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Towards the harmonization of data collection: A baseline study for e-waste in East Africa
Geneva: ITU (2023), x, 38 pp.
"This study enabled countries in East Africa to produce national statistics on e-waste generated that are harmonized and comparable across countries because the same methods and tools have been used in the assessment. In addition, households and businesses surveys were piloted in Kenya and Burundi t
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Psychological and Physical Lived Experiences of Journalists Covering Terrorism in Kenya
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, volume 78, issue 2 (2023), pp. 251-266
"This research is based on 28 in-depth interviews with Kenya-based journalists who report terrorism. The objective of the research was to recount their lived experiences. The theme of safety of journalists comprised psychological and physical safety of the newspeople, and there were various ways in
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Influence of New Media on Evangelization: A Case of Paulines Book and Media Centres in Nairobi, Kenya
Leicester: University of Leicester, Master Thesis (2023), x, 90 pp.
"[...] Using a qualitative approach and a descriptive research design, data was gathered from Sisters and lay collaborators at three Pauline Centres in Nairobi through questionnaires, interviews, and document analysis. The main findings show that even though new media platforms like WhatsApp and Fac
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Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa
London; New York: Routledge (2023), 292 pp.
"Drawing on cases from across the continent, contributors explore the form and nature of social media and government censorship, often via antisocial media laws, or less overt tactics such as state cybersurveillance, spyware attacks on social media activists, or the artful deployment of the rhetoric
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Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South
Deep Insights
Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2023), vii, 284 pp.
"Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. This book argues that resistance and social movements, expressed in music and songs and exchang
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Radio Waumini: 20 Years of Evangelization Through Radio
Nairobi: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) (2023), 62 pp.
"Radio Waumini 88.3 FM is a project of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). It was officially launched on 6th July 2003 by the late Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa. It is a Catholic radio at the service of the gospel, an instrument of evangelization and promotion of all initiatives and
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Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xiv, 295 pp.
"Who owns the media and communications in Africa today and with what implications? The book elegantly answers this urgent question by unpacking multiple dimensions of media ownership through rare and authoritative perspectives, including both historical and contemporary digital developments. It trac
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Black Communication in the Age of Disinformation: DeepFakes and Synthetic Media
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxvii, 208 pp.
"Current developments in technology, such as facial recognition, have already disproportionately affected people of color, especially people of African descent. The rise of DeepFakes and other forms of Fake News online has brought a host of new impacts and potential obstacles to the way that Black c
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Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy: Lessons from Journalists in East Africa
New York: Oxford University Press (2023), 176 pp.
"Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy uses the perceptions of journalists in Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya to examine mediascapes at varying stages of development and democracy-building—Rwanda, which experienced a genocide in 1994, is in relatively early (though fast-paced) stages of
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Histories of Children's Television Around the World
Deep Insights
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2023), viii, 288 pp.
"This edited book based on a collective effort of researchers and professionals dedicated to compile the stories of children's television around the world. With 12 national chapters, the book includes historical accounts of children's television from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canad
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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2023), 167 pp.
"In many countries, especially outside Europe and the United States, we find a significant further decline in the use of Facebook for news and a growing reliance on a range of alternatives including private messaging apps and video networks. Facebook news consumption is down 4 percentage points, acr
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The Future of Television in the Global South: Reflections from Selected Countries
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xv, 233 pp.
"This book explores how television in the global South is 'future-proofing' its continued relevance, addressing its commercial, social and political viability in a constantly changing information ecosystem. The chapter contributions in the book are drawn from countries in East, South and West Africa
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State of the Media Survey Report 2023
Nairobi: Media Council of Kenya (2023), xii, 54 pp.
"The Media survey indicates that Television remains the primary source of news, with 47% of respondents indicating it as their go-to platform for staying informed. Following closely is Radio, with 31% of respondents relying on it for news updates. The survey also revealed that Citizen Tv emerged as
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Strengthening Citizens’ Participation in Decision-Making Through Interactive Radio Dialogue in Kitui, Machakos and Makueni Counties
Nairobi; Cambridge (UK): Africa’s Voices Foundation (2023), 43 pp.
Converged Radio, Youth and Urbanity in Africa: Emerging Trends and Perspectives
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiii, 250 pp.
"This book explores the convergence of urban radio with digital media technologies in Africa, focusing on how youth are riding on the rapid (though uneven) internet rollout on the continent to participate and drive the production and consumption of urban radio. With thirteen original chapters, the b
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"Die kenianische, auch mit deutschem Geld produzierte Serie "Country Queen" läuft auf Arte und weltweit auf Netflix. Sie ist raffiniert erzählt - und ein Glücksfall für das globale Lagerfeuer." (Einleitung)
Global Issue, Global Coverage? How climate change is reported in African countries and countries in the Global North with regard to national issues and international relations
London: City University of London, Doctoral Thesis (2023), 246 pp.
"This research investigates how the global challenge of climate change is portrayed in five African countries, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa, along with Germany, the UK, and the US. Several studies have investigated climate change reporting; this research adds to the literature by
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