03 Dec 2015 Media Development examines barriers to communication
“Invisible Walls and Barriers” explores some of the political, social, cultural and technological impediments to freedom of expression in today’s world.
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16 Nov 2015 Valuing dialogue and respect in research
One factor that motivates research in the intersections between communication and development is our willingness to contribute to social change. Buzzwords (Cornwall & Brock, 2005) such as “participation” and “empowerment” indicate scholarly intentions to contribute towards more just and egalitarian societies. It is certainly an...
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Media Development 2015/4
...16 Nov 2015 On the Screen
At the 12th Golden Apricot International Film Festival held in Yerevan, Armenia, 12-19 July 2015 the Ecumenical Jury awarded its Prize to the feature film in the section “Armenian Panorama” Moskvich My Love (still, below) directed by Aram Shabazyan (Armenia, 2014).
...16 Nov 2015 El paradójico desarrollo de la tecnología
Los Estados están jugando un papel decisivo ya sea oponiéndose, propulsando o dirigiendo la innovación tecnológica. Por eso, en buena medida, la tecnología expresa la capacidad de una sociedad para propulsar el dominio tecnológico mediante las instituciones de la sociedad, incluido el Estado. Es importante...
16 Nov 2015 Indigenous community media aid reconciliation in Canada
Born in 1948 in Barton Lake in northwestern Ontario, Bill was only seven years old when he was taken away by Canadian government officials and sent to Residential School.
...16 Nov 2015 Defining the borders of legitimate and illegitimate discourse
When criticizing Israeli policies, one is often reminded that “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East”. There are many who argue about that definition of a democracy in the light of Israel’s control of millions of Palestinians under military law in the Occupied...
16 Nov 2015 La rendición de cuentas en Tabasco, una lucha más allá de la transparencia
El estado de Tabasco se ubica en el sureste mexicano, frente al Golfo de México. Fue el último estado de la República Mexicana en aprobar su Ley de Transparencia, dada la resistencia que tenía y sigue teniendo gobierno estatal para rendir cuentas a los ciudadanos.
...16 Nov 2015 Freedom of speech in crisis Europe
“Media freedom and democracy are about people’s happiness” exclaims Gvozden Flego, a philosophy professor and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at a recent conference on Freedom of Expression. The discussion is intense and one of the most comprehensively organised...
16 Nov 2015 Media barriers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan once housed tourists from around the world intrigued by the Silk Road stories, the poetic and mystic culture, the majestic landscape and the hospitable people. Their experience in Afghanistan was frequently captured through journalism and photojournalism of the early 1900s. However, Afghanistan’s very own...
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