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Entertainment Education and Social Change

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 27, issue 1 (2013), 146 pp.
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems in the Zimbabwean Media Industry and the Debate on Self-Regulation

Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 3 (2013), pp. 313-336
"On the one hand, there is the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ), a self-regulatory structure favoured by the privately owned media players. On the other hand, there is the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) formed under statutory law and whose structure is still not adequate to resolve cases ... more
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African Media Barometer: South Africa 2013

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 74 pp.
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State of the Newsroom: South Africa 2013. Disruptions and Transitions

Glenda Daniels
Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Journalism (2013), vii, 100 pp.
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Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives

Stephen J. A. Ward (ed.)
Walden, Mass.; Oxford: Wiley Blackwell (2013), 326 pp.
"Through case studies, analysis of emerging practices, and theoretical discussion, a team of leading journalism and communication experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism and lead readers to better understand changes in media ethics. Chapters look at how these ... more
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Lions Go Digital: The Internet’s Transformative Potential in Africa

James Manyika, Armando Cabral, Lohini Moodley, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, Suraj Moraje, Michael Chui, Jerry Anthonyrajah, Acha Leke
McKinsey (2013), 112 pp.
"The Internet will generate economic growth and social transformation in six sectors in particular: financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture, and government. In financial services, for example, M.Pesa's mobile money solutions have brought millions of Kenyans onto the financial grid ... more
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Media Use in Zimbabwe 2012: Rise in Satellite Ownership, Internet Use

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2012), 33 slides
"The notion that Zimbabwe is a radio-only market is outdated. With the strong growth in TV and New Media in urban areas, a multi-platform approach is needed to reach different demographics." (Conclusions, page 33)
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Static: Race and Representation in Post-Apartheid Music, Media and Film

Adam Haupt
Cape Town: HSRC Press (2012), xvi, 240 pp.
"Static: Race and Representation in Post-apartheid Music, Media and Film critically examines music, cinema, social media and the politics of change after apartheid. It cuts across academic disciplines, the creative arts and the media and poses two central questions: Is South Africa changing for the ... more
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So This is Democracy? State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2011

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2012), 214 pp.
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Participation Pays: The Sustainability of Community Broadcasting in Perspective

David Lush, Gabriel Urgoiti
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); fesmedia Africa (2012), 36 pp.
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Raising Women’s Voices Through Radio Drama: Reflections from South Africa

Deborah Walter (ed.)
Johannesburg: People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA); Community Media for Development (CMFD) (2012), 12 pp.
"This case study is being produced to share the process, techniques, and lessons learned from "Zaphamban' izindlela!" radio drama both as way to document, as well as facilitate others working on women’s issues to undertake similar initiatives. The case study demonstrates how entertaining forms of ... more
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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World

Soumitra Dutta, Beñat Bilbao-Osorio (eds.)
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi ... more
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Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis

Geoffrey Batchen, Mick Gidley, Nancy K. Miller (eds.)
London: Reaktion Books (2012), 319 pp.
"From the massacre of the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee to the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, from famine in China to apartheid in South Africa, Picturing Atrocity examines a broad spectrum of photographs. Each of the essays focuses specifically on an iconic image, offering a distinct approach ... more
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Mapping Digital Media: South Africa

Guy Berger, Zikhona Masala
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 120 pp.
"Developments in digital media in South Africa are densely intertwined with political factors. The Government has sought to be the driver of digitization, but it has also caused repeated delays in digital roll-out. In addition, the Government has had contradictory interests such as promoting competi ... more
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Reporting on Children: Is the Coverage Getting Any Better?

Ayabulela Poro, Sandra Banjac
Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Africa; Open Society Foundation for South Africa (2012), 27 pp.
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Universal Principles of Media Ethics: South African and German Perspectives

Lea-Sophie Borgmann
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 2, issue 2 (2012), 19 pp.
"This article attempts to address this field of research in comparing South African and German approaches to the topic of media ethics. Firstly, it outlines theories of universal and specific cultural ethical principles in journalism. Secondly, it shows how the conception of universal ethical princi ... more
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Reality Television for Community Development: The Kwanda Initiative in South Africa

Lebo Ramafoko, Gavin Andersson, Renay Weiner
Nordicom Review, volume 33, issue Special issue (2012), pp. 149-162
"Kwanda was an innovative community development initiative of the Soul City Institute and partners. Five deprived communities were challenged to make their areas 'look better, feel better and work better’ by addressing health and development issues. Responses to this challenge were documented in a ... more
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Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa

Andrew Edward Van der Vlies (ed.)
Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press (2012), 476 pp.
"This book explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of disciplinary perspectives—historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, sociological, and cultural studies. The essays collected here, by leading international scholars, address a range of topics as ... more
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Tabloid TV in Zambia: A Reception Study of Lusaka Viewers of Muvi TV News

Herman Wasserman, Loisa Mbatha
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 3 (2012), pp. 277-293
"The tabloid news genre has been chastized for depoliticizing its public by causing cynicism about the democratic process and lowering the standards of rational public discourse. Counter-arguments point to the alternative public sphere offered by popular media such as ‘tabloid TV’ which is the f ... more
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"Citizen Access to Information": Capturing the Evidence Across Zambia, Ghana and Kenya

Gerry Power, Samia Khatun, Klara Debeljak
In: The Handbook of Global Media Research
Ingrid Volkmer (ed.)
Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Blackwell (2012), pp. 245-275
"In this chapter, we argue that citizen access to information is a catalyst to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) [...] We examine how citizen access to information varies across a range of population sub-groups, different countries, and across a variety of topics and the exte ... more