledge of the ongoing media assistance programs. Teams also examined locally available documents and reports and used translators to translate documents into English when necessary. In the absence of hard quantitative data, they largely relied on available documentation, indepth interviews, and their own knowledge of the media scene for their findings and conclusions. Finally, I organized a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., to discuss the findings of the country studies and explore new directions for media assistance programs. Such meetings helped to identify many problems and challenges facing media assistance programs and helped in formulating a set of recommendation for policymakers." (Chapter 1, page 10-11) more

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Exploring New Modalities: Experiences with Information and Communications Technology Interventions in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Review and Analysis of the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme

Michael Dougherty

Bangkok; New Delhi: Elsevier (2006), x, 155 pp.

"This book is a review of 56 projects funded by the Pan-Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme for Asia-Pacific from 2002-2005. The aim of this book is to examine trends within these particular information and communications technology (ICT) projects in order to determine factors for success, and, common cha ... more

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Islam and the Media

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 3, issue 2 (2006), 125 pp.

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Auslandsmärkte als Chance: Die deutsche ITK-Wirtschaft

Berlin: Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (BITKOM);Auswärtiges Amt (2006), 498 pp.

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