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Care Takers: Sustaining South Africa's Rich Biodiversity. Series 2. Facilitators Guide

Steps;SANBI (2014), 40 pp.

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Universal Service Fund Study

London: GSMA (2014), 95 pp.

"The following report examines Universal Service Funds (‘USFs’) in 23 Sub-Saharan African (‘SSA’) countries These USFs are examined in a global context i.e., taking into account their characteristics and performance when measured against an additional 46 USFs in the Arab States, the Americas ... more

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Media Role in African Changing Electoral Process

Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor, Kehbuma Langmia (eds.)

Lanham et al.: University Press of America (2014), xix, 229 pp.

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Reconnoitering the role of (citizen) journalism ethics in the emerging networked public sphere

Bruce Mutsvairo, Simon Columbus, Iris Leijendekker

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 4-22

"This study surveys the ethical beliefs of citizen journalists in several sub-Saharan African countries. The research showed that they are driven by a sense of social responsibility and a wish to inform their readers and the general public. Citizen journalists show a clear anti-authoritarian strain ... more

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Democratising the Media in the New Democracies of Ghana and Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Ufuoma Akpojivi

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 87-105

"The institutionalisation of democracy in Ghana (1992) and Nigeria (1999) after years of military regimes facilitated the need to reform old media structures that supported authoritarian regimes into institutions that would facilitate the democratic process. The media reform initiatives embarked upo ... more

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Whose Media, Whose Agenda? Monitoring the Malawi 2014 Tripartite Elections

Ivor Gaber, Edrinnie Lora-Kayambazinthu

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 106-114

"In 2014 Malawi experienced its first-ever tripartite elections involving presidential, parliamentary and local government contests. The role of the media was monitored in a major operation covering radio, television, newspapers, news websites and social media. The results revealed that, with the ex ... more

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Community Radio in Kenya: Navigating Legislation and Economies

Rose Kimani

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

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)

Leipzig: Vistas (2014), pp. 47-67

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Curtailing Corruption: People Power for Accountability and Justice

Shaazka Beyerle

Rienner (2014), vi, 325 pp.

"Campaigns and movements targeting corruption often face decentralized targets rather than an identifiable dictator or external government, and can be found both in undemocratic and democratic systems. Graft and abuse are manifested in a systemic manner rather than a hodgepodge collection of illicit ... more

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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.

"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more

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Smart Phones and Social Bonds: Communication Technology and Inter-Ethnic Cooperation in Kenya

Charles Martin-Shields, Elizabeth Stones

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, volume 9, issue 3 (2014), pp. 50-64

"The expansion of access to mobile phones in the developing world has provided new opportunities for development and peacebuilding institutions to reach communities, and for communities to develop local development and peacebuilding solutions. Kenya has seen a particularly high concentration of prog ... more

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Contemporary Media Use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2014), 36 slides

"Nigeria is a complex country grappling with serious economic, political, and security challenges. New media are an increasingly effective pathway for reaching Nigerian audiences, especially those who are media rich. However, there remain media poor segments of the population who can only be reached ... more

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Toward a Theory of African Communication

Joseph Oládèjo Fáníran

In: Communication Theories in a Multicultural World

Clifford Christians; Kaarle Nordenstreng (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 146-159

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Dimitra Newsletter, Nr. 25

Brussels: FAO Dimitra (2014), 24 pp.

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An Exploration into the Operations and Sustainability of Community Radio Stations in South Africa

Towera Gondwe, Zororo Mavindidze

Braamfontein: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI);RAITH Foundation (2014), 31 pp.

"Community radio remains the most readily available means of access to information for the majority of poor communities in South Africa. In this regard, the purpose served by community radio within communities is elevated to encompass greater significance in the promotion of active citizens and part ... more

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The Concept and Philosophy of Community Radio Stations in the Kenyan Context

Peter Kibe Ngugi, Charles Kinyua

Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism, volume 5, issue 1 (2014), 8 pp.

"Kenya has over a hundred radio stations today a good number of them being commercial stations while the others are community Radios. Some of these commercial stations broadcast in vernacular therefore causing confusion as to what exactly is the difference between a community radio and the commercia ... more

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Status of Content and Programming by Community Radio Stations in Kenya

Nairobi: Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) (2014), 73 pp.

"This assessment was done to determine the level of quality content at the community radio stations in Kenya, as well as the key determinants of this content quality, with the aim of informing interventions to address the identified challenges or gaps at the various targeted radio stations. The asse ... more

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Sociologie politique d’une expérience de démocratie participative: Le cas d’une radio communautaire au Sénégal

Yacine Diagne

Université Paris-Dauphine, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 532 pp.

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An Assessment of Community Radio in the Context of Rural Development in Kenya

James Pharaoh Ochichi

University of Nairobi, Doctoral Thesis (2014), xiii, 282 pp.

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Core Dimensions of Community Radio in Action: The Case of Ghana

Lawrence Naaikuur, Africanus L. Diedong

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 8, issue 2 (2014), pp. 175-206

"The present article seeks to serve as a ‘how-to’ text. Based on the relatively more matured experiences of some community radio (CR) stations in Ghana, the authors hope it could be a guide to CR stations in Africa and beyond on how to attain what we term the ‘core dimensions’ of CR that und ... more

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Mobile Community Reporting: A Grassroots Perspective on Journalism

Olivier Nyirubugara

Leiden: Sidestone Press (2014), 144 pp.

"In this book, the author presents what he calls the 'Mobile Community Reporting' approach based on a six-year training experiment [of the Voices of Africa Media Foundation] in which he was involved as trainer and coach in eight African countries. The main argument underlying the MCR approach is the ... more