Participatory Politics and Citizen Journalism in a Networked Africa: A Connected Continent
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London: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 308 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-137-55450-5
"This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by leading scholars from the fields of media studies, journalism, anthropology and history, who uniquely probe the real impact of technologies in driving change in Africa." (Publisher description)
1 Recapturing Citizen Journalism: Processes and Patterns / Bruce Mutsvairo, 1
PART I. RECAPTURING PRODUCTION PRACTICES
2 Networked Social Journalism: Media, Citizen Participation and Democracy in Nigeria / Farooq A. Kperogi, 19
3 Crossing Taboo Lines: Citizen Journalism Ethics in Political Crisis Settings / Last Moyo, 34
4 The Positioning of Citizen-Influenced Radio in the Battle for the Control of Minds / Everette Ndlovu, 59
5 Why the Arab Spring Never Came to Ethiopia / Terje Skjerdal, 77
6 Citizen Journalism at Crossroads: Mediated Political Agency and Duress in Central Africa / Mirjam de Bruijn, 90
PART II. PROSPECTS, PROMISES AND PITFALLS
7 South African Arab Spring or Democracy to Come? An Analysis of South African Journalists' Engagement with Citizenry through Twitter / Glenda Daniels, 107
8 Digital Technologies and the Extractive Sector: The New Wave of Citizen Journalism in Resource-Rich Countries / Erika Rodrigues and Anya Schiffrin, 123
9 Crowdfunding: A Harambee for African Journalism? / Kristin Skare Orgeret, 139
10 Politics of Passion and the Pursuit of Propaganda in Zimbabwe's State Media: A Study of the Case of The Herald / Bruce Mutsvairo, 157
11 Beyond Blind Optimism: The Case of Citizen Journalism in the Struggle for Democracy in Zimbabwe / Cleophas T. Muneri, 171
PART III. PERCEPTIONS AND CRITIQUES
12 Political Participation, Alternative Media and Citizen Journalism in Lusophone Africa / Susana Salgado, 187
13 Between "Bottom-Up" Journalism and Social Activism in Unequal Societies: The Case of GroundUp in South Africa / Wallace Chuma, 202
14 Citizen Journalism and National Politics in Zimbabwe: The Case of the 2008 and 2013 Elections / Joseph Mujere and Wesley Mwatwara, 215
15 Citizen Journalism in Kenya as a Contested "Third Space" / George Ogola and Mike Owuor, 229
16 Citizen Journalism and the Ebola Outbreak in Africa / Winston Mano and Viola C. Milton, 244
17 From Citizen Journalism to Human Rights Journalism: Framing the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone on Facebook / Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, 262
PART I. RECAPTURING PRODUCTION PRACTICES
2 Networked Social Journalism: Media, Citizen Participation and Democracy in Nigeria / Farooq A. Kperogi, 19
3 Crossing Taboo Lines: Citizen Journalism Ethics in Political Crisis Settings / Last Moyo, 34
4 The Positioning of Citizen-Influenced Radio in the Battle for the Control of Minds / Everette Ndlovu, 59
5 Why the Arab Spring Never Came to Ethiopia / Terje Skjerdal, 77
6 Citizen Journalism at Crossroads: Mediated Political Agency and Duress in Central Africa / Mirjam de Bruijn, 90
PART II. PROSPECTS, PROMISES AND PITFALLS
7 South African Arab Spring or Democracy to Come? An Analysis of South African Journalists' Engagement with Citizenry through Twitter / Glenda Daniels, 107
8 Digital Technologies and the Extractive Sector: The New Wave of Citizen Journalism in Resource-Rich Countries / Erika Rodrigues and Anya Schiffrin, 123
9 Crowdfunding: A Harambee for African Journalism? / Kristin Skare Orgeret, 139
10 Politics of Passion and the Pursuit of Propaganda in Zimbabwe's State Media: A Study of the Case of The Herald / Bruce Mutsvairo, 157
11 Beyond Blind Optimism: The Case of Citizen Journalism in the Struggle for Democracy in Zimbabwe / Cleophas T. Muneri, 171
PART III. PERCEPTIONS AND CRITIQUES
12 Political Participation, Alternative Media and Citizen Journalism in Lusophone Africa / Susana Salgado, 187
13 Between "Bottom-Up" Journalism and Social Activism in Unequal Societies: The Case of GroundUp in South Africa / Wallace Chuma, 202
14 Citizen Journalism and National Politics in Zimbabwe: The Case of the 2008 and 2013 Elections / Joseph Mujere and Wesley Mwatwara, 215
15 Citizen Journalism in Kenya as a Contested "Third Space" / George Ogola and Mike Owuor, 229
16 Citizen Journalism and the Ebola Outbreak in Africa / Winston Mano and Viola C. Milton, 244
17 From Citizen Journalism to Human Rights Journalism: Framing the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone on Facebook / Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, 262
