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Periodismo ciudadano: Evolución positiva de la comunicación

Oscar Espiritusanto, Paula Gonzalo Rodríguez (coord.)
Madrid; Barcelona: Fundación Telefónica; Ariel (2011), x, 171 pp.
"En este libro nos adentramos en el periodismo ciudadano, en la participación de los usuarios como generadores de información, convertidos ahora en creadores de sus propios medios (ciudadanos). La antigua audiencia pasiva ahora es activa: los usuarios se pueden informar unos a otros, tanto a nivel ... more
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Social Justice Documentary: Designing for Impact

Jessica Clark, Barbara Abrash
Center for Social Media (2011), 75 pp.
"This working paper aims to synthesize current efforts to develop comparable evaluation methods for social issue documentary films. Authored by two researchers who have been jointly documenting the field’s transformation over the past five years, this paper offers a framework for planning and eval ... more
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Getting Local: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability

Michele McLellan, Mayur Patel
Miami: Knight Foundation (2011), 27 pp.
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Soziale Bewegungen und Social Media: Handbuch für den Einsatz von Web 2.0

Hans Christian Voigt, Thomas Kreiml (eds.)
Wien: ÖGB-Verlag (2011), 392 pp.
"Mit „Soziale Bewegungen und Social Media“ liegt das erste Handbuch zum Einsatz von Social Media vor, das sich nicht dem wirtschaftlichen Nutzen und der kommerziellen Verwertung widmet, sondern das für Arbeitnehmer_innen und Betriebsrät_innen, Bürgerinitiativen, NGO und Gewerkschaften geschri ... more
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Drama for Development: Cultural Translation and Social Change
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Andrew Skuse, Marie Gillespie, Gerry Power (eds.)
Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage (2011), xxiii, 324 pp.
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Community Theatre and AIDS

Ola Johansson
Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xii, 179 pp.
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PR-Kampagnen

Ralf Spiller, Christina Vaih-Baur, Hans Scheurer (eds.)
Konstanz: UVK (2011), 278 pp.
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Maintaining the Enthusiasm: Economic Viability of Community Radio in the Philippines

Kalinga Seneviratne
Singapur: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC); Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (2011), 80 pp.
"AMIC undertook a research project to assess the economic viability of the Tambuli model in the Philippines after 15 years of its introduction. This book documents the opinions and the perspectives of many stakeholders in the community radio sector. It reflects both the success stories and barriers ... more
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The New Age of Radio: How ICTs Are Changing Rural Radio in Africa

Bartholomew Sullivan
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 138 pp.
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Freedomfone

freedomfone (2011), 117 pp.
"Freedom Fone allows anyone with a phone to access or contribute information on a specific issue 24 hours a day and seven days a week. It takes advantage of audio and text to address language and literacy barriers when reaching out to marginalised audiences that don't have access to other media. No ... more
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10 Best Practices for Social Media: Helpful Guidelines for News Organizations

James Hohmann
ASNE Ethics and Values Committee (2011), 50 pp.
"Here are the 10 key takeaways: 1. Traditional ethics rules still apply online. 2. Assume everything you write online will become public. 3. Use social media to engage with readers, but professionally. 4. Break news on your website, not on Twitter. 5. Beware of perceptions. 6. Independently authenti ... more
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Community Listeners' Clubs: Stepping Stones for Action in Rural Areas
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Brussels: FAO Dimitra (2011), 54 pp.
"This publication is particularly relevant for radio stations intending to establish listeners' clubs. It presents the experience of community listeners' clubs established in the mid-2000s in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger by the FAO and its partners, and the results that these initiativ ... more
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Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business
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Kristina Bürén (ed.)
Paris: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA); African Media Initiative (AMI) (2011), 81 pp.
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Poverty Reduction with Strategic Communication: Moving from Awareness Raising to Sustained Citizen Participation

Masud Mozammel (ed.)
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), x, 92 pp.
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Campanas políticas exitosas 2.0: Para construir el Centro Político de América Central

Carmen Beatriz Fernández, Jorge Dell'Oro
Ciudad de Guatemala: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 178 pp.
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The Sustainability of Community Broadcasting in Namibia: An Assessment and Plan of Action

David Lush, Gabriel Urgoiti
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 83 pp.
"The study found that, in their struggle to generate the income for day-to-day running costs, stations become detached from their communities, and end up competing - usually unsuccessfully - with better-resourced commercial broadcasters. The solution, the study suggests, is to invest in strengthenin ... more
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From Watchdog to Lapdog? The Impact of Government Intimidation on the Public Watchdog Performance of Peace Media in Processes of Democratisation

London: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 36 pp.
"The article explores the case of Radio Ndeke Luka, a UN-backed peace radio in the Central African Republic. It investigates whether government intimidation influences the radio’s public watchdog role and, if so, in what ways and to what extent, and whether and how the support of a European NGO an ... more
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ICT Facilitated Access to Information Innovations: A Compendium of Case Studies from South Asia

One World Foundation India (2011), 145 pp.
"This report documents seven innovative ICT practices – five from India and two from Bangladesh – with the aim of advancing access to information for enhanced transparency and accountability in governance and the improvement of democratic practices and public service delivery." (Page 11)
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Changing Norms is Key to Fighting Everyday Corruption

Sabina Panth
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), 25, 55 pp.
"Based on CommGAP’s interactions with the global anticorruption community as well as earlier research, we were able to collate 18 representative instances (case studies) from around the world, with real-life examples of citizens coming together to speak up against corruption and social norms vis- ... more
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Vernetzt Euch!

Lina Ben Mhenni
Berlin: Ullstein (2011), 46 pp.
"Die 27-jährige Lina Ben Mhenni war eine der Internetaktivisten, die den tunesischen Diktator Ben Ali vertrieben haben. Sie ist auf die Straße gegangen, hat mit anderen Demonstranten die Freiheit gefordert. Sie hat fotografiert, gefilmt und berichtet, dort, wo keine Presse erlaubt war. Ihr Blog 'A ... more