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Testing a Media Intervention in Kenya: Vioja Mahakamani, Dangerous Speech, and the Benesch Guidelines

Lauren Kogen

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2013), 29 pp.

"Susan Benesch, human rights scholar, genocide prevention fellow at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, has, over the last several years, developed an analytical framework for identifying ‘dangerous speech’ ... more

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REDD+ Politics in the Media: A Case Study from Tanzania

Demetrius Kweka

Bogor Barat (ID): Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2013), vii, 20 pp.

"The report concluded there was low climate change coverage in Tanzania from 2005 to 2008, but that coverage increased just after 2009; this was mainly due to international negotiations and agreements around the world that played a major role in shaping the REDD+ discourse, including in Tanzania. Mo ... more

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Gender and Media = Genre et Médias

Africa Media Review, volume 21, issue 1-2 (2013), pp. 1-192

"The articles contained in this special issue build on the conversations initiated at the Cairo Symposium and try to make sense of the shifts and transformations in media and gender relations in Africa. Some bring new perspectives to bear on how traditional media (newspapers, magazines, radio and te ... more

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Starving the Messenger: A Study of Journalists’ Conditions of Service in Malawi

Levi Zeleza Manda, Noel Drake Kufaine

Journal of Development and Communication Studies, volume 2, issue 2-3 (2013), pp. 301-311

"This study used in-depth interviews to investigate the conditions of service and welfare of journalists in Malawi. It found that while the Media Council of Malawi code of professional ethics and standards and in-house policies expected the best out the journalists, the majority of the journalists, ... more

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South Sudan Community Radio Audience Feedback Study 2012-2013: A Qualitative Analysis of the Opinions and Information Needs of Listeners in Leer, Malaulkon, Turalei and Nasir

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2013), 30 pp.

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China and the African Internet: Perspectives from Kenya and Ethiopia

Iginio Gagliardone

Index Communicación, volume 3, issue 2 (2013), pp. 67-82

"Through the lens of China in Africa, this paper explores the transformations in the relationship between the Internet and the state. China’s economic success, impressive growth of Internet users and relative stability have quietly promoted an example of how the Internet can be deployed within the ... more

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The Role of UNDP in Supporting Democratic Elections in Africa

Addis Ababa: UNDP (2013), vii, 52 pp.

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National Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Communication Strategy July 2013-June 2018

United Republic of Tanzania (2013), xxiii, 63 pp.

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African Educational Film and Video: Industry, Ideology, and the Regulation of Sub-Saharan Sexuality

Allison Doris McGuffie

Iowa City: University of Iowa, Doctoral Thesis (2013), v, 176 pp.

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The Role of Media in Child Protection: Challenges and Opportunities in Uganda

Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2013), 60 pp.

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Assessing the Role of Information and Communication Technologies to Enhance Food Systems in Developing Countries: A Focus on Eastern and Southern Africa

Charles Steinfield, Susan Wyche

Michigan State University, Global Center for Food Systems Innovation (GCFSI);U.S. Global Development Lab (2013), 39 pp.

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Advocacy Capacity Training and Media Outreach Clinic: Workshop Report

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (2013), 30 pp.

"The Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) together with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) organised a two and a half day training workshop from 20th to 22nd February 2013, for the Uganda-Poverty and Conservation Learning Group members (U-PCLG) ... more

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Climate Change in Africa: A Guidebook for Journalists

Mike Shanahan, Willie Shubert, Cameron Scherer et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 91 pp.

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Connecting Africa: An Assessment of Progress Towards the Connect Africa Summit Goals

Tunis: African Development Bank (2013), 87 pp.

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Delivery Models for Climate Information in East and West Africa

Christine Jost

Frederiksberg: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) (2013), 66 pp.

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Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change
Key Guidance

Harriet Perlman et al.

Johannesburg: Soul City Institute (2013), 141 pp.

"This manual is for media practitioners and social activists who wish to use the power of entertainment and mass media to promote health, human rights and social justice. Drawing on successful stories and case studies from Africa and elsewhere, this manual aims to inspire, give fresh ideas and share ... more

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Reciprocity and risk in the work and lives of Kinshasa's TV journalists

Katrien Pype

Journal of African Cultural Studies, volume 25, issue 1 (2013), pp. 57-71

"Just like in many other sub-Saharan African countries, Kinshasa's media world has opened up in the mid 1990s. Especially since 2002, local TV stations have been mushrooming. This has not only led to a proliferation of media productions, but it has also enlarged the terrain of local journalists, in ... more

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African History Teaching in Contemporary German Textbooks: From Biased Knowledge to Duty of Remembrance

Elina Marmer, Papa Sow

Yesterday & Today, issue 10 (2013), pp. 49-76

"In early colonial times, European scientists explained and justified the aggressive and devastating expansion of Europe into nearly every corner of the world. Africans, for example, had been dehumanized, infantilized and bereft of history. The legacy of this manipulative enterprise can still be obs ... more

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Inter-Ethnic Cooperation Revisited: Why Mobile Phones Can Help Prevent Discrete Events of Violence, Using the Kenyan Case Study

Charles Martin-Shields

Stability: International Journal of Security & Development, volume 2, issue 3 (2013), pp. 1-13

"This paper will critically explore why mobile phones have drawn so much interest from the conflict management community in Kenya, and develop a general set of factors to explain why mobile phones can have a positive effect on conflict prevention efforts generally. Focusing on theories of informatio ... more

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Code of Conduct for the Practice of Journalism in Kenya: Second Schedule of the Media Council Act 2013

Nairobi: Media Council of Kenya (2013), 23 pp.

Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change Key Guidance

Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change
Key Guidance