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"The origins of World Press Freedom Day arise from a declaration signed by a group of African journalists who gathered at a UNESCO seminar on “Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Media” that was held in Windhoek, Namibia from 29 April to 3 May 1991. Subsequently, painstaking lobbyin ... more
"Professional networking of African journalism educators is a complex matter for reasons related to the fragmentary identity and fragile resource base of this constituency. African journalism educators thus share many characteristics which ironically dilute the sense of a clear and common identity t ... more

Rethinking Communication for Development Policy: Some Considerations

In: The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy
Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 319-335
"This book includes 17 articles on the current state of communication for development from renowned communication practitioners and scholars. It covers five areas: an introduction to the relationship between development, participation and communication; the theoretical underpinnings of development c ... more
"The experience of citizen involvement in public policy advocacy around the world has shown that the status quo tends to prevail unless political will to implement change is strengthened by active citizen participation. A “Global Information Society Watch” is needed to make governments and inter ... more
"This book is a primer on media governance at a global level and the key influencing forces and organizations, such as ITU, WTO, UNESCO, WIPO, and ICANN. Anyone interested in the media and its progressively rising influence over so many dimensions of society can look here for an introduction to medi ... more
"Die noch überwiegend kulturwissenschaftlich-spekulativ geführte Debatte über den Bedeutungszuwachs Alter und Neuer Medien in Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika möchte der als Reader konzipierte Band durch empirische Fallstudien anreichern. Er umfasst Beiträge, "die sich unter Berücksichtigung re ... more
"Die Begriffe Globalisierung und Informationsgesellschaft repräsentieren zwei kontroverse sozialwissenschaftliche Konzepte. Als Synonyme für Moderne und Zukunft in den Medien heftig diskutiert, mangelt es im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs gerade für den Fall der Informationsgesellschaft an einer exak ... more
"This yearbook compiles information on research findings on children and youth and media violence, as seen from the perspective of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child. The thematic focus of the yearbook is on the influence of children's exposure to media violence. Section 1 ... more

Radio: A Future for Sound

UNESCO Courier, issue February (1997), pp. 11-39