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Experiences of Peer Bullying Among Adolescents and Associated Effects on Young Adult Outcomes: Longitudinal Evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Viet Nam

Kirilly Pells, María José Ogando Portela, Patricia Espinoza Revollo
Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (2016), 61 pp.
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Ruth Teer-Tomaselli
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 2 (2016), pp. 205-218
"An academic revolution in higher education during the past half century has been marked by transformations unprecedented in scope and diversity. Simultaneously, the significant changes in the ‘mediascape’ of southern and eastern Africa over the past two decades have replaced total state control ... more
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Strengthening Accountability Through Media in Sierra Leone: Final Evaluation

Karen O’Connor, Josephus Kongo
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Chris Locke, Jonathan Donner, Bryan Pon, Savita Bailur, Francis Hook, Ambacontributors Kak
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The Inherent Danger of Hate Speech Legislation: A Case Study from Rwanda and Kenya on the Failure of a Preventative Measure

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Anis Rahman, Gregory Ferrell Lowe (eds.)
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A Missional Study of the Use of Social Media (Facebook) by Some Ghanaian Pentecostal Pastors

P. White, F. Tella, M. D. Ampofo
KOERS — Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, volume 81, issue 2 (2016), 8 pp.
"Social media as a new phenomenon has become a tool used by many televangelists and pastors all over the world. It is against this background that this research sought to explore the Facebook activities of some Ghanaian Pentecostal pastors from a missional perspective. The article deals with the con ... more
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Community Radio and Peace-Building in Kenya

Jessica Gustafsson
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 1 (2016), pp. 114-127
"This article focuses on how Koch FM and Pamoja FM, two community radio stations in Nairobi, Kenya, worked during the 2007–08 tumult and 2013 general election. The article is based on observations and interviews with community radio practitioners conducted between 2007 and 2013, and addresses the ... more
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‘It is a Crime to be Abusive Towards the President’: A Case Study on Media Freedom and Journalists’ Autonomy in Museveni's Uganda

Michael Meyen, Anke Fiedler, Kerem Schamberger
African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 3 (2016), pp. 1-18
"Using the case of the hybrid media system of Uganda and Schimank’s approach of agent-structure dynamics, this article argues that media freedom and journalists’ autonomy first and foremost depend on society’s expectations of the media system. Closely linked to those informal structures of exp ... more
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Crowdseeding in Eastern Congo: Using Cell Phones to Collect Conflict Events Data in Real Time

Peter Van der Windt, Macartan Humphreys
Journal of Conflict Resolution, volume 60, issue 4 (2016), pp. 748-781
"Poor-quality data about conflict events can hinder humanitarian responses and bias academic research. There is increasing recognition of the role that new information technologies can play in producing more reliable data faster. We piloted a novel data-gathering system in the Democratic Republic of ... more
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Creative Economy Outlook and Country Profiles: Trends in International Trade in Creative Industries

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2016), vii, 161 pp.
"International trade in creative industries showed sustained growth in the last decade. The global market for traded creative goods and services totaled a record $547billion in 2012, as compared to $302 billion in 2003. Exports from developing countries, led by Asian countries, were growing faster t ... 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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Digital Activism in the Social Media Era: Critical Reflections on Emerging Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bruce Mutsvairo (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xv, 341 pp.
"This book probes the vitality, potentiality and ability of new communication and technological changes to drive online-based civil action across Africa. In a continent booming with mobile innovation and a plethora of social networking sites, the Internet is considered a powerful platform used by pr ... more
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ICTs in Developing Countries: Research, Practices and Policy Implications

Bidit Dey, Karim Sorour, Raffaele Filieri (eds.)
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), 192 pp.
"ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies. Bringing together a wide range of disciplines and contributors, it offers a rich examination of digital divide and ICT for development both in terms of cont ... more
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Strategies for Media Reform: International Perspectives

Des Freedman, Jonathan Obar, Cheryl Martens, Robert McChesney (eds.)
New York: Fordham University Press (2016), 360 pp.
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A Shadow Over Democracy: 2016 IPI/AMI Zambia Press Freedom Mission Report

Steven M. Ellis
Vienna; Nairobi: International Press Institute (IPI); African Media Initiative (AMI) (2016), 23 pp.
"Voters need and deserve to hear a full range of voices as they decide their future and 'The Post' has played a vital role in providing an alternative to government-dominated mass media in Zambia. Unshackling that voice is critical if Zambians are to vote in an atmosphere that can be deemed free and ... more
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"Radio France Internationale" and "Deutsche Welle" in Francophone Africa: International Broadcasters in a Time of Change

Anke Fiedler, Marie-Soleil Frère
Communication, Culture & Critique, volume 9 (2016), pp. 68-85
"For decades international radio broadcasters on the African continent were considered the tools of Western imperialism, ideological weapons in the Cold War. Yet international broadcasters also provided a crucial, alternative supply of information in times of state monopoly of the media and when the ... more
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A Comparative Study on the Role of Digital Media and Print Media in Enhancing Literacy and Reading Culture in Africa

Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (WGBLM)
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) (2016), 33 pp.
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Methodological Reflections on Researching Communication and Social Change

Norbert Wildermuth, Teke Ngomba (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xii, 219 pp.
"This book identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches to research in communication and social change. It examines the methodological opportunities and challenges occasioned by rapid technological affordances and society-wide transformations. This study provides gr ... more
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Interactive Radio Program Report: An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania

Heather Gilberds, Adena Brown, Mark Leclair
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2016), 23 pp.
"Here we discuss a unique and innovative radio-based approach to improving mental health literacy and creating a demand for mental health services—part of a larger project called 'An Integrated Approach to Addressing the Issue of Youth Depression in Malawi and Tanzania'. Grounded in theories of so ... more