"With information from governments, media councils, journalists and broadcasts, Jones has compiled a succinct study of codes generally and of a few specifically. His aim is "to bring together some of the background information and to advance some of the arguments needed to help media people and othe
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rs concerned to make up their own minas in accordance with their own needs and circumstances." In a "World Survey" he has chosen 49 countries for an analysis of their codes and the conditions underlying them, and in an appendix has given the codes for Australia, Canada, Egypt, India, Japan, Sweden, Great Britain, and the U.S.A., along with organizational codes for the International Federation of Journalists, the European Community, the International Organization of Journalists, and the UN and UNESCO. There is also a section on "Mass Media Councils in Third World Countries." This is excellent source material for any individuals or countries interested either in devising or revising journalistic codes of ethics." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 221)
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"A systematic inquiry into world news agencies, with a focus on the relationship between those of the developed and developing world. Boyd-Barrett examines the four major Western-based news agencies in particular - Reuters, the Associated Press, United Press International and Havas Agence France Pre
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ss - in their dual role as both national and world news agencies, discussing their history, ownership, control, revenues, resources and range of services. The book shows that while the news agencies' role in the Third World is an important issue, it must also be seen in relation to their viability in their own developed world and points out the various pitfalls involved in the delivery of international news. All in all, this is one of the best possible sources for a critical examination of news agencies and their service role and for an explanation of the production of news, itself a fragile commodity." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 42)
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"The present publication is an attempt to report on various practical methods adopted throughout the world to promote and develop the reading habit among those literate populations that read little or nothing at all. The countries surveyed represent the major geographic regions of the world and illu
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strate a broad variety of internal structures. For example, leading publishing giants are looked at as well as countries where indigenous publishing is in its earliest stages; highly literate societies are considered as are those which have recently embarked on the path to literacy; monolingual countries and multilingual cultures are both represented here. Yet despite these disparities one common thread emerges: no country is satisfied with the number of active readers it counts among its population and all consider that methods and techniques for increasing reading must be tried and tried again in order to bring books and people together in a lasting aqd fruitful relationship." (Preface)
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"Covers a wide range of books and articles, broken down by media - advertising, broadcasting (radio, television, film), and print (Newspapers and magazines); and within the various media by geographic location - North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Contains a list of the research studies analyzed
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." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1644)
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"Im wesentlichen sah bzw. sieht sich die Kirche seit der Jahrhundertwende fünf massenkommunikativ wichtigen Erscheinungen und Entwicklungen gegenüber, mit denen sie sich auseinandersetzen muß; denn Veränderungen in den Massenkommunikationssystemen einzelner Völker, ganzer Kulturkreise und in ei
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nzelnen Fällen sogar der „ Weltgesellschaft", betreffen das Wirken der Kirche, insbesondere in ihrem Verkündigungs- und in ihrem pastoralen Auftrag. Diese fünf Punkte sind: (1) der Rückgang, in manchen Ländern das Verschwinden der „Gesinnungspresse", (2) die neuen, sogenannten audiovisuellen Medien Film, Hörfunk und Fernsehen, (3) der Griff totalitärer politischer Systeme nach den publizistischen Einrichtungen in verschiedenen Staaten, (4) die völlig neuen Aufgaben und Chancen, die sich für den Einsatz von Kommunikationsmitteln in Entwicklungsländern ergeben, und (5) die Desintegration des „katholischen Publikums" in Ländern bzw. Kulturkreisen, wo dieser Begriff von der praktischen Publizistik, aber auch der Pastoral, Jahrzehnte lang mit einiger Berechtigung hatte gebraucht werden können. Als sechster Punkt, der aber nicht als Gegenüber der Kirche, sondern aus ihr heraus, als Reaktion auf dieses publizistische Gegenüber, entstanden ist, verdient die organisatorische wie (neuerdings) theoretische Auseinandersetzung der Kirche mit der Massenkommunikation besondere Beachtung." (Seite 94)
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"Joseph Pulitzer recognized the importance of comic art when he first printed Richard Outcault's "Yellow Kidˆ in a 1896 issue of The World. That is the sort of information available in this valuable guide and "browser" for both comics scholars and buffs. More than 1,200 cross-referenced entries cov
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er 80 years and offer a world picture of the comics through 1975. Entries written by 15 contributors include themes, plots, character lists, adaptations into other media, artists, and writers. There also are separate biographical entries for artists, writers, and editors. A glossary is included, as weil as articles on the world history of comics and a history of newspaper syndication." (Jo A. Cates: Journalism - a guide to the reference literature. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. 1997 nr. 133)
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"The most striking impression is the fact that little research exists. Our review touched studies and discussions of many kinds, all with some relation to the central question, "What are the effects of cross-cultural broadcasting?" Much of what we found is based on fear or undue optimism. The lack o
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f studies firmly rooted in data: this is the overriding fact about this inquiry. While the image of cross-cultural broadcasting may be one of the ''cultural'' interchange, the reality is that of the marketplace. Commercial values are the rule; non-commercial broadcasting is not a major competitor to commercial programming. Programmes intended for any type of social improvement are rare. If they exist at all, they can be found on radio much more than on television or in films. General entertainment programming has a definite social value, but most observers would hope for programming more explicitly geared to the social needs of their diverse audiences. Furthermore, imported entertainment programmes produced for foreign audiences penetrate the host culture in ways that are not understood. Lack of understanding generates uneasiness and fear." (Implications of this report, 40)
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"This bibliography [...] contains 395 annotated entries that cover a variety of problems and issues relating to communication policy and planning in fifty-three countries. The main purpose of the bibliography is to serve as a reference tool for social science researchers interested in the emerging a
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rea of communication planning research, and policy makers and planners engaged in the practical tasks of communication planning. This is probably the first comprehensive annotated bibliography on communication policy and planning. The literature on this area is not very large. Books, journal articles, and reports dealing exclusively with communication policy and planning issues are very limited in number. In most cases the policy and planning problems are discussed in the context of other communication problems. Therefore, the selection of items for this bibliography has been somewhat eclectic reflecting our preference, experience, and access to the general literature on communication and development. We limited our search to English language literature on communication that focuses on communication and development." (Preface)
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"An introduction to the practice of overseas broadcasting as propaganda and the various ideological philosophies back of it, in terms both of sender and receiver. Analysis centers around Nazi Germany, the Communist countries, the U.S.'s Voice of America, Britain's BBC, and the undeveloped parts of t
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he world. A large section is devoted to factors affecting success or failure. Appendixes give a table of radio sets and ownership around the world in 1973; external broadcasting statistics in 1950, 1960, 1970, and 1973; extracts from internal Policy Guidelines of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty; and extracts from a BBC unpublished monitoring report." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 641)
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"Lists all reported radio broadcasting and TV frequency assignments with the exception of those in the U.S. which broadcast on domestic channels. Part I, "Amplitude Modulation Broadcasting Stations According to Country and City"; Part II, "Amplitude Modulation Broadcasting Stations According to Freq
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uency"; Part III, "Frequency Modulation Broadcasting Stations," in two sections - one alphabetical by country and city and the other by frequency; Part IV, "Television Stations," also in two sections and with the same information as in the preceding parts plus additional data to distinguish audio, video, polarization, and other technical factors that apply. Appendixes in Parts I and II give call-sign allocations and world time chart; an appendix in Part IV gives characteristics of VHF and UHF TV systems. This document has not been updated." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 823)
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