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Building Capacity for a Changing Media Environment in Africa: A Focus on Training Needs and Gender Concerns
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 3 (2016), pp. 247-318
A Framework for the Adoption of Information and Communication Technology in Faith-Based Organizations in Kenya: A Case of Comboni Missions
Nairobi: Strathmore University, Master Thesis (2016), viii, 60 pp.
"This research covers the adoption of ICT in Comboni missions, a faith-based organization with operations in Kenya among other global countries. Comboni missions focus on less developed Kenya counties, and in economically challenged areas such as slums in Mathare, Korogocho, Kariobangi in Nairobi. R
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Who Participates? Audience and Participants in Interactive Shows
Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights (2016), 23 pp.
"Interactive TV and radio shows are popular phenomena in Kenya and Zambia. Drawing primarily from interview- and observation based research in TV stations in Kenya and Zambia, this paper examines the role of media practitioners in shaping interactive broadcast programmes, and the nature and possibil
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Community Radio and Peace-Building in Kenya
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 1 (2016), pp. 114-127
"This article focuses on how Koch FM and Pamoja FM, two community radio stations in Nairobi, Kenya, worked during the 2007–08 tumult and 2013 general election. The article is based on observations and interviews with community radio practitioners conducted between 2007 and 2013, and addresses the
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The Inherent Danger of Hate Speech Legislation: A Case Study from Rwanda and Kenya on the Failure of a Preventative Measure
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2016), 119 pp.
"Based on the analyses of Rwandan and Kenyan cases, hate speech legislation is not an appropriate tool to prevent harm emanating from hate speech. The empirically verifiable costs of the tool by far outweigh its putative benefits. In Rwanda, opposition politicians are convicted for criticising gover
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Thirty Rising Media Markets 2016
London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 51 pp.
"The markets we do include are a very diverse bunch, from the very closed and politically tightly controlled such as Laos; through a large number of nations on the African continent which have seen a sudden improvement in digital infrastructure thanks to the landing of several new submarine intercon
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Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
Deep Insights
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2016), 1021 pp.
"Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year, with more governments than ever before targeting social media and communication apps as a means of halting the rapid dissemination of information, particularly during antigovernment protests. Public-facing social media platforms like Fac
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Mapping Structural Conditions of Journalism in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa
Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2016), 124 pp.
"Structural conditions are to be understood as the totality of (formal and informal) orders and structures that characterise media and journalism in a certain space, most commonly, a country. Eleven interrelated and interdependent dimensions of structural conditions relevant to media and journalism
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"The 45 country reports gathered here illustrate the link between the internet and economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs). Some of the topics will be familiar to information and communications technology for development (ICT4D) activists: the right to health, education and culture; the socioec
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Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa, Vol. 2
Key Guides
Deep Insights
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2016), xxiv, pp. 295-627
"Volume 2 of the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa is a practical guide for journalists practising in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to impr
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Civil Society, Political Activism and Communications in Democratisation Conflicts: A Literature Review
Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2016), 35 pp.
"Given that the nature of civil society in different countries is different, and also often shifting in response to political changes, examining the relationship between civil society and media production (mainstream and alternative) in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa involves being sensitive
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China's Media and Soft Power in Africa: Promotion and Perceptions
Deep Insights
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xii, 237 pp.
"This volume brings together scholars from different disciplines and nations to examine and assess the effectiveness of China's soft power initiatives in Africa. It throws light not only on China's engagement with Africa but also on how China's increasing influence is received in the African media."
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Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xv, 341 pp.
"This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a continent booming with mobile innovation and a plethora of social networking sites, the Internet is considered a powerful platform used by pr
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‘Can You Hear Me?’ Mobile–radio Interactions and Governance in Africa
New Media & Society, volume 18, issue 9 (2016), pp. 2080-2095
"The exponential diffusion of mobile phones in Africa and their ability to interact with other media have created new avenues for individuals to interface with power. These forms of engagement, however, have primarily been interpreted through the lenses of the ‘liberation technology’ agenda, whi
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A Handbook on Reporting Terrorism
International Media Support (IMS); Media Council of Kenya (2016), 24 pp.
"This guidebook is a tool for Kenyan media professionals who are reporting on issues of terrorism and whilst doing so seek to counter violent extremism [...] It is designed to help journalists to effectively cover stories without putting innocent civilians (or security forces) in harm’s way, witho
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Effects of Foreign Soap Operas on Young People: Case of Tangaza University College
Tangaza: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza University College, Thesis (2016), 51 pp.
"This study in a way established that soap operas have some positive contributions to the society. For example, the study shows that youth become more confident and social after watching soaps. However, in agreement with the objectives of this study, the negative effects of soap operas on young peop
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