"An examination of the operations and management of the vast Soviet publishing industry in the light of govemmental policy and its effects on creation, content, production, manufacture, and distribution. Appendixes give authors'fee scales and all-union book retail prices." (
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Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1120)
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"Discussion of the creation, manufacture, distribution and promotion of books in indigenous languages in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Arab countries and Latin America. Appendixes include "Guidelines for the Promotion of Books in the Various Languages of Multilingual Countries" and a bibliogranhy." (
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Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1063)
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"An analysis of the mass media in South Africa as instruments of oppression or liberation and their role in effecting change or perpetuating the status quo. Chimutengwende examines the operation of the press within the South African socio-economic and legislative system and in relation to the blacks
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' struggle for liberation, ending with conclusions as the role of the press in affecting change or maintaining the status quo. For the latter he has drawn heavily on communication theory. This is a measured and well-reasoned study that challenges some Western concepts of freedom of the press. Emphasis is on print media." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 66)
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"Mankekar is concerned with the charges made against the Western media by the Third World and, likewise, the reaction of Western journalists to their concept of a new information order for developing countries. Combing data and evidence from diverse sources he has analyzed the anatomy and function o
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f international news media to test the validity of the Third World's accusations and has traced the Third World's struggle in the United Nations, UNESCO and their own councils to rid themselves of what they consider the hold of world news monopoly by the four international news agencies. The potentialities of modern electronic media in bringing this about are also examined, and there is a chapter on the Third World news pool. Appendixes include a discussion of "News Agencies in the World" and a short bibliography." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 264)
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"This does as much as can be expected - perhaps more - from an 85-page history of mass communication in Asia. Divided into three sections, it consists of very short chronological accounts of print media in 16 countries, broadcast media in 25, and film in six. This is particularly useful because the
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facts, although scant, go back to beginnings, and because leading newspapers in their respective countries are identified by name. As might be expected, the section on print media is by far the longest, with 50 pages, even though it deals with fewer countries; broadcast media takes up 24 pages; and film only nine." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 305)
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"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
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amphlets, conference reports, seminar papers, theses and dissertations, research studies, surveys, government annual reports, commission reports, and periodical materials. Some of these are unpublished." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1635)
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"Asian and Pacific national broadcasting personnel and international communication scholars, trainers, and practitioners contributed to this anthology, which covers the instructional and functional foundations of broadcasting in 44 countries, territories, and dependencies, ranging from Afghanistan o
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n the periphery of West Asia to the South Pacific islands. All chapters are original except the introductory one, which is reprinted from the 1974 Asian Press and Media Directory, and many are by nationals from the countries described. For the most part topics covered are oriented to historical development, control, ownership and pressures, programming and performance, facilities, financing and advertising, external services, audiences, training, and research. There is a long section on cross-system functions which includes specialized program services and international, regional, and national assistance and cooperation." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 690)
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"A description of the book trade in the seven major English-speaking countries of the world, which, grouped by size of market, are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Republic of South Africa, Australia, India, and New Zealand. A special section gives eleven minor markets in alphabetical
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order; they are Bangladesh, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The aim is "to develop indicators of the strengths and weaknesses of the constituent markets, to analyze the general state and direction of growth of the book industry, and to interrelate these factors so as to provide a firm basis for decision-making in public." Information for each country is accompanied by numerous tables, and for the seven major countries, by profiles of a few representative publishing houses. An Executive Summary condenses the total findings, and a 13-page introduction summarizes the findings in terms of certain important trends. At the end of the second volume are conclusions. Index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1069)
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"Third World Mass Media attempts "to examine historical, cultural, economic, and political aspects of all Commonwealth Caribbean mass media, from the time of the first newspaper in 1717 until 1976." Has a comprehensive bibliography." (Eleanor
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Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 249)
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"Covers aspects of media education in the secondary schools in certain European countries where it is emphasized: France, Italy, Federal Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the U.S.S.R. (cinema only), and the U.S.A. In all countries except the U.S. fil
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m is stressed to the exclusion of other media. A final section is on organizations." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 32)
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"Robinson discusses the development and operation of the press and broadcasting, against the background of the sociopolitical factors that have shaped this multinational, multilingual Communist state. She details the history of communications from 1945 to 1975; analyzes the national news agency, Tan
