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The Power of Talk: Media and Accountability in Three African Countries

Rebecca Stringer

London: BBC Media Action (2014), 24 pp.

"This policy briefing offers an empirical contribution to evolving thinking on governance within the international development landscape. Using the example of media, we argue that interventions designed to foster demand-based accountability may not be as successful in some fragile settings as more d ... more

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Technologische Dramen: Radiokulturen und Medienwandel in Benin (Westafrika)

Tilo Grätz

Bielefeld: transcript (2014), 385 pp.

"Neue Mediengesetze und Technologien verändern das Radio in Westafrika. Tilo Grätz analysiert diesen Wandel am Beispiel der Aneignung von Radiotechnologien in Benin. Er zeigt: Die Prozesse vollziehen sich im Wechselspiel von Produzenten, Hörern und technischen Möglichkeiten unter dem Einfluss me ... more

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Médias, religion et mobilité en Afrique et dans la diaspora = Media, Religion and Mobility in Africa and the Diaspora

Katrien Pype, Anne Mélice, Steven Van Wolputte (eds.)

Social Compass, volume 61, issue 1 (2014), pp. 3-72

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Media Role in African Changing Electoral Process

Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor, Kehbuma Langmia (eds.)

Lanham et al.: University Press of America (2014), xix, 229 pp.

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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.

"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more

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Dimitra Newsletter, Nr. 25

Brussels: FAO Dimitra (2014), 24 pp.

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Le rôle des médias communautaires dans la stabilisation des régions de post–crise en Afrique. Étude de cas: La spécificité des radios de proximité en Côte d’Ivoire

Magali Siaudeau

London: Internews Europe;Fondation Roi Baudouin (2014), 40 pp.

"Transformer des radios existantes en radios «communautaire» n’est pas un modèle envisageable à large échelle. Toutefois, le lien créé avec les communautés à travers les groupes d’écoute dans l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire a con tribué au processus de rapprochement social entre les ... more

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Women's Community Radio in Africa: The Case Study of Gindiku FM in Senegal

Fatoumata Sow

Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon, Doctoral Thesis (2014), xvi, 421 pp.

"Drawing upon feminism and participatory communication, this research has used multiple methods to explore the rich and innovative experiences of the women’s radio stations in Senegal. The case of Gindiku FM, one of the four women’s radio stations in Senegal, is used to assess the community radi ... more

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Potential Uses of Community Radio in Political Awareness: A Proposal for Nigeria

Michael Aondo-verr Kombol

New Media and Mass Communication, volume 24 (2014), pp. 12-24

"This paper examines the potential uses of community radio in political awareness, especially in Nigeria where community radio is not yet in existence. The existence of community radio in other parts of Africa but not Nigeria leaves a void because there may be a lot of uses to which community radio ... more

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Sociologie politique d’une expérience de démocratie participative: Le cas d’une radio communautaire au Sénégal

Yacine Diagne

Université Paris-Dauphine, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 532 pp.

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Core Dimensions of Community Radio in Action: The Case of Ghana

Lawrence Naaikuur, Africanus L. Diedong

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 8, issue 2 (2014), pp. 175-206

"The present article seeks to serve as a ‘how-to’ text. Based on the relatively more matured experiences of some community radio (CR) stations in Ghana, the authors hope it could be a guide to CR stations in Africa and beyond on how to attain what we term the ‘core dimensions’ of CR that und ... more

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Media Content in the Central African Crisis: An Overview and Solutions for Further Peace-Building and Governance Interventions

Karim Bernard-Dende

Internews Network (2014), 70 pp.

"News represents 23% of the total schedule on the six radio stations monitored [...] The situation of conflict had a direct influence on the subjects treated in news and information content with a focus 1) on the conflict (more than one third of news and information content) but not on grassroots co ... more

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Theatre for Peace: CPS Work in Cameroon, DR Congo, Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda

Kasereka Lusenge Joshua, Claus Schrowange, Charlie Haffner, Jean Blaise Kenmogne, Silvia Stroh, Jeanne Medom, Anne Dirnstorfer

Bafoussam; Berlin: Brot für die Welt;Civil Peace Service (CPS) (2014), 143 pp.

"This manual is an opportunity for the Civil Peace Service (CPS) networks to share the experiences of some of the people and organisations who use theatre as a tool for communication, change and peace. You will find theoretical bases, concrete examples related to the contents and some techniques and ... more

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Online Journalism in Africa: Trends, Practices and Emerging Cultures

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Okoth Fred Mudhai, Jason Whittaker (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2014), x, 273 pp.

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The Social Media Landscape in Nigeria

africapractice (2014), 32 pp.

"This report is the 1st of future analysis, which aims to highlight the personalities and the platforms that are the most impactful through the quality of content and material ( not just the most popular but the most reliable, forward thinking, social media bodies that are in*uencing the landscape w ... more

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Contemporary Media Use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"While radio is still in the lead for news consumption in Nigeria, the use of digital media and mobile continues to grow rapidly. The new research also reveals that Nigerian personal mobile phone ownership has increased significantly in 2014 to 83.0%, up from 73.1% in 2012. Mobile web is the leading ... more

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Missão Midiática Afrikania: Representando a “Religião Tradicional Afrikana” na esfera pública cristã em Gana

Marleen de Witte

Religião e Sociedade, volume 34, issue 2 (2014), pp. 161-183

"No campo de estudos de religião e mídia, a importância da comunicação de massa está bem estabelecida para as religiões globalizadas tais como o cristianismo e o islamismo, mas o mesmo não se verifica com relação às religiões nativas africanas. O presente artigo busca preencher essa lacu ... more

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Pour un journalisme sensible aux conflits. Édition spéciale République Centafricaine

Ross Howard

International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 33 pp.

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Lautsprecher und Widersprecher: Ein Ansatz zum Vergleich der Mediensysteme
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Roger Blum

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2014), 440 pp.

"Der Autor porträtiert 23 Länder aus sechs Weltregionen. Anschließend bildet er mittels des pragmatischen Differenz-Ansatzes sechs Modelle heraus: Das liberale Modell, das Public-Service-Modell, das Klientel-Modell, das Schock-Modell, das Patrioten-Modell und das Kommando-Modell. Dabei zeigt sich ... more

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Mali oder das Ringen um Würde: Meine Reisen in einem verwundeten Land

Charlotte Wiedemann

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2014), 301 pp.

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