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"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

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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

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African Media Development Initiative: Cameroon. Research Findings and Conclusions

Charles Esambe Alobwede

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.

"The media sector has changed in recent years, mostly for the better, through the following media development processes: the 1990 Decree on the liberalisation of the broadcast sector to allow private entrants; significant increase in private radio and television, although licensing is still problema ... more

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Medien, Markt und politische Kontrolle in der Volksrepublik China: Eine Untersuchung zur Rolle der Medien seit Beginn der Reformära (1979 - 2005) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Hörfunks

Sigrun Abels

Bochum: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Doctoral Thesis (2006), 286 pp.

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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

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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

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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions

David Tam-Baryoh

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.

"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Mozambique. Research Findings and Conclusions

Fernando Andre

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.

"While acknowledging that the situation is not entirely ideal, most of the interviewees believed a lot has been achieved in terms of the development of the media in Mozambique over the past five years. This was mainly due to relatively stable political conditions, underpinned by a liberal constituti ... more

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Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt

Olfa Lamloum

Paris: Panos Paris (2006), 54 pp.

"The reorganisation of radio broadcasting in the five Arab countries we have looked at is a slow, unequal, up-and-down and unfinished process. It is unfinished in that some states (Egypt and Syria), still have not published the conditions for awarding broadcasting licenses, even though some independ ... ent stations have received authorisation. The beneficiary stations thus have no real legal status, but are private businesses broadcasting music, and refraining from broadcasting news. The stations seem to be of most benefit to businessmen close to the authorities, and are more a part of the process of State privatisation than media democratisation. There is a general lack of transparency, and very little information is available about these radio stations. Journalists know little about the shareholders, working conditions in the stations and how they are organised. The legal vacuum will no doubt eventually be filled in these two countries. But, for the time being, radio broadcasting in Egypt and Syria remains totally under the control of the authorities. Lebanon is a special case. By allowing radio and television stations to be privately owned, Lebanon has essentially brought an existing state of affairs within the law, since these independent stations did not wait for the 1996 law to be passed before going on the air. Nevertheless, the various attempts to prevent religious interests from controlling the media have so far failed, and the political stations are a direct mirror of the country’s religious polarities. Every political/religious party has its own radio station (and television channel), which it uses to support its political choices. And the only non-religious station, Sawt Al-Shab, is close to the Lebanese Communist Party. Despite their vulnerability, the Palestinian and Jordanian experiments are without doubt the most promising. The legal framework is restrictive, in these two countries, but the privatelyowned stations are pushing back the boundaries of news broadcasting, are helping to render the media more autonomous, and introducing a relative degree of democracy in the field of information. But these experiments remain dependent on the unstable political context and resulting legal restrictions. The new legislation is more favourable to entertainment stations and benefits businessmen close to the authorities, leaving little space for civil society radio projects to develop." (Conclusion, page 42) more

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Pop Culture India! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle

Asha Kasbekar

Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO (2006), xx, 336 pp.

"The purpose of this book is to provide a first step for anyone interested in discovering popular culture in India today. The chapters cover cinema, television, and radio; newspapers and magazines; music, theater, and literature; and sport, providing an explanation of the critical developments in ea ... more

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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

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African Media Development Initiative: Senegal. Research Findings and Conclusions

Ibrahima Seck

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

"The changes are mostly of a quantitative nature: proliferation of newspaper publications, an increase in the number of frequencies attributed to radio stations (commercial and community stations). Greater superficiality in the editorial lines of most newspaper publications has also been noted. The ... more

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

La radio en Iberoamérica: Evolución, diagnóstico, perspectiva Top Insights

Radio global: Radiokultur in Ländern der "Dritten Welt"
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La radio en Iberoamérica: Evolución, diagnóstico, perspectiva
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