commbox Malawi

Filter

176

Sort by:

Direction:

External Link (10)

Google Scholar (11)

WorldCat (10)

Using Radio and Interactive ICTs to Improve Food Security Among Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Heather E. Hudson, Mark Leclair, Bernard Pelletier, Bartholomew Sullivan

Telecommunications Policy, volume 30 (2017), pp. 1-15

"The paper summarizes evidence on food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa and strategies to provide information on innovative agricultural practices to smallholder farmers. The research in this paper is then discussed within the context of research on information and communication technologies (ICTS) ... more

External Link (10)

Google Scholar (9)

WorldCat (9)

The Political Economy of the Media in Malawi: News Coverage of Agricultural Input Subsidies

Anthony Mavuto Gunde

African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 1 (2017), pp. 19-39

"In this article, media coverage of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) in Malawi as was reported in the Weekend Nation newspaper between 2005 and 2012 is examined from a critical political economy perspective. The FISP aimed at subsidising inputs for low income rural farmers. The Weekend Nation ... more

Download (0)

Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
Top Insights

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2017), 249 pp.

"National and Regional Internet Governance Forums (NRIs) are the stars of the 2017 Global Information Society Watch. The story of NRIs began two years after the first global IGF held in 2006. In 2008, stakeholders from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda organised national forums and a subsequent Eas ... more

External Link (6)

Synthesising Media, Politics and Foreign Intervention: An Examination Into Malawi’s Media System Transformation

Suzanne Temwa Harris

Hong Kong Baptist University, Doctoral Thesis (2017), vi, 202 pp.

"The conventional method for studying media systems has been to analyse the relationship between media and politics, based on Hallin and Mancini’s (2004) seminal research Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics. Their approach automatically places the nation-state as the key un ... more

External Link (15)

Google Scholar (12)

WorldCat (14)

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing
Inspiring Practice

Veronica Baxter, Katharine E. Low (eds.)

London et al.: Bloomsbury (2017), xxiii, 315 pp.

"Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing is the first volume in the field to address the role that theatre, drama and performance have in relation to promoting, developing and sustaining health and wellbeing in diverse communities. Challenging concepts and understanding of health, wellbeing ... more

External Link (5)

Google Scholar (5)

WorldCat (6)

The Role of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Staffers in Mediating Malawi's Ideological Nation-Building Project: The Case of 'Speak Out'

Sydney Friendly Kankuzi

African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 2 (2017), pp. 141-158

"The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) was established as Malawi's first national radio station when the country gained independence from Britain in 1964, partly with an ideological function of mobilising Malawians for the task of nation building. Since its inception, the broadcaster has been ac ... more

External Link (17)

Google Scholar (15)

WorldCat (13)

Celebrity Humanitarianism and North-South Relations: Politics, Place and Power

Lisa Ann Richey (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2016), xv, 239 pp.

"This book examines what the diverse roster of celebrity humanitarians are actually doing in and across North and South contexts. Celebrity humanitarianism is an effective lens for viewing the multiple and diverse relationships that constitute the links between North and South. New empirical finding ... more

External Link (8)

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (7)

The Importance of Participation in Development Through Community Radio: A Case Study of Nkhotakota Community Radio Station in Malawi

Peter Mhagama

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 30, issue 1 (2016), pp. 45-61

"This article examines the role of participation in development through community radio. Ordinary people participate in community radio through programme production, financing, management and the daily operations of the station. This enables them to define the development problems faced by their com ... more

External Link (9)

Google Scholar (9)

WorldCat (10)

Mobile Media, Political Participation, and Civic Activism in Asia: Private Chat to Public Communication

Ran Wei (ed.)

Dordrecht: Springer (2016), xv, 236 pp.

"This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weib ... more

Download (0)

Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
Top Insights

Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp (eds.)

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 ... more

Download (0)

Interactive Radio Program Report: An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania

Heather Gilberds, Adena Brown, Mark Leclair

Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2016), 23 pp.

