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Protest in Ägypten: Wie Al-Jazeera und andere Medien die Kifaya-Bewegung möglich machten
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2009), 147 pp.
"kifaya! – „Es reicht!“ Lautstark protestieren Menschen auf Kairos Straßen gegen Präsident Mubarak und seine Regierung. Sie fordern demokratischen Wandel. Arabische Fernsehsender und neue Zeitungen in Ägypten berichten ausführlich über die Kifaya-Bewegung. Sie ist klein, aber nicht zu üb
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Media and Identity in Africa
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2009), xvii, 333 pp.
Médias et démocratie: Le grand malentendu
Québec: Presses de l'Université du Québec (2009), 290 pp.
Media, Democracy and Freedom: The Post-Communist Experience
Bern et al.: Peter Lang (2009), 246 pp.
Ein Leuchtturm mit Stromschwankungen: Die Rolle der Medien bei der Entwicklung einer demokratischen Kultur
DED-Brief, issue 2 (2009), pp. 42-43
"In den vergangenen Jahren hat Ghana einen großen Sprung gemacht, was die Achtung der Pressefreiheit und der Menschenrechte betrifft. Aber eine grundlegende qualitative Verbesserung der Medienlandschaft würde beinhalten, dass sich die Journalisten ihrer verantwortungsvollen Rolle in einer Demokrat
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Uneven Performances by the Private Press in Ethiopia: An Analysis of 18 Years of Press Freedom
Journal of Communication & Language Arts, volume 3, issue 1 (2009), pp. 44-59
"It is generally said that an independent press is vital for any democracy. However, the case in many African countries is that the independent or private press is weak and lacks credibility, although its assumed role as a cornerstone of young democracies is repeatedly stressed by commentators and p
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Comunicación y poder
Madrid: Alianza Editorial (2009), 679 pp.
Afrikas Medien: Im Spannungsfeld von Meinungsfreiheit, Boulevardisierung und Repression
Hamburg: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) (2009), 7 pp.
"Obwohl der Mediensektor liberalisiert wurde, besitzen die staatlich kontrollierten Rundfunkanstalten – das wichtigste Informationsmedium für die Bevölkerungsmehrheit – in den meisten Ländern noch ein flächendeckendes Monopol; nur in den Städten und einigen kleinen ländlichen Regionen gibt
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The Handbook of Journalism Studies
Deep Insights
New York: Routledge (2009), xx, 446 pp.
"This Handbook charts the growing area of journalism studies, exploring the current state of theory and setting an agenda for future research in an international context. The volume is structured around theoretical and empirical approaches, and covers scholarship on news production and organizations
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Transforming Public Space: A Local Radio's Work in a Poor Urban Community
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 621-629
"Among processes towards democratisation, it has been asserted that alternative radio has a central role in the citizen making of the poor. However, it is important to analyse in detail what possibilities an alternative or citizens' radio has to strengthen ideas of citizenship and transform the publ
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Africa’s Media: Between Professional Ethics and Cultural Belonging
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 25 pp.
Investigating the Impact of Media Ownership in African Democracies: A Case Study on Malawi. A Literature Review
London: London Metropolitan University (2009), 33 pp.
"[...] It is clear that the importance of the media in sustenance and development of democracy is well recognised by stakeholders in Africa. This is evidenced by the existence of liberal media laws and regulation in democratic African countries. This then forces the conclusion that there is delibera
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Tiempos de cambio: Política y comunicación en América Latina
Caracas: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) (2009), 226 pp.
La comunicación mediatizada: Hegemonías, alternatividades, soberanías
Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) (2009), 239 pp.
Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2008), 96 pp.
"This report provides an assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. Recommending a more holistic assistance approach, the report looks at the international media development fi
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Democracy or Polyarchy? US-Funded Media Developments in Afghanistan and Iraq Post 9/11
Media, Culture & Society, volume 30, issue 1 (2008), pp. 109-130
"This paper has demonstrated that the benefits for the general Afghan and Iraqi public derived from the ‘promotion of independent media’ by institutions like the NED are questionable, especially for parties interested in encouraging more deliberative or participatory forms of democracy. Instead,
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