"Der Fischer Atlas Medien bietet einen einzigartigen Überblick über die globale Medienrevolution, skizziert die Entwicklung der alten und der neuen Medien und wirft einen Blick in die mediale Zukunft. In Karten, Graphiken, Texten und Tabellen informiert dieser Atlas über: Informationsgesellschaft
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, Zeitungen im digitalen Zeitalter, Rundfunk und Fernsehen, Film und Kino, Medienunternehmen, Telefon und Handys, Internet, Websites und elektronische Post, E-Commerce und E-Tourismus und andere Schlüsselthemen aus dem Bereich Medien." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This paper provides an analysis of the state and development of Uzbekistan's media 10 years after national independence. It summarizes the crackdown on Uzbek independent media, outlines the relevant legislation and reviews the structure and hierarchy of the national media system. Subsequently, the
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paper comments on journalists' and local and international organizations' activities. The author argues that, in the years since independence, Uzbek media has degenerated to an appalling extent." (Digital Library, ETh Zürich Center for Security Studies)
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"A great deal has now been written about the patterns of media exploitation as they contribute to a vortex of destruction. Less has been elaborated about the efforts of international governmental organisations ("IGOs") and non-governmental organisations ("NGOs") to intervene so as to maintain a more
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stable and peaceful world order either in anticipation of conflict, during the conflict or in the ordeal following the conflict. This paper focuses, as a background for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") Geneva Conference, in May 2000, on post-conflict patterns that emerge, primarily drawing from four case studies—Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Cambodia." (Introduction)
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