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Meeting the challenges of information disorder in the Global South

Herman Wasserman (ed.)

Rondebosch: Centre for Film and Media Studies University of Cape Town; International Development Research Center (IDRC) (2022), 256 pp.

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"Despite information disorder being a widespread problem in countries in the Global South, the study of this phenomenon remains dominated by examples, case studies, and models from the Global North. Knowledge about the various manifestations of information disorder, the range of responses, and the s... more

Church communication in the new normal: perspectives from Asia and beyond

Anthony Le Duc (ed.)

Bangkok: Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication (2022), xxvii, 343 pp.

ISBN 978-974-487-164-0

"Despite the wide-ranging topics presented in this collection, this volume takes ‘communication’ as the keyword for the various research and reflections on the life and mission of the Catholic Church during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as post-crisis. The reader will readily recognize that what... more

Grundzüge der außereuropäischen Christentumsgeschichte: Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika 1450-2000

Klaus Koschorke

Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), xx, 361 pp., illustr., maps, bibliogr. p.325-349, index

ISBN 978-3-8252-5934-1 (pbk); 978-3-8385-5934-6 (online)

"Die Mehrheit der christlichen Weltbevölkerung lebt heute im globalen Süden. Kenntnisse ihrer Geschichte sind darum unerlässlich. Dieses Lehrbuch bietet einen ebenso kompakten wie anschaulichen Überblick über die Christentumsgeschichte Asiens, Afrikas und Lateinamerikas seit ca. 1450. Vielfalt ... more

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The handbook of global interventions in communication theory

Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2022), xxviii, 515 pp.

ISBN 978-1-00-053620-1 (ebook); 978-0-367-48620-4 (print)

"Moving beyond the U.S.-Eurocentric paradigm of communication theory, this handbook broadens the intellectual horizons of the discipline by highlighting underrepresented, especially non-Western, theorists and theories, and identifies key issues and challenges for future scholarship. Showcasing diver... more

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Defeating COVID-19 poverty through community radios: lessons learnt and good practices

Kathmandu: AMARC Asia-Pacific Regional Office (2022), 21 pp.

"The project Promotion of Resilient Communities: Addressing COVID-19-related Poverty by Community Radios in South and Southeast Asia was implemented by the World Association of Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) Asia-Pacific regional office to support community radios in four countries - Bangladesh, India, ... more

Joy in solitude: the retreat journals

Jerry Martinson

Contributor(s): Barry Martinson (ed.)

Taipei: Tau Books; Gabriel Press (2021), xxiv, 357 pp.

ISBN 978-986-97070-2-2

"Father Jerry Martinson (1942-2017) was a Jesuit missionary priest serving in Taiwan, well-known for his TV productions, documentaries, talks and workshops throughout Asia. His popular TV series on learning English made "Uncle Jerry" a household name. Living and working at Taipei's Kuangchi Program ... more

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Community radio policies in South Asia: a deliberative policy ecology approach

Preeti Raghunath

Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), 382 pp., abbrev. p.xix-xxii, 2 tables, bibliogr. p.339-361, index

ISBN 978-981-15-5629-6 (ebook); 978-981-15-5628-9 (hbk)

"The book draws on critical media policy studies, to study the principles and performances of policies and policymaking for community radio in four countries of South Asia---Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It focuses on the processes and practices of deliberation that go into policymaking, ... more

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Are indigenous voices being heard? A study on the state of indigenous community broadcasting in 19 countries ;Voces indígenas. ¿Están siendo escuchadas? Estudio sobre el estado de la radiodifusión comunitaria indígena en 19 países

José Manuel Ramos Rodríguez

Cambridge, MA; Toronto: Cultural Survival; World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2020), 135 pp.

"Indigenous Peoples have been excluded from accessing media for many reasons, including their geographic location, languages, and legal barriers. Indigenous Peoples living in isolated areas have little physical access tu urban-centred media. Similarly, a lack of awareness of human rights, freedoms, ... more

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Routledge handbook of environmental journalism

David B. Sachsman; JoAnn Myer Valenti (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), xx, 421 pp., illustrations, index

ISBN 978-1-138-47850-3 (hbk); 978-1-351-06840-6 (online)

"An increasing number of media platforms - from newspapers and television to Internet social media networks - are the major providers of indispensable information about the natural world and environmental risk. Despite the dramatic changes in the news industry that have tended to reduce the number o... more

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Worlds of journalism: journalistic cultures around the globe

Thomas Hanitzsch; Folker Hanusch; Jyotika Ramaprasad; Arrie De Beer (eds.)

