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What's on Air: A Study of the Content of Community-Run FM Radios in Nepal

Binod Bhattarai, Ghanendra Ojha
Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2010), 50 pp.
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Global Information Society Watch 2010: Focus on ICTs and Environmental Sustainability

Alan Finlay (ed.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2010), 244 pp.
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Free Expression Under Attack: Azerbaijan’s Deteriorating Media Environment

International Freedom of Expression Mission to Azerbaijan
London: Article 19 (2010), 29 pp.
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The Internet in South Caucasus

Caucasus Analytical Digest, issue 15 (2010), pp. 2-13
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Baseline Study: Children in Bangladesh News Media

Dhaka: UNICEF Bangladesh (2010), 128 pp.
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Providing Humanitarian Information to Flood-Affected People in Pakistan: Baseline Study, Sindh & Punjab, November to December 2010

London: infoasaid; Internews Europe; BBC World Service Trust (2010), 51 pp.
"More than 20 million people in Pakistan were affected by the worst floods in the country’s history in late July 2010 [...] The humanitarian response included efforts to inform people about the services available, and communicate with them about accessing these services. It also included efforts t ... more
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more
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Right to memory

Media Development, volume 57, issue 2 (2010), pp. 3-59
"How reliable are the mass media’s stories and images of yesterday let alone of the more remote past? Only by rigorously cross-checking different sources of public or cultural memory might one reach a point that is reasonably balanced and accurate – an exercise in triangulating memory’s ever ... more
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Notes on the public sphere on a national and post-national axis: Journalism and freedom of expression in Turkey

Miyase Christensen
Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 177-197
"Since Turkey became a candidate for the European Union in 1999, democratic rights and freedom of expression have been key issues in discourses surrounding EU—Turkey relations. Discussions on these questions often centre on state censorship and legislative constraints. The role of the media themse ... more
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Political Economy of Communications in India: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Pradip Ninan Thomas
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2010), xix, 267 pp.
"This book is a critical study of the political economy of communications in India. It explores the ways in which contexts, policies, and processes at national and international levels shape media structures and studies how a political economy-inspired approach can be used to understand both media d ... more
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Social Media and Politics: Online Social Networking and Political Communication in Asia

Philip Behnke (ed.)
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2010), 140 pp.
"This is a compilation of 13 essays and studies that show the role social networking is playing in political communication in Asia. Each of the 13 chapters describes how various online social communities and networks such as Twitter, Facebook and blogs, are being used as tools in general political c ... more
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On Air: A Comparative Study of Four Community Radio Stations in India

Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik, Vasuki Belavadi
Hyderabad; New Delhi: University of Hyderabad, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication; UNESCO (2010), 31 pp.
"The broad purpose of this study undertaken between March and June 2010 was to document the working of two rural community radio (CR) stations (owned and managed by community-based organizations) and two campus-based CR stations that have completed at least one year of broadcasting. We examined the ... more
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Notes on the Public Sphere on a National and Post-National Axis: Journalism and Freedom of Expression in Turkey

Miyase Christensen
Global Media and Communication, volume 6, issue 2 (2010), pp. 177-197
"Since Turkey became a candidate for the European Union in 1999, democratic rights and freedom of expression have been key issues in discourses surrounding EU—Turkey relations. Discussions on these questions often centre on state censorship and legislative constraints. The role of the media themse ... more
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Key Challenges for Media After War's End: Report of the International Press Freedom Mission to Sri Lanka

Sukumar Muralidharan
Deborah Muir (ed.)
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2010), 25 pp.
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Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society

Enrico Ferro (ed.)
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2010), xxxvi, 737 pp.
"The Handbook presents a comprehensive, integrative, and global view of what has been called the digital divide. Collecting an international collaboration of experts, this Handbook of Research offers policy makers, academicians, managers, and researchers a complete reference source to the interactio ... more
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Facing the Challenges of Climate Change and Food Security: The Role of Research, Extension and Communication Institutions

Cees Leeuwis, Andy Hall
Rome: FAO (2010), 101 pp.
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Theological Perspectives in Social Communication

George Plathottam
New Delhi; Mumbai: Don Bosco Communications (2010), 290 pp.
"This textbook is a wide-ranging introduction to the theology of communication, written by the executive secretary of the Social Communications Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI). The primary aim is to help develop the capacity to understand social communication from the p ... more
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Indian Media in a Globalised World

Maya Ranganathan, Usha M. Rodrigues
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2010), xix, 275 pp.
"This book explores the transformation of Indian media in the context of two major developments: globalization, which has introduced what are termed as ‘foreign’ elements to Indian culture, and the opening of the floodgates for foreign media to enter the country. It discusses both theoretical co ... more
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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
Deep Insights

Markus A. Weingardt
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 480 pp.
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Authoritarian Regimes, Muslims' Religious Rights in Central Asia, and Lack of Foreign Press Coverage of Rights Violations

Eric Freedman
Central Asia and the Caucasus, volume 11, issue 1 (2010), pp. 146-158
"Today, extended geographical links are the most important yet far from the only factor that makes Central Eurasia highly significant for China's conceptualization of its security. The Soviet Union's disintegration, which created newly independent states, also generated favorable conditions for Chin ... more