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Watchdog Role: How Malawi Media Utilise Question Time During Press Briefings

Albert Sharra

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2020), 25 pp.

"This paper explores how Malawian media utilise question time during press briefings to fulfil its watchdog role. Using the concept of ‘journalistic interview’, which treats interviews between journalists and politicians as an encounter of two institutions, each making a claim on its legitimacy, ... more

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World Entertainment Media: Global, Regional and Local Perspectives

Paolo Sigismondi (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2020), xvi, 210 pp.

"There are still opposing and restraining forces to globalization processes taking place in media, and the global mediascape comprises international, regional and local markets, and global and local players, which in recent years have evolved at an uneven pace. By analyzing similarities and differen ... more

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Media Freedom in South Africa Today: Unravelling Multifarious Threats toward a Research and Advocacy Response

Julie Reid, Glenda. Daniels, Kate Skinner

Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 46, issue 3 (2020), pp. 1-19

"This article assesses the multiple factors which are barriers to media freedom in South Africa. These include crises of financial sustainability of the media sector which have recently been compounded by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; widespread job losses in journalism; and harassment and phy ... more

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The Role of Community Radio in Promotion of Indigenous Minority Languages and Cultures in Malawi

Victor Chikaipa, Anthony Mavuto Gunde

Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 28, issue 2 (2020), pp. 327-343

"This article analyzes the role of community radio broadcasting in promoting indigenous minority languages and cultures in selected parts of Malawi. The study collected empirical data from two community radio stations and their surrounding populations. Using the theories of ethnolinguistic vitality ... more

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So, Who is Responsible? A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Electoral Violence in Zimbabwe

Allen Munoriyarwa

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 12, issue 1 (2020), pp. 61-74

"This study examines how the 2008 election violence was framed in three mainstream Zimbabwean weekly newspapers – The Sunday Mail, The Independent and The Zimbabwean. It was noted that four frames – the victim, justice and human rights, trivialization and attribution of responsibility frames dom ... more

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MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities
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Ke Zhang, Curtis J. Bonk, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2020), xxx, 358 pp.

"With e-learning technologies evolving and expanding at high rates, organizations and institutions around the world are integrating massive open online courses (MOOCs) and other open educational resources (OERs). MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South explores the initiatives that are leveragi ... more

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Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries
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Meera Selva, Simge Andi

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2020), 43 pp.

"This report [...] presents a bespoke analysis of how women around the world consume and perceive news, based on data on audience behaviour from 11 countries featured in the 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News Report: Kenya, South Africa, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Finland, Germa ... more

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Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content
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Tim Schoot Uiterkamp et al.

Free Press Unlimited (2020), 43 pp.

"We recruited participants aged 13-14 in three countries: Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands. Through a questionnaire, an observation exercise and interviews, we gathered information in order to identify trends [...] We constructed a number of global personas that cut across the groups. Safety ... more

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Vom Rhein zum Sambesi: Herausgerufen auf den Weg mit Jesus

Oskar Wermter

Nürnberg: Jesuitenmission Deutschland (2020), 147 pp.

"Zusammen mit katholischen Journalisten gründeten wir eine Katholische Vereinigung von Medienfachleuten, und ich war Mitglied des freien Medienrates von Simbabwe, einer selbstständigen Organisation, unabhängig vom Staat, die Anleitungen gab, wie die Medien selber ethische Prinzipien durchsetzen k ... more

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How African Economies Work: A Guide to Business and Economics Reporting
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Nixon K. Kariithi (ed.)

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2019), 220 pp.

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Social Media and Politics in Africa: Democracy, Censorship and Security
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Maggie Dwyer, Thomas Molony (eds.)

London: Zed Books (2019), xiii, 299 pp.

"Drawing on over a dozen new empirical case studies – from Kenya to Somalia, South Africa to Tanzania – this collection explores how rapidly growing social media use is reshaping political engagement in Africa. But while social media has often been hailed as a liberating tool, the book demonstra ... more

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Media Activism

Anastasia Denisova, Michaela O'Brien (eds.)

