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An Exploration into the Operations and Sustainability of Community Radio Stations in South Africa

Towera Gondwe, Zororo Mavindidze

Braamfontein: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI); RAITH Foundation (2014), 31 pp.

"Community radio remains the most readily available means of access to information for the majority of poor communities in South Africa. In this regard, the purpose served by community radio within communities is elevated to encompass greater significance in the promotion of active citizens and part ... more

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The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China-Africa Relationship

Yu-Shan Wu

Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2013), 24 pp.

"The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media. The social media and accompanying elevated public role have co ... more

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The Rise of China’s State-Led Media Dynasty in Africa

Yu-Shan Wu

Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2012), 31 pp.

"Traces China's media engagement in Africa since the 2000s, including a list of financed projects (pp. 13-15), and explains how strategies have changed. While the extension of hardware assistance continues to play an important role, China's media engagement in Africa started to diversify after the 2 ... more

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The Media, Accountability and Civic Engagement in Africa

Wisdom J. Tettey

UNDP (2002), 57 pp.

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Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Good Governance, Human Development and Mass Communications
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Pippa Norris, Dieter Zinnbauer

Cambridge, Mass.; London: UNDP Human Development Report Office (2002), 43 pp.

"The growth in electoral democracies presents many potential opportunities for human development. Yet in practice transitional and consolidating democracies often remain fragile and incomplete, lacking strong institutions essential for effective voice and accountability, including freedom of express ... ion and widespread opportunities for civic engagement. What can be done to strengthen democratic development and, in particular what is the role of the media in this process? Part I suggests that the mass media will have a positive impact on good governance and human development if they function effectively as a watchdog holding the powerful to account and as a civic forum facilitating a diversity of voices in public debate. Yet in practice the press is often limited in these roles. Liberal theories have long stressed the importance of an independent fourth estate as a check on the abuse of power. The study theorizes that this is necessary but not sufficient, in particular media systems strengthen good governance and promote positive development outcomes most effectively under two conditions: (i) where there is an unfettered and independent free press, [...] Part II operationalizes this typology then compares media systems around the world. Part III examines the cross-national evidence for the impact of these patterns. The study confirms that media systems characterized by widespread mass access and by an independent press are most closely associated with systematic indicators of good governance and human development. In particular, nations with these types of media system experience less corruption, greater administrative efficiency, higher political stability, and more effective rule of law, as well as better development outcomes such as higher per capita income, greater literacy, less economic inequality, lower infant mortality rates, and greater public spending on health. Part IV provides detailed case studies illustrating this relationship in particular countries. The conclusion considers the policy implications, suggesting practical steps to strengthen the channels of mass communications in poorer societies lacking either widespread access or freedom of the press." (http://www.escuelapnud.org) more

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Civil Society, Media and Accountability in the Arab Region

Naomi Sakr

UNDP Human Development Report Office (2002), 32 pp.

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Voice and Accountability: The Media and the Internet in Democratic Development

Takashi Inoguchi

UNDP (2002), 40 pp.

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Civil Society, the Media and Internet as Tools for Creating Accountability to Poor and Disadvanteged Groups

Enrique Peruzzotti, Catalina Smulovitz

Human Development Report Office UNDP (2001), 47 pp.

"This report analyzes the ways in which civil society and the media contribute to establish more accountable governments in the region. The report is organized around two main sections: section I provides a general overview of the trends and changes that affected the development of Latin American so ... more

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Practical Guidelines for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Building: Experiences from Africa

Rick James

Oxford: International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2001), 42 pp.

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Towards Ethno-Communication

Franz-Josef Eilers

Sankt Augustin: Intercultural Communication Research Unit SVD (1986), 19 pp.

"Ethnocommunication because of its holistic approach does not stick to one communication medium only but tries to see the interrelation between the different communication media, traditional as well as modern. Many development communication projects are designed for one medium only, like e.g. Radio ... more

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