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Media Courts of Honour: Self-Regulatory Councils in Southern Africa and Elsewhere
Deep Insights

Franz Krüger
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 50 pp.
"What emerges from the discussion of the Southern African media councils is a picture of relatively new institutions, struggling to find their place in a changing, difficult media and political terrain. They share many common challenges, as they contend with hostile governments, poor journalistic pr ... more
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Internationales Handbuch Medien

Hans-Bredow-Institut
Christiane Matzen; Anja Herzog (eds.)
Baden-Baden: Nomos, 28th ed. (2009), 1308 pp.
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African Media Barometer: Botswana 2009

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2009), 70 pp.
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African Digital Media and the Public Sphere

Okoth Fred Mudhai, Wisdom J. Tettey, Fackson Banda (eds.)
New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 260 pp.
"This book examines, from theoretical and empirical perspectives, the claims that new information and communication technologies (ICTs) are catalysts of democratic change in Africa. Contributors do so from optimist, pragmatist-realist, and pessimist stances through analyses of various forms of evide ... more
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Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media: A Report

Bill Ristow
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 33 pp.
"1. The media development community should work within individual media houses to create in-house, publicly reported complaint systems rather than relying solely on outside press councils to do the job. 2. Funding groups should encourage media criticism, in forms such as local journalism reviews. 3. ... more
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Learning and Knowing in Indigenous Societies Today

Peter Bates, Moe Chiba, Sabine Kube, Douglas Nakashima (eds.)
Paris: UNESCO (2009), 127 pp.
"The book is organised into three sections. The first addresses the link between indigenous knowledge and indigenous language, and explores the opportunities this interconnection provides for understanding and countering declines in both. The second section examines how the loss of indigenous knowle ... more
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Communication for Development: A Glimpse at UNDP's Practice

Elizabeth McCall
Oslo: United Nations; UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (2009), 54 pp.
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La caricature et le dessin de presse en Afrique

Paris: L'Harmattan (2009), 239 pp.
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Investigating the Impact of Media Ownership in African Democracies: A Case Study on Malawi. A Literature Review

Jimmy Kainja
London: London Metropolitan University (2009), 33 pp.
"[...] It is clear that the importance of the media in sustenance and development of democracy is well recognised by stakeholders in Africa. This is evidenced by the existence of liberal media laws and regulation in democratic African countries. This then forces the conclusion that there is delibera ... more
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Dealing with the Past, Reaching the Future: Historical Memory and Social Transformation in (South) Africa and Germany after 1989. International Conference, 29. – 31.10.2009

Berlin: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2009), 4 pp.
"The role of historical memory and of cultural remembrance in societies dealing with dramatic transformations and, at times, traumatic pasts are numerous. In this conference, we will look at post-apartheid South Africa and reunified German society, how each country views itself, as well as the diffe ... more
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Sustainability Challenges Facing Community Radio: A Comparative Study of Three Community Radio Stations in Limpopo Province

Muswede Tavhiso
Limpopo: University of Limpopo, Master Thesis (2009), xii, 193 pp.
"This is a qualitative comparative study on sustainability challenges facing the community radio sector in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study explores and determines community radio’s social acceptance to target communities, identifies its fundraising and marketing strategies, and evaluates ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2009: Focus on Access to Online Information and Knowledge – Advancing Human Rights and Democracy

Alan Finlay (ed.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2009), 231 pp.
"GISWatch has three interrelated goals: surveying the state of the field of information and communications technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels; encouraging critical debate; strengthening networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society. Each year the report focuses on ... more
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Zimbabwe

Sarah Chiumbu
Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2009), x, 106 pp.
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Manual sobre periodismo y justicia transicional: Oportunidades y desafíos para el periodismo regional en Colombia

José Barbeito
Bogotá: Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) (2009), 67 pp.
"Las desmovilizaciones de los grupos paramilitares y la implementación de la Ley de Justicia y Paz, en medio de condiciones muy complejas, han puesto sobre la mesa – nuevamente – la pregunta sobre el papel que juegan los medios de comunicación en Colombia. Y en este punto es importante hacer u ... more
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Communication and Development in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 2, issue 2 (2009), pp. 203-350
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Cartooning in Africa
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John A. Lent (ed.)
Cresskill: Hampton Press (2009), xi, 383 pp.
"This volume documents from historical and contemporary perspectives, the situations, trends and issues of cartooning in a number of African countries, and profiles the individuals, forms and phenomena that stand out. All types of cartooning are covered, including comic books, comic strips, gag and ... more
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Media and Elections in the SADC Region: Protocols and Policies

Libby Lloyd
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 45 pp.
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Opening Scholarship Project. Case Study 4: UCT Press

Eve Gray, Michelle Willmers
Cape Town: Centre of Educational Technology, University of Cape Town; Shuttleworth Foundation (2009), 20 pp.
"The University of Cape Town (UCT) Press was established in 1994 and is one of four university presses currently operating in South Africa. The modern-day university press presents an interesting mix of challenges and conflicting agendas, and the OpeningScholarship project chose UCT Press as a subje ... more
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Contemporary Issues in South Africa: A Toolkit for Journalists

Tanya Farber
Open Society Foundation for South Africa (2009), 60 pp.
"In today’s climate in the media industry, reporters are expected to cover a broad range of issues. They no longer have the luxury of concentrating on a small piece of a larger puzzle, and at times, they may feel as if they need a better understanding of the background information before moving fo ... more
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From the Bogside to Namibia: The Place of Community Broadcasting in Post-Conflict Cultural Reconstruction

Paul Moore
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 6, issue 1 (2009), pp. 45-58
"This article has evolved from the author's continuing relationship, as a broadcaster and trainer, with two so-Called community radio stations. One is a community station according to accepted definitions of the global community radio movement, and the other is an example of community radio in a pub ... more