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jug; examines the way in which characteristic news values have evolved; and describes the role of the media in nation-building in a country with widely diverse ethnic groups. In conclusion she explores the composition of readers, listeners, and viewers. Appendixes give the journalism code, the content of three geographical foreign policy registers (1964), and a comparison of overlapping subject master in Tanjug and the Associated Press." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 361)
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"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
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amphlets, conference reports, seminar papers, theses and dissertations, research studies, surveys, government annual reports, commission reports, and periodical materials. Some of these are unpublished." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1635)
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"Cees Hamelink, a prolific analyst of international communication with emphasis on developing nations, makes a case that capitalism as practiced by developed nations thwarts effective communication in the Third World. Hamelink's thesis in 'The Corporate Village', international communication, far fro
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m turning the world into McLuhan's "global village," has instead created a oneway flow of culture, a communication imperialism of political-economic structures dominated by capitalistic nations. Documenting corporate interests and concentration of the transnationals as they affect the Third World, he shows the cultural dependency this has caused. He concludes with a discussion of the signs of cultural rcsistance and an exploration of countervailing power of national governments, the UN, labor unions, churches, universities/research institutes, and action groups. Parts of the book consist of excerpts from other works by various authors, including among others Armand Mattelart, Herbert Schiller, Oliver Boyd-Barrett, Thomas H. Guback, and Tapio Varis." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 172)
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"The emphasis of our study is on process, on the dynamics of accommodating the phenomenon of broadcasting and its institutional forms to the surroundings of a developing country for which it was not in the first instance designed," say the authors. They are also interested in side effects, some of w
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hich were not anticipated. Basing their work on an extensive review of statistical and documentary data concerning broadcasting in 91 developing countries and on case studies of 11 of these, they assess the status quo in terms of structure, control, and social and cultural patterns. The 11 countries include Algeria, Brazil, Cyprus, Indonesia, Iran, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Singapore, Tanzania, and Thailand. Contains a number of tables of data throughout and an appendix of supplementary tables. Two other appendixes give methodology and levels of development of the 91 selectcd countries. There are numerous footnotes and an index. Winner of the 1977 National Association of Education Broadcasters Award." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 672)
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"In Communication and Cultural Domination Schiller is concerned with the "sources, character, and contents of the communication stream that passes between nations and on the flow that is generated inside national states. " Here again he feels the "haves" tend to influence and sometimes dominate the
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"have nots." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 383)
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"Declaring that this is not intended as a comprehensive study of Algerian cinema, the editors state their aims: to provide basic information on a national cinema little known outside of French-speaking countries and to assess it in the context of Algerian history. In a still broader context this sma
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ll book throws light on the effects of colonialism on national film." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1459)
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"A bibliography, international in scope, which abstracts about 600 items in an attempt to bring together in a single source the various project reports, country surveys, research and evaluation studies, bibliographies, and discussions concerning the application of radio to problems of education and
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development." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1699)
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"Provides titles with annotations, producer, length, date, distributor and whether color or black/white for films about the undeveloped areas of the world and also - although the title does not indicate this - major ethnic minorities in the northern nations of North America and Europe. Among the top
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ics it covers are customs, geography, history, science, economics, politics, fine arts, religion, sports, technology and travel, with a few appropriate fictional films included. Geographic coverage is wide: the Third World (general), Africa, Asia, the Pacific, North America, Latin America, and England because of its Third World population. List of distributors and title index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1215)
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"This reference book (the use of the word yearbook is a misnomer) is the first publication of its kind in Taiwan and has as its aim to provide "a systematic presentation of all the pertinent data about the development and growth of the television enterprise in the country." Contents include a brief
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history; a 140-page analysis of programming broken down by categories such as news, dramas, etc.; engineering and industry; training of personnel; administration and pertinent regulations; international cooperation activities; advertising; a chronology of events; and appendixes containing (1) Broadcasting and Television Law of the Republic of China; (2) Moral Code for the Television Enterprise in the Republic of China; (3) List of Television Organizations and Advertising Agencies in the Republic of China; (4) TV Books and Publications in the Republic of China (in the Chinese language). The book contains numerous illustrations and a great deal of data in the form of tables, graphs, and maps." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 811)
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"A highly practical report, intended for developing countries, which surveys in general terms the status of communication training, pinpointing deficiencies and identifying potentially influential trends. Discusses the nature of training, the institutions, the operational problems, and course planni
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ng and curriculum." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 428)
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