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The "Fourth Estate" in Democracy Assistance: Practices and Challenges of German and International Media Development Cooperation. 6th Symposium Forum Media and Development

Christoph Dietz, Julia Steffenfauseweh, Angelika Mendes (eds.)
St. Augustin; Berlin; Aachen: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS); Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2011), 69 pp.
"The first part of this publication provides insight into the media development practices and policy frameworks of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom while the second part deals with different issues and projects, such as the role of media for social transformation in Africa and coordina ... more
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Pamoja FM – The voice of Kibera. How young Kenyan adults in Kibera perceive the local urban community radio and how it influences the community

Sebastian Nyström, Anton Rosenblad
Linnaeus University (2011), 59 pp.
"In Kibera, the biggest slum area in Nairobi and in whole East Africa, the urban slum community radio station Pamoja FM only works for the citizens living within Kibera. We aimed to find out how the youth in Kibera perceive the efficacy of the radio station as a viable source of news and information ... more
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The new foreign correspondent at work: Local-national 'stringers' and the global news coverage of conflict in Darfur

Mel Bunce
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2011), 36 pp.
"[...] Explores the role played by local-nationals in covering the crisis for global audiences and how these journalists differed from the traditional, Western-born foreign correspondents who worked alongside them. The research draws on two methods: in-depth, semi-structured interviews with foreign ... more
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Barómetro Africano da Media: Moçambique 2011 = African Media Barometer: Moçambique 2011

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2011), 126 pp.
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Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho

Paul J. M. van Hoof
Pretoria: Idasa; MISA Lesotho (2011), 39 pp.
"This Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho is designed to encourage media coverage of news and events in Lesotho’s rural areas at local government level. According to the publication, to improve such media coverage there is a need to focus both on the providers and the collectors of news. ... more
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Attacks on the Press in 2010: A Worldwide Survey

Bill Sweeney (ed.)
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2011), 431 pp.
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Beyond ICT4D: New Media Research in Uganda

Geert Lovink (ed.)
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2011), 150 pp.
"Conducted in 2009 by a group of five Masters in New Media (humanities) students from the University of Amsterdam under the supervision of Geert Lovink the research examines both the role and implementation of ICTs in Uganda, covering a wide range of subcultures and projects, including internet cafe ... more
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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane
London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.
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Assessment of Media Development in Mozambique: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Tomás Vieira Mário (coord.)
Paris: UNESCO (2011), viii, 87 pp.
"Over the last five years, Mozambique has achieved significant improvements in the supporting infrastructure for developing and expanding media and ICTs. The expansion of the optical fibre services, and of access to fixed and mobile telephony and broadband Internet, have been instrumental in helping ... more
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Community Listeners' Clubs: Stepping Stones for Action in Rural Areas
Key Guides

Brussels: FAO Dimitra (2011), 54 pp.
"This publication is particularly relevant for radio stations intending to establish listeners' clubs. It presents the experience of community listeners' clubs established in the mid-2000s in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger by the FAO and its partners, and the results that these initiativ ... more
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What it Means to Work Toward "Excellence" in African Journalism Education

Guy Berger
In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment
Bob Franklin, Donica Mensing (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 33-47
"This chapter sets out the history, process, and experience of an attempt to identify potential centers of excellence in journalism education in Africa. The methodology drew from journalism education systems in the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of French speaking countries, but also ... more
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Can it Tweet its Way to Democracy? The Promise of Participatory Media in Africa

Abiye Megenta
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2011), 103 pp.
Offers a policy-focused overview of the state of online political participatory media in Tunisia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Uganda.
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From Watchdog to Lapdog? The Impact of Government Intimidation on the Public Watchdog Performance of Peace Media in Processes of Democratisation

London: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 36 pp.
"The article explores the case of Radio Ndeke Luka, a UN-backed peace radio in the Central African Republic. It investigates whether government intimidation influences the radio’s public watchdog role and, if so, in what ways and to what extent, and whether and how the support of a European NGO an ... more
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Communication in Crisis: Assessing the Impact of Mayardit FM Following the May 2011 Abyei Emergency

Nina McMurry
Turalei, Warrap State (SS): Internews (2011), 21 pp.
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Climate Airwaves: Community Radio, Action Research, and Advocacy for Climate Justice in Ghana

Blane Harvey
International Journal of Communication, volume 5 (2011), pp. 2035-2058
"Community radio is well recognized as a powerful vehicle for advocacy and social change in Africa, but its use in the field of climate change has remained very limited, and then largely for top-down transmission of information to communities. This article discusses lessons learned to date from the ... more
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The Representation of African Traditional Religion and Culture in Nigeria Popular Films

Innocent Ebere Uwah
Politics and Religion, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), pp. 81-101
"One of the ways by which religious rituals communicate in African society is by maintaining cohesion in the culture. They connect participants to richer meanings and larger forces of their community. Even in representational models, rituals create solidarity in the form of subjective experiences of ... more
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Participatory Radio Campaigns and Food Security: How Radio Can Help Farmers Make Informed Decisions

Kevin Perkins, Doug Ward, Mark Leclair
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 88 pp.
"The African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) was a 42-month action research project implemented by Farm Radio International (FRI) in partnership with World University Service of Canada (WUSC), and with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. An estimated 40 million farmers in five ... more
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African Media Barometer: Ethiopia 2010

Windhoek; Adis Ababa: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 64 pp.
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African Media Barometer: Togo 2010

Windhoek; Cotonou: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 138 pp.
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New Projects Submitted to IPDC. Part 1: Africa

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
Paris: UNESCO (2011), 249 pp.