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Journalism Training and Institution Building in Central American Countries

Rick Rockwell, Krishna Kumar

Washington, DC: USAID, Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (2003), x, 24 pp.

"USAID’s Latin American Journalism Project (LAJP), which focused on journalistic standards and practices in Central America from 1988 to 1997, was the Agency’s first major media initiative. The project stemmed from an assessment and conference, and a proposal by Florida International University ... more

The One to Watch: Radio, New ICT and Interactivity
Inspiring Practice

Bruce Girard (ed.)

Alfonso Gumucio Dagron; Jean-Pierre Ilboudo; Johan Deflander (contrib.)

Rome: FAO;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2003), 250 pp.

"The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we beli ... more

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International Communication: Concepts and Cases

Kwadwo Anokwa, Carolyn A. Lin, Michael B. Salwen

Belmont: Thomson Wadsworth (2003), xvii, 297 pp.

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Legislation on Community Radio Broadcasting: Comparative Study of the Legislation of 13 Countries

Gloria Cecilia Sánchez

Paris: UNESCO (2003), 107 pp.

Facts & Figures 2002: Culture Sector

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2003), 34 pp.

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What Works in Youth Media: Case Studies from Around the World

Sheila Kinkade, Christy Macy

Baltimore: International Youth Foundation (2003), 82 pp.

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Global Media Studies: Ethnographic Perspectives

Patrick D. Murphy, Marwan M. Kraidy (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2003), xiii, 313 pp.

"Global Media Studies explores the theoretical and methodological threats that are defining global media studies as a discipline. Emphasizing the connection of globalization to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, an ... more

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Proyecto periodismo y acceso a la información pública: Estudio de casos México - Perú - Uruguay - Argentina

Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann, Marta B. Rovere, Dolores Lavalle Cobo

Lima: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2003), 177 pp.

Estudio de canales de comercialización del libro en América Latina y el Caribe, con énfasis en las librerías: Tomo 1

Richard Uribe Schroeder

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (2003), 241 pp.

"Este es el primer estudio de cubrimiento regional sobre la distribución y comercialización del libro, con énfasis en las librerías de América Latina y para realizarlo se escogieron cuatro países: Colombia y México que han desarrollado investigaciones sistemáticas sobre la producción editor ... more

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Participatory Video: Images That Transform and Empower

Shirley A. White (ed.)

New Delhi: Sage (2003), 412 pp.

"This book examines the importance of participatory video as a catalyst for development. It shows how powerful video images have been used to promote changes in attitudes and social behaviour, helping communities identify development solutions that are within their reach. Video has been used to reac ... more

World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Amanda C. Quick (ed.)

Detroit: Gale, 2nd ed. (2003), xxviii, 1285 pp.

"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat ... more

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El derecho de accesso a la información: Análisis del proceso de discusión y gestión en Guatemala

Silvio René Gramajo Valdés

Guatemala: Asociación Doses;SEDEM (2003), 157 pp.

Artisans of Peace: Grassroots Peacemaking Among Christian Communities

Mary Ann Cejka, Thomas Bamat (eds.)

New York: Orbis Books (2003), 312 pp.

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Representing Religion in World Cinema: Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Culture Making

S. Brent Plate (ed.)

New York; Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2003), vi, 272 pp.

Clean Up Your Computer: Working Conditions in the Electronics Sector

Katherine Astill, Matthew Griffith

London: CAFOD (2003), 40 pp.

"Its products may embody the latest in high technology, but labour standards and conditions in computer manufacturing can be appallingly low. Many stages of computer production are carried out by low-skilled, low-paid workers – most of them women – in developing countries. But unlike their count ... more

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Revisiting the "magic Box": Case Studies in Local Appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Rome: FAO (2003), xiii, 106 pp.

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Cinema and the Sandinistas: Filmmaking in Revolutionary Nicaragua

Jonathan Buchsbaum

Austin: University of Texas Press (2003), xvii, 323 pp.

Media Power in Central America

Rick Rockwell, Noreene Janus

Champaign: University of Illinois Press (2003), xiv, 277 pp.

"Media Power in Central America is unique in the field, very readable, and tells an exciting story about the relationship between strong commercial media and authoritarian regimes. Rockwell and Janus provide a valuable description and analysis of the history, politics, culture, and economics of the ... more

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The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries

Boston: Wireless internet Institute (w2i);World Times (2003), xvi, 127 pp.