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Interactive Media Audiences in Africa: A Comparison of Four Constituencies in Kenya and Zambia

Nalukui Milapo, Neo Simutanyi, Alastair Fraser

Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge (2014), 89 pp.

"To better understand who participates in media-driven public discussion and opinion-making, this working paper presents the results of a randomised household survey implemented in four constituencies in Kenya and Zambia, one urban and one rural constituency in each country. The survey was conducted ... as part of Politics and Interactive Media in Africa (PiMA), a collaborative research project analysing the nature and political implications of expressions of public opinion in broadcast media in Kenya and Zambia, via new information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobile phones. This paper presents descriptive survey results that are the basis of a deeper comparative analysis of drivers of listenership and participation in interactive broadcast media shows, also published in the PiMA Working Paper series. Nevertheless, a few results are highlighted here. The survey reveals that level of radio listenership of interactive shows in the two Kenyan constituencies is high, particularly in Kenya, ranging between 80-90%, whereas in Zambia listenership levels range between 40-60%, contrasting with listenership to radio shows generally (70-85%). Radio listeners tend to listen to all types of shows, from politics and development shows to social/cultural and music/entertainment shows. Yet country differences in interactive show listenership are not reflected in the levels of participation in interactive radio shows. Both in Kenya and in Zambia, roughly 20% of the total population have participated at one time or another in interactive shows. However, contrasting with listenership, participation tends to be more segmented across types of shows. Rural and urban constituencies show an inverse pattern of participation in Kenya and Zambia, with higher levels of participation in the urban sample from Zambia (21% versus 12% in the rural), and the rural sample from Kenya (21% versus 19% in the urban). Across the four sites, male and more educated listeners are more likely to engage interactive shows. Three to four times more men engage in interactive shows than women. Of the women who participate in interactive shows, they tend to be younger, single, more educated and wealthier compared with those who do not participate. Calling in to the studio is the most frequent form of engagement in radio shows, especially in rural areas. SMS is more popular in urban constituencies, particularly in Kenya. Only 10% of those who have participated in interactive media shows have ever used social media to communicate with stations. Across all sites, the main barriers to participation identified are cost and expectations of not getting through." (Abstract and introduction, page 4) more

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Changing the Narrative: China‘s Media Offensive in Africa

Sergio Grassi

Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2014), 9 pp.

"China’s media offensive in Africa is an expression of the need to create advantageous conditions for its own trade relations and for strategic alliances, for example in international organizations. At the same time, China’s global charm offensive or »charm defensive« is also a reaction to wha ... more

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Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives, Vol. 2

Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2014), xii, 406 pp.

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Corruption in Africa: A Threat to Justice and Sustainable Peace

Christoph Stückelberger, John Tenamwenye (eds.)

Geneva: Globethics.net (2014), 510 pp.

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Seizing Opportunities: For Free and Independent Media Worldwide

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 34 pp.

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Communication and Cultural Settings: An Islamic Perspective

Hamid Mowlana

In: The Global Intercultural Communication Reader

Molefi Kete Asante; Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), pp. 237-247

"In this chaper, Hamid Mowlana elucidates four cardinal concepts of the Islamic worldview that may serve as the fundamental principles of ethical communication in Muslim societies: (1) tawhid (unity, coherence, and harmony of all in the universe), (2) amr bi al-ma'ruf wa nahy'an al munkar (commandin ... more

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Institutional Grantees Audience Survey: A Project Report

Dar-es Salaam: Ipsos;Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2014), 92 pp.

"Radio was found to be the most frequently used media channel with 46% of the respondents listening to radio on a daily basis and a further 30% listenership on a weekly basis. Newspapers were found to be the least used media with 22% of the respondents reading newspapers less than once a month. The ... more

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Laws Governing Media Practice in Kenya: A Journalists’ Handbook

Nairobi: Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) (2014), iv, 39 pp.

