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High Reputation - Low Priority? Reading Habits in Multilingual Kenya

Christine Pawlitzky
Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, Doctoral Thesis (2005), 356 pp.
"This substantial thesis – supported by a very extensive range of tables and appendices – explores voluntary reading habits in the multilingual environment of Kenya. Designed as a case study, it focuses on the social image of reading, the functions of reading, the factors impacting on reading ha ... more
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Africa: The Impact of Mobile Phones. Moving the Debate Forward

Arun Sarin (ed.)
Vodaphone (2005), 68 pp.
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Kommunikation

DED-Brief, issue 3 (2005), pp. 4-53
"Der vorliegende DED-Brief beschäftigt sich mit den unterschiedlichen Facetten von Kommunikation, sei es beim zwanglosen Beisammensein im Internetcafé, auf abgelegenen Weidegründen im Norden von Niger oder bei entwicklungspolitischen Planungsworkshops. Kommunikation gilt als Voraussetzung für so ... more
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SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practitioners. A Comparative Overview of the Laws and Practice in Lesotho, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vol. 3
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Justine White, Daddy Bujitu
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2005), ix, 149 pp.
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Community Multimedia Centres Around the World: A Global Directory

Stella Hughes, Ian Pringle (eds.)
UNESCO (2005), 156 pp.
"Inspired by innovations that emerged from the Kothmale Community Radio and Internet project, Sri Lanka, in 1999 and 2000, UNESCO has since established some fifty CMCs in a wide range of contexts in some twenty countries on three continents. In addition to new facilities and increased local capacity ... more
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Lights of Hope: A National Communication Strategy for Fighting Tuberculosis in Kenya

Nairobi: USAID; Ministry of Health; Path (2005), 43 pp.
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Village Phone Replication Manual: Creating Sustainable Access to Affordable Telecommunications for the Rural Poor

David Keogh, Tim Wood
New York: United Nations ICT Task Force (2005), 178 pp.
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Media and Glocal Change: Rethinking Communication for Development

Oscar Hemer, Thomas Tufte (eds.)
Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO); Nordicom (2005), 493 pp.
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Enacting the Quotidian in Kenyan Radio Drama: 'Not Now' and the Narrative of Forced Marriage

Dina Ligaga
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 2 (2005), pp. 107-120
"This article identifies radio in Africa as an important social space for interrogating the everyday lives of its listeners. By focusing on a specific Kenyan radio play 'Not Now', the article explores the thematic concern of forced marriage and its moral implications on listeners. Importantly, 'Not ... more
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So This is Democracy? Report on the State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2004

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2005), 203 pp.
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Malaria and the Media: Advocating Healthy Policy and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa. A Report of a Baseline Study Undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Gambia from the 21st January – 16 February 2005

Angela Dawson
Gates Malaria Partnership, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2005), 131 pp.
"The work in this report and that found in the International Woman’s Media Foundation / Africa Woman’s Media Centre report, Deadline for Health (2004), provide us with the only insight into malaria reporting in African contexts. Both are baseline studies made prior to journalists training interv ... more
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Changing Public-Private Partnerships in the African Book Sector

Paul Brickhill, Chris Chirwa, Bengt Lindahl
Oxford: African Books Collective (2005), xiv, 264 pp.
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Media Anthropology

Eric W. Rothenbuhler, Mihai Coman (eds.)
Thousand Oaks: Sage (2005), 350 pp.
"Media Anthropology represents a convergence of issues and interests on anthropological approaches to the study of media. The purpose of this reader is to promote the identity of the field of study; identify its major concepts, methods, and bibliography; comment on the state of the art; and provide ... more
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A Developing Connection: Bridging the Policy Gap Between the Information Society and Sustainable Development

Terry Willard, Maja Andjelkovic (eds.)
Winnipeg, Manitoba: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) (2005), 210 pp.
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Counting on Communication: The Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project

Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa
Washington, DC: World Bank (2005), vii, 41 pp.
"The Uganda Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project was one of DevComm’s first projects to demonstrate the value-added of strategic communication. The strategic communication component developed for this project included the use of formative research about values and attitudes with respe ... more
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Audiences and Publics: When Cultural Engagement Matters for the Public Sphere

Sonia Livingstone (ed.)
Bristol: intellect (2005), 244 pp.
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Targeting International Audiences: Current and Future Approaches to International Broadcasting Research

Oliver Zöllner (ed.)
Bonn: Conference of International Boradcasters' Audience Research Services (CIBAR) (2005), 202 pp.
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The Pulse of Africa: How Africans View Their Lives, Their Countries, Their Continent, Their Future, the World

London: BBC World Service (2004), 22 pp.
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The Affordability of School Textbooks in Kenya: Consumer Experiences in the Transformation to a Liberalising Economy

Daniel Chebutuk Rotich
Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 13, issue 2 (2004), pp. 175-187
"The growth of educational publishing in Kenya depends heavily on the disposable income of its customers. This article looks at the incomes of both actual and potential customers, and how they prioritize their spending. The findings are based on extensive research carried out by the author between 1 ... more
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Undue Restriction: Laws Impacting on Media Freedom in the SADC

Raymond Louw (ed.)
Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA); UNESCO (2004), 127 pp.