Filter
129
Featured
Free Access
71
Inspiring Practice
3
Quick Overview
1
Top Insights
12
Topics
Journalism Education & Training
11
Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
10
Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
8
Book Trade & Distribution
7
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
7
Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
7
Media Law & Regulation
7
Community Radios
6
Libraries
6
Press Landscapes
6
Book Publishing Houses
5
Associations & Networks of Journalists
5
Media Management
5
Magazines
5
Book Publishing
4
Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
4
Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
4
Educational Radio Programmes
4
Journalistic Quality
4
Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
4
Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
4
Radio Landscapes
4
Newspapers
4
Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
3
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
3
Book Markets & Industries
3
Catholic Church
3
Digital Political Communication
3
Educational Television
3
Good Practice Examples
3
Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
3
United Nations (UN)
3
Journalism
3
Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
3
Media Assistance: Radio
3
COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
3
Television Landscapes
3
Transitional Justice
3
Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
3
Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
3
Access to Internet & Digital Communications
2
Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
2
Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
2
Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
2
Agricultural Information & Extension
2
Area & Regional Studies
2
Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
2
Health Information Access & Use
2
Media Use, Media Consumption
2
Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
2
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
2
Book Marketing, Branding & Promotion
2
Christian Book Publishing
2
Textbooks, Textbook Development, Publishing & Research
2
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
2
Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
2
Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
2
Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
2
Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
2
International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
2
Humanitarian Interventions
2
Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
2
Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
2
Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
2
Media Assistance: Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation
2
Transitional Justice Reporting
2
Theatre for Development
2
Democracy Assistance
2
Development Projects
2
Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
2
Edutainment Radio Programmes
2
Rural Communication for Development
2
Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
2
Facebook
2
Twitter & Microblogs
2
Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
2
International Humanitarian Crisis Reporting, Foreign Disaster Reporting
2
Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
2
Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
2
Educational Broadcasting
2
Journalism Ethics
2
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
2
Female Journalists & Media Workers
2
COVID-19 Communication
2
History of the Press
2
Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
2
International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
2
Journalists
2
News Agencies
2
Court Reporting & Media Representation of Judicial System
2
Election Reporting
2
Media Assistance
2
Media Assistance: Country Strategies & Experiences
2
Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
2
Media, Mass Media
2
Democracy Assistance: Human Rights Assistance
2
Marketing & Branding
2
Media Outlets, Media Associations
2
Politics
2
Democracy Assistance: Electoral Assistance
2
Police
2
Democracy / Democratization and Media
2
Press
2
Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
2
Buddhism
2
Society
2
Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
2
Flow of Information
1
Open Data
1
Advertising
1
Advertising Markets & Industries
1
Radio Advertising
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Youth
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
1
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
1
Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
1
Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
1
Media Use: Children
1
Media Use: Rural Populations
1
Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Mobile Phone Use
1
Book Aid, Book Publishing Assistance, Book Donations
1
Book Policies (National & International)
1
Book Publishing in the Global South, Book Publishing & Development
1
Book Publishing & Trade Associations
1
Bookselling
1
Scholarly Book Publishing, Academic Book Publishing
1
Church History
1
Dioceses
1
Children's Radio Programmes
1
Children's Rights
1
Children's Television Programmes
1
Sesame Street (Children's Television Programme)
1
Girls and Media
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Violence in the Media: Effects on Children
1
Christian Churches & Denominations
1
African Cinema
1
Film Industries
1
Films
1
Foreign / Developing Countries: Film Representation
1
Digital Rights
1
Editorial Independence
1
Freedom of Expression
1
Media / Communication Control
1
Communication Strategies
1
Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
1
Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
1
Public Relations
1
Alternative Communication & Media
1
Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
1
Community Development
1
Community Radio Associations & Networks
1
Community Radio & Gender
1
Community Radio Governance & Ownership
1
Community Radio Policies
1
Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
1
Traditional Communication
1
International Conflicts
1
Religion and Justice / Peace / Reconciliation
1
Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
1
Civil Wars
1
Resource Conflicts, Resoruce Wars
1
War Crimes
1
Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
1
Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Cultural Traditions
1
Culture (General)
1
Authors, Writers
1
Christian Literature
1
Radio Culture
1
Popular Cultures
1
