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The Promotion of Access to Information Act: A Best Practice Handbook for Information Officers and Requesters

Liesa Jossel
Cape Town: Open Society Foundation for South Africa (2007), 59 pp.
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E-Governance in Africa: From Theory to Action. A Handbook on ICTs for Local Governance

Gianluca C. Misuraca
Asmara; Ottawa: Africa World Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 313 pp.
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Bibliographie Michael Traber SMB (1929-2006)

Fritz Frei (ed.)
Immensee: Missionsgesellschaft Bethlehem (2007), 29 pp.
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
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Bruce Girard (Coord.)
Amparo Cadavid; Martin Faye; Raghu Mainali; Carlos Rivadeneyra; Nkopane Maphiri (contrib.)
Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]
"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism; ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2007: Focus on Participation

Karen Banks, Roberto Bissio, Willie Currie, Anriette Esterhuysen, Chat Garcia Ramilo (eds.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2007), 215 pp.
"The experience of citizen involvement in public policy advocacy around the world has shown that the status quo tends to prevail unless political will to implement change is strengthened by active citizen participation. A “Global Information Society Watch” is needed to make governments and inter ... more
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The Media and the Law: A Handbook for Community Journalists

Simone Delaney
Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2007), 40 pp.
"This handbook is intended to be a desk reference for small, independent and community media organisations, equipping journalists with the following tools: enable small independent and community media to counter growing media censorship in South Africa, and to ensure that these media are aware of th ... more
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Factors Influencing the Cost of Books in South Africa

Genesis Analytics
Bellville: South African Book Development Council; National Department of Arts & Culture (2007), 83 pp.
"A study commissioned and funded by the South African Department of Arts and Culture. It comprises an investigation of the factors that affect the cost of books in South Africa, conducted in order to identify possible ways in which government, industry members and other stakeholders can work togethe ... more
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Measuring Change: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in Media and Development Cooperation. 3rd Symposium Forum Media and Development

A. Sofie Jannusch (ed.)
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2007), 81 pp.
"The symposium Measuring Change. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation in Media Development focused on the utilisation aspect of evaluation1: The adding of “Planning” to “Monitoring and Evaluation” in the subtitle indicates that emphasis was laid on learning from monitoring and evaluation experie ... more
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Access to Information: An Instrumental Right for Empowerment

London; Buenos Aires: Article 19; Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2007), 36 pp.
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Meeting Their Mandates? A Critical Analysis of South African Media Statutory Bodies

Kate Skinner (ed.)
Newlands: Open Society Foundation (2007), 260 pp.
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Media Legislation in Africa: A Comparative Legal Survey
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Guy Berger
Grahamstown: Rhodes University, School of Journalism and Media Studies; UNESCO (2007), vii, 180 pp.
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An Exploration of the State of Self-Publishing in the Academic Publishing Sector of South Africa

Estelle Rhodé Odendaal
Pretoria: University of South Africa, Master Thesis (2007), 215 pp.
"The academic publishing sector in South Africa is facing many changes and challenges in the post-1994 democracy, with most of the changes brought about by the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997. A recent challenge, or threat, to commercial publishers is the phenomenon, and proliferation, of self- ... more
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Guidebook on Sustainability
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Bill Siemering, Jean Fairbairn
Washington, DC: Developing Radio Partners (2007), 90 pp.
"The authors present six local and independent radio stations from Africa - community radio stations, and commercial and NGO run radio stations with strong community participation - showcasing good practices for sustainability, defined as "ability of a radio station to maintain a good quality develo ... more
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News Around the World: Content, Practitioners, and the Public

Pamela J. Shoemaker, Akiba A. Cohen
New York: Routledge (2006), 409 pp.
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Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World
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Sanjay Asthana
Paris: UNESCO (2006), 76 pp.
"Young people, working with a range of media materials, produce innovative content through dialogue and discussions says this publication. On the basis of case studies in Ghana, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Vietnam, and Zambia, the study examines how ... more
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African Media Development Initiative: Botswana. Research Findings and Conclusions

Sechele T. Sechele
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 74 pp.
"There have been significant changes in the Botswanan media in the past five years. Some of the changes noted include the recent proliferation of newspapers and the partial freeing of the airwaves by the Botswanan government, which has led to the setting up of two new commercial radio stations. Ther ... more
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iConnect Collected: Experiences in ICT for Education, Livelihoods and Governance in Six African Countries

The Hague: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2006), 60 pp.
"The iConnect website and monthly e-Bulletin is a major source for information on the application of knowledge and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in sustainable development. In 2005, as part of an effort to get more ‘southern voices’ into the current global discourse on ICT fo ... more
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Access to Information: Building a Culture of Transparency. Jamaica

Laura Neuman (ed.)
Atlanta: Carter Center (2006), vi, 150 pp.
"In passing and implementing the Access to Information Act 2002, Jamaica has established a new and more open form of governance and accomplished what many other countries are still attempting. The Act, which provides citizens an enforceable right to official documents held by public authorities, is ... more
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Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies

Jeroen de Zeeuw, Krishna Kumar (eds.)
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner; Clingendael - Netherlands Institute of International Relations (2006), xii, 331 pp.
"This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact. The authors offer a unique recipient perspective as they explore three dimensions of demo ... more
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Democratization: A Central Task of Media Development Cooperation

Jörgen Klußmann (ed.)
Bonn: Evangelische Akademie im Rheinland (2006), 139 pp.