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The Media Map Project: The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case Study on Donor Support to Independent Media, 1990-2010
Deep Insights

Marie-Soleil Frère
Washington, DC: Internews; World Bank Institute (2012), 98 pp.
"Today, the DRC tops the African charts in the number of registered media outlets, be they print media, radio or television. In 2008, 638 publications were registered country-wide; there were 341 radio stations and 82 television stations, although TV is still an essentially urban phenomenon, given t ... more
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Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis

Geoffrey Batchen, Mick Gidley, Nancy K. Miller (eds.)
London: Reaktion Books (2012), 319 pp.
"From the massacre of the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee to the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, from famine in China to apartheid in South Africa, Picturing Atrocity examines a broad spectrum of photographs. Each of the essays focuses specifically on an iconic image, offering a distinct approach ... more
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Cluster Evaluation Report: UNDEF-Funded Media-Related Projects

Pierre Robert
United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF); Transtec (2012), 40 pp.
"This report is the cluster evaluation of 12 UNDEF-supported projects related to the media. It concerns projects that either focused on media capacity building or included a significant element of work with the media. The projects were implemented between 2007 and 2011; they lasted between 12 and 24 ... more
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African Media Barometer: Nigeria 2011

Windhoek; Lagos: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 60 pp.
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Radio Mission: Station ELWA in West Africa

Timothy Stoneman
International Bulletin of Missionary Research, volume 36, issue 4 (2012), pp. 200-204
"The case study of Station ELWA [ = Eternal Love Wins Africa] from 1954 to 1970 exemplifies how conservative evangelical radio missions operated worldwide during the postwar period. Radio missionaries with Station ELWA demonstrated a capacity for creativity in communication, forming part of an histo ... more
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The Media Landscape in 28 Countries: Results from a UIS Pilot Survey

Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2012), 84 pp.
"This paper presents the results of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) pilot survey on media statistics conducted in 28 countries in 2011. The survey instruments were designed to provide an initial set of quantitative indicators identified by UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators project. G ... more
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Technologies éducatives et développement : Une brève histoire de la télévision scolaire au Niger

Gado Alzouma
Tic & Société, volume 5, issue 2-3 (2012), pp. 163-188
"The history of development in Africa is littered with all sorts of experiments and projects centred on new technologies often presented as a panacea to the problems of health, education, or agricultural production. The failure of some of those projects shows the limits of the technocentrist approac ... more
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Television and the Gospel of Entertainment in Ghana

Marleen de Witte
Exchange: Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical Research, volume 41, issue 2 (2012), pp. 144-164
"Charismatic-Pentecostal 'media ministries' have become very successful in Africa's new media fields. They shape new forms of public religiosity that spill over into various forms of popular culture and resonate with broad audiences. This article explores the emergence of new Pentecostal publics at ... more
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Répertoire des médias et de la communication en Centrafrique

Bangui: Internews (2012), 22 pp.
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Development Communication in Directed Social Change: A Reappraisal of Theory and Practice

Srinivas R. Melkote (ed.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2012), vi, 266 pp.
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The Challenges of Journalism Ethics in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Vicky Elongo Lukulunga
African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 60-73
"This article pinpoints the various obstacles that prevent the emergence of genuine media pluralism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and aims to clarify the sense and/or senselessness of journalistic practices across the Congolese media landscape. The contrast between norms and actual practi ... more
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Memory and Political Change

Aleida Assmann, Linda Shortt (eds.)
Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xviii, 223 pp.
"Examining the role of memory in the transition from totalitarian to democratic systems, this book makes an important contribution to memory studies. It explores memory as a medium of and impediment to change, looking at memory's biological, cultural, narrative and socio-psychological dimensions." ( ... more
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Rich Digital Media as a Tool in Post-Conflict Truth and Reconciliation

Michael L. Best, William J. Long, John Etherto
Media, War & Conflict, volume 4, issue 3 (2012), pp. 231-249
"Modern rich digital media (such as interactive systems with audio and video as well as text) have not been robustly deployed as a tool in the processes of peace-building, healing and reconciliation in nations emerging from civil conflict. This article studies the use of rich digital media in Liberi ... more
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Democratic Republic of Congo: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2012), 144 pp.
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Models of and Approaches to the Station Management of Six African Community Radio Broadcasters

Linje Manyozo, Goretti Nassanga Linda, Claudia Lopes
MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, volume 28, issue 52 (2012), pp. 7-27
"This article is a political economy critique that contributes to current scholarship on community radio and development by examining the question of the management of six networks from Mali, Mozambique and Uganda. This discussion argues that understanding the models and functions of management comm ... more
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Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, Mai Truong (eds.)
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2012), 657 pp.
"This report is the third in a series of comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers developments in 47 countries that occurred between January 2011 and May 2012. Over 50 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed, contributed to the project by researching ... more
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#ICT4HR: Information and Communication Technologies for Human Rights

Molly Land, Patrick Meier, Mark Belinski, Emily Jacobi
World Bank Institute; Open Development Technology Alliance; ICT4Gov (2012), 45 pp.
"Considerable attention has been focused on the opportunities presented by new information and communication technologies for development (“ICT4D”) and for government (“ICT4GOV”). The purpose of this report is to analyze their impact on human rights (“ICT4HR”). As Philip Alston, the form ... more
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Evaluation Report: Good Governance Through Strengthened Media in Liberia Project

Alphonsus P. Zeon
Monrovia: Liberia Media Center; Journalists for Human Rights (2012), 38 pp.
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Actes du dialogue régional des instances de régulation et d'autorégulation sur l'accompagnement des médias en période electorale

Rufin B. Godjo (coord.)
Cotonou: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 112 pp.
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Chad and the Darfur Refugee Crisis: Internews Humanitarian Information Service's Program in Chad 2005-2012

Celeste Hicks, Meredith Kohut
Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2012), 56 pp.
"Starting in 2005, Internews built three humanitarian radio stations in Eastern Chad to help those fleeing the violence in Darfur to receive the critical news and information they needed to survive. Seven years after the first station went on air, Internews has left eastern Chad as funding to intern ... more