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De l’utilisation des médias au Mali

Berlin; Bamako: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT); Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2015), 89 pp.
"En février et en mars 2015 Media in Transition and Cooperation (MiCT) et la Fondation Friedrich Ebert à Bamako (FES) en coopération avec l’Institut d’Economie rurale malien ont procédé à une analyse de l’usage des médias à Bamako et dans sept chefs-lieux régionaux ainsi que dans troi ... more
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Talk radio as the soundtrack of our lives: Participatory HIV/AIDS communication, public self-expression and Positive Talk

Mariekie Burger
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"Despite the many HIV/AIDS communication initiatives, combined with support and infrastructural support in South Africa, risky behaviour associated with the spread of the epidemic is increasing amongst many groups. This calls for a re-evaluation of endeavours aimed at curbing the spread of the epide ... more
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Representing Mass Violence: Conflicting Responses to Human Rights Violations in Darfur

Joachim J. Savelsberg
Oakland: University of California Press (2015), xix, 341 pp.
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Can Tanzania’s News Media Maintain Popular Support for Watchdog Role?

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Comunicación para el cambio social: La participación y el empoderamiento como base para el desarrollo mundial

Thomas Tufte
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Ola Ogunyemi (ed.)
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Médias et promotion de la paix dans la région des Grands Lacs: Dix années d'efforts (2003-2013)

Cyprien Ndikumana
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Marie-Soleil Frère (ed.)
Paris: Karthala (2015), pp. 175-189
"L'utilisation des technologies de l'information dans des projets innovants a été largement encouragée dans le cadre de divers projets d'appuis aux médias de la région des Grands Lacs. Cyprien Ndikumana présente un certain nombre d'initiatives mises en place, depuis 10 ans, pour amener les jou ... 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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Community Radio as a Tool for Development: A Case Study of Community Radio Stations in Malawi

Peter Matthews Mhagama
Leicester: University of Leicester, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 342 pp.
"The thesis investigates community radio as a tool for development drawing on case studies of Nkhotakota and Mzimba community radio stations in Malawi. The thesis employs communication for development and ‘another’ development theories to help understand the role of community radio in developmen ... more
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New Technologies in Developing Societies: From Theory to Practice

Levi Obijiofor
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xii, 295 pp.
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Xenophobie und Medien in Südafrika: Eine Analyse über die Berichterstattung im April und Mai 2015

Verena Löffler
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2015), 12 pp.
"Die südafrikanischen Tageszeitungen Daily Sun, Sowetan, The Citizen und The Star repräsentieren die vier dominierenden Medienverlage in Südafrika und berichteten im April und Mai 2015 alle über Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Migration. Die meisten Artikel in der Stichprobe stammten von der Zeitung St ... more
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World Radio TV Handbook: The Directory of Global Broadcasting 2016

Oxford: WRTH Publications, 70th ed. (2015), 672 pp.
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Rapport de l’evaluation finale du projet «Informorac Bandundu»: Initiative de formation mobile des radios communautaires, RD. Congo, 2011 - 2014

Mary Myers, Pascal Chirhalwirwa
Free Press Unlimited (2015), 70 pp.
"Les radios de Bandundu se trouvaient à un niveau si bas au début que l’approche intensive d’Informorac pour donner des équipements essentielles et de formations était très appréciable pour établir les bases et de créer des conditions sur lesquelles les radios pourraient dès lors contin ... more
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Three Waves of Media Repression in Zimbabwe

Everette Ndlovua
African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 2 (2015), pp. 25-44
"This article seeks to highlight how the media – especially radio – have always been used in Zimbabwe to consolidate the power of the government. This invariably led to oppositional media emerging from outside the country, giving the populace access to alternative discourses from those churned o ... more
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A History of the Press in Nigeria from 1859-2015 and the Origins of the Nigerian Broadcasting and Film Industry

Ifedayo Daramola
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press (2015), viii, 270 pp.
"This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass media’s ability to become a major agent of political socialization that was capable of mobilizing local populations into changing longstanding African attitudes about politics and election outcome behaviors." (Pu ... more
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Media, Discussion, and Attitudes in Fragile Contexts
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Chris Snow, Will Taylor
London: BBC Media Action (2015), 48 pp.
"The report explores how discussion programmes – where a diverse audience, representing the whole of society, is engaged in fair and balanced debate – can stimulate both private/interpersonal discussion and public discussion in either a community setting or one hosted by local government. It the ... more
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Mechachal: A Preliminary Assessment of Online Debates in Ethiopia. Report One

Iginio Gagliardone et al.
University of Oxford, Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP) (2015), 35 pp.
"Mechachal is a collaborative project developed by the University of Oxford and Addis Ababa University to understand the nature and potential of online debates in Ethiopia. Mechachal can be translated from Amharic as “tolerance”, or as one’s awareness of their own social sphere and willingness ... more
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Anthropology, Theatre and Development: The Transformative Potential of Performance

Alex Flynn, Jonas Tinius (eds.)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xiv, 368 pp.
"The contributors explore diverse contexts of performance to discuss peoples' own reflections on political subjectivities, governance and development. The volume refocuses anthropological engagement with ethics, aesthetics, and politics to examine the transformative potential of political performanc ... more
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Proverbes du Bénin: Sagesse éthique Appliquée de Proverbes Africains = Benin Proverbs: Practical Ethical Wisdom from African Proverbs

Angèle Kolouchè Bíao, Aurélien Atídegla (eds.)
Geneva: Globethics.net (2015), xxx, 95 pp.
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Not Up for Debate: U.S. News Coverage of Hunger in Africa

Lauren Kogen
International Communication Gazette, volume 77, issue 1 (2015), pp. 3-23
"This article explores how the U.S. news media construct the topic of hunger in Africa for U.S. audiences. Specifically, the article addresses how newspapers define and delimit the relationship between U.S. citizens and foreign sufferers. Through a framing analysis and critical discourse analysis of ... more