"Here we discuss a unique and innovative radio-based approach to improving mental health literacy and creating a demand for mental health services—part of a larger project called 'An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania'. Grounded in theories of so ... cial and behavior change communication and edutainment, and leveraging participatory methodologies, Farm Radio International and partners Teen Mental Health and Farm Radio Trust in Malawi worked with local radio broadcasters in Malawi and Tanzania to design and deliver weekly, interactive youth radio shows about mental health. Ongoing engagement with the content, and deliberation over the messages, was facilitated through SMS feedback mechanisms, and mobile polls and quizzes delivered through the radio stations, along with school-based radio listening clubs that met weekly to listen to the programs and discuss the themes in a group. Over the course of the 45-month project, the radio shows gained immense popularity, in large part because they talked about issues that are important to youth, and incorporated the language youth use and music they prefer. The programs attracted an average of 500,000 listeners each week, and received tens of thousands of text messages and Facebook posts by young people giving feedback, telling the radio hosts about what topics they would like to hear about, and asking questions about mental health or requesting to be connected with a mental health expert. The impact of the radio was measured according to whether and to what extent the interactive media programs play a role in triggering or facilitating drivers of the process of change. These drivers include bringing about improvements in knowledge and attitudes, mobilizing a social movement, and facilitating greater social and public support to put mental health on the agenda as a topic of conversation, grounded in new understandings and new knowledge. Our findings demonstrate that an interactive radio campaign can have a marked effect on improving knowledge, decreasing stigma, and increasing demand for mental health services among youth in sub-Saharan Africa. Youth who listened to the radio programs fare better than their peers in understanding the signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and in knowing where to go if they or someone they know needs help. Further, interactive radio programs can have a direct impact on reducing stigmatizing attitudes, frequently recognized as a crucial element in promoting improved access to care." (Executive summary) more

Download (0)

Food Security and Nutrition Media Training Workshop

Sheril Hendrix, Suresh Babu, Noor-Lisa Aberman, Chimala Hamilton

Pretoria; Washington: University of Pretoria, Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-being;Michigan State University;International Food Policy Research Institute;Food Security Policy Innovation Lab (FSP) (2016), 32 pp.

External Link (10)

Google Scholar (10)

WorldCat (10)

Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa

Abiodun Salawu, Monica Balya Chibita (eds.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xiii, 246 pp.

"This book deals with the often-neglected link between indigenous languages, media and democracy in Africa. It recognizes that the media plays an amplifying role that is vital to modern-day expression, public participation and democracy but that without the agency to harness media potential, many Af ... more

External Link (9)

Freedom on the Net 2015: Privatizing Censorship, Eroding Privacy

Sanja Kelly, Madeline Earp, Laura Reed, Adrian Shahbaz, Mai Truong (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2015), 986 pp.

"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fifth consecutive year, with more governments censoring information of public interest and placing greater demands on the private sector to take down offending content. State authorities have also jailed more users for their online writings, wh ... more

Download (0)

Community Radio as a Tool for Development: A Case Study of Community Radio Stations in Malawi

Peter Matthews Mhagama

Leicester: University of Leicester, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 342 pp.

"The thesis investigates community radio as a tool for development drawing on case studies of Nkhotakota and Mzimba community radio stations in Malawi. The thesis employs communication for development and ‘another’ development theories to help understand the role of community radio in developmen ... more

Download (0)

Farmer Participation in Radio Campaigns for Technology Adoption: Lessons from AFFRI’s Hybrid Maize Campaign in Mangochi, Malawi

Levi Zeleza Manda, Janina Wozniak

Journal of Development and Communication Studies, volume 4, issue 1 (2015), pp. 1-17

"This ethnographic study used focus group discussions to investigate and gather ideographical information about why statistics from the Nankumba region of Mangochi in Malawi, where, from 2008 to 2010, Farm Radio International implemented the African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) - a meticul ... more

External Link (7)

The Political Role of the Media in the Democratisation of Malawi: The Case of the 'Weekend Nation' from 2002 to 2012

Anthony Mavuto Gunde

Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 239 pp.

"This study investigated the political role of the Weekend Nation newspaper in the democratisation of Malawi between 2002 and 2012 within the context of its foundational and ownership structures by a politician. Bearing in mind that the newspaper was founded by a politician belonging to the first de ... more

External Link (9)

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (8)

Factors Affecting the Quality of Malawian Journalism

Levi Zeleza Manda

African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 1 (2015), pp. 156-162

External Link (10)

Google Scholar (8)

WorldCat (8)

Radio Listening Clubs in Malawi as Alternative Public Spheres

Peter Mhagama

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 13, issue 1-2 (2015), pp. 105-120

"Many people in rural areas in Malawi lack access to information due to illiteracy and the unavailability of reliable sources of information. There is also an absence of a proper forum where rural ordinary people can express their views and have their voices heard. However, in communities where ther ... more

Download (0)

SAEF Report on Observation of Media Conduct During the 2014 Malawi Tripartite Elections

Southern African Editor's Forum (SAEF) (2014), 15 pp.

"SAEF’s major finding in Malawi was that although the media had covered the entire election process fairly well, it had failed to give equitable coverage to all three parts of the elections – presidential, parliamentary and local government. The press gave 40% coverage to the presidential race, ... more

Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs) Top Insights

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing Inspiring Practice

Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure Top Insights

Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
Top Insights

Applied Theatre: Performing Health and Wellbeing
Inspiring Practice

Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
Top Insights