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Les radios communautaires en Afrique de l'Ouest: Moteur de la gouvernance démocratique locale
In: Médias d'Afrique: Vingt-cinq années de pluralisme de l'information (1990-2015)
Paris: Karthala (2015), pp. 81-99
"L'article examine en particulier la relation entre les radios dites communautaires et la gouvernance locale. Se fondant sur l'exemple du Sénégal, elle montre comment la décentralisation politique et administrative d'une part et l'émergence des radios locales d'autre part ont été deux dynamiqu
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"Premier jalon de ce programme, cette étude, réalisée pour le compte de l’IPGL et de l’ABR par une équipe de 6 consultants locaux et internationaux, dresse un état des lieux du paysage médiatique des trois zones concernées. Il met en évidence des différences majeures entre les trois esp
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Centrafrique: Etat des lieux du secteur médias
Marseille: Panos Europe (2014), 36 pp.
Journalist in Africa: A high-risk profession under threat
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 2 (2014), pp. 181-198
"Every year, several international organizations monitoring press freedom worldwide issue reports in which they underline the occupational hazards faced by journalists while reporting. Some African countries, such as Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia or Equatorial Guinea, have been regularly pinpointed at the
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International Media Assistance: Experiences and Prospects
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2014), 7 pp.
"As an introduction to this special issue this article deals firstly with defining and clarifying terms and concepts which are used in the context of international media assistance. Secondly, the themes of the different articles in this collection are enumerated: these are broadly the how to of medi
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Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa. Challenges and Opportunities
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 65 pp.
"In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshaling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the
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The Media Map Project: The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Case Study on Donor Support to Independent Media, 1990-2010
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Internews; World Bank Institute (2012), 98 pp.
"Today, the DRC tops the African charts in the number of registered media outlets, be they print media, radio or television. In 2008, 638 publications were registered country-wide; there were 341 radio stations and 82 television stations, although TV is still an essentially urban phenomenon, given t
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Perspectives on the media in ‘another Africa’
African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 1-12
"A dual journal project was launched in 2010 to build bridges between French and English media research spheres through the translation and reciprocal publication of a series of essays from each linguistic sphere. In 2012, a special issue of Afrique contemporaine (‘Les Afriques médiatiques’) wa
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Media Regulation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends and Stakes in French-Speaking Countries
African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 74-92
"After independence since the 1960s, the legacies and traditions in the field of media policy led African countries from the three distinct European linguistic spheres (French, English and Portuguese) to draw on the institutional models in use by the former colonial powers. Media policy is a fundame
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Covering Post-Conflict Elections: Challenges for the Media in Central Africa
Africa Spectrum, volume 46, issue 1 (2011), pp. 3-32
"This paper attempts to show the many challenges faced by the media while covering post-Conflict electoral processes. In a context of great political tension, in which candidates are often former belligerents who have just put down their guns to go to the polls, the media operate in an unsafe and ec
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Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace?
Deep Insights
London; New York: Zed Books (2011), xiv, 289 pp.
"In democracies with adjectives, the freedom of press also comes with adjectives." If the political regime is situated between a pure democracy and despotism, the freedom of press is also stuck in an in-between-situation. This statement sums up the results of Marie Soleil Frères empirical analysis
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La couverture de l’actualité régionale par les médias des pays des Grands Lacs: Monitoring conjoint des médias au Burundi, en République démocratique du Congo et au Rwanda
Paris: Panos Paris (2010), 87 pp.
"Les conflits qui ont ravagé la région des Grands Lacs durant la décennie 1990 ont été tellement interconnectés que certains analystes n’ont pas hésité à parler d’une « première guerre mondiale africaine ». Pourtant, alors que la guerre a été régionale, elle a longtemps maintenu l
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Elections and Media Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2010), 4 pp.
"Recent elections show that despite the apparent diversity of newspapers and broadcasters, political and economic constraints, as well as restricted access to information prevent the development of independent media in Sub-Saharan Africa that can play a part in enlightening citizens", says the autho
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Appui au secteur des médias: Quel bilan pour quel avenir?
In: Réforme au Congo (RDC): attentes et désillusions
Paris; Tervuren: L'Harmattan; MRAC (2009), pp. 191-210
After the Hate Media: Regulation in the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda
Global Media and Communication, volume 5, issue 3 (2009), pp. 327-352
"During the past 15 years Central Africa, and specifically Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been through devastating wars in which the media became actors. In 1993, some Burundese newspapers were described as ‘hate media’ and one year later Radio télévision mille coll
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Le paysage médiatique congolais: état des lieux, enjeux et défis
Deep Insights
Paris: France Coopération Internationale (2008), 167 pp.
"La première partie de l’étude vise à décrire autant le fonctionnement des médias congolais que le comportement de leurs publics, essentiellement à Kinshasa et dans les grandes villes de province. La seconde partie tâche de dresser un bilan des principales contraintes auxquelles sont confro
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The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa
Deep Insights
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner; Panos Paris (2007), vii, 287 pp.
"This in-depth investigation of the role that local news media play in Central African conflicts combines theoretical analysis with case studies from nine African countries: Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republi
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Afrique Centrale: Médias et Conflits. Vecteurs de Guerre ou Acteurs de Paix
Deep Insights
Bruxelles: Groupe de Recherche et d'Informacion sur la Paix et la Sécurité (GRIP) (2005), 320 pp.
"Tel est donc l’objectif de cet ouvrage : allier la réflexion théorique sur le rôle des médias dans les conflits et les processus de paix à des études de cas pratiques issus de l’expérience récente de neuf pays d’Afrique centrale. Cette recherche vise donc, d’une part, à mieux compr
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Aides publiques aux médias d'Afrique centrale: Pourquoi, comment? Annexes
Deep Insights
Paris: Panos Paris; Cordaid (2004), 158 pp.