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"In December 1991, upon the initiative of the London-based World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) in collaboration with Isis International in Manila and the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) based in New York, the concept of the Women Empowering Communication global conferenc ... e was crystallized. Now, over two years later, and after several planning meetings and preparatory work, the global conference. Women Empowering Communication in Thailand is a reality. Isis International, in addition to its principal role as a co-organizer, wanted to make a tangible contribution to the conference. Thus we bring to you this issue of Women in Action, a collection of articles on women's experiences in community media from the regions of Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific. The conference participants constitute representatives of women's networks, alternative media, grassroots groups, the academe and other disciplines. It seems only fitting that we share with them how individual women and women's groups have creatively expressed themselves in various media forms in the community setting. In fact, we have featured some of the participating groups in the conference such as Video SEWA, Sistren Theatre Collective, and Cine Mujer. These women have set inspiring examples of how we can utilize varying media expressions not only to attain, self-empowerment but also to improve the portrayal of women in media. They have shown us the similarities in the lives and struggles of women all over the globe, despite cultural and geographical boundaries. What is even more encouraging is that these women's voices come from the community. They have successfully explored in very creative ways the use of low cost media such as song, dance, street theater, drawings, posters, puppetry and flipcharts. There are many other women's groups who have done some very good work in community media such ; as FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour), a feminist radio program in Costa Rica and the East Sepik Documentation Project in the Pacific. We also acknowledge the value of traditional forms of expression such as arpilleras and tapestries, woven stories on cloth by women in Chile, Peru and the Philippines and the khanga, a piece of cloth used as a communication tool by women in Africa.. What we have presented here is but a microviewing of women's experiences in community -media. In bringing this to the Women Empowering Communication conference, we join in the gathering of women i communicators who will enrich us with the breadth and depth of their experiences in media." (Editorial) more

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Mass Media Laws and Regulations in India

K. S. Venkateswaran (comp.)

Singapore: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (1993), xiii, 665 pp.

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1992 Indian Cinema

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New Delhi: Directorate of Film Festivals (1993), 139 pp.

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Alternative Media: Linking Global and Local

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Paris: UNESCO (1993), 130 pp.

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Perspectives on Development Communication

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London: Sage (1993), 256 pp.

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Asian Communication Handbook

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Singapore: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (1993), xvii, 524 pp.

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The Growth of Media in the Third World: African Failures, Asian Successes

William A. Hachten

Ames: Iowa State University Press (1993), 129 pp.

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Social Impact of Mass Media in Kerala

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Media and Ethics

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Soap Operas for Social Change: Toward a Methodology for Entertainment-Education Television

Heidi Noel Nariman

Westport, Conn.; New York: Praeger (1993), xxii, 143 pp.

"Following his experiences in the production of soap operas Miguel Sabido of Televisa (Mexico City) developed a theory as well as practical guidelines for entertainment-education soap operas. Such entertainment education soap operas like "Ven conmigo" and "Acompañame" have been very popular in Mexi ... more

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Rural Development Through Community Television

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Internationales Handbuch für Hörfunk und Fernsehen 1992/1993

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Publishing and Development in the Third World
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Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

London et al.: Hans Zell Publishers (1992), x, 441 pp.

"This benchmark volume stems from the papers commissioned for a major international seminar on Publishing in the Third World, held at Bellagio, Italy, in February 1991. It presents the first full scale discussion of publishing in Asia and Africa, and features perspectives from 25 prominent publisher ... more

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Mass Communication and Journalism in India: Prescribed for Courses in Departments of Journalism in the Universities

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New Delhi: Allied Publishers, revised ed. (1992), xi, 403 pp.

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Géographie économique des médias: Diversité des Tiers-Mondes

Jacques Barrat

Paris: Litec (1992), 468 pp.

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