"Written by one of Nigeria’s most distinguished and most widely published novelists – and for many years now Director of the Nigerian Book Foundation – Chukwuemeka Ike here shares his wide experience as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, using an informal and conversational style. The b
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ook is designed to lend a helping hand to aspiring writers and to assist them to become published. Part 1 of the book is devoted to writing fiction (creating characters, plots, organizing a story, style, etc.), and part 2 deals with non-fiction (articles, essays, book reviews, biography, textbooks, etc.). The final part provides advice how to find a publisher and how to safeguard the author’s interest, and also looks at the prospects for authors contemplating the self-publishing route." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2510)
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"Describes eight mission presses in Ghana and surveys the history of the Christian presses in Ghana. It charts their establishment, achievements, relations with other publishers, and discusses the problems which they face." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 200
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8, nr. 1706)
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"Ein Bild sagt mehr als 1000 Worte. Das stimmt, aber leider nur in ganz wenigen Bereichen, wo die Gestalt, die oberflächliche Beschaffenheit der Dinge im Brennpunkt der Betrachtung steht. Meist ist es aber andersherum, Worte sind viel aussagekräftiger und als Kommunikationsmittel viel universeller
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als Bilder. Und erst die richtige Kombination von Wort und Bild ist dem einzelnen Medium überlegen, und das gilt in Schriftkulturen ebenso wie in der Kommunikation mit Analphabeten. Die wahren Potentiale der Bildkommunikation werden meistens überschätzt und andererseits nur selten voll ausgeschöpft. Hier setzt dieses Buch an, und versucht Aufklärung in historischer und universeller Sichtweise. Das Verständnis der europäischen Mediengeschichte soll es leichter machen, sich in die noch überwiegend orale Welt Afrikas zu versetzen und eine systematische Beschreibung der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Bildkommunikation setzt den allgemeinen theoretischen Rahmen. Entsprechend einer situationsfunktionalen Herangehensweise werden danach Grundfragen der Kommunikation mit Analphabeten angesprochen und die Rahmenbedingungen der Kommunikationssituation von Programmen und Projekten der ländlichen Entwicklung in Afrika beschrieben. Darauf aufbauend folgen zwei zentrale Beispiele, wie bildgestützte Kommunikation schon erfolgreich in Afrika entwickelt und eingesetzt wurde. Deren kritische Betrachtung und vergleichende Analyse führt dann zusammen mit den angewandten Grundlagen zu praktischen Empfehlungen." (Verlagsbeschreibung für die zweite Aufl. 2000)
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"Founded in 1945, the history of Gaskiya Corporation has always been closely associated with the development of book and newspaper publishing in Northern Nigeria, including the establishment of the oldest surviving Hausa-language newspaper, Gaskiya ta fi kwabo. In the 1940s and 1950s the Corporation
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published a total of sixteen weeklies in Hausa and in other Nigerian languages. In 1948 it began the publication of the national daily The Nigerian Citizen. The first part of the book contains historical articles on the Gaskiya Corporation and on publishing in Zaria and Northern Nigeria, by contributors including R.M. East, Husaini Hayatu, Neil Skinner, and Lindsay Barrett. Part two offers biographical information on 26 past and present personalities in the Gaskiya Corporation. Subsequent chapters describe the present [1991] structure and planned future development of the Corporation." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 794)
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"This bibliography contains 501 annotated citations to journal articles, books, conference papers, and reports on the Nigerian press, arranged alphabetically by author. Joseph P. McKerns, Ohio State University School of Journalism and editor of the Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism (ent
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ry 324), gives it high praise in his foreword: "Professor Ogbondah has given to the field of Nigerian media studies what the benchmark works of Warren Price and Calder Pickett, The Literature of Journalism and An Annotated Journalism Bibliography, 1958-1968, gave to the field of American media studies." That may be, but the misspelling in the introduction and introduction notes of the name of a major journalism bibliographer (Wolseley) is disturbing. Users are advised to consult the author/title/subject index for easiest access. See also "Guide to Students' Research: A Bibliography of Mass Communication", which chronicles research studies, many focusing on critical issues in journalism, at five Nigerian universities." (Jo A. Cates: Journalism - a guide to the reference literature. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. 1997 nr. 87)
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"A report on the state of the book sector commissioned by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education, funded by the World Bank and Overseas Development Administration, and carried out by the British Council and the Book Development Council." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan
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Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 846)
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"Discusses the project ‘Christian Literature for Africa’ launched by the International Association of Reformed Faith and Action in conjunction with the Institute for Reformational Studies in 1987. Includes various contributions discussing the readership, publishing, and distribution of Christian
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literature in a number of African countries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1725)
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"Annotated listings of over 4,600 libraries, publishers, booksellers, magazines and periodicals, and major newspapers throughout Africa." (commbox)