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Starving the Messenger: A Study of Journalists' Conditions of Service in Malawi 饥饿信使:马拉维记者服务条件的研究

The Journal of development communication Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/JDCS.V2I2-3

L. Manda, N. Kufaine

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An analysis of HIV risky behaviors of college students in Malawi: A case study of Bunda and The Polytechnic 马拉维大学生艾滋病危险行为分析:以本达和理工学院为例

The Journal of development communication Pub Date : 2012-01-01 DOI: 10.4314/JDCS.V2I1

R. Agunga, C. Rice, C. Batchelder, F. Masambuka, S. Chilungo, C. Banda

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Democratisation and its impact on international relations. 民主化及其对国际关系的影响。

The Journal of development communication Pub Date : 2000-06-01

K Akhmedov

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Sustainable development of Africa: a cultural communication perspective. 非洲的可持续发展:文化传播的视角。

The Journal of development communication Pub Date : 2000-06-01

C Okigbo, M Meister

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Development communication in rural development programmes: the African perspective. 农村发展方案中的发展传播:非洲的观点。

The Journal of development communication Pub Date : 2000-06-01

J U Agbamu