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Humanitarian Radio Module: South Sudan. Part I: Context, Part II: Case Studies

Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2017), 55 pp.

"Part I: Context” describes the information and media landscape in South Sudan and the value of Humanitarian Radio as a tool for communicating with communities in a broad range of humanitarian scenarios. It also discusses how Humanitarian Radio promotes accountability and transparency for humanita ... more

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Perspectives from the Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017–2021: Curtain Up! User Experience Takes Center Stage

Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc) (2017), 40 pp.

"To thrive in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive, slower-growing, and dependent on personal recommendations, companies must develop strategies that engage, grow, and monetize their most valuable customers — i.e., their fans. To do so, they must combine excellent content with breadth an ... more

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Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017 – 2021: An African Perspective. An In-Depth Analysis of the Trends Shaping the Entertainment and Media Industry in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania
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Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc), 8th. annual ed. (2017), 161 pp.

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The Dilemma of Building Campus Radio Stations on a Business Model: The Case of ATL FM in Ghana

Michael Yao Wodui Serwornoo

Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 60-78

"The quest for competitiveness and popularity of a campus radio station needs to be balanced with the epistemological frames of community radio, which include participation, community ownership, and opposition to hegemonic discourse in the mainstream media as well as independence from political and ... more

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Baseline Report on Women's Rights Online Issues in Ghana

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2017), 31 pp.

"The study found that among women, access to and use of the internet is highly dependent on the type of mobile device used and on level of education. Connecting with friends and family, entertainment and education emerged as the main reasons why the female respondents used the internet. Unreliable y ... more

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Combined Final Evaluation for ‘I Love my Country’: Strategic Communications for Peace Building in South Sudan” & Baseline Evaluation for ‘I Love my Country’: Promoting Localized Understanding and Peaceful Coexistence in South Sudan

Search for Common Ground;Forcier Consulting (2017), 83 pp.

"The present report provides the findings of a combined baseline evaluation of “‘I Love My Country:’ Promoting Localized Understanding and Peaceful Coexistence in South Sudan” (PLUPC) funded by the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPS) of the Canadian government, and endline eva ... luation of the project, “‘I Love My Country’: Strategic Communications for Peace Building in South Sudan” (SCPB) funded by the European Union (EU). The goal of the “‘I Love My Country:’ Promoting Localized Understanding and Peaceful Coexistence in South Sudan” project is to build greater understanding and application of key concepts embodied within the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCSS) through key stakeholder meetings, participatory theater performances, civil society engagement, small-scale peace initiatives, short media productions, and radio drama production and broadcast. The project began on December 15, 2016 is expected to end on June 15, 2018. The purpose of the “‘I Love My Country’: Strategic Communications for Peace Building in South Sudan” project is “to promote social cohesion, resilience, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts among individuals and communities in South Sudan” by strengthening national platforms for diverse and constructive and promoting peace, tolerance, and reconciliation with key groups and individuals. Search for Common Ground, iHub, UNESCO, and Catholic Radio Network launched the project in November 1, 2014 and it was concluded on March 1, 2017. The objectives of the baseline evaluation for PLUPC are to update the analysis of local conflict dynamics in the targeted zones for outreach activities, collect baseline data for project indicators, to reflect upon the Objectives and Theory of Change (TOC) of the project, and to evaluate potential risks to project participants, implementing staff, and partners. The final evaluation for SCPB seeks to measure changes in key indicators after the implementation of activities, evaluate the project using OECD-DAC criteria (relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability), and provide lessons learned and recommendations to inform future peace building activities in the country." (Executive summary) more

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Encouraging Rebel Demobilization by Radio in Uganda and the D.R. Congo: The Case of “come Home” Messaging

Scott Ross

African Studies Review, volume 59, issue 1 (2016), pp. 33-55

"For several years, local radio stations in Uganda have broadcast “come home” messages that encourage the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army to demobilize. Since the rebels began carrying out attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, several international actors h ... more

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The Use of IVR to Support Monitoring and Evaluation of Media Interventions: A Case Study of the VOTO System in Rwanda

Lauren Kogen, Briar Smith

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) (2016), 21 pp.

