1.

Record Nr.

UNICASPUV1334069

Autore

Fremond, Michel

Titolo

Phase change in mechanics / Michel Frémond

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; Heidelberg, : Springer, 2012

ISBN

9783642246081

Descrizione fisica

XIII, 303 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Lecture notes of the Unione Matematica Italiana ; 13

Disciplina

620.104

Soggetti

Meccanica applicata - Modelli matematici

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910524879803321

Titolo

Nigeria : a survey / / by the Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), Open Society Initiative West Africa (OSIWA), Open Society Media Program (OSMP) ; [written by Akin Akingbulu and Hendrik Bussiek]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rosenbank, South Africa, : Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2010

ISBN

9786613905765

9781283593311

1283593319

9781920489656

1920489657

9781920489632

1920489630

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Public broadcasting in Africa series

Altri autori (Persone)

BussiekHendrik

AkingbuluAkin

Disciplina

384.54065

Soggetti

Public broadcasting - Nigeria

Broadcasting - Nigeria



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An Open Society Foundations publication".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; 1 - Country Facts; 1. Government; 2. Balance of powers; 3. Basic socio-economic data; 4. Main challenges; 5. The media landscape; 6. Brief history of broadcasting; 2 - Media Legislation and Regulation; 1. International, continental and regional standards; 2. The Constitution of Nigeria; 3. General media laws and regulations; 4. Other laws that impact on media and freedom of expression; 5. Jurisprudence; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 3 - The Broadcasting Landscape; 1. The state broadcasters

2. Commercial/private broadcasters 3. Community broadcasting services; 4. Technical standard and accessibility of services; 5. Concentration of media ownership; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 4 - Digitalisation and its Impact; 1. Preparedness for the switch-over; 2. Convergence; 3. Increased competition; 4. Conclusion and recommendations; 5 - Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation; 1. The National Broadcasting Commission; 2. Licensing of broadcasters and enforcement of license conditions; 3. Complaints and conflict resolution systems; 4. Proposed merger of regulatory authorities

5. Conclusions and recommendations6 - Overview of the State Broadcasters; 1. Legislation; 2. Profile of the state broadcasters ; 3. Organisational structures; 4. Attitudes within the state broadcasters towards public broadcasting; 5. Conclusions and recommendations; 7 - Funding of the State Broadcasters; 1. Main sources of funding; 2. Spending; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 8 - Programming; 1. Programme policies and guidelines; 2. Programming of state broadcasters; 3. Programming of non-state broadcasters; 4. News and current affairs; 5. Feedback and complaints procedures

6. Funding of public interest programming of private broadcasters 7. Conclusions and recommendations; 9 - Broadcasting Reform Efforts ; 1. Previous reform efforts; 2. Current reform efforts; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 10 - Overall Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations

Sommario/riassunto

This report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safe...