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 14, issue 1 (2019), pp. 1-98

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Media & Information Habits, Consumption and Perception in Zimbabwe: Consolidated Final Report

Fojo Media Institute;International Media Support (IMS);Internews (2019), ix, 50 pp.

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Climate and Sustainability Communication: Global Perspectives

Donnalyn Pompper (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2019), x, 149 pp.

"Climate and Sustainability Communication builds upon traditional approaches to understanding the role of mass media in shaping social issues by amplifying diverse perspectives of opinion leaders, as well as voices of those affected by climate and sustainability issues. From South Korea and China, t ... more

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Social Media in Zimbabwe: A Toxic Tool or a Future Bridge to Peace?

Tendai Marima

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 10 pp.

"The rise of social media in Zimbabwe has brought with it a greater variety of platforms which offer people a means to express themselves. However, the democratisation of information and the increase in digital spaces have also come with greater state restriction and polarisation among Zimbabweans. ... more

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Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change: Case Studies on Contested Transitions

Katrin Voltmer, Christian Christensen, Irene Neverla, Nicole Stremlau, Barbara Thomass, Nebojsa Vladisavljevic, Herman Wasserman (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xvii, 305 pp.

"This book investigates the role of media and communication in processes of democratization in different political and cultural contexts. Struggles for democratic change are periods of intense contest over the transformation of citizenship and the reconfiguration of political power. These democratiz ... more

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A Zambian Journalist: In Pursuit of Three Freedoms

Michael Daka

Lusaka: Gadsden Publishers (2019), 224 pp.

"Mike Daka's story is a fascinating account that is at once the story of an extraordinary journalist, and rich insight into the history of the media and journalism in Zambia and Southern Africa. Born into humble circumstances, his journey took him into journalism as reporter and editor and then to s ... more

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Namibia’s Media: Facing the Digital Challenge

Dietrich Remmert

Windhoek: Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR);Namibia Media Trust;Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS) (2019), 38 pp.

"Overall, it seems that few local media houses have really dedicated significant resources, time and capacity to exploring how best to both utilise and integrate online digital media and mitigate the threat of digitalisation. With regards to newspapers, NMH has probably been most active in seeking t ... more

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Wir Herrenmenschen. Unser rassistisches Erbe: Eine Reise in die deutsche Kolonialgeschichte

Bartholomäus Grill

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2019), 299 pp.

"Auch wenn die deutsche Kolonialgeschichte mittlerweile öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfährt, wird die Herrschaft, die Deutschland in seinen "Schutzgebieten" in Afrika, China und der Südsee ausübte, oft immer noch als eher harmlose historische Episode abgetan. Der langjährige Afrika-Korrespondent ... more

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Lessons in Innovation: How International News Organisations Combat Disinformation Through Mission-Driven Journalism
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Julie Posetti, Felix Simon, Nabeelah Shabbir

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 41 pp.

"This report examines how digital-born news media in the Global South have developed innovative reporting and storytelling practices in response to growing disinformation problems. Based on field observation and interviews at Rappler in the Philippines, Daily Maverick in South Africa, and The Quint ... more

MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities Top Insights

Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries Top Insights

Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content Top Insights

How African Economies Work: A Guide to Business and Economics Reporting Key Guidance

Social Media and Politics in Africa: Democracy, Censorship and Security Top Insights

Lessons in Innovation: How International News Organisations Combat Disinformation Through Mission-Driven Journalism Inspiring Practice

MOOCs and Open Education in the Global South: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities
Top Insights

Women and News: An Overview of Audience Behaviour in 11 Countries
Top Insights

Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content
Top Insights

How African Economies Work: A Guide to Business and Economics Reporting
Key Guidance

Social Media and Politics in Africa: Democracy, Censorship and Security
Top Insights

Lessons in Innovation: How International News Organisations Combat Disinformation Through Mission-Driven Journalism
Inspiring Practice