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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.
"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi
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African Media Development Initiative: South Africa. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 116 pp.
"Overall, South Africa has a relatively vibrant and developing media environment. The 15 interviewees were involved in 37 media development initiatives between them. These development initiatives comprise the following: 12 training initiatives; nine advocacy initiatives; five research initiatives; t
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Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt
Paris: Panos Paris (2006), 54 pp.
"The reorganisation of radio broadcasting in the five Arab countries we have looked at is a slow, unequal, up-and-down and unfinished process. It is unfinished in that some states (Egypt and Syria), still have not published the conditions for awarding broadcasting licenses, even though some independ
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Pop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (2006), xx, 336 pp.
"The purpose of this book is to provide a first step for anyone interested in discovering popular culture in India today. The chapters cover cinema, television, and radio; newspapers and magazines; music, theater, and literature; and sport, providing an explanation of the critical developments in ea
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African Media Development Initiative: Ghana. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 66 pp.
"The media sector in Ghana has witnessed some dramatic, positive changes over the past few years, made possible by the promulgation of the 1992 democratic Constitution and the election in 2000 of President Kufuor’s government. All interviewees agreed that democratisation and the repeal of the Crim
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African Media Development Initiative: Uganda. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 70 pp.
"Changes have been gradual but the watershed was 1992/4 when the airwaves were liberalised, leading to the mushrooming of media institutions especially in the broadcasting area. In the past five years, the media in Uganda has become more vibrant, more liberated and there has been more freedom of exp
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African Media Development Initiative: Kenya. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 75 pp.
"The liberalisation of airwaves and emerging democratic ideals have been important variables influencing increment in FM stations, new media products, a free press and freedom of expression. Occasional problems between the government and media players arise. The recognition by government of the incr
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African Media Development Initiative: Ethiopia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.
"The following changes have taken place over the past five years: media laws have been enacted; a legal framework is in place with the Press Law and Broadcast Law, and the creation of a favourable environment for media development; the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority has been established to issue lice
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African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets.
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African Media Development Initiative: Cameroon. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.
"The media sector has changed in recent years, mostly for the better, through the following media development processes: the 1990 Decree on the liberalisation of the broadcast sector to allow private entrants; significant increase in private radio and television, although licensing is still problema
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African Media Development Initiative: Democratic Republic of Congo. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 84 pp.
"On the whole, interviewees report both a positive quantitative and qualitative change in terms of the number and content of media messages. Liberalisation and more stable political climate has facilitated the opening up of the telecommunications sector, and has led to a diversification of the media
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African Media Development Initiative: Botswana. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 74 pp.
"There have been significant changes in the Botswanan media in the past five years. Some of the changes noted include the recent proliferation of newspapers and the partial freeing of the airwaves by the Botswanan government, which has led to the setting up of two new commercial radio stations. Ther
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African Media Development Initiative: Senegal. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The changes are mostly of a quantitative nature: proliferation of newspaper publications, an increase in the number of frequencies attributed to radio stations (commercial and community stations). Greater superficiality in the editorial lines of most newspaper publications has also been noted. The
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Radio in Madagascar: Roles and Missions
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2005), pp. 35-44
"The article examines the distinctive characteristics of radio broadcasting in Madagascar, a country with 200 private local stations and more than 15 regional stations of Malagasy National Radio (RNM). It takes note of the complete freedom of tone among news broadcasters, of the massive presence in
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Afrique centrale: Cadres juridiques et pratiques du pluralisme radiophonique
Deep Insights
Paris: Panos Paris; Karthala (2005), 251 pp.
"Dans cette région d'Afrique, dont plusieurs pays ont connu, au cours des dernières années, des conflits violents ou des troubles importants, l'outil radiophonique joue un rôle essentiel dans les processus de reconstruction et de consolidation démocratique. A travers cet ouvrage, nous souhaiton
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Ghana Broadcasting Study: A Report for the Government of Ghana and the World Bank
Washington, DC: World Bank (2005), vi, 102 pp.
Supporting the Media in Liberia: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Conflict Transition Period
Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa (2004), 76 pp. + annexes
"This report outlines the findings and conclusions derived from the assessment mission undertaken by the ‘Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa’ to Liberia in December 2003. This mission brought together the expertise of a number of the national, regional and international
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