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Reality Must Improve: The Perversity of Expertise and the Belatedness of Indian Development Television

William Mazzarella
Global Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 3 (2012), pp. 215-241
"This essay argues against reducing the recent history of global television to an oversimplified transition between ‘statist’ and ‘consumerist’ dispensations. As apparently irreconcilable ideologies of television, the statist and consumerist models represent two ways of imagining the relatio ... more
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Strategic Communications in Afghanistan’s Transition Context

Jamil Seddiqui
Swansea: Swansea University, Thesis (2012), v, 64 pp.
"Following a decade of extensive international involvement and arduous fighting, Afghanistan is currently going through a significant Transition intended to enable Afghans to assume responsibility for their own security, development and governance. In addition to opportunities, this process provides ... more
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Indian TV News Industry: Past, Present and Future

Barun Das
In: Asian Communication Handbook
Sundeep R. Muppidi (eds.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC); Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (2012), pp. 101-108
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Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives

Des Freedman, Daya Kishan Thussu (eds.)
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2012), xiii, 322 pp.
"Media and Terrorism brings together leading scholars to explore how the world's media have influenced, and in turn, been influenced by terrorism and the war on terror in the aftermath of 9/11. Accessible and user-friendly with lively and current case studies, it is a perfect student text and is an ... more
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La política de Internet desde una perspectiva internacional: Seis informes nacionales

Tobias Wangermann, Helmut Reifeld (eds.)
Sankt Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 108 pp.
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Training of Trainers' Companion Workbook on Gender and Security for the Media and Civil Society in Nepal

Kathmandu; London: IHRICON; Saferworld (2011), 94 pp.
"This companion workbook is designed for use in tandem with the Saferworld/IHRICON Training of trainers’ manual on gender and security for the media and civil society in Nepal. It contains tools, hand-outs, briefing information sheets, selected reading materials for exercises, daily learning diari ... more
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A Book is Not a Bomb! Media and Justice in Turkey, Mistrust and Repression

Johann Bihr, Jean-François Julliard
Reporters Without Borders (2011), 20 pp.
"Turkey has made important reforms over the past decade and the military’s influence on the media is now much less. Genuine progress has been made but a legislative straitjacket continues to stifle journalists. Reporting of some topics is still routinely punished by the courts. Journalists are arr ... more
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Digital Publishing in Developing Countries
Deep Insights

Octavio Kulesz
Paris: International Alliance of Independent Publishers (2011), 155 pp.
"Is it conceivable that there may be an autonomous evolution of digital publications in developing countries, entirely independent of the richest nations? What support policies could be implemented to promote the growth of this new industry and accompany traditional actors in the process of adapting ... more
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New Social Media and Conflict in Kyrgyzstan

Neil Melvin, Tolkun Umaraliev
Solna: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (2011), 22 pp.
"During 2010 Kyrgyzstan experienced two periods of conflict that took the country to the brink of civil war: the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev in April and the ethnic violence in the south of the country in June. The use of blogs and social network sites as well as mobile and multimedia p ... more
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ICT Facilitated Access to Information Innovations: A Compendium of Case Studies from South Asia

One World Foundation India (2011), 145 pp.
"This report documents seven innovative ICT practices – five from India and two from Bangladesh – with the aim of advancing access to information for enhanced transparency and accountability in governance and the improvement of democratic practices and public service delivery." (Page 11)
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National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 392 pp.
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Fundamentalism in the Modern World. Vol. 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere

Ulrika Mårtensson, Jennifer Bailey, Priscilla Ringrose, Asbjorn Dyrendal (eds.)
London; New York: Tauris (2011), xi, 349 pp.
"How does religious fundamentalism operate in modern global society? This two-volume series analyses the dynamics of fundamentalism and its relationship to the modern state, the public sphere and globalisation. This second volume explores the links between fundamentalism and communication: the rise ... more
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ICTs and Development in India: Perspectives on the Rural Network Society

T. T. Sreekumar
London; New York: Anthem Press (2011), xii, 215 pp.
"ICTs and Development in India' is a unique attempt to study the nature and consequences of the growing presence of Information Technology in development projects in India." (Publisher description)
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The Hierarchy of Global Suffering: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Television News Reporting on Foreign Natural Disasters

Stijn Joye
Journal of International Communication, volume 15, issue 2 (2011), pp. 45-61
"In 2007 nearly 17,000 people died because of natural disasters and more than 211 million others were directly affected. News media play a basic role in giving publicity to these numerous instances of global suffering as it is mainly through media reports that the world perceives international crise ... more
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Press in Stress: Media Under Threat in Balochistan

Aurangzaib Khan
Islamabad: Intermedia (2011), 20 pp.
"All journalists in Balochistan should undergo conflict sensitive journalism (CSJ) trainings. All journalists should undergo media law clinics to be educated on rights and responsibilities. A Safety Fund for Balochistan should be set up to provide resources on safety and security and address their l ... more
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Communicating Democracy - Democratizing Communication. Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors

Esra Elmas, Dilek Kurban
Istanbul: Türkiye Ekonomik ve Sosyal Etüdler Vakfi Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) (2011), 68 pp.
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The Clash of Narratives: Swat Military Operation Against the Taliban

Ayesha Salman (ed.)
Islamabad: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) (2011), 29 pp.
"The anti-Taliban discourse during the Swat military operation, as mediated by the Pakistani state in its propaganda campaign, was aimed at maligning the Taliban militants in order to build support and legitimacy for the military offensive. The dominant trends in the analysis of state’s propaganda ... more
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Medien-Macht und Religionen: Herausforderung für eine interkulturelle Bildung

Manfred L. Pirner, Johannes Lähnemann, Werner Haußmann (eds.)
Berlin: EB-Verlag (2011), 362 pp.
"Medien und Religionen: ein brisantes Thema, das bisher nur unzureichend bearbeitet ist. Dabei ist spätestens seit dem 11. September 2001, seit den heftigen Auseinandersetzungen um die Mohammed-Karikaturen und dem Streit um das provokante Buch von Thilo Sarrazin deutlich, wie sehr Bilder und Videos ... more
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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2011), 97 pp.
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New Questions, New Insights, New Approaches: Contributions to the Research Forum at the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth 2010

Cecilia von Feilitzen, Ulla Carlsson, Catharina Bucht
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2011), 275 pp.