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A people betrayed: the role of the West in Rwanda's genocide
London; New York:
Zed Books
(2009) new updated ed., vii, 370 pp., abbrev. p.vi-vii, bibliogr. p.345-354, index
"In this classic of investigative journalism, Linda Melvern tells the compelling story of what really happened, revealing both the scale, speed and intensity of the unfolding genocide, as well as exposing the governments and individuals who could have prevented what was happening, if they had chosen...
Global crisis reporting: journalism in the global age
Maidenhead:
Open University Press
(2009), xiv, 199 pp., illustr., glossary p.172-177, bibliogr. p.178-191, index
ISBN 978 0335 22138 7 (pbk); 978 0335 22139 4 (hbk)
"Global Crisis Reporting: Journalism in the Global Age sets out to better understand the media’s role in the circulation and communication of these global challenges to humanity as well as the conflicts and contentions that surround them. Concerned as we are with crises that transcend national bor...
Sin rastro, imágenes para construir memoria
Bogotá:
Fundación Dos Mundos; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
(2008), 125 pp., many illustr.
ISBN 978-958-98773-1-9
"Este libro es una selección de imágenes del Concurso Nacional de Fotografía sobre Desaparición Forzada 'Sin Rastro." (p.1)
Konfliktprävention: ausgewählte Literatur und Dokumente
Berlin:
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
(2008), 36 pp.
Media in Sudan at a crossroads: assessment and outline of a strategy for media support
Copenhagen:
Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS); Article 19; International Media Support (IMS)
(2007), 78 pp., abbrev. p.5, bibliogr. p.61-63, direct. p.64-76
"This assessment describes and contextualises a series of challenges for an environment conducive to freedom of expression brought about by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 and the changes to the political framework in Sudan. The aim is to establish a comprehensive overview of ...
The media and conflicts in Central Africa
Boulder, Colo.; London:
Rienner; Panos Paris
(2007), vii, 287 pp., abbrev. p.253-262, bibliogr. p.263-267, index
ISBN 978-1-58826-489-3; 978-1-58826-465-7
"This in-depth investigation of the role that local news media play in Central African conflicts combines theoretical analysis with case studies from nine African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republi...
Live news Africa: a survival guide for journalists
Brussels; Dakar:
International News Safety Institute (INSI); International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Africa Office
(2007), 87 pp.
"Live News: A Survival Guide for Journalists, is carefully tailored to help journalists to prepare themselves mentally, physically and psychologically before engaging on an assignment that can be very dangerous. The guiding tips provided in the text help to prepare the journalists mentally before, h...
The media and the Rwanda genocide
Contributor(s): Kofi Annan Statement by
London; Kampala; Ottawa:
Pluto Press; Fountain Publishers; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
(2007), xvi, 463 pp., index, bibliogr. p.447-454
ISBN 978-0-7453-2625-2 (pbk); 978-0-7453-2626-9 (hbk)
"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ...
Crafting the Arab media for peace-building: donors, dialogue and disasters
In: Arab media and political renewal: community, legitimacy and public life
Naomi Sakr (ed.)
London; New York:
Tauris
(2007), pp. 135-153
"From small beginnings in the 1960s, Western governments and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are today spending huge sums on media intervention in Arab countries, to the point where such intervention has become an industry. Among the plethora of media projects aimed at moulding ...
Engendering peace journalism, keeping communities whole: a guide on gender-sensitive peace and conflict reportage
Manila:
Isis International; Mindanaw Women Writers (Min-WoW)
(2007), 47 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.41
"Isis International-Manila welcomed the suggestion of Min-WoW to collaborate on a project on engendered peace journalism and community radio. Thus, the project, “Women Making Airwaves for Peace,” was conceptualized based on the media experiences of Min-WoW and Isis’ experience on community rad...
Promoting democracy in postconflict societies
Boulder, Colo.; London:
Rienner
(2006), xii, 331 pp., tables, abbrev. p.291-298, bibliogr. p.299-309, index
"This study critically evaluates international democratization assistance in postconflict societies to discern what has worked, what has not, and how aid programs can be designed to have a more positive impact. The authors offer a unique recipient perspective as they explore three dimensions of demo...
Media assistance to postgenocide Rwanda
In: Promoting democracy in postconflict societies
Jeroen de Zeeuw; Krishna Kumar (eds.)
Boulder, Colo.; London:
Rienner
(2006), pp. 211-235
Promoting independent media in El Salvador
In: Promoting democracy in postconflict societies
Jeroen de Zeeuw; Krishna Kumar (eds.)
Boulder, Colo.; London:
Rienner
(2006), pp. 237-256
"... aid for the media in El Salvador played a role in shaping a more open, tolerant tone for political debate and a more dynamic news media. Although the assistance was relatively modest, it came at a pivotal moment after the signing of the peace accords. To realize the full potential of media assi...
Arabisches Satelliten-Nachrichtenfernsehen: Entwicklungsgeschichte, Strukturen und Folgen für die Konfliktberichterstattung aus dem Nahen und Mittleren Osten
Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, volume 53, issue 44987 (2005), pp. 241-260
"Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Überblick über die Entwicklungsgeschichte und Strukturen der arabischen Satelliten-Nachrichtenfernsehsender Al-Jazeera, Abu Dhabi TV und Al-Arabiya sowie des arabischsprachigen US-Auslandsfernsehens Al-Hurra und fragt nach ihren Folgen für die Konfliktberichterstattu...
War of words: conflict and freedom of expression in South Asia
London:
Article 19
(2005), 241 pp.
"This study considers the conflicts in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, primarily looking at restrictions, highlighting similarities and differences and drawing some general conclusions about the ways in which authorities and combatants restrict freedom of expression. It also sets out international stand...
Trauma and cinema: cross-cultural explorations
Hong Kong:
Hong Kong University Press
(2004), 288 pp., index
ISBN 978-962-209-979-1
An operational framework for media and peacebuilding
Vancouver:
Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) Institute for Media
(2002), 27 pp.
"The framework provides some common indicators or consequences for the media in environments of pre-, overt and post-conflict. It presents a typology of interventions potentially appropriate to the media conditions that exist in those stages of conflict, or in others. It provides indicators for asse...
War and remembrance in the twentieth century
Cambridge; New York:
Cambridge University Press
(1999), vii, 260 pp.
ISBN 978-1-139-93934-8 (ebook); 978-0-521-64035-0 (hbk); 978-0-521-79436-7 (pbk)
"No scholarly consensus exists about how the terms 'memory' and 'collective memory' may most fruitfully inform historical study. Hence there is still much room for reflection and clarification in this branch of cultural history. How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in thi...
The news media, civil war, and humanitarian action
Boulder, Colo.; London:
Rienner
(1996), xi, 123 pp., abbrev. p.106-107, glossary p.108, bibliogr. p.109-110, index
"This brief volume looks at institutional interactions between the news media (both print and electronic) on the one hand, and government policymakers and humanitarian agencies on the other. Case studies from Liberia, Northern Iraq, Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, and Rwanda distill some of t...
A passion for radio: radio waves and community
Montreal; New York:
Black Rose Books
(1992), 212 pp.
ISBN 90-5638-0834 (ebook); 1-895431-35-2 (hbk); 1-895431-34-4 (pbk)
Other Editions: also published in French and Spanish
"The primary objective of this book is to present a wide range of community radio projects, not so that the “ideal” model can be identified, but in the hope that the book will serve as a useful tool for community broadcasters and potential community broadcasters looking to create or adapt models...
