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Die Nase des Sultans: Karikaturen aus der Türkei = Padisahin burnu: Türkiye'den Karikatürler

Sabine Küper-Büsch, Nigar Rona (eds.)
Berlin; Istanbul: Dagyeli; Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayinlari (2008), 263 pp.
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Church and Social Communication in Asia: Documents, Analysis, Experiences

Franz-Josef Eilers (ed.)
Manila: Logos (Divine Word) Publications, 2nd ed. (2008), 232 pp.
"The book presents all final statements of FABC communication meetings from 1996 to 2007, including the annual meetings of Asian communication bishops (Bishops' Meet), all six BISCOMs (Bishops' Institutes for Social Communication), and special gathering of experts (Roundtables) on Communication Rese ... more
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Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor Through ICT: A Knowledge Map

Kerry McNamara
Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2008), iv, 308 pp.
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The Participatory Web: New Potentials of ICT in Rural Areas

Annemarie Matthess, Christian Kreutz (eds.)
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2008), 42 pp.
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Media Consumption and Everyday Life in Asia

Youna Kim (ed.)
New York; London: Routledge (2008), 238 pp.
"This book explores people's everyday experience of the media in Asian countries in confrontation with huge social change and transition and the need to understand this phenomenon as it intersects with the media. It argues for the centrality of the media to Asian transformations in the era of global ... more
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Radio for Peace Building: Project Evaluation Report

Arpita Nepal, Samyukta Rupakheti
Washington, DC; Brussels: Search for Common Ground (2008), 35 pp.
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ICTs and Indian Social Change: Diffusion, Poverty, Governance

Ashwani Saith, M. Vijayabaskar, V. Gayathri (eds.)
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), 418 pp.
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Freedom of Information: A Comparative Legal Survey
Deep Insights

Toby Mendel
Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2008), 156 pp.
"This book is meant to present the basics of freedom of information or right to information, defined as the universal right to access information held by public bodies. It presents in an easy-to-understand and non-technical fashion the basic principles of freedom of information, such as maximum disc ... more
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Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report

Alina Rocha Menocal, Bhavna Sharma
London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), xxi, 109 pp.
"Citizens’ Voice and Accountability (CV&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda from the 1990s onwards. In their CV&A work, donors recognise the importance of context: it shapes relation to that context. However, context awareness has not proven sufficient to enab ... more
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Community Radio: Collective Marketing Strategy

Bikram Subba, Yadav Chapagain, Raghu Mainali
Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2008), 91 pp.
"This is an introduction to the collective marketing strategy with a regional and thematic emphasis on Nepalese community radio stations. In this publication, airtime is viewed as the "product" that all community radio stations sell, and which builds a link between them, as well as their mutual aim ... more
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Bridging the Divides: Improving Relations Between India and Pakistan: A Handbook on Good Journalism Practice

Laxmi Murthy (ed.)
Bruxelles; Karachi; New Dehli: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ); Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ); All India Newsspaper Employees Federation (AINEF) (2008), 29 pp.
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New Media and International Media Development: A Resource Guide for Europe and Eurasia

Matthew Vanderwerff
Washington, DC: USAID (2008), 32 pp.
"This paper begins by analyzing the trends and technologies comprising new media. Social networking sites, new mobile phone technologies, and online broadcasting sites like YouTube are assessed to show how they can be incorporated in media assistance projects. The second section continues to examine ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2008: Focus on Access to Infrastructure

Alan Finlay (ed.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos; Third World Institute (ITeM) (2008), 204 pp.
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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.
"This book records the communication journey that began in 2002 through important innovations aimed at including segregated and marginalised populations, as well as a very successful mass media campaign featuring cine star Amitabh Bachchan. An important lesson learnt was that for any public health c ... more
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Tolerance and Unity: Conflict-Sensitive Journalism. Safety in Solidarity: A Survival Guide for Journalists in Bangladesh

Brussells: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2008), 104 pp.
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Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives. The South Asian Scenario

Anup Kumar Das
Bimal Kanti Sen; Jocelyne Josiah (eds.)
New Delhi: UNESCO (2008), 137 pp.
"This publication has its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of UNESCO-supported th international conferences and workshops including the 4 International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2001, Bangalore); the International Conferences on Digital Libraries (ICDL2004 & ICDL2006, ... more
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Media and Conflict Reporting in Asia
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Shyam Tekwani (ed.)
Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2008), 203 pp.
"The thirteen significant case studies presented here examine the challenges faced by media practitioners reporting on conflicts across the diverse media ecologies of Asia. Significant themes covered include: how media culture affects the way conflict is covered, including aspects such as resource l ... more
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The Examples of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan: Political Extremism, Terrorism, and Media in Central Asia

Copenhagen; Almaty; Bishkek: International Media Support (IMS); Adil Soz; Public Association "Journalists" (2008), 38 pp.
"This study furnishes the media, the civil society organisations, the public authorities and international organisations in the region with a point of reference in context to the rising debate about extremism, especially Islamic fundamentalism, and terrorism. It provides insight into how the mass me ... more
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Pioneering Community Radio: Impacts of IPDC Assistance in Nepal

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2008), 12 pp.
"IPDC’s support for community radio in Nepal has been a strategic, defining factor in the growth of the community media sector. The Programme has regularly supported small, distinct projects that have catalyzed the growth of the sector at different times by promoting replicable models, establishin ... more
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Research Project: Political Extremism, Terrorism and Media in Central Asia

Bishkek; Copenhagen: Public Association Journalists; International Media Support (IMS) (2008), 76 pp.