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Midiatização e processos sociais na América Latina

Antônio Fausto Neto, Pedro Gilberto Gomes, José Luiz Braga, Jairo Ferreira (eds.)
São Paulo: Paulus (2008), 333 pp.
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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
Deep Insights

Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.
"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more
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Drugs, Thugs, and Divas: Telenovelas and Narco-Dramas in Latin America

O. Hugo Benavides
Austin: University of Texas Press (2008), x, 245 pp.
"In this first comprehensive analysis of telenovelas and narco-dramas, Hugo Benavides assesses the dynamic role of melodrama in creating meaningful cultural images to explain why these genres have become so successful while more elite cultural productions are declining in popularity. Benavides offer ... more
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Comunicação e transformação social: A trajetória do Canal Futura

Débora Garcia, Ana Paula Brandão (eds.)
São Leopoldo: Editora Unisinos (2008), 284 pp.
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Voces de mujeres: Historias de vida en primera persona

Comunicación y Pobreza (2008), 70 pp.
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Latin America, Media and Revolution: Communication in Modern Mesoamerica

Juanita Darling
Palgrave Macmillan (2008), ix, 226 pp.
"This book compares rebel media use in three Mesoamerican rebellions: the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Salvadoran civil war and the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico. Directly comparing media use in all three rebellions provides a richer understanding of the role of media in social change, particu ... more
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Bibliotecas indígenas en América Latina: Revisión bibliográfica y estado actual de la cuestión

Edgardo Civallero
Córdoba (AR): Wayrachaki (2008), 67 pp.
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Media - mujer, mujer - media: Introducción a un periodismo con perspectiva de género

Andrea Ocaña Ocaña (ed.)
Guayaquil: Fundación Yerbabuena (2008), 75 pp.
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Lineamientos de política para el fortalecimiento del servicio comunitario de radiodifusión sonora

Bogotá: Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social (2008), 22 pp.
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Pursuing Just Peace: An Overview and Case Studies for Faith-Based Peacebuilders

Mark M. Rogers, Tom Bamat, Julie Ideh (eds.)
Baltimore: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2008), 158 pp.
"The volume begins with a general overview of faith-based peacebuilding by pastor and peace-practitioner David Steele. Several CRS staff members provided input on the early drafts [...] The case studies that follow all deal with initiatives involving Catholic actors. This is the tradition out of whi ... more
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Evangélicos e mídia no Brasil: Uma história de acertos e desacertos

Leonildo Silveira Campos
Rever: Revista de Estudos da Religião, issue setembro (2008), pp. 1-26
"Este artigo contém duas partes. Na primeira, há um conjunto de reflexões sobre as relações entre evangélicos e mídia no Brasil. Nela, se faz um passeio por um processo de mudanças ocorridas desde a fase da oralidade e da imprensa até o período contemporâneo, que é o da comunicação med ... more
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Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain (eds.)
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), 449 pp.
"Internet filtering takes place in at least forty states worldwide including many countries in Asia and the Middle East and North Africa. This publication examines the political, legal, social, and cultural contexts of Internet filtering in these states from a variety of perspectives. The six introd ... more
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Global Indigenous Media: Cultures, Poetics, and Politics

Pamela Wilson, Michelle Stewart (eds.)
Durham: Duke University Press (2008), ix, 362 pp.
"Whether discussing Maori cinema in New Zealand or activist community radio in Colombia, the contributors describe how native peoples use both traditional and new media to combat discrimination, advocate for resources and rights, and preserve their cultures, languages, and aesthetic traditions. By r ... more
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The Handbook of Election News Coverage Around the World

Jesper Strömbäck, Lynda Lee Kaid (eds.)
New York; Abingdon: Routledge (2008), xix, 450 pp.
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Asamblea, democracia, medios de comunicación. Los medios de comunicación frente a la Asamblea Constituyente: ¿pueden contribuir a la construcción de un Ecuador más democrática?

María Fernanda Cañete (comp.)
Quito: CEDIME; Colegio de Periodistas de Pichincha; Abya-Yala (2008), 94 pp.
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El precio del silencio: Abuso de publicidad oficial y otras formas de censura indirecta en América Latina
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Buenos Aires; New York: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC); Open Society Institute (2008), 191 pp.
"El precio del silencio' revela una tendencia creciente en varios países de América Latina: la interferencia “tras bambalinas” que ejercen los gobiernos sobre los medios de comunicación y la independencia editorial. Esta “censura sutil” y sus continuos efectos inhibitorios aún no han rec ... more
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Las elecciones de la prensa: Agenda informativa y calidad periodística

Marcela Giraldo (ed.)
Bogotá: Corporación Medios para la Paz (MPP); Centro de Solidaridad de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (CESO-FIP) (2008), 129 pp.
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Acceso a la información pública: Instrumentos internacionales de promoción y defensa en el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos

Carlos Correa, Marianna Belalba (coord.)
Caracas: Espacio Público (2008), 63 pp.
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Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra: Medios cuidadanos en contextos de conflicto armado en Colombia
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Clemencia Rodríguez (ed.)
Soraya Bayuelo; Amparo Cadavid; Orley Durán; Alirio González; Camilo Andrés Tamayo Gómez; Jair Vega (contrib.)
Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2008), 185 pp.
"Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra" documenta cómo en Colombia la guerra no lo es todo. Más que “divulgar” que la paz es mejor que la guerra, que “hacer actos de fe” sobre que los buenos somos más, que “vamos ganando la guerra” y demás obviedades políticas, mediáticas y académi ... more
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Soap Operas and Fertility: Evidence from Brazil

Eliana La Ferrara, Alberto Chong, Suzanne Duryea
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (2008), 45 pp.
"What are the effects of television, and of role models portrayed in TV programs, on individual behavior? We focus on fertility choices in Brazil, a country where soap operas (novelas) portray families that are much smaller than in reality. We exploit differences in the timing of entry into differen ... more