"Detailed information (administration name, technical information, founding date, address) about media intended for use by potential advertisers, but helpful to anyone interested in mass communication. Covers radio and television stations, movie theaters, newspapers, and magazines. Includes data on
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advertising for large and small cities, state-by-state. Provides information on advertising costs in various media, and statistics on magazine sales, radio listeners, and television viewers. Organized by geographic region, each state has subdivisions by city. For identifying regional newspapers and broadcast media, this directory proves essential. Indexes by municipality and by name of the media." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
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"Case studies and seminar reports are provided that "were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part 1, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, 'focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in
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health, family planning, agriculture, basic education, and conscientization. The introductory paper discusses indigenous sociocultural forms as a basis for nonformal education and development. Seven countries are represented in the case studies: Indonesia, Bolivia, Java' (Indonesia), Upper Volta, Botswana, India, and Bali (Indonesia). Section II focuses on the performing arts in both mass campaigns and community nonformal education programs. An introductory paper overviews folk media, popular theater, and conflitting strategies for social change in the Third World. The seven case studies consider the specific strategies used in Brazil, Sierra Leone, China, India, Mexico, Jamaica, arid Africa. Section III contains the seminar reports developed from discussions of the four regional working groups: Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. A summary of plenary discussions is also provided." (ERIC document resumé)
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"The principal functions of a national communication policy council would include:(l) (a) to promote coherent, national and comprehensive analyses of existing policies and controls and of national communication objectives; to identify the rights, interests, obligations and interdependence of various
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communication institutions within society; to enhance greater efficiency in the application and expenditures of frequently limited economic and physical resources by setting priorities and reducing internal contradictions; to safeguard the rights and interests ofvarious sectors involved in communication enterprises by providing a forum for continuous discussion and clarification; to provide the framework for anticipating changes in media technology, assessing their value for promoting national and international goals, and revealing their harmful effects; to perform a "look out" function to foresee technological innovations on the international scene which may be important, as "quantum jumps" in national communication planning; (e) to identify important international communication policy issues which are constraints on national policy; (f) to ensure national compatibility with international norms and standards: (g) to enable the nation to speak consistently and coherently at international discussions of communication matters, and to recommend appropriate diplomatic action on questions involving international communication." (Introduction, page 9)
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"Although this major exhibition catalog was not designed as a reference book, it serves that purpose well. Its introduction provides a summary of the development of printing in each Brazilian state and gives brief information about many presses. The main body of the catalog reproduces the title page
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s of many printed works from the earliest produced in Brazil (1747) to the early twentieth century, with emphasis on the nineteeth century. Representative works of printers from various states comprise a large part of this section. Notes accompanying the reproductions identify the authors of the works, giving brief biographical information. Index of names of authors and printing presses." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
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"10 contributions, e.g. on literacy and rural communication. The "Bibliografia de Estudos Norte-Americanos sobre Comunicação no Brasil. Bibliografia Anotada" (pages 151-246) includes 235 North American publications on communication in Brazil." (commbox)
"A bibliography of the work of illustrators of children's books, past and contemporary. Includes fiction, poetry, drama, and biography. Excludes textbooks. Under each illustrator's name are listed the authors, titles, and publication data of the books illustrated. Blach-and-white reproductions of so
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me of the illustrations are interspersed throughout the text." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)
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"An international directory of film producers, directors, technicians, and others prominent in the production of films. A good source of information on leaders in the Brazilian film world." (Ann Hartness, Brazil in Reference Books 1965-1989. Scarecrow Press, 1991)