New York: Columbia University Press (2019), xi, 434 pp., bibliogr. p.371-411, index

ISBN 978-0-231-18643-8 (print); 978-0-231-54663-8 (ebook)

"How do journalists around the world view their own function and role in society? Based on a landmark study that has collected data from more than 25,000 journalists in 66 countries between 2012 and 2015, Worlds of Journalism examines the different ways journalists conceive of their responsibilities... more

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The little data book on information and communication technology 2018

Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2018), vi, 240 pp., glossary p.235-240

ISBN 978-0-8213-8996-6 (print); 978-0-8213-9519-6 (ebook) CC BY-NC

"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2019

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2018) 73rd ed., 672 pp.

ISBN 978-1-9998300-1-4

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Perspectives from the global entertainment and media outlook 2017–2021: Curtain up! User experience takes center stage

Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc) (2017), 40 pp.

"To thrive in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive, slower-growing, and dependent on personal recommendations, companies must develop strategies that engage, grow, and monetize their most valuable customers — i.e., their fans. To do so, they must combine excellent content with breadth an... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2016

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2015) 70th ed., 672 pp.

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Publishing for peanuts: innovation and the journalism start-up

J. J. Robinson; Kristen Grennan; Anya Schiffrin

School of International and Political Affairs Columbia University; Open Society Foundation (2015), 200 pp.

"Our remit was to look for innovative media outlets that are producing high-quality news, that are technologically innovative and that might actually survive financially. Accordingly, we spent three months interviewing media innovators around the world and reading what others have written on the sub...ject. This report is divided into seven sections: 1) this introduction, 2) our main findings, 3) two sets of recommendations, one for the media development community and another set for people starting a media outlet, 4) an “Innovation Index” listing practices that we found around the world, 5) a description of our methodology, 6) a review of practitioner reports we read, 7) write-ups describing 35 media outlets, based on interviews we conducted ... We were inspired and encouraged by what we saw. All over the world, independent media outlets are innovating and overcoming obstacles. Globally, start-ups are demonstrating the drive to take risks for the sake of a good idea. The challenges facing these outlets—and the innovations employed to tackle them—broadly fall into four categories: editorial, business, distribution and security. Operating with agility, media start-ups are finding creative ways to gather and disseminate information. In India, Gram Vaani uses a mobile phone social network to connect the rural poor and circumvent legislative prohibitions on radio broadcasting. In Zimbabwe, The Source survives in the repressive media climate by focusing on business journalism. Oxpeckers in South Africa uses geomapping to report on rhino poaching. Crikey in Australia has built a successful business model based on soliciting tips and scandal from the same audience it reports on and Kenya’s African SkyCAM deploys drones to avoid negotiating with police for access to disaster zones ... Instead of finding a clear model for what works, we found confirmation of many things we knew or suspected. Independent media outlets vary in size, ambition and model. Few have fully succeeded, while many do one thing well, which typically reflects the founder’s particular strength—usually in journalism or technology ... Most media outlets we found are small, run by a few full-time staff supplemented by volunteers and freelancers, and supported by a combination of grants, donations and haphazard business endeavors. The leaders at most organizations we interviewed were motivated by a desire to produce high-quality journalism rather than meet particular financial or audience goals." (Executive summary, p.5-7) more

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Overview of information literacy resources worldwide

Forest Woody Horton (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (2014) 2nd ed., 668 pp.

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"We are very, very pleased to advise you that we have added dozens of new languages to our multilingual database, more than doubling the 42 which appeared in the first edition. At the same time, we are very happy to report that there is a great deal of interest in maintaining this database as an imp... more

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Global right to information update: an analysis by region

Lydia Medland; Toby Mendel (eds.)

Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) (2013), 91 pp.

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"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d... more

World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2014

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2013) 68th ed., 672 pp.

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Mediensysteme im internationalen Vergleich

Barbara Thomaß (ed.)

Konstanz: UVK (2013) 2nd ed., 378 pp., index

Außereuropäische Christentumsgeschichte: Asien, Afrika, Lateinamerika 1450-1990

Klaus Koschorke; Frieder Ludwig; Mariano Delgado

Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag (2012) 4. Aufl., vii, 344 pp., bibliogr. p.335-339, index

ISBN 978-3-7887-2473-3

Other Editions: 5. Auflage 2021, durchgesehener Nachdruck der Ausgabe 2012