"Die großen Hoffnungen, die Anfang der 1990er Jahre in den Demokratisierungsprozess im südlichen Afrika gesetzt wurden, haben sich überwiegend nicht erfüllt. In einer Demokratie soll Journalismus Öffentlichkeit herstellen und zur Meinungsbildung beitragen. Eine Voraussetzung dafür ist Pressefr
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eiheit. Doch die Analyse des Falles Sambia zeigt, dass der Druck auf die Pressefreiheit dort Ende der 1990er Jahre sogar verstärkt wurde. Für diese Studie wurde ein neuer "Index der Pressefreiheit" entwickelt, der zusätzlich zu den rechtlichen und wirtschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen und der journalistischen Freiheit auch die Vielfalt der Berichterstattung und den Grad der Partizipation berücksichtigt." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This study documents a crucial dimension of the resistance of Nigerian civil society to a repressive and monumentally corrupt military state in the late 1980s and 1990s in Nigeria. Employing a neo-Gramscian theoretical framework, the study relates how a section of the media defied censorship laws,
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outright bans, incarceration and the assassination of opposition figures, to prosecute the struggle for democracy. It captures the tensions and contradictions between a pliant section of the media, which sought to legitimise the state and a critical section of the same media, which in alliance with radical civil society, invented rebellious outlets to carry on the struggle against dictatorship.The study seeks to make fresh departures by documenting not only the role of the national media in the throes of democratic struggle, but that of the international media whose role was influential in the years studied.Finally the report offers empirical proof of the mechanisms by which a vibrant civil society can curb the ravages of a predatory state in an African country." (Abstract)
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"This book aims to record political activism on the Internet and "take stock of some of the successes and failures of cyberactivists as they try to beat the various censorship regimes in Asia." The sections of this 664-page book comprise of 'Political Frameworks & New Technology', 'Regulations and C
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ontrol', 'One Party States', 'Alternative Media', 'Civil Society', 'Diaspora Communities', and 'Political Parties'. The book's 18 chapters provide an overview of current trends in democracy related new media research to country-specific case studies. "The common thread running through the book is the organizing of civil society groups at the grassroots level, and how they are influencing certain segments of their respective countries, and even challenging state control and the monopoly of mainstream media." Asian Cyberactivism strives to examine political organising online in Asia even as the technology and the rules change. Activists provide their perspectives on how new media relates to democracy, and showcase examples that could be emulated to further the cause of democracy." (Communication Initiative)
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"Paroles d’Afrique centrale: briser les silences (ed. Karthala) illustre le défi quotidien de la presse indépendante des pays du Sud. Des journalistes et des représentants de la société civile témoignent à travers vingt articles du combat en faveur de la liberté d’expression dans huit pa
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ys de l’Afrique centrale: Burundi, Cameroun, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale, République démocratique du Congo, Rwanda et Tchad. C’est pour briser les silences qui isolent cette région que le Cota et l’institut Panos Paris ont collecté dans le cadre du projet Média Résistance ces Paroles d’Afrique centrale. Avec l’appui de la DGCD (cofinancement de projet ONG). Les textes, repris dans ce livre, ainsi que les informations récentes sur l’actualité des médias de la région, sont disponibles sur le site de Media Résistance." (DGCD-Contact, juin 2003).
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"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat
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istical tables, as well as regional maps, useful appendices, and an extensive index. This comprehensive, authoritative source of information allows for easy comparison between essays with a standard format or set of “rubrics” used whenever possible (see section titled “Essay Components”). Each essay also features basic data information—such as official country name, literacy rate, language(s), and number of daily newspapers—clearly marked with headings at the beginning of each entry. Additionally, WPE’s contributors include scholars, professionals, and educators from across the United States and around the world; each essay has a byline. Although this is the second edition, WPE has been completely reconceptualized and 100 percent revised from the first edition, which was published in 1982." (Introduction)
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