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Media for People in Cities: A Study of Community Media in the Urban Context

Peter M. Lewis (ed.)

UNESCO (1984), 239 pp.

"Although rural development, especially in the Third World, is a major concern of UNESCO, emphasis here is upon those uses of media which support community initiatives in urban settings or were introduced to help resolve tensions and problems. Media are not limited to newspapers and broadcasting; th ... more

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International Image Markets: In Search of an Alternative Perspective

Armand Mattelart, Xavier Delcourt, Michèle Mattelart

London; New York: Comedia (1984), 122 pp.

"This is the final report of the research commission "toward a Latin Audiovisual Space." The term "Audiovisual Space" marks the emergence of a new diplomatic vocabulary to indicate the rapid new developments of communication and information systems, particularly television, which demand new strategi ... more

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Finance and Information: A Study of Converging Interests

Cees J. Hamelink

Norwood, New Jers.: Ablex (1983), 170 pp.

"Hamelink followed 'The Corporate Village' with a further exploration of the role of transnational corporations in international communication in 'Finance and Information'. In this he concentrates on an analysis of the relationship of contemporary information systems to the financial center and to t ... more

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Aspects of Mass Communication and Journalism Research on Africa

Francis W. Ochola

Nairobi: South African Book Services (EA) (1983), 103 pp.

"An examination of the numerous major socioeconomic, cultural and methodological problems that exist in the area of mass communication and journalism research, and selected priority research areas on African media problems. There is also a brief discussion of African versus overseas training in jour ... more

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Information, Economics, and Power: The North-South Dimension

Rita Cruise O'Brien (ed.)

London: Hodder and Stoughton (1983), 156 pp.

"Essays on the political economy of information which show how the management of complex new technological sources dramatically alter the nature of international business, adding a new dimension to trade and posing increased difficulties to developing countries. Authors analyzing the problem and sug ... more

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Diffusion of Innovations

Everett M. Rogers

New York: Free Press, 3d ed. (1983), 453 pp.

"Twelve years later, in 1983, with the total number of diffusion publications grown to almost 4,000, Rogers published the third edition which further revised the theoretical framework and introduced new concepts and theoretical viewpoints. All three editions have extensive bibliographies of works ci ... more

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Third World News in American Media: Experience and Prospects

Donald Shanor, Donald H Johnston (eds.)

New York: Columbia University, Center for Advanced Study of Communication and Public Affairs, Graduate School of Journalism (1983), 63 pp.

"Report of a conference sponsored by the Ford Foundation. Nineteen short essays by academics and journalists, all of whom have interest and/or experience in news coverage about the Third World, discuss what America is doing in reporting it and how, perhaps, it can be done better." ( ... more

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Traditional Forms of Communication and the Mass Media in India

Madhu Malik

UNESCO (1983), 101 pp.

"The purpose of the present study is to focus precisely on the relationship between folk and mass media, on actual experiments that have been conducted in India to receive an integration of the two, on problems that were encountered in the process of integration." The author lists documentary films ... more

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Mass Communication in Africa

Graham Mytton

London: Edward Arnold (1983), viii, 159 pp.

"The first half places African mass communications in a broad social context, touching on their history, technology, politics, etc.; the second half consists of three case studies: Zambia, Tanzania and Nigeria. A final chapter discusses roles and controls. The North African countries are not include ... more

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This is All India Radio: A Handbook of Radio Broadcasting in India

U. L. Baruah

New Delhi: Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Publications Division (1983), 367 pp.

"The author, a former Director-General of All India Radio, has provided an in-depth study of its history and development, an analysis of the organizational structure covering administration, engineering and personnel, and a detailed account of the program services including home, commercial and over ... more

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Comparative Mass Media Systems

L. John Martin, Anju Grover Chaudhary (eds.)

New York: Longman (1983), viii, 356 pp.

"Analyzes media systems from the viewpoints of the West, the Communist countries, and those developing countries lumped together as the Third World. Six key concepts or functions of the media are treated: the concept of news; the concept of the role of the mass media; the educational, persuasive and ... more

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Cultural Autonomy in Global Communications: Planning National Information Policy

Cees J. Hamelink

New York: Longman (1983), xiv, 143 pp.

"In 'Cultural Autonomy in Global Communications' Hamelink feels that cultural diversity, so necessary for development in the Third World, is being increasingly threatened by large-scale export of the cultural system of advanced industrial states and must be countered by new models of development esp ... more

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Communication Policy and Planning in Singapore

Eddie C. Y. Kuo, Peter S. J. Chen

London: Kegan Paul;East-West Communication Institute (1983), 111 pp.

"After providing an overview of the Singapore society and its communication system as background, the coauthors examine the main aspects of communication policy in Singapore, and conclude with a case study of communication planning at the Radio and Television Singapore and the Singapore Family Plann ... more

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The New Latin American Cinema: An Annotated Bibliography 1960-1980

Julianne Burton

New York: Smyrna Press (1983), 80 pp.

"Includes bibliographies; filmographies; books in Spanish, Portuguese and English; general articles and articles on Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela; Hispanic cinema in the U.S.; and a listing of film periodicals in Spanish, Portuguese and English. Ab ... more

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News Agencies Pool of Non-Aligned Countries: A Perspective

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Mass Communication (1983), 303 pp.

"In the mid-1970s News Agencies of Non-Aligned Countries joined in a cooperative system which they called the Pool for the purpose of strengthening mutual relations by an information exchange system and by other actions which would increase the quality and quantity of information through technologic ... more

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Transnationals and the Third World: The Struggle for Culture

Armand Mattelart

South Hadley, Mass.: Bergin & Garvey (1983), 184 pp.

"The United Nations, through the Center on Transnational Corporations, commissioned two separate reports on the sociocultural impact of transnational firms on developing countries. One was to analyze the positive impact; the other, the negative. Both reports were "to allow foundations for policies w ... more

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Mass Communication in Thailand

Sanan Padmadin (comp.)

Singapore: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (1983), 80 pp.

"Communication is defined broadly to include relevant material from such areas as agriculture, anthropology, community development, economics, education, law, political science, population, public administration, sociology, social psychology, and urban studies. Types of material covered are books, p ... more

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The African Book World and Press: A Directory;Répertoire du livre et de la presse en Afrique

Hans M. Zell (ed.)

London: Hans Zell Publishers, 3rd ed. (1983), xx, 284 pp.

"The editors attempt to provide "comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information, in both English and French, on libraries, publishers and the retail book trade, research institutions with publishing programs, book industry and literary associations, major periodicals and newspapers, government a ... more

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Global Journalism: A Survey of the World's Mass Media

John C. Merrill (ed.)

New York: Longman (1983), 374 pp.

"Merrill and contributors take a sweeping look at global journalism and mass communications by regions of the world. In Part 1, "The Global Perspective," Merrill himself does an overall survey of problems, news flow, philosophies, relations with government for both print media and telecommunications ... more

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Transnational Communication and Cultural Industries

Thomas Guback, Tapio Varis

Paris: UNESCO (1982), 55 pp.

"An examination of the transnational production and distribution of information and flow of mass media material, with special attention to the role by corporations. Emphasis is on film and television, and to a lesser degree on the print media. There are also case studies of Argentina and Thailand." ... more