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Media in Situations of Conflict: Roles, Challenges and Responsibility

Adolf E. Mbaine (ed.)
Kampala: Fountain (2006), xi, 155 pp.
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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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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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Journalistenausbildung in Mosambik

Christoph Hantel
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2006), 426 pp.
"Christoph Hantel hat drei Jahre an einer mosambikanischen Universität Journalisten ausgebildet. In einer landesweiten Befragung ließ er ein Zehntel aller mosambikanischen Journalisten interviewen, sprach mit Herausgebern, Politikern und Dozenten und besuchte Medien und Ministerien. Er zeichnet ei ... more
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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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IFJ Research Findings on Reporting HIV/AIDS in Six Countries in Africa and Asia

Chansok Lay, Arul Selvan, Tunde Aremu et al.
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2006), 81 pp.
"Media monitoring found a low incidence of HIV/AIDS stories across most media in the six countries. Researchers variously described the incidence of HIV stories during the media monitoring as “small” (Cambodia and the Philippines), “miniscule” (South Africa), and “infrequent” (India). In ... more
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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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Helen Darbishire, Thomas Carson
New York: Open Society Institute (2006), 188 pp.
"This report records and analyzes the results of a study in which partners of the Justice Initiative in 14 countries filed a total of 1,926 requests for information. In each country, seven different requesters twice submitted up to 70 questions to 18 public institutions. Requesters included NGOs, jo ... more
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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: South Africa. Research Findings and Conclusions

Claire Milne, Anne Taylor
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 116 pp.
"Overall, South Africa has a relatively vibrant and developing media environment. The 15 interviewees were involved in 37 media development initiatives between them. These development initiatives comprise the following: 12 training initiatives; nine advocacy initiatives; five research initiatives; t ... 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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Indigenous Language Media in Africa

Abiodun Salawu (ed.)
Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) (2006), xii, 398 pp.
"A collection of 22 papers on the indigenous language press (and other media) in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, primarily devoted to the activities of African language newspapers and periodicals. Some papers examine the significant and pioneering role religious publications ... more
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The Impact of Community Radio on Sustainable Rural Development: A Case of Dzimwe and Nkhotakota Community Radio Stations

Patrick Luc Lefief Mphaka
Malawi Polytechnic, Master Thesis (2006), ix, 109 pp.
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Simbabwe mit spitzer Feder: Politische Karikaturen seit der Unabhängigkeit = A Cartoonist's View of Zimbabwe: Political Cartoons Since Independence

Robert Hochreiter (ed.)
München: Arbeitskreis Harare (2006), 50 pp.
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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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Filmheft Fokus Afrika: Zulu Love Letter

Reinhard Kleber
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2006), 22 pp.
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Through Children’s Eyes: The Children’s Media Mentoring Project

Natalie Ridgar
Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Project (2006), 19 pp.
"The purpose of this report is primarily to report on the results of the 2006 Children in the Media Monitoring Project, and specifically on how children would write the news, reflected in the newspapers the children produced during a workshop in 2006. The report also reflects the results of a childr ... more
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Democratization: A Central Task of Media Development Cooperation

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

Kathleen McDougall, Leslie Swartz, Amelia Van Der Merwe
Angela Buckland (photographs)
Cape Town: HSRC Press (2006), xi, 91 pp.
"Written by researchers concerned with disability issues and supplemented with photography from the mother of a disabled child, this sensitive collaboration is a unique expression of the fullness of human experience, with all its joy, pain, and confusion. Some of the key questions addressed are What ... 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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Community Radio for Development: The World and Africa

Patrick Tor Alumuku
Nairobi: Paulines (2006), 272 pp.
"Community radio is best understood against the background of the other forms of broadcasting, namely public service, and commercial or private broadcasting. Unlike these, community broadcasting is not state-owned, but rather community-owned and managed. Neither is it aimed at profit-making, but at ... more