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Investigative Journalism in Grassroots Independent Print Media in South Africa: A Baseline Study of the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo

Eastern Cape Communication Forum (ECCF); Association of Independent Publishers (AIP); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2013), 20 pp.

"In summary, the findings show that more than half of the analysed newspapers do in fact seek to expose potential wrong doings of government and business and as such are important actors in promoting local accountability. Yet, the findings also show that a lot of the reporting is not as extensive, a ... more

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From Watchdog to Lapdog? The Impact of Government Intimidation on the Public Watchdog Performance of Peace Media in Processes of Democratisation

London: London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Media and Communications (2011), 36 pp.

"The article explores the case of Radio Ndeke Luka, a UN-backed peace radio in the Central African Republic. It investigates whether government intimidation influences the radio’s public watchdog role and, if so, in what ways and to what extent, and whether and how the support of a European NGO an ... more

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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
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Pippa Norris (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.

"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context ... more

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South Pacific Islands Communication: Regional Perspectives, Local Issues
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Evangelia Papoutsaki, Usha Sundar Harris (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (2008), xi, 288 pp.

"This book brings together significant scholarly contributions on communication issues by researchers working across the region. It aims to create better understanding of what affects the communication and information flow in smaller nations and how these impact on national development, governance a ... more

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Na boca do rádio: O radialista e as políticas públicas

Ana Luisa Zaniboni Gomes

Heródoto Barbeiro (foreword)

São Paulo: Aderaldo & Rothschild; Oboré (2007), 215 pp.

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Media and Governance: A Guide

Bern; Zürich; Lausanne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (2004), 22 pp.

"SDC regards this brochure as a document for discussion and orientation on the place of the media in international development cooperation. It is seeking to establish a framework in order to stimulate activities within this domain … The existence of a pluralist and autonomous press (written, audio ... more

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Medias et gouvernance

Bern; Zürich; Lausanne: Direction du développment et de la coopération (DDC), Département fédéral des affairs étrangères (DFAE) (2003), 22 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

UNDP, Human Development Report Office (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