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Tolerance and Unity: Conflict-Sensitive Journalism. Safety in Solidarity: A Survival Guide for Journalists in Bangladesh

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HIV and AIDS media guide

Phnom Penh: UNESCO; National Aids Authority (Cambodia), 2nd ed. (2008), 238 pp.
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Media and Nation Building: How the Iban Became Malaysian

John Postill
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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

James E. Katz (ed.)
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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi
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Gregory J. Watkins (ed.)
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Jan Servaes (ed.)
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Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain (eds.)
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Covering Religion-Related News and Conflicts in the Caucasus: A Case Study of a Western “Christian Initiative” News Service

Eric Freedman, Kuang-Kuo Chang, Richard Shafer
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Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2007-2008: Reports on 31 Economies and 2 Sub-Regional Associations

Felix Librero, Patricia B. Arinto (eds.)
New Dehli: Sage India; Orbicom; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2008), xv, 373 pp.
"This edition (2007/2008) continues the tradition of providing an analytical overview of the state of ICT4D in Asia Pacific. It covers 31 countries and economies, including North Korea for the first time. Each country chapter is an attempt to provide a relatively comprehensive coverage of the variou ... more
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Community Radio: Strategic Planning Manual
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Bikram Subba, Raghu Mainali
Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2008), 66 pp.
"This is an overview of strategic planning tools designed for Nepalese community radios. In plane language, it introduces to the basics of strategic planning, situation and stakeholder analysis, long-term vision and guiding principles, identification of risk factors, definition of indicators and the ... more
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Television in India: Satellites, Politics and Cultural Change

Nalin Mehta (ed.)
New York: Routledge (2008), ix, 170 pp.
"This book examines the development of television in India since the early 1990s, and its implications for Indian society more widely. Until 1991, India possessed only a single state-owned television channel, but since then there has been a rapid expansion in independent satellite channels which cam ... more
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Affirming Life and Diversity: Rural Images and Voices on Food Sovereignty in South India

P. V. Satheesh, Michel Pimbert
London; Hyderabad: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deccan Development Society (DDS); DDS Community Media Trust (2008), xiii, 60 pp.
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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.
"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more
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Asia Pacific Perspectives on Environmental Ethics

Bangkok: UNESCO (2008), vi, 108 pp.
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Afghanistan Media Survey

D3 Systems; ACSOR-Surveys; BBC Trust (2008), 30 pp.
"BBC listenership in Afghanistan remains strong and the station has retained a strong brand presence. BBC radio is among the most listened to stations in Afghanistan. Over half (57%) of adults had listened within the past week at the time of the survey in January 2008. 75% of the population claimed ... more
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Alternative Media and the Politics of Resistance: Perspectives and Challenges

Mojca Pajnik, John Downing (eds.)
Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2008), 173 pp.
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Performance Analyses of the Cooperation Between Swedish Radio and Radio Republic Indonesia 2000–2005

Madeleine Elmqvist, Lars Rylander, Lukas Luwarso
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 30 pp.
"The main conclusion is that the cooperation project has been very relevant for Indonesia and for Swedish development cooperation with Indonesia. Despite being a small donor, the project is implemented in a strategic sector, both for Indonesia and with regard to Swedish development cooperation goals ... more