"This report described a pilot study using the VOTO Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform to 1) distribute content and 2) collect quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation data regarding a media program in Rwanda. In addition to showing that the VOTO system worked well as a distribu ... more

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Thirty Rising Media Markets 2016

Anne Austin, Jonathan Barnard, Nicola Hutcheon

London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 51 pp.

"The markets we do include are a very diverse bunch, from the very closed and politically tightly controlled such as Laos; through a large number of nations on the African continent which have seen a sudden improvement in digital infrastructure thanks to the landing of several new submarine intercon ... more

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Les impacts de la structure de la propriété des médias sur la couverture médiatique, la représentation politique et le travail du journaliste

Lovamalala Randriatavy, Iloniaina Alain

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2016), 67 pp.

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China in Africa: An Analysis of the Effect of Chinese Media Expansion on African Public Opinion

Catie Snow Bailard

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 21, issue 4 (2016), pp. 446-471

"In 2006, Chinese officials revealed an extensive plan to increase the nation’s soft power in Africa through a number of initiatives to increase the presence and relevance of Chinese media in Africa. However, the question remains: Has China been successful in enhancing its soft power via its news ... more

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fluter (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung), issue 59 (2016), 50 pp.

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72 Films & Series: Fiction, Animation, Documentaires / Documentaries Supported by ACP-EU Programmes / Soutenus par les Programmes ACP-UE

ACP Cultures (2016), ix, 145 pp.

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Participation, Citizen Journalism and the Contestations of Identity and National Symbols: A Case of Zimbabwe’s National Heroes and the Heroes’ Acre

Shepherd Mpofu

African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 3 (2016), pp. 85-106

"This article constitutes an examination on how citizen journalism has challenged Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian regime on issues pertaining to national heroes and usages of the Heroes’ Acre as central national identity markers. Under Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe has seen the public being limited ... more

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Mächtige Bilder: Zur Dekolonisierung des Blicks in der angolanischen Fotografiegeschichte

Nadine Siegert

Fotogeschichte, volume 36, issue 141 (2016), pp. 15-24

"Im Folgenden gebe ich zunächst einen kurzen historischen Überblick über die bedeutsamen Genres und Momente der angolanischen Fotografiegeschichte, bevor ich mich ausgewählten Beispielen der rezenten künstlerischen Fotografie intensiver widme. Beides ist wichtig, um zu verstehen, wie in Angola ... more

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

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Historical Entanglements, Conflicting Agendas and Visions: Radio Botswana and the Making of a National Radio Station

Sethunya Tshepho Mosime, Brilliant Mhlanga

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 1 (2016), pp. 55-73

"Botswana’s government as one of the celebrated postcolonial democracies in Southern Africa continues to have the state owning and controlling the media – in particular, broadcast media. The history of government-owned and controlled media in Botswana can be understood through colonial lenses � ... more

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Ubuntu Journalism and Nation-Building Magic

Colin Chasi, Ylva Rodny-Gumede

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 30, issue 5 (2016), pp. 728-744

"This article explores ideas around nation building, as constructed through the ethos as well as practice of ubuntu journalism. We make the argument that by invoking ubuntu as an underlying ethos for a reporting ethic and practice, the news media contribute to a magical idea of nationhood and nation ... more

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Critical Perspectives on Applied Theatre

Jenny Hughes, Helen Nicholson (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2016), xiv, 278 pp.

"This collection offers fresh perspectives on the aesthetics, politics and histories of applied theatre. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, the book illuminates theatre in a diverse range of global contexts and regions. Divided into three sections - histories and cultural memorie ... more

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The International History of Communication Study

Peter Simonson, David W. Park (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2016), xvii, 527 pp.

Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017 – 2021: An African Perspective. An In-Depth Analysis of the Trends Shaping the Entertainment and Media Industry in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania Quick Overview

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Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017 – 2021: An African Perspective. An In-Depth Analysis of the Trends Shaping the Entertainment and Media Industry in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania
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Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
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