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Commercial Nationalism: Selling the Nation and Nationalizing the Sell

Zala Volcic, Mark Andrejevic (eds.)

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), x, 202 pp.

"Commercial Nationalism intervenes in discussions of the fate of nationalism and national identity by exploring the relationship between state appropriation of marketing and branding strategies on the one hand, and, on the other, the commercial mobilization of nationalist discourses. The book's uniq ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2016: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Internet

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2016), 269 pp.

"The 45 country reports gathered here illustrate the link between the internet and economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs). Some of the topics will be familiar to information and communications technology for development (ICT4D) activists: the right to health, education and culture; the socioec ... more

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Civil Society, Political Activism and Communications in Democratisation Conflicts: A Literature Review

Rebecca Pointer, Tanja Bosch, Wallace Chuma, Herman Wasserman

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

"Given that the nature of civil society in different countries is different, and also often shifting in response to political changes, examining the relationship between civil society and media production (mainstream and alternative) in Egypt, Kenya, Serbia and South Africa involves being sensitive ... more

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The Construction of a Transnational Lusophone Media Space: A Historiographic Analysis

Stuart Davis, Joseph D. Straubhaar, Isabel Ferin Cunha

Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture, volume 14, issue 4 (2016), pp. 212-223

"This piece examines the historical construction of a Lusophone cultural-linguistic media space and market that spans portions of Europe, Africa, and South America. Beginning with the Portuguese colonization of Brazil and Lusophone Africa in the 17th century and continuing to the contemporary moment ... more

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‘Can You Hear Me?’ Mobile–radio Interactions and Governance in Africa

Iginio Gagliardone

New Media & Society, volume 18, issue 9 (2016), pp. 2080-2095

"The exponential diffusion of mobile phones in Africa and their ability to interact with other media have created new avenues for individuals to interface with power. These forms of engagement, however, have primarily been interpreted through the lenses of the ‘liberation technology’ agenda, whi ... more

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South Sudan: Communication with Communities - Gaps and Needs Analysis. Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Program, Baseline Study

Forcier Consulting;Internews;USAID (2016), vi, 52 pp.

"The Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP), established by the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network, focuses on establishing accountability on the part of emergency response actors in South Sudan to the affected population they serve. This baseline addresses ... more

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A Passion for Video: 25 Stories About Making, Translating, Sharing and Using Videos on Farmer Innovation
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Jeffery Bentley, Eric Boa, Mundie Salm (eds.)

Nairobi; Wageningen: Access Agriculture;Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2016), 56 pp.

"The stories in this volume were gathered as part of a Writeshop held in Nairobi on 9–10 November, in the context of the Access Agriculture Week 9–13 November, 2015. People are story-tellers as well as creatures who walk and make tools. Stories are important to us. Statistics tell us what happen ... more

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The Boda Boda Talk Talk Module. Part III: How to Guide

Internews (2016), 71 pp.

"This guide outlines the step-by-step processes and potential challenges that may arise in setting up a Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) project. In it, you will find information and advice on everything from what equipment to purchase, to how to build relationships with other humanitarian actors, to recr ... more

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Boda Boda Talk Talk Learning Collection: Context and Case Studies

Internews (2016), 46 pp.

"Internews has launched a three-part learning module on Boda Boda Talk Talk, the hyperlocal humanitarian information service currently operational in four United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites (PoCs) across the country. Part I of the module focuses on the theory and rationale behind a communi ... more

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Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa, Vol. 1
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Justine Limpitlaw

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2016), xxviii, 293 pp.

"Volume 1 of the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa is a practical guide for journalists practicing in Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to ... more

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Do Mass Media Interventions Effectively Promote Peace in Contexts of Ongoing Violence? Evidence from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Rezarta Bilali, Johanna Ray Vollhardt

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, volume 21, issue 4 (2015), 17 pp.

"We report on a field experiment and a focus group interview study that examine the impact of a media-based intervention (i.e., radio drama) aimed at promoting peaceful intergroup relations in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In Study 1, we used a priming paradigm to assess the causal ... more

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The Political Role of the Media in the Democratisation of Malawi: The Case of the 'Weekend Nation' from 2002 to 2012

Anthony Mavuto Gunde

Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 239 pp.

"This study investigated the political role of the Weekend Nation newspaper in the democratisation of Malawi between 2002 and 2012 within the context of its foundational and ownership structures by a politician. Bearing in mind that the newspaper was founded by a politician belonging to the first de ... more

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Media Reporting of War Crimes Trials and Civil Society Responses in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone

Abou Bhakarr M. Binneh-Kamara

University of Bedfordshire, Doctoral Thesis (2015), x, 301 pp.

"This study, which seeks to contribute to the shared-body of knowledge on media and war crimes jurisprudence, gauges the impact of the media’s coverage of the Civil Defence Forces (CDF) and Charles Taylor trials conducted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) on the functionality of civil s ... more

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Journalism and Social Media in Africa: Studies in Innovation and Transformation

Chris Paterson (ed.)

London: Routledge (2015), x, 136 pp.

"Through innovative research studies and expert commentaries, this book documents the fast evolving invention of the relationship between the millions of social media and mobile phone users around Africa and traditional purveyors of news. Whilst social media demonstrates an unprecedented ability for ... more

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Gender Divides and African Journalism Practice

H. Leslie Steeves, Irene Awino

African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 1 (2015), pp. 84-92

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Television and the Cultivation of Personal Values Among Catholics in Zambia

Moses Hamungole

Leuven: KU Leuven, Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen, Doctoral Thesis (2015), 499 pp.

"[...] the aims for embarking on this study were (a) for the researcher to understand more about the TV, it’s various genres and audiences preferences; (b) Explore the applicability of cultivation theory to an African TV audience; (c) gather data about important values and value changes, and share ... more

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Digital Cleansing? A Look Into State-Sponsored Policing of Ethiopian Networked Communities

Téwodros W. Workneh

African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 4 (2015), pp. 102-124

"Drawing from hegemonic notions of development statism, this article looks at the extent to which digital platforms have become viable alternatives to traditional electronic and print media in Ethiopia. I argue that, despite its potential to promote freedom of speech, the Ethiopian online sphere is ... more

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African Publics Back Rights, Responsibilities of Media Watchdogs

Thomas Bentley, Kangwook Han, Mina Okuru

Afrobarometer (2015), 11 pp.

"Six in 10 respondents (62%) access news media daily. Radio remains the leading source of news but is declining in importance as television and the Internet build their audiences. A solid majority (57%) of Africans demand press freedom, endorsing the media’s right to publish what it wants without ... more

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Uchaguzi: A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of ICTs, Statebuilding, and Peacebuilding in Kenya

Warigia Bowman, Bob Bell, Wambui Ngugi, Wainaina Mungai, Grace Githaiga, Paola Cavallari

Philadelphia: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2015), 43 pp.

"This study has found that Uchaguzi represents a blended model incorporating both crowd-seeding (placing monitors on the ground to collect data) and crowd-sourcing (collecting information from the public). The success of crowd-seeding is a function of Uchaguzi’s partnerships with local and interna ... more

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World Radio TV Handbook: The Directory of Global Broadcasting 2016

Oxford: WRTH Publications, 70th ed. (2015), 672 pp.

A Passion for Video: 25 Stories About Making, Translating, Sharing and Using Videos on Farmer Innovation Inspiring Practice

Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa, Vol. 1 Key Guidance Top Insights

A Passion for Video: 25 Stories About Making, Translating, Sharing and Using Videos on Farmer Innovation
Inspiring Practice

Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa, Vol. 1
Key Guidance

Top Insights