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Climate Change in Ugandan Media: A ‘global Warming’ of Journalism Ethics

Brian Semujju

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 3 (2013), pp. 337-352

"This article is an examination of the four major schools of thought on climate change and how two newspapers in Uganda are covering those divergent views. The article argues that in the coverage of global warming in particular the hitherto treasured notion of objectivity has been replaced by a form ... more

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China as a Persuader: CCTV Africa's First Steps in the African Mediasphere

Iginio Gagliardone

African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 3 (2013), pp. 25-40

"China, in seeking greater engagement with African audiences, has dramatically boosted its potential to shape narratives in ways that can favour its image or interests abroad. Focusing on CCTV Africa, China’s flagship efforts to win hearts and minds on the continent, the article explains how this ... more

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Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

Ulla Carlsson, Sherri Hope Culver (eds.)

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom;UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (2013), 416 pp.

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Sustainable Development and Green Communication: African and Asian Perspectives

Jan Servaes (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xvii, 220 pp.

"Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In contrast to the more economically and politically oriented approach in traditional views on sustainable development, the central idea in alternative, more partic ... more

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Project RAF-08-218: Strengthening Civil Society and Developing Independent Media in Africa: Evaluation Report

Pierre Robert, Landis MacKellar, Aurélie Ferreira, Eric Tourres

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2013), 28 pp.

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The Economic Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in Tanzania

Dickson Nyariki, Caleb Otieno, Doreen Sinare, Alinda Lema

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2013), 78 pp.

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Spider Stories 2012

Katja Sarajeva (ed.)

Kista; Stockholm: Spider – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions;Stockholm University (2013), 99 pp.

"In Spider Stories 2012 you will get an overview of results from Spider projects initiated in 2011-2012 in collaboration with project partners in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. In partnership with local organizations, we have supported innovative projects in democracy, education, and ... more

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Side@Ways: Mobile Margins and the Dynamics of Communication in Africa

Mirjam de Bruijn, Inge Brinkman, Francis Nyamnjoh (eds.)

Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa;African Studies Centre (2013), 202 pp.

"This book is about the workings of networks of the mobile in Africa, a continent usually associated with the ‘global shadows’ of the world. How do changes in the possibilities for communication, with the recent hype of mobile technology, influence the social and economic dynamics in Africa’s ... more

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The Media’s Reporting of War Crimes Trials and its Impact on Post-Conflict Democracy in Sierra Leone and Liberia

Bernadette Cole, Jon Silverman

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 53-67

"The application of international humanitarian law (IHL) to conflicts in Africa has been the subject of some scholarly and much journalistic discourse about the ending of ‘impunity’ and an extension of the normative principles of transitional justice. The trials conducted by the Special Court fo ... more

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Eduquer aux médias à l'ère de l'internet: Repères theóriques et enjeux en R. D. du Congo

Lino J. Pungi

Kinshasa: Médi@ction (2013), 231 pp.

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World Press Freedom Index 2013

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2013), 26 pp.

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Fragile States: The Role of Media and Communication

James Deane

London: BBC Media Action (2013), 27 pp.

"This briefing examines how current media trends are affecting state and societal fragility, both positively and negatively, and argues that the role of a free and plural media should be prioritised rather than marginalised in fragile states policy. The paper provides case studies on the role and im ... more

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Print Vs Electronic, and the ‘digital Revolution’ in Africa

Hans M. Zell

Lochcarron, Wester Ross: Hans Zell Publishing (2013), 30 pp.

"This article takes a critical look at the print vs digital debate in Africa, taking stock of the current position as it relates to electronic publishing and the use of electronic reading devices in (English-speaking) sub-Saharan Africa, and the rapidly changing publishing environment on the contine ... more

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Barometre des Médias Africains: Repúblique du Congo

Windhoek; Yaoundé: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 122 pp.

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Taking Nigeria to the Movies: The Innovative Regulatory Role of the National Film and Video Censors Board

Ikechukwu Obiaya

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 3 (2013), pp. 261-274

"The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) of Nigeria [...] has powers that go beyond film classification and censorship. This has been manifested especially through its attempt to regularize film distribution in Nigeria through the introduction of a distribution framework. Many resented thi ... more

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South Sudan National Audience Survey: A Nationally Representative Assessment on Radio Listening Habits with Key Findings in Five Booster Areas for Internews Stations

Juba; Washington, DC: Forcier Consulting;Internews (2013), viii, 185 pp.

"As expected, the general media environment in South Sudan is highly varied, with sharp distinctions between the capital city of Juba and the rest of the country, which is largely rural. A key difference here involves language use and understanding, with rural areas dominated by local/tribal languag ... more

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Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport

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Paris: Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (2013), 27 pp.

"L’appui à la couverture médiatique du scrutin vise trois objectifs : offrir une information suffisante au citoyen pour que son choix électoral soit posé en connaissance de cause; garantir le pluralisme à travers la visibilité octroyée aux différentes forces en présence; crédibiliser le ... more

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Towards a Diagnostic Approach to Media in Fragile States: Examples from the Somali Territories

Nicole Stremlau

Media, War & Conflict, volume 6, issue 3 (2013), pp. 279-293

"Media interventions by international organizations and NGOs in conflict and post-conflict situations seek to develop and shape a media system to contribute to specific political and social ends. The analyses and assessments that inform these interventions are often based on an overview of the forma ... more

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When Words Were Weapons: Kenya’s Media Turn the Tide on Hate Speech and Conflict

Callie Long

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2013), 71 pp.

"When violence broke out in the final days of 2007 after a bitterly contested election in Kenya, Internews responded within days, working with journalists who were trying and failing to make sense of the unprecedented post-election conflict that swept across their country. Five and a half years late ... more

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Lions Go Digital: The Internet’s Transformative Potential in Africa

James Manyika, Armando Cabral, Lohini Moodley, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, Suraj Moraje, Michael Chui, Jerry Anthonyrajah, Acha Leke

McKinsey (2013), 112 pp.

"The Internet will generate economic growth and social transformation in six sectors in particular: financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture, and government. In financial services, for example, M.Pesa's mobile money solutions have brought millions of Kenyans onto the financial grid ... more