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The media situation in Tajikistan

André Loersch; Mark Grigorian

Geneva: CIMERA (2000), 24 pp.

"This report provides a comprehensive overview of the role and position of the media in Tajikistan. The contributors explain that the weakness of the media there is due to many different reasons and linked to the general political, social and economic circumstances in the country. The report explain... more

African broadcast cultures: radio in transition

Richard Fardon; Graham Furniss (eds.)

Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp., 8 illustr., abbrev. p.xiv-xvi, index

ISBN 0-85255-828-7

"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher)

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Latin American television: a global view

John Sinclair

Oxford: Oxford University Press (1999), 187 pp., index, bibliogr. p.170-172

ISBN 978-0-19-167358-0 (ebook); 978-0-19-815930-8 (print)

"This book makes English speakers aware of the dimensions, operation, and significance of the globalisation of television in the Spanish-speaking world. Second only in scale to the market for English-language programming, the Spanish-language market embraces not just most nations of South and Centra... more

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World communication report: the media and the challenge of the new technologies

Lotfi Maherzi

Paris: UNESCO (1997), 298 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.280-283, abbrev. p.284-287, glossary p.288-298

ISBN 92-3-103428-6

"The purpose of producing a second edition of the World Communication Report was pragmatic: the aim was to provide a reference work for decision-makers, planners, researchers, students, media professionals and the general public. In view of the scope of the subjects covered and the rapid outdating o... more

Mass media in sub-Saharan Africa

Louise M. Bourgault

Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press (1995), 294 pp., bibliogr. p.270-287, index

ISBN 0-253-31250-7; 0-253-20938-2

"Bourgault investigates three principal influences: the pre-colonial legacy of the oral tradition, the presence of an alienated managerial class, and the domination of African nations by systems based on political patronage. The first two chapters provide the theoretical framework. Subsequent chapte... more

Osteuropa: Medienlandschaft im Umbruch. Berichte und Analysen aus neun Ländern

Gerd Hallenberger; Michael Krzeminski (eds.)

Berlin: Vistas (1994), 155 pp.

ISBN 3-89158-128-9

"Über die Wandlungsprozesse, die derzeit in der osteuropäischen Medienlandschaft stattfinden, ist wenig bekannt. Die Diskussion und die Entwicklung in allen ehemaligen Ostblockländern ist von besonderem wissenschaftlichen Interesse und von praktischer Bedeutung - auch vor dem Hintergrund der gesa... more

Cultura de masas y cultura popular en la radio peruana: diagnóstico para construir una alternativa radial

Rosa María Alfaro; Rubén Téllez; Helena Pinilla; Gina Gogin

Lima: Calandria; Tarea (1990), 238 pp.

"Mediante esta recopilación de artículos, Calandria pretende aportar diversas reflexiones sobre el papel que la radio viene desempeñando en nuestro país, tanto a nivel masivo, como en los esfuerzos por construir radios alternativas de carácter popular. Se demuestra así, como el medio no es un ... more

World broadcasting systems: a comparative analysis

Sydney W. Head

Belmont: Wadsworth (1985), xix, 457 pp., abbrev., glossary p.403-420, bibliogr. p.421-438, index

ISBN 0-534-04734-3

"Instead of describing typical systems in their entirety ...," says Head in his foreword, "I decided to organize the text on the basis of the common problems faced by all systems" to show the basic, universal demands and dilemmas they all must face as each interacts with its particular national sett... more

Ultima Hora: un periódico en las encrucijadas de la vida boliviana

Mariano Baptista Gumucio

La Paz: Empresa Editora Khana Cruz (1982), 185 pp.

Communications in Africa, vol.1, no. 5

Grahamstown: Rhodes University (1974), 42 pp., tables

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