"Tanzanian journalists are more and more outspokenly claiming the right to be watchdogs on the public's behalf. How they process information to present to the predominantly rural public depends decisively on how they perceive their professional role. That self-perception is influenced by social and
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organisational factors. Just what these factors are and to what degree the allow 'development journalism' to unfold in Tanzania was the central research approach of this study." (Publisher description)
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"The title indicates the scope of this excellent history of the war correspondent, including photographers, as Knightley traces him (and a few hers) from the beginning of this type of journalism in the Crimes in the 1850s to the war in Vietnam over a century later. In between he covers various wars,
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little and big, in various parts of the world. He describes not only the correspondents but also the political and ideological climate that produced and set the course of the particular war, and analyzes the media coverage. This is useful not only for research and reference, but also as history. In addition it makes fascinating reading, although some parts are true horror stories which can be hard to take. There are 12 pages giving numerous sources, a bibliography and an index. The 1982 edition omits two chapters in the 1975 edition on the Boer War and on Algeria." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 235)
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"There are differences as well as similarities in the work of journalists in Argentina, Bolivia and Mexico — Their professional aspirations are very real but they might be tempted to compromise their code of ethics for economic gain." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass medi
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a in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 586, topic code 162)
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"Liquidation rapide de toutes les séquelles du colonialisme, qui se font sentir tant dans le domaine économique, social que culturel — Telle est la voie dans laquelle doivent s'engager les journalistes des pays en voie de développement." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mas
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s media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1495, topic code 10)
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"Malawian journalists are ambivalent in their roles. They perceive themselves as faithful reporters and objective analysts of current affairs, who not only help their audiences make informed decisions, but also give voice to the people (see Table 1). They also perceive themselves as monitors and scr
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utinizers of political leadership and business. This approach would classify Malawians journalists as operating within the Occidental/Western journalism framework. However, the same journalists also see themselves as advocates for social change, supporters of national development, motivators of popular political participation, and educators of their audiences. More than half of the respondents stuck to their traditional roles of providing advice, orientation and direction for daily life as well as providing entertainment and relaxation. While the Malawian journalists portray themselves as professionals with the mission to contribute positively to national governance and promote social change, they avoid being adversaries of their government or promoters of political leadership." (Journalistic roles, page 2)
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