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Needs Assessment: Strengthening Indigenous Academic and Digital Publishing in Tanzania

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Role of Community Radio in Peacebuilding Among the Youth: A Case Study of Pamoja FM in Kibra, Kenya

Mwanzia Tabitha Nzula
Nairobi: University of Nairobi, Master Thesis (2017), xi, 64 pp.
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Digital Environments: Ethnographic Perspectives Across Global Online and Offline Spaces

Urte Undine Frömming, Steffen Köhn, Samantha Fox, Mike Terry (eds.)
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2017), 267 pp.
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Covering Sexual and Gender Minorities and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reporting Guide for Journalists

Brian Pellot
Columbia, Mo, USA: Religion News Foundation; Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southern Africa; Arcus Foundation (2017), 129 pp.
"As journalists from across Sub-Saharan Africa, we adhere to our profession’s principles of honesty, fairness, accuracy, transparency, sensitivity and thoroughness. When reporting and editing on sexual and gender minorities & religion, we resolve to: 1. independently develop our knowledge of diffe ... more
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Internet Use Barriers and User Strategies: Perspectives from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Rwanda

Margaret Nyambura, Fola Odufuwa, Albert Nsengiyumva, Lwando Mdleleni, Mpho Moyo, Sinethemba Mthimkhulu
Research ICT Africa; Mozilla Foundation (2017), 40 pp.
"The study tested the following hypotheses: the use of subsidised services only forms part of data use; people do not move beyond the use of subsidised services; using the internet first through subsidised services leaves people with less of an understanding of the Internet. Using subsidised data fo ... more
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Strengthening Free, Independent and Professional Journalism in Ethiopia: Feasibility Study

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Dazwischenfunken: Aktivismus in Freien Radios

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Mobile is a Lifeline: Research from Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania

London: GSMA (2017), 47 pp.
"This report explores the socio-economic impact of connectivity for refugees in a large, rural camp setting in Tanzania. Nyarugusu is one of three large refugee camps in the Kigoma region. Established in 1996, it now hosts more than 136,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Bu ... more
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Watching Out for Media: An Institutional Ethnographic Perspective on the Feminist Democratic Media Activism of "Media Monitoring Africa"

Giuliana Sorce
Pennsylvania State University, Doctoral Thesis (2017), xi, 180 pp.
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Press Freedom and Nigeria's Cybercrime Act of 2015: An Assessment

Raymond Adibe, Cyril Chinedu Ike, Celestine Uchechukwu Udeogu
Africa Spectrum, volume 52, issue 2 (2017), pp. 117-127
"This study assesses the Cybercrime Act 2015 and its implications for online press freedom in the liberal authoritarian state of Nigeria. Specifically, the study examines how the character of political leadership in Nigeria leads to wrongful application of the act to undermine the independence of th ... more
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The Role of Radio Programming on Poverty Alleviation in Nakaseke District: A Case Study of Musana FM Kiwoko Town Council

Bakalu Bernard
Ndejje University, Bachelor Thesis in Journalism and Mass Communication (2017), 47 pp.
"Musana FM has done a good job in fighting against poverty in Nakaseke district [Uganda] because of its effective and resourceful programs such as income generation programs. Additionally most of advertisements are for local produce, health and medicine which encourages use of local medicines for tr ... more
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Les médias d'état au Gabon: Permanence et mutations

Arthur Sabi Djaboudi
Paris: L'Harmattan (2017), 290 pp.
"Les médias d’État au Gabon seront pendant longtemps l’objet de querelles politiques et de discussions publiques qui ont convaincu le pouvoir de les inclure dans son domaine réservé, contrôlé stratégiquement par le ministère de l’Information. Depuis l’accession du pays à l’indépe ... more
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Médias au Sénégal: Entre mutations et contraintes

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS); Centre d'Etudes des Sciences et Techniques de l'Information (CESTI) (2017), 290 pp.
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“Preaching to the Converted”: Teaching Calvinistic Media Ethics in the Apartheid Era

Arnold S. De Beer
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 31, issue 1 (2017), pp. 82-99
"The purpose of this article is to shed light on a Christian Reformed version of media ethics, more particularly one that was applied for just more than half a century (1960–2014) during the apartheid era and thereafter at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PUCHE), now No ... more
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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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Structural Working Conditions of Journalism in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa: Empirical Findings from Interviews with Journalists Reporting on Democratisation Conflicts

Judith Lohner, Irene Neverla, Sandra Banjac
Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2017), 21 pp.
"The structural conditions of journalism are shaped by legacies of the past (marked by non-democratic regimes and sometimes colonial rule) and persisting power structures. The state and powerful political actors are perceived to play an important role in the media sector, mirrored in different forms ... more
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The Political Economy of the Media in Malawi: News Coverage of Agricultural Input Subsidies

Anthony Mavuto Gunde
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 1 (2017), pp. 19-39
"In this article, media coverage of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) in Malawi as was reported in the Weekend Nation newspaper between 2005 and 2012 is examined from a critical political economy perspective. The FISP aimed at subsidising inputs for low income rural farmers. The Weekend Nation ... more
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A Framework for Calculating the Economic Impact of Internet Disruptions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kampala: CIPESA (2017), 27 pp.
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Spaces of Resistance in the De-Westernization of Journalism Curricula Narrative in Post-1994 South Africa

Bevelyn Dube, Lizette Rabe
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 3 (2017), pp. 415-433
"Since 1994, the call to de-westernize journalism education and training curricula has been a major narrative in South Africa’s transformation discourses. Journalism education and training institutions have responded to this call by holding conferences, colloquia, seminars and symposia to try and ... more
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Langues et médias en Afrique noire francophone: Analyse (socio) linguistique et didactique

Louis Martin Onguéné Essono
Paris: Connaissances et savoirs (2017), 347 pp.
"Langues et médias en Afrique noire francophone est une contribution très précieuse qui se focalise sur cet aspect tout à fait négligé de l'analyse des mutations médiatiques africaines contemporaines : les transformations de la langue. Elle ouvre une réflexion sur ce que la manipulation de l ... more