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How Three Communities on Lake Victoria Landing Sites in Uganda Perceive and Interpret the Radio Programmes on the Lake's Crises

Margaret Jjuuko

African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 1 (2016), pp. 120-136

"Over the past four decades, Lake Victoria has come under pressure from a multiplicity of interlinked human activities including industrial pollution, eutrophication and sedimentation. These pressures have contributed to ecological changes in the lake, incorporating unprecedented loss of biodiversit ... more

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Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa

Abiodun Salawu, Monica Balya Chibita (eds.)

Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xiii, 246 pp.

"This book deals with the often-neglected link between indigenous languages, media and democracy in Africa. It recognizes that the media plays an amplifying role that is vital to modern-day expression, public participation and democracy but that without the agency to harness media potential, many Af ... more

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Situated Empowerment: Mobile Phones Practices Among Market Women in Kampala

Jakob Svensson, Caroline Wamala Larsson

Mobile Media & Communication, volume 4, issue 2 (2016), pp. 205-220

"In this article we depart from studies on empowerment and its intersections with the informal economy and market women in the Global South and promises of the mobile phone in so-called developing regions. Conducting an explorative study among market women in Kampala, the aim is to examine what role ... more

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Guinée info santé: Guide de référence pour les journalistes

Fatoumata Binta Bah, Mariam Francoise Diallo

Paris: CFI Coopération Médias (2016), 29 pp.

"Ce guide a pour objectif de fournir aux journalistes formés un support de communication adapté et efficace, leur permettant de diffuser des messages sur les problèmes prioritaires de santé en Guinée. Il doit également leur donner le même niveau d’information et des messages harmonisés sur ... more

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Albinism, Stigma, Subjectivity and Global-Local Discourses in Tanzania

Giorgio Brocco

Anthropology & Medicine, volume 23, issue 3 (2016), pp. 229-243

"Societal ideas and explanations of albinism at the local level in Tanzania are conceived in terms of family history, social relations, economic status, moral-religious positions, global-local flows of information and humanitarian actions on behalf of people with the congenital condition. This paper ... more

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Télévisions au Sénégal: Entre désert de contenu et sécheresse intellectuelle

Mouhamadou Djimbira

Paris: L'Harmattan (2016), 79 pp.

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Representation of China and the United States in Africa in Online Global News

Chris Paterson, Toussaint Nothias

Communication, Culture & Critique, volume 9, issue 1 (2016), pp. 107-125

"This article examines global representation of the primary continental imperialisms reshaping contemporary Africa: the parallel expansionist exercises of China (centering on commercial expansion) and of the United States (centering on military expansion). Our analysis assesses the current state of ... more

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Precarious Creativity: Global Media, Local Labor

Michael Curtin, Kevin Sanson (eds.)

Oakland, Calif.: University of California Press (2016), x, 324 pp.

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Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition: Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age
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Ulla Carlsson (ed.)

Göteborg: Nordicom (2016), 199 pp.

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Journalism in Conflict and Post-Conflict Conditions: Worldwide Perspectives
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Kristin Skare Orgeret, William Tayeebwa (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom;UNESCO Chair on Freedom of Expression, Media Development and Global Policy (2016), 202 pp.

"The aim of the present book is to provide both empirical and theoretical input to the discussions of the role of journalism and media in conflict and post-conflict situations and in the often rather muddy waters between them. Together, the contributions to this book from different parts of the worl ... more

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Public Service Media Initiatives in the Global South

Anis Rahman, Gregory Ferrell Lowe (eds.)

Burnaby: Simon Fraser University Library (2016), xiii, 131 pp.

"While acknowledging the significant contributions of the public service broadcasting heritage in the Global North in efforts to establish such provision in the Global South, the contributors explain why simple imitation is unlikely to ever work well enough across such a diverse range of countries a ... more

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The Evolution of the Internet in Ethiopia and Rwanda: Towards a “developmental” Model?

Iginio Gagliardone, Frederick Golooba-Mutebi

Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, volume 5, issue 1 (2016), 24 pp.

"The Internet in Africa has become an increasingly contested space, where competing ideas of development and society battle for hegemony. By comparing the evolution of the Internet in Ethiopia and Rwanda, we question whether policies and projects emerging from two of Africa’s fastest growing, but ... more

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People-Powered Media Innovation in West Africa: Accelerating Development & Good Governance in the New Media Landscape

Panthea Lee, Nonso Jideofor, Kate Reed Petty

Omidyar Network (2016), 40 pp.

"As media ecosystems in West Africa are increasingly diversifying and opening up after decades of state control, innovative and independent journalism is advancing government transparency and accountability. New opportunities for funders are opening in tandem, with potential for both social and econ ... more

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Hate Speech: Key Concept Paper

Charlotte Elliott, Wallace Chuma, Yosra El Gendi, Davor Marko, Alisha Patel

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2016), 35 pp.

"Instead of seeking to provide an objective definition of hate speech, the paper’s empirical approach highlights that context matters. More specifically, analysis of the political and socio-economic context in which the speech act occurs and consideration of the nature of the speaker and audience ... more

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Supporting Safety of Journalists in Kenya: An Assessment Based on UNESCO’s Journalists’ Safety Indicators

George Nyabuga

Paris: UNESCO (2016), 106 pp.

"The study finds that Kenyan journalists face serious challenges in the course of their work. Further, both State and non-State actors have contributed to a deteriorating climate for journalists. The number of threats, incidents of harassment and intimidation as well as legal and personal attacks, h ... more

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Media and Elections in Uganda: A Gender Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the 2016 General Elections

Kampala: Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) (2016), xx, 68 pp.

"Evidence from the study reveals that the visibility of women (candidates or voters) during coverage of the 2016 general elections in Uganda was significantly low relative to that of men, not only in terms of being read about or being heard, but also being seen in pictures. The study findings show t ... more

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Human Rights and Encryption
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Wolfgang Schulz, Joris van Hoboken

Paris: UNESCO (2016), 83 pp.

"Encryption is a hot topic in the current global discussion on Internet governance. This research delves into the subject, to outline a global overview of the various means of encryption, their availability and their potential applications in the media and communications landscape. The research expl ... more

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The Role of Online/social Media in Countering Violent Extremism in East Africa

William Robert Avis

Birmingham: GSDRC, University of Birmingham (2016), 15 pp.

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Ethiopia Offline? Evidence of Social Media Blocking and Internet Censorship in Ethiopia

London: Amnesty International (2016), 31 pp.

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A Handbook on Reporting Terrorism

International Media Support (IMS);Media Council of Kenya (2016), 24 pp.

"This guidebook is a tool for Kenyan media professionals who are reporting on issues of terrorism and whilst doing so seek to counter violent extremism [...] It is designed to help journalists to effectively cover stories without putting innocent civilians (or security forces) in harm’s way, witho ... more

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Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition: Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age
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Journalism in Conflict and Post-Conflict Conditions: Worldwide Perspectives
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Human Rights and Encryption
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