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Radio Palung: First Baseline Survey on Need Assessment and Situation Analysis Prior to the Establishment of Radio Palung

Khagendra Prasai, Devraj Roka, Raghu Mainali
Kathmandu: Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2004), 105 pp.
"The specific objectives of the study were to: find out the source, means and condition of information; obtain some information on the condition of education; find out condition and practices related to caste and ethnicity; obtain some information on people's belief in tradition and superstition; ob ... more
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Afghanistan

Edward Girardet, Jonathan Walter
Charles Norchi; Mirwais Masood (co-editors)
Geneva: Crosslines Publication, 2nd fully revised ed. (2004), 544 pp.
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War, Media, and Propaganda: A Global Perspective

Yahya R. Kamalipour, Nancy Snow (eds.)
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2004), 261 pp.
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Entertainment-Education and Social Change: History, Research and Practice
Deep Insights

Arvind Singhal, Michael J. Cody, Everett M. Rogers, Miguel Sabido (eds.)
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xxii, 458 pp.
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Voices from the Mountain: Oral Testimonies from Shimshal, the Karakoram, Pakistan

London: Panos (2004), 49 pp.
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First baseline survey on need assessment and situation analysis prior to the establishment of Radio Karnali

Khagendra Prasai, Devraj Roka, Raghu Mainali
Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2004), 105 pp.
"It has been found that overwhelming respondents from various social groups and occupation rely on "people" for local information. The Katuwali still constitutes a means of information for a sizeable portion of population. For national and international news, radio and television are among the major ... more
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Reporting War: Journalism in Wartime

Stuart Allan, Barbie Zelizer (eds.)
Abingdon: Routledge (2004), 374 pp.
"Reporting War explores the social responsibilities of the journalist during times of military conflict. News media treatments of international crises, especially the one underway in Iraq, are increasingly becoming the subject of public controversy, and discussion is urgently needed. Each of this bo ... more
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L'idiot du village mondial. Les citoyens de la planète face à l’explosion des outils de communication : Subir ou maîtriser

Michel Sauquet, Vibodh Parthasarathi, Guy Poitevin, Cristiana Tramonte, Márcio Vieira de Souza
Bruxelles; Paris: Éditions Luc Pire; Éditions Charles Léopold Mayer (2004), 355 pp.
"Ce livre, conçu par des auteurs et des éditeurs indiens, brésiliens et européens, croise des regards diversifiés sur le thème de la communication et de la démocratie ; il propose une réflexion, fondée sur de nombreux exemples des trois continents, à propos des logiques de communication po ... more
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Comic Art in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America Through 2000: An International Bibliography

John A. Lent
Westport, Conn.: Praeger (2004), xxii, 698 pp.
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Media Development by OSCE Field Missions

Yevgenia Manro, Peter Palmer, Mark Thompson
Amsterdam: Press Now (2004), 76 pp.
"This report represents the first attempt by a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) to appraise the media-development work of OSCE in the field. It is the outcome of a project designed by Press Now, an NGO based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For the past decade, Press Now has assisted media in the co ... more
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The Book Industry in India: Context, Challenge and Strategy

Sukumar Das (ed.)
New Delhi: Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Associations in India (2004), ix, 234 pp.
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Media Sustainability Index 2003: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Mark Whitehouse, Theo Dolan (eds.)
Washington, DC: IREX (2004), xxi, 277 pp.
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Realität und Illusion: Der indische Film im Globalisierungsstrudel

Jörg Becker, Werner Oesterheld (eds.)
Düsseldorf: DGB Bildungswerk (2004), 52 pp.
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"Looking for Trouble...": An Evaluation of International Media Support (IMS). Exploring a Model for the Rapid Response to Threatened Media

Kim Brice, Helge Rønning, Hugo Stokke
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2004), 123 pp.
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The Asia Media Directory: A Handbook for Media Practitioners in the Region Interested in Establishing a Contact Network

Werner vom Busch (ed.)
Singapore: Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (2004), 220 pp.
"The importance of communication in the information age cannot be overstated. Nor can the fact that in this enterprise, journalists and media owners play a pivotal role. For this reason, a directory which takes stock of the status of print and broadcast media in each Asian country and lists all the ... more
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Indian Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change

K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake
Stoke on Trent: Trentham Books, 2nd ed. (2004), xiv, 161 pp.
"This is a historical and cultural survey of Indian cinema written by a social scientist and a film historian. The reader is provided with the social, political, religious and cultural context of India over nine decades [...] it is low on theory and high on description." (European Journal of Communi ... more
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Asian Cyberactivism: Freedom of Expression and Media Censorship

Steven Gan, James Gomez, Uwe Johannen (eds.)
Bangkok; Hong Kong: Friedrich Naumann Foundation; University of Hong Kong (2004), 644 pp.
"This book aims to record political activism on the Internet and "take stock of some of the successes and failures of cyberactivists as they try to beat the various censorship regimes in Asia." The sections of this 664-page book comprise of 'Political Frameworks & New Technology', 'Regulations and C ... more
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Protecting Minority Rights and Defending Diversity in South Asia: Regional Workshop for Human Righs Organisations 4-9 October 2003

Québec; Colombo: Canadian Human Rights Foundation; International Centre for Ethnic Studies, revised ed. (2004), 167 pp.
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Evaluating Health-Promoting Radio Programs: A Toolbox for HAFY Radio Stations in Kyrgyzstan

Ross W. James
Bishkek: UNICEF; Health Communication Resources (HCR) (2004), 96 pp.
"Community radio stations can monitor and evaluate their health and social development programming despite being small, with limited funds. That's the message of an evaluation and monitoring Toolbox created especially for a UNICEF-supported youth radio project in Kyrgyzstan. The 'Healthy Airwaves fo ... more
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Civil Society and Right to Information: A Perspective on India's Experience

Pradeep Sharma
Oslo: UNDP (2004), 52 pp.
"Conceptually, there are three stages in the promotion of a right to information regime: pre-legislation stage; during drafting stage; and post-legislation stage. Civil society in India has played a role in all the three stages. Accordingly, this paper examines how civil society has 1. brought about ... more