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Boko Haram: Der Vormarsch des Terror-Kalifats

Mike Smith
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2015), 287 pp.
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Les médias centrafricains dans la tourmente

Reporters Sans Frontières (2015), 21 pp.
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Untold Stories: How Corruption and Conflicts of Interest Stalk the Newsroom
Deep Insights

London: Ethical Journalism Network (EJN) (2015), v, 82 pp.
"This report, which has been produced by a group of distinguished journalists and their supporters, examines the broad scope of the crisis. It covers countries where media are on the frontline of tough political battles, such as Egypt and Turkey. In Ukraine, for instance, the practice of paid-for jo ... more
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Media Freedom and Right to Information in Africa

Luca Bussotti, Miguel de Barros, Tilo Grätz (eds.)
Lisboa: Centro de Estudos Internacionais do Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (2015), 136 pp.
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The Gambia Media Survey

Gates Malaria Partnership; Center for Innovation Against Malaria (2014), 56 pp.
"A national survey was completed in November 2004, designed to measure: media access and use; knowledge of Malaria, its prevention and cure; reach of the radio programme Bolongodala. The sample achieved represented the adult (15+) population of the Gambia estimated to be 768,200. Mandinka is the mos ... more
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The Social Media Landscape in Nigeria

africapractice (2014), 32 pp.
"This report is the 1st of future analysis, which aims to highlight the personalities and the platforms that are the most impactful through the quality of content and material ( not just the most popular but the most reliable, forward thinking, social media bodies that are in*uencing the landscape w ... more
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Discussing the Igbo Language on the Igbo Internet Radio: Explicating Ethnolinguistic Vitality

Uchenna Onuzulike
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 3 (2014), pp. 285-298
"There is a growing concern about the decline and possible extinction of the Igbo language. The Igbo are primarily located in the south-eastern part of Nigeria. This study analysed four interviews on Igbo Radio, an Igbo Internet radio station, to ascertain how Internet radio is being utilized in dis ... more
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Baseline Study Report on Women Access to Information Through Mobile and Media Communication Services

Liberia Women Media Action Committee (LIWOMAC); United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2014), 38 pp.
"Out of a total 400 participants, 374 respondents, representing 93.5%, know how to use cell phones, while 26, representing 6.5%, have no knowledge whatsoever about cell phone usage. This finding is indicative of a relatively high knowledge of mobile phones utility. The result also indicates that Lon ... more
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Postcolonial Piracy: Media Distribution and Cultural Production in the Global South

Lars Eckstein, Anja Schwarz (eds.)
London: Bloomsbury Academic (2014), ix, 300 pp.
"Across the global South, new media technologies have brought about new forms of cultural production, distribution and reception. The spread of cassette recorders in the 1970s; the introduction of analogue and digital video formats in the 80s and 90s; the pervasive availability of recycled computer ... more
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Pour un journalisme sensible aux conflits. Édition spéciale République Centafricaine

Ross Howard
International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 33 pp.
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Transitional Justice, Culture, and Society: Beyond Outreach

Clara Ramírez-Barat (ed.)
New York: Social Science Research Council (SSRC); International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (2014), 560 pp.
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Global Information Society Watch 2014: Communications Surveillance in the Digital Age

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2014), 283 pp.
"This Global Information Society Watch tracks the state of communications surveillance in 57 countries across the world – countries as diverse as Hungary, India, Argentina, The Gambia, Lebanon and the United Kingdom. Each country report approaches the issue from a different perspective. Some analy ... more
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Healthcare Management Strategy, Communication, and Development Challenges and Solutions in Developing Countries

Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi (ed.)
Lanham: Lexington Books (2014), xvi, 240 pp.
"This publication analyzes the ways in which health services, public health administration, and healthcare policies are managed in developing countries and how intercultural, intergroup, and mass communication practices are weakening those efforts. If developing countries are to reach their developm ... more
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Futuros Criativos - Economia e Criatividade em Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau e São Tomé e Príncipe

Alexandro Cardoso, Debora Sanches, Proença, Ilsa Sá, Maria Miguel Estrela, Mário Moniz et al.
ACEP Associação para a Cooperação Entre os Povos (2014), 209 pp.
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The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Postconflict Reconstruction

Tim Kelly, David Souter
Washington, DC: World Bank (2014), 99 pp.
"Examines how policymakers, the donor community, and the private sector have prioritized and sequenced ICT initiatives in the aftermath of conflict. Case studies look at countries at different stages of post-conflict reconstruction in Afghanistan, Liberia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste, and postrevolution ... more
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Radio Centrafrique: Institutional and Technical Assessment

Internews; USAID (2014), 10 pp.
"Radio Centrafrique was established in 1958. In its roles as the nation’s public broadcaster, it is run like a state media. However, since 2013, Radio Centrafrique has tried to preserve a neutral tone and its focus on public interest information. However, its status within the Ministry of Communic ... more
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Mali oder das Ringen um Würde: Meine Reisen in einem verwundeten Land

Charlotte Wiedemann
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2014), 301 pp.
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Global Citizenship in a Digital World

Sherri Hope Culver, Paulette Kerr (eds.)
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2014), 404 pp.
"We are pleased to be sharing with you the second yearbook on media and information literacy and intercultural dialogue. The first MILID Yearbook was published in June 2013 [...] The theme of the 2014 Yearbook is Global Citizenship in a Digital World. Global citizenship assumes ease of participation ... more
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Women's Community Radio in Africa: The Case Study of Gindiku FM in Senegal

Fatoumata Sow
Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon, Doctoral Thesis (2014), xvi, 421 pp.
"Drawing upon feminism and participatory communication, this research has used multiple methods to explore the rich and innovative experiences of the women’s radio stations in Senegal. The case of Gindiku FM, one of the four women’s radio stations in Senegal, is used to assess the community radi ... more
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Konkorama: Radio Drama Raises Peace Awareness for Sierra Leonean Youth

Julia Krojer, Eustace U. Vin-Bah
In: Youth at the Heart of Peace Work
Christiane Kayser, Flaubert Djateng (eds.)
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2014), pp. 71-77
"Since the end of the civil war in Sierra Leone the organisation Sierra Leone Adult Education Association (SLADEA), with its headquarters in Freetown and 13 branches all over the country, added Peace Building to its curriculum. In this field of work young people are a particular target group; youth ... more