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Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
Inspiring Practice

Wolfgang Settekorn, Sigrid Kannengießer (ed.)

Hamburg: Institut für Medien und Kommunikation (IMK), Universität Hamburg (2007), 131 pp.

Engaging Development: Environment and Content of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria

Ayobami Ojebode, Tunde Adegbola

Lagos; Dakar: Institute for Media and Society (IMS);Panos West Africa (2007), vi, 72 pp.

"Given the prevailing environment, radio cannot better engage development, and this is in spite of the qualities of radio that endear it to development agencies and governments elsewhere. As Ojebode (forthcoming b) suggests, for radio to realise its potentials as a development medium in Nigeria, som ... more

La radio en Iberoamérica: Evolución, diagnóstico, perspectiva
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Arturo Merayo Pérez (coord.)

Sevilla: Comunicación Social (2007), 461 pp.

"El libro consta de 20 capítulos. El primero de ellos es un estudio introductorio del coordinador titulado “La estimulante diversidad de la radio iberoamericana”. Además de presentar el volumen, Arturo Merayo hace un primer análisis comparativo de los informes de cada país. Particular releva ... more

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: Sub-Saharan Africa

Gary Hoppenstand, Dennis Hickey (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xviii, 387 pp.

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Siempre los escucho

Carlos Ulanovsky

Buenos Aires: Emecé Editores (2007), 239 pp.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: North Africa and the Middle East

Gary Hoppenstand, Lynn Bartholome (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xv, 389 pp.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Popular Culture: Latin America

Gary Hoppenstand, John F. Bratzel (eds.)

Westport, Conn.; London: Greenwood Press (2007), xvi, 396 pp.

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Strengthening Liberia's Media: A Review of Media Support in the Post-Conflict Transitional Period and Recommendations for Future Actions

International Media Support (IMS);Article 19;Free Voice;Fondation Hirondelle;International Press Centre (IPC) (2007), 58 pp.

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Pop Culture China! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle

Kevin Latham

Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (2007), xvii, 384 pp.

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Radio Profile in Cambodia

Puy Kea

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2007), 38 pp.

African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Fackson Banda

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets. ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Zimbabwe. Research Findings and Conclusions

Rashweat Mukundu

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.

"There are a number of media players in Zimbabwe, in the private and state media, NGOs and training institutions, who have a keen interest in the development of the media in Zimbabwe. The majority of interviewees see the enactment of Zimbabwe’s media laws as the key change that has taken place ove ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Botswana. Research Findings and Conclusions

Sechele T. Sechele

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 74 pp.

"There have been significant changes in the Botswanan media in the past five years. Some of the changes noted include the recent proliferation of newspapers and the partial freeing of the airwaves by the Botswanan government, which has led to the setting up of two new commercial radio stations. Ther ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Ethiopia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Gebremedhin Simon Gebretsadik

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.

"The following changes have taken place over the past five years: media laws have been enacted; a legal framework is in place with the Press Law and Broadcast Law, and the creation of a favourable environment for media development; the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority has been established to issue lice ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Nigeria. Research Findings and Conclusions

Akeem M. Adeyanju, Jenkeri Zakari Okwori

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

"Nine of the 15 interviewees said the most important change in the media sector in the last five years has been the mix of deregulation/liberalisation/privatisation. Four interviewees said the newly democratic environment has been the key change. All interviewees agreed that media development in the ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Democratic Republic of Congo. Research Findings and Conclusions

Dominique Mweze

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 84 pp.

"On the whole, interviewees report both a positive quantitative and qualitative change in terms of the number and content of media messages. Liberalisation and more stable political climate has facilitated the opening up of the telecommunications sector, and has led to a diversification of the media ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Gerry Power (dir.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.

"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Tanzania. Research Findings and Conclusions

Nandera Mhando, John Muthee Jones

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 63 pp.

"There has been significant growth in media outlets. In the new regime, the relationship between the media and the government has improved greatly. For the media in Tanzania to develop, resource allocation should be considered as a priority. There is a need to look at how much the government and don ... more

African Media Development Initiative: Somalia. Research Findings and Conclusions

Jamal Abdi Ismail

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 86 pp.

"The lack of a consolidated government since the fall of Siyad Barre’s regime in 1991 has led to a proliferation in the number and variety of media sources in Somalia. However, inter-factional violence and conflict has since torn the country apart, creating a difficult environment for media practi ... more