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African Broadcast Cultures: Radio in Transition
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Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp.

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Stratégies pour le dévelopment d’un secteur editorial en langues nationales dans les Pays du Sahel—Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, et Sénégal

Hassana Alidou-Ngame

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"Une synthèse des politiques de plusieurs pays africains francophones en matière de développement et d'utilisation des langues africaines en tant que stratégie essentielle pour l'amélioration et l'expansion des programmes d'éducation, et la fourniture de matériel didactique pertinent." (Hans ... more

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Toward Literate Societies: Publishing in Local Languages

Ingrid Jung

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Shobhana Sosale (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (1999), pp. 24-33

"An analysis of publishing in African languages in four countries of francophone Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal), where the Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (German Foundation for International Development, now part of GIZ), in cooperation with other agencies, has be ... more

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Actes du séminaire international: Centres, maisons et observatoires de la presse en Afrique

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Des auteurs et des manuels: A propos une programme éducatif pour l’essor de l’édition scolaire en language nationales

Marie Châtry-Komarek

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"Le rapport souligne la nécessité de développer des industries nationales de manuels scolaires prospères et de publier du matériel dans les langues africaines, en utilisant des exemples de livres produits par l'Institut national de documentation, de recherche et d'animation pédagogique de Niam ... more

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L'état de la presse en Afrique de l'Ouest 1995-1996

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Ethics in Journalism: Case Studies of Practice in West Africa

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La Deontologie des Journalistes Ouest-Africains: Textes de Reference

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Ne tirez pas sur les medias: Ethique et déontologie de l'information en Afrique de l'Ouest

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Les médias de la haine

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Paris: La Découverte (1995), 165 pp.

"Dans les situations de crise, de troubles ou de guerre, la désinformation et la propagande ont toujours été utilisées pour mobiliser les foules et tromper l'ennemi. Mais, aujourd'hui, les médias sont devenus beaucoup plus sophistiqués qu'autrefois, et le bourrage de crâne a fait place à de ... more

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Repertoire des radios privees et locales en Afrique de l'Ouest

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Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa

Louise M. Bourgault

Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press (1995), 294 pp.

"Bourgault investigates three principal influences: the pre-colonial legacy of the oral tradition, the presence of an alienated managerial class, and the domination of African nations by systems based on political patronage. The first two chapters provide the theoretical framework. Subsequent chapte ... more