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Stock-Take of Media and Information for Accountability: What Are Donors Doing, What Works, and What Are the Gaps

Mary Myers, Emma Grant

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2007), 65 pp.

"This paper was prepared primarily for internal use by DFID Effective States Team as part of a wider stocktake on accountability. Sections 8-10 were commissioned from a consultant, Mary Myers. The paper is draft only, and does not represent the official position of DFID on media / information / acco ... more

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Global Communication

Yahya R. Kamalipour (ed.)

Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth, 2nd ed. (2007), 356 pp.

Advocacy and Interventions: Readings in Communication and Development

Royal D. Colle

Ithaca: Internet-First University Press (2007), vii, 436 pp.

"This is intended to be a "practical" book. It is filled with examples and case studies that illustrate ways that carefully planned and implemented communication interventions have produced positive results. It is also filled with ideas from people who have experienced the challenges of communicatin ... more

Journalismuskultur: Zur Dimensionierung eines zentralen Konstrukts der kulturvergleichenden Journalismusforschung

Thomas Hanitzsch

Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, volume 55, issue 3 (2007), pp. 372-389

"Trotz der zunehmenden Bedeutung von Journalismuskultur als heuristisches Denkwerkzeug vor allem für die komparative und kultursoziologisch motivierte Journalismusforschung hat eine theoretische Auseinandersetzung mit diesem Konzept bislang kaum stattgefunden. Der vorliegende Beitrag versucht diese ... more

Von der Medienpolitik zur Media Governance?

Patrick Donges (ed.)

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2007), 268 pp.

Peace, Democratization and Reconciliation in Textbooks and Educational Media: Ninth International Conference on Textbooks and Educational Media

Mike Horsley, Jim McCall (eds.)

International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media (IARTEM) (2007), 277 pp.

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Politische Kommunikation in internationalen Beziehungen

Jens Tenscher, Henrike Viehrig (eds.)

Berlin: Lit (2007), 233 pp.

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Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
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David E. Kaplan

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 44 pp.

"This report explores the rapid growth of investigative journalism overseas and suggests ways to best support and professionalize its practice in developing and democratizing countries. Among its findings: • A substantial investment into investigative journalism programs can have significant posit ... more

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Frame by Frame III: A Filmography of the African Diasporan Image 1994-2004

Audrey Thomas McCluskey

Edward Mapp (foreword)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2007), 1082 pp.

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Gender Bias in Textbooks: A Hidden Obstacle on the Road to Gender Equality in Education

Rae Lesser Blumberg

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 54 pp.

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Die Rolle von Religionen in Gewaltkonflikten und Friedensprozessen

Osnabrück: Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF) (2007), 40 pp.

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Killing the Messenger: Report of the Global Inquiry by the International News Safety Institute Into the Protection of Journalists
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Brussels: International News Safety Institute (INSI) (2007), 72 pp.

"One thousand journalists and support staff have died trying to report the news around the world in the past 10 years: an average of two a week. Only one in four news media staff died covering war and other armed conflicts. The great majority died in peacetime, working in their own countries. At lea ... more

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Through a Catholic Lens: Religious Perspectives of Nineteen Film Directors from Around the World

Peter Malone (ed.)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2007), 272 pp.

The Art of Dialogue: Religion, Communication and Global Media Culture
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Ineke de Feijter

Berlin: Lit (2007), 398 pp.

"Media involve religious dimensions and have become the religious "iconofiers" of our world. People increasingly use media for shaping their - religious - identity and their search with respect to questions of ultimate meaning. The author first provides a succinct overview of the context and implica ... more

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Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to its Development. Working Group Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 24 pp.

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The Myth of Media Globalization

Kai Hafez

Alex Skinner (transl.)

Cambridge: Polity Press (2007), viii, 224 pp.

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