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World Press Encyclopedia. Vol. 1

George Thomas Kurian (ed.)
New York: Facts on File (1982), 641 pp.
"This is a survey of the state of the press in 180 countries, organized in four sections: Section I, "The International Press"; Section II, "The World's Developed Press Systems"; Section III, "Smaller and Developing Press Systems, " and Section IV, " Minimal and Underdeveloped Press Systems." Covera ... more
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Broadcasting in the Arab World: A Survey of Radio and Television in the Middle East

Douglas A. Boyd
Philadelphia: Temple University Press (1982), 306 pp.
"Against a background of the historical, religious, geographical, climatic, political, economic and linguistic factors that make radio and television unique as they affect its development, Boyd discusses broadcasting in the Arab League countries - Egypt, the Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordon, North Yeme ... more
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La communication radiorale

François Nouthe
Louvain-la-Neuve: Cabay (1982), 203 pp.
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World Press Encyclopedia, Vol. 2

George Thomas Kurian (ed.)
New York: Facts on File (1982), pp. 645-1202
"Country chapters identify and describe major and selected specialized newspapers and mass circulating magazines. Tables provide basic information for the dailies. Each chapter also carries a discussion of press laws, censorship, state-press relations, and attitudes toward foreign media. Detailed su ... more
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The Mass Media in the Struggle for Zimbabwe: Censorship and Propaganda Under Rhodesian Front Rule

Elaine Windrich
Gwelo (ZW): Mambo Press (1981), 112 pp.
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Mass Communication and Development of Socialism in Tanzania

Nkwabi Ng'wanakilala
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House (1981), 149 pp.
"Mass media in Tanzania are scarce and, as the title implies, their main role is informational and instructional, designed to clarify and develop national direction and consciousness rather than to be a source of entertainment. To this end the author surveys the main communication channels - what th ... more
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Broadcasting Around the World

William E. McCavitt
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: Tab Books (1981), 336 pp.
"Description of broadcasting systems in 18 countries: South Africa, Poland, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Canada, the United States, Brazil, Guyana, India, Federal Republic of Germany, Britain, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia. Each chapter has been written by an individua ... more
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Reporting Southern Africa: Western new agencies reporting from Southern Africa

Phil Harris
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 168 pp.
"It would be a mistake to imagine that reporting from southern Africa is a special case. One of the points that must be made is that newsagency correspondents are expected to and expect to be able to report in many different types of social, political and economic situations. This was certainly a po ... more
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Comunicación y nueva hegemonia

Armand Mattelart
Lima: Centro Dominicano de Estudios de la Educación (CEDEE); Comisión Evangélica Latinoamericana de Educación Cristiana (CELADEC) (1981), 133 pp.
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The African Book World and Press: A Directory = Répertoire du livre et de la presse en Afrique

London: Hans Zell Publishers, 2nd ed. (1980), xxiv, 244 pp.
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Lovedale Press: Literature for the Bantu Revisited

Jeffrey Peires
English in Africa, volume 7, issue 2 (1980), pp. 71-85
"Provides an insight into the early work of Lovedale Press in South Africa from 1823 onwards, when Lovedale was the focal point of the literate Christian culture that emerged among the Xhosa in the Eastern Cape region, and which up until the turn of the century concentrated on evangelical and educat ... more
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The Book Industry in Tanzania

E. E. Kaungamno
Paris: UNESCO (1980), 140 pp.
"Prefaced by a brief study on the situation in Kenya, thereafter provides an overview of the book industries in Africa generally, and then focuses on the situation in Tanzania, including a detailed history of Tanzanian publishing and the major players up to the period ending 1979." (Hans M. Zell, Pu ... more
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Christian Communication Directory Africa

Catholic Media Council (CAMECO), World Association for Christian Communication (WACC), Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Franz-Josef Eilers (ed.)
Paderborn: Schöningh (1980), 544 pp.
"This directory on Christian media institutions in Africa includes: church communication centres, news and information services, publishing houses, printing presses, periodicals, research and training institutes. Listings are by country and the volume also includes an index of names." (commbox)
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Communication Policies in Kenya

Peter Mwaura
Paris: UNESCO (1980), 94 pp.
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Communication Media in Education for Low-Income Countries: Implications for Planning

Emile G. McAnany, John K. Mayo
Paris: UNESCO (1980), 77 pp.
"In spite of disappointing experiments there is a growing range of examples of systems which exploit educational technologies, including many in the developing world. Some may have been introduced for reasons of fashionable interest — some have certainly been introduced as acts of faith, as commun ... more
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Tradition for Development: Indigenous Structures and Folk Media in Non-Formal Education

Ross Kidd, Nat Colletta (eds.)
Berlin: German Foundation for International Development (DSE); International Council for Adult Education (1980), 639 pp.
"Case studies and seminar reports are provided that "were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part 1, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, 'focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in ... more
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The Press of Africa: Persecution and Perseverance

Frank Barton
London; Basingstoke: Macmillan (1979), xi, 304 pp.
"As political freedom came to the Continent, so did press freedom disappear," is Barton's opening sentence. Although his attitude is definitely colonial, this statement is not as prejudiced as it first appears, for he attempts to put it in a historical perspective by making the case that this trend ... more
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Negerweiß: Deutsches Fernsehtraining in Afrika in 99 Einstellungen

Jürgen Schimanek
Frankfurt am Main: Zweitausendeins (1979), 168 pp.
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The Black Press in South Africa and Lesotho: A Descriptive Bibliographic Guide to African, Coloured and Indian Newspapers, Newsletters and Magazines 1836-1976

Les Switzer, Donna Switzer
Boston: G.K. Hall (1979), 307 pp.
"In assembling this bibliographic guide of 712 items the authors' primary aim was to find material which had received little or no attention from researchers writing about the black experience in South Africa and Lesotho. Selection was made in terms of black rather than white readership, and include ... more
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Media - Technology - Development: The Role of Media Adapted by Developing Countries

Peter Herrmann, Rainer Kabel (eds.)
Berlin: R.Sperber, Dialogus Mundi (1979), 145 pp.