Religion and Culture
1
Development Assistance
1
Developing Countries
1
Participatory Grantmaking
1
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
1
USAID - Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI)
1
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
1
Western Approaches
1
Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
1
Communication for Social Change
1
Development and Media
1
Development Communication: Indigenous & Traditional Communication
1
Governance Support Communication
1
Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
1
Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
1
Digital & Information Literacy
1
Electronic Commerce
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Social Media in Political Communication
1
Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
1
Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
1
WhatsApp
1
Digital Economies, Digital Societies
1
Gender and ICTs / Internet
1
ICTs and Development
1
Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
1
ICT Policies
1
Emergency Health Communication
1
Health Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Press Industries
1
Printing Industries
1
Media Markets
1
Political Economy of Media
1
Economy
1
Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
1
Audiovisual Media in Education
1
Educación Popular
1
Educational Media: Effects & Effectiveness
1
Instructional Media & Teaching Materials
1
Nonformal Education
1
Training
1
Universities
1
Communication for Sustainable Development
1
Sustainable Development
1
Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
1
Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
1
Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
1
Gender in Health Communication
1
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
1
Health Communication
1
Health Campaigns: Experiences
1
Health Data
1
Malaria Communication
1
Religion in Health Communication
1
Sexual Health Communication, Reproductive Health Education, Family Planning
1
Colonial Period
1
History (General)
1
History of Radio
1
History of Television
1
Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
1
International News Flow
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
1
Journalism Education Curricula
1
Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
1
Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
1
Journalists: Trust in Public Institutions
1
Labour Market for Journalists
1
Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
1
African Languages
1
Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
1
BBC Media Action
1
Media Assistance: Interaction with Military Communication Strategies
1
Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
1
USA: Media Assistance
1
Presentation of Information
1
Media & Communication Policies
1
Media & Information Literacy
1
Frequency Allocation, Radio Frequency & Spectrum Management
1
Radio Law & Regulation
1
Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
1
Starting Media Outlets, Creation of Digital Businesses
1
Accountability & Transparency
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
1
Government
1
Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
1
Election Campaigns: Social Media
1
Political Parties: Communication Strategies
1
Political Television Programmes & Political Talkshows
1
Propaganda
1
Political Transition and Media
1
Public Service Broadcasting
1
Public & State Radios
1
Radio Stations
1
Radio Ada (Ghana)
1
Radio Okapi (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1
Islam
1
Islam and Communication
1
Islamist Communications & Media
1
Research in Media & Communication
1
Communication & Media Indicators
1
Participatory Action Research
1
Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
1
Social Conflicts, Social Problems
1
Civil Society
1
Corruption & Combating Corruption
1
Social Change
1
Traditional Society
1
Radio Production Equipment & Technologies
1
Technology Transfer
1
Telecommunication Infrastructure
1
Regional Television
1
Television Networks
1
Non-Western Communication Approaches
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
Language
Document type
Countries / Regions
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
Output Type
Journalism under Duress: Worlds of Journalism Study Report (Wave 3: 2021–2025)
Munich: Ludwig-Maximilian Universität (LMU), WJS Center (2025), 371 pp.
"This report presents findings from the third wave of the Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS3), conducted between 2021 and 2025. In this iteration, we focused on journalists’ perceptions of risk and uncertainty in their profession and sought to identify key factors that shape how journalists navigate
...
An analysis of the effectiveness of civic education radio programmes among youths in Freetwon, Sierra Leone
Port Harcourt: Catholic Institute of West Africa, Master Thesis (2024), x, 141 pp.
"This study investigated the effectiveness of civic education radio programmes on the behaviour of the youth in Freetown, Sierra Leone and how assessing and evaluating them could restructure the approach in order to yield the desired goals of supplementing the conventional school systems. “There i
...
How Radio Can Build a More Supportive Environment for Girls’ Education, Learning, and Empowerment
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 15 pp.
Journalism Cultures in Sierra Leone: Between Global Norms and Local Pressures
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xx, 212 pp.
"This book provides novel insights into the perspectives of journalists in Sierra Leone and on their work by examining their perceived journalistic values and the influences that shape them. It treats journalism as an occupational identity and as a community that works on the foundation of the sub-S
...
Exploring the Contextual Factors of Religious Leader Participation in Health Communication: Evidence from a Qualitative Study in Sierra Leone
Journal of Religion and Health, volume 62 (2023), pp. 1695-1715
"As there are many and sometimes ambivalent intersections of health and religion, strategic collaborations with religious opinion leaders in health campaigns have been increasingly explored. Despite the known influence of distinct contextual factors within emergency and non-emergency settings, exist
...
Essentials of the Right to Access Information Act - Sierra Leone
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2022), 13 pp.
