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50 ans de journalism: Les médias africains depuis l'independance du Ghana

Elizabeth Barratt, Guy Berger (eds.)
Johannesburg: African Editor's Forum (2007), 209 pp.
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Witchcraft and the Limits of Mass Mediation in Malawi

Harri Englund
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, volume 13, issue 2 (2007), pp. 295-311
"This article explores what the study of witchcraft in an African setting can contribute to current efforts to theorize mass mediation and the imagination it fosters. Recent ethnographies of witchcraft discourses in Africa have continued to associate them with the formation of small-scale groups, bu ... more
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Bibliographie Michael Traber SMB (1929-2006)

Fritz Frei (ed.)
Immensee: Missionsgesellschaft Bethlehem (2007), 29 pp.
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Church and Civil Society: The Role of Christian Churches in the Emerging Countries of Argentina, Mexico, Nigeria and South Africa

Gerhard Kruip, Helmut Reifeld (eds.)
Sankt Augustin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2007), 153 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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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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Intellectual Property, Education and Access to Knowledge in Southern Africa

Andrew Rens, Achal Prabhala, Dick Kawooya
Stellenbosch: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa; International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD); United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2006), 69 pp.
"The first section in this paper examines the barriers to access to learning materials faced in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), analyzing the responsibility of intellectual property legislation within the complex structure of systems that are consequential to consumers and learners. In th ... more
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Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Radio in the Service of Democracy: Experiences from South Africa and Namibia

Ullamaija Kivikuru
International Communication Gazette, volume 68, issue 1 (2006), pp. 5-31
"The focus in this article is on two different modes of 'giving a voice to the voiceless' in Southern African new democracies, namely South African community radio and its support apparatus, Democracy Radio, and the Namibian People's Parliament. South African community radio operates within a sphere ... more
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Auslandsmärkte als Chance: Die deutsche ITK-Wirtschaft

Berlin: Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (BITKOM); Auswärtiges Amt (2006), 498 pp.
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Democracy Assisstance to Post-Conflict Mozambique: Intentions and Outcomes

Marc de Tollenaere
Den Haag: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2006), viii, 31 pp.
"The paper presents an overview of three areas of democracy assistance in Mozambique between 1994 and 2005. Support to elections appears as the most prominent sector of democracy assistance in both financial and political terms. External actors have effectively influenced some technical areas and co ... more
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African Media Development Initiative: Zimbabwe. Research Findings and Conclusions

Rashweat Mukundu
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.
"There are a number of media players in Zimbabwe, in the private and state media, NGOs and training institutions, who have a keen interest in the development of the media in Zimbabwe. The majority of interviewees see the enactment of Zimbabwe’s media laws as the key change that has taken place ove ... more
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Key Editorial and Business Strategies: A Case Study of Six Independent Community Newspapers
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Claire Milne, Asta Rau, Peter du Toit, Francis Mdlongwa
Grahamstown: Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2006), 122 pp.
"From all that has come before it should be all too clear that starting up and developing a small independent community newspaper takes considerable tenacity. There is a general perception in this sector that the value of these publications often goes unacknowledged. Shirley Govender of the Southern ... 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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African Media Development Initiative: Mozambique. Research Findings and Conclusions

Fernando Andre
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.
"While acknowledging that the situation is not entirely ideal, most of the interviewees believed a lot has been achieved in terms of the development of the media in Mozambique over the past five years. This was mainly due to relatively stable political conditions, underpinned by a liberal constituti ... more
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If Not Published – it is Lost: Publisher Irene Staunton on the Relevance of Books and Literature in Zimbabwe

Annelie Klother
Mediaforum (Catholic Media Council), issue 2 (2006), pp. 6-9
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From the Margins to Mainstream: African ICT Reporting Comes of Ages

Guy Berger
Grahamstown: Highway Africa (2006), 110 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: Angola. Research Findings and Conclusions

Cândido Mendes, Barnaby Smith
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 55 pp.
"Relevant changes in Angolan media were noticed in the press. Newspapers grew the most radios grew some, but TV did not grow at all. There are few new media development initiatives known in Angola. The greatest initiative, though still not in effect, is the new Media Law. The growth of the Sindicato ... more
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Kommunikation über HIV/AIDS: Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur Prävention im subsaharischen Afrika

Martina Drescher, Sabine Klaeger (eds.)
Münster: Lit (2006), 336 pp.
"Die Beiträge dieses Bandes thematisieren Fragen der HIV/Aids-Prävention in Afrika - dem nach wie vor am stärksten von der Pandemie betroffenen Kontinent. Im Zentrum jeglicher Präventionsarbeit steht die Wissensvermittlung mit dem Ziel, Menschen durch Aufklärung und entsprechende Informationen ... more
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Still Not Fully Protected: Rights to Freedom of Expression and Information Under Angola's New Press Law

New York: Human Rights Watch (2006), 24 pp.
"On February 2, 2006, Angola’s National Assembly approved a new press law, which entered into force on May 15. The law regulates the activity of media companies and professionals in television and radio broadcasting and in the written and electronic press. This report analyses the new law in the c ... more