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Use of Information and Communication Technology by the World's Children and Youth: A Statistical Compilation

Geneva: ITU (2008), vii, 83 pp.

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From Early Warning to Early Action? The Debate on the Enhancement of the EU's Crisis Response Capability Continues

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Luxembourg: European Commission (2008), 497 pp.

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Media Perception of Freedom of the Press: A Comparative International Analysis of 242 Codes of Ethics

Itai Himelboim, Yehiel Limor

Journalism, volume 9, issue 3 (2008), pp. 235-265

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Welt in Sicht: Filmische Reisen durch Lateinamerika, Afrika und Asien

Walter Ruggle

Ennetbaden: Trigon-Film (2008), 503 pp.

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Community Radio for Development in South Asia: A Sustainability Study

Faheem Hussain, Rahul Tongia

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"We examine the sustainability of Community radio (CR) as a tool towards achieving the overall development in the South Asian region. A cross-country comparison of CR in areas including people’s participation, regulatory scenarios, human resource development, technology usage trends, financial pra ... more

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Indicateurs du développement des médias: Cadre pour l'evaluation du développement des médias

Paris: UNESCO, Programme International pour le Développement de la Communication (PIDC) (2008), 65 pp.

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"Worldmedia Inc.": Vision oder bereits Geschichte?

Josef Trappel

Media Perspektiven, issue 3 (2008), pp. 138-147

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Media Development Indicators: A Framework for Assessing Media Development
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Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2008), 101 pp.

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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

James E. Katz (ed.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.

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Internationalizing Evangelical Media

Robert S. Fortner

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Quentin J. Schultze; Robert Woods (eds.)

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Brasília: UNESCO (2008), 68 pp.

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Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy

Paula Chakravartty, Yuezhi Zhao (ed.)

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Examining Peace-Oriented Media in Areas of Violent Conflict

Vladimir Bratic

International Communication Gazette, volume 70, issue 6 (2008), pp. 487-503

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Global Journalism Research: Theories, Methods, Findings, Future

Martin Löffelholz, David Weaver (eds.)

Oxford: Blackwell (2008), 304 pp.

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Antología de comunicación para el cambio social: Lecturas históricas y contemporáneas
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Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Thomas Tufte (comps.)

South Orange, New Jers.; La Paz: Consorcio de Comunicación para el Cambio Social (CFSC);Plural Editores (2008), 1413 pp.

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Debates in Peace Journalism

Jake Lynch

Sydney: Sydney University Press (2008), xix, 256 pp.

"In Debates in Peace Journalism, Jake Lynch traces the major controversies in this emerging field - philosophical, pedagogical and professional - and links his own contributions to them with important new material. The book is intended for those wishing to immerse themselves in the main conceptual c ... more

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Shooting the Messenger: The Political Impact of War Reporting

Paul L. Moorcraft, Philip M. Taylor

Dulles, Va.: Potomac Books (2008), xv, 318 pp.

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