"The manual is produced to guide citizens, information holders but most importantly, journalists, on how to use Sierra Leone’s RAI Act to access information. The manual has four chapters that highlight key information about the RAI law. It presents an easy-to-understand information about the law t
...
COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa: Media Viability, Framing and Health Communication
Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2022), xix, 257 pp.
"The volume helps us deconstruct COVID-19 discourses on crisis communication and media developments focusing on three areas: Media viability, Framing and Health crisis communication. The chapters unpack issues on marginalisation, gender, media sustainability, credibility, priming, trust, sources, be
...
Private Sector Investment and Public Sector Support for the Media in Sierra Leone: A Binding Constraints Analysis
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 7 pp.
"This Binding Constraints Analysis is part of the process of building a business case for private sector investment and public sector support for the media in Sierra Leone. Informed by the findings of the State of the Media report, this analysis is aimed at presenting an overview of the risks, chall
...
The Political Economy of the Media in Sierra Leone and the Potential for Private-Sector Investment
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 13 pp.
"The purpose of this political economy analysis (PEA) is to understand how political and economic factors have affected, or hindered, the media sector in Sierra Leone as well as the potential for private sector investment in the media [...] The report presents a contextual analysis of the media sect
...
Attributing Public Ignorance in Vaccination Narratives
Social Science & Medicine, issue 307: 115152 (2022), 11 pp.
"Examples from Sierra Leone, Uganda, and India show how ‘ignorant public’ framings are used as explanation for vaccine hesitancy through assigned roles for institutions and publics, and the consequences this narrative has for vaccination encounters. These examples are based on ethnographic field
...
Status of Digital Agriculture in 47 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Quick Overview
FAO;ITU (2022), x, 351 pp.
"It aims at providing a holistic view of digital transformation in the agriculture sector of 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region’s digital agriculture landscape is assessed through six key themes, namely: infrastructure, digital penetration, policy and regulation, business environment,
...
Threats Against Public-Facing Women in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ);Internews (2022), 49 pp.
"This research presents findings and recommendations about the nature, scale, and impact of threats faced by select categories of public-facing women in Sierra Leone. Specifically, by women human rights defenders (HRDs) and women journalists." (Research methodology)
Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019
Global Health: Science and Practice, volume 10, issue 1 (2022), pp. 1-12
"Key findings: exposure to vaccination information from faith leaders and health facilities was associated with increased likelihood of vaccination uptake; the significant association between exposure to a greater number of immunization information sources and increased likelihood of vaccination upt
...
The Advertising Industry in Sierra Leone: A Critical and Comprehensive Analysis
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 8 pp.
"The commercial advertising industry in Sierra Leone is in a parlous state – unstructured, uncoordinated and unregulated. The shambolic nature of the industry stems from three major shortcomings – a lack of policy regulation, a limited market, and poor professional practices. Existing policy whi
...
Youth Participatory Grant-Making in Sierra Leone: Lessons from the Tar Kura Initiatve
Fund for Global Human Rights (2021), 9 pp.
"In 2019, the Fund partnered with Purposeful, a feminist movement-building hub for adolescent girls, to pilot a participatory grant-making initiative in Sierra Leone aimed at promoting youth leadership and amplifying the voices of young people. As our first foray into realizing the potential of part
...
Afrika
Paderborn et al.: Schöningh (2021), x, 615 pp.
"Das Werk bietet, nach Ländern bzw. Regionen aufgeschlüsselt, einen kompakten und aktuellen Überblick über geschichtliche Herkunft, weitere Entwicklungen und aktuelle Herausforderungen der afrikanischen Kirche aus katholischer Sicht. Dabei liegt ein Akzent auf den Beziehungen der Ortskirche zu a
...
The State of Media Freedom in Sierra Leone March 2018-December 2020
Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2021), 22 pp.
"On the analyses of the trend of violations, key perpetrators and victims, research including engagements with the police, Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and data from the MRCG’s (Media Reform Coordinating Group) Press Freedom Reports showed that in 2018, which was an election year
...
How Media and Communication Are Helping to Tackle Malaria in Sierra Leone
London: BBC Media Action (2021), 11 pp.
The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 271 pp.
"For the first time, a complete mapping of the film and audiovisual industry in 54 States of the African continent is available, including quantitative and qualitative data and an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses at the continental and regional levels. The report proposes strategic recomme
...
Impact of COVID-19 on Journalism in Sierra Leone
Bournemouth: Bournemouth University (2021), 69 pp.
