"The Africa of the twentieth century presents several pre-twentieth century aspects — The problems of reporting in Africa are acute — There are inadequacies of various kinds, difficulties regarding the physical, social, economic and technical environment present themselves as a crucial problem each time any undertaking in the field of the communication media (with which this article is concerned) fails to take accounts of them — The correspondents, their various possibilities, their difficulties — The training of specialist native journalists is still an urgent need and may to some extent produce positive results." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1067, topic code 111, 19)