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Understand China’s Media in Africa from the Perspective of Constructive Journalism. Paper presented at the international conference China and Africa Media, Communications and Public Diplomacy

Zhang Yanqiu

Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI);Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Journalism and Communication Studies (2014), 12 pp.

"China’s quest to improve its international image has increased exponentially in the last decade through cultural diplomacy and the media. However, the expansion of China’s state-led media has received mixed reactions and even stereotypes in Africa. By examining scholarly responses towards China ... more

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Shamba Shape Up Series 4: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Survey Report

The Media Company (2014), 46 pp.

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Kenya's Media Landscape: A Success Story with Serious Structural Challenges

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)

Leipzig: Vistas (2014), 180 pp.

"Kenya’s 2010 Constitution guarantees press freedom in a way the country has never previously seen. However, the concentration of media ownership and pending consensus on new media legislation are tarnishing the triumphs of Kenya’s media liberalization and development. Regulation of news content ... more

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Bits and Atoms: Information and Communication Technology in Areas of Limited Statehood

Steven Livingston, Gregor Walter-Drop (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), xi, 195 pp.

"Contributors to the volume explore various questions concerning the opportunities and constraints for governance associated with the startling growth in digital technologies in the Global South. In areas of limited statehood, places where the reach of the state is limited and weak, can mobile phone ... more

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HIV/AIDS Communication in South Africa: Are You Human?

Colin Chasi

London: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 89 pp.

"Even though sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected by HIV/AIDS in the world, no new theories have been discovered, and questions about life and death are ignored. This book uses certain selected communication practices to offer the foundations of an African theory of communication, applicab ... more

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Assessing the sustainability of media (reporting) in the Republic of Mauritius

M. Y. Mohobuth

Port Louis: University of Technology, Master Thesis (2014), 85 pp.

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Futuros Criativos - Economia e Criatividade em Cabo Verde, Guiné-Bissau e São Tomé e Príncipe

Alexandro Cardoso, Debora Sanches, Proença, Ilsa Sá, Maria Miguel Estrela, Mário Moniz et al.

ACEP Associação para a Cooperação Entre os Povos (2014), 209 pp.

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„Homosexuality is Un-African“: Eine Analyse Der Homosexualitätsdebatte in Ugandischen Printmedien

Katja Benkel

Mainz: Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (2014), 75 pp.

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Technologische Dramen: Radiokulturen und Medienwandel in Benin (Westafrika)

Tilo Grätz

Bielefeld: transcript (2014), 385 pp.

"Neue Mediengesetze und Technologien verändern das Radio in Westafrika. Tilo Grätz analysiert diesen Wandel am Beispiel der Aneignung von Radiotechnologien in Benin. Er zeigt: Die Prozesse vollziehen sich im Wechselspiel von Produzenten, Hörern und technischen Möglichkeiten unter dem Einfluss me ... more

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Citizen Participation and Technology

Washington, DC: National Democratic Institute (NDI) (2014), 67 pp.

"Using case studies from countries such as Burma, Mexico and Uganda, the study explores whether the use of technology in citizen participation programs amplifies citizen voices and increases government responsiveness and accountability, and whether the use of digital technology increases the politic ... more

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Empowering Our Whistleblowers

Gabriella Razzano

Open Democracy Advice Centre;Right2Know Campaign;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2014), iv, 63 pp.

"In 2010 the Open Democracy Advice Centre undertook a comprehensive review of the state of whistleblowing in South Africa, entitled 'The Status of Whistleblowing' (2010). Three years on, the whistleblowing landscape is due another review. Research demonstrates that progress has not merely halted in ... more

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Chinese Soft Power and Public Diplomacy: An Analysis of China’s New Diaspora Engagement Policies in the Xi Era

Ding Sheng

Seoul: East Asia Institute (EAI) (2014), 22 pp.

"The communist government’s diaspora engagement policy in the Xi era represents a departure from tradition. Not only is it a very non-ideological policy, but it is also based on Xi’s vision of public diplomacy— indigenizing public diplomacy approaches and instruments to accommodate the needs a ... more