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The Palgrave Handbook of Cross-Border Journalism
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Liane Rothenberger, Martin Löffelholz, David H. Weaver (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xxv, 618 pp.
"This handbook critically analyzes cross-border news production and "transnational journalism cultures" in the evolving field of cross-border journalism. As the era of the internet hasfurther expanded the border-transcending production, dissemination and reception of news, and with transnational co- ... more
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Doing Digital Migration Studies: Theories and Practices of the Everyday

Koen Leurs, Sandra Ponzanesi (eds.)
Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2024), 387 pp.
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Misinformation technology: Internet use and political misperceptions in Africa

Joel Cariolle, Yasmine Elkhateeb, Mathilde Maurel
Journal of Comparative Economics, volume 52, issue 2 (2024), pp. 400-433
"The use of the Internet to access news has an impact on African citizens’ perceptions of democracy. Using repeated cross-sectional data from the Afrobarometer survey across 35 African countries over the period 2011–2018, along with an instrumental variable approach, allows addressing potential ... more
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La fiesta de las paces

Catalina Uribe Rincón, Omar Rincón (eds.)
Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes (2024), 305 pp.
"Paz y reconciliación son temas cruciales de nuestra historia. En la coyuntura de análisis y debates, La fiesta de las paces reflexiona sobre la construcción de la paz desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria y, lo que es más importante, desde voces no institucionales. Los autores demuestran que ... more
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Who’s engaged, who’s excluded? Ugandan citizens’ opinions and experiences on media engagement and citizen participation

Kampala: Twaweza East Africa (2024), 16 pp.
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La télévision au Cameroun : Regards croisés sur les pratiques et les usages dans un système sociotechnique

Christian Abolo Mbita
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100 Years of Radio in South Africa, Volume 2: Community Radio, Digital Radio and the Future of Radio in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala, Gilbert Motsaathebe (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xxvii, 185 pp.
"The book brings together media scholars and practitioners to deliberate on the role and influence of radio broadcasting in South Africa over the past 100 years. The publication will add to the existing body of knowledge on radio in this context by being among one of the few to consider radio broadc ... more
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Remembering Mass Atrocities: Perspectives on Memory Struggles and Cultural Representations in Africa

Mphathisi Ndlovu, Lungile Augustine Tshuma, Shepherd Mpofu (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xvii, 303 pp.
"This book explores how popular cultural artifacts, literary texts, commemorative practices and other forms of remembrances are used to convey, transmit and contest memories of mass atrocities in the Global South. Some of these historical atrocities took place during the Cold war. As such, this book ... more
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Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption

Minna Aslama Horowitz, Hannu Nieminen, Katja Lehtisaari, Alessandro D'Arma (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan; International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) (2024), 226 pp.
"This open-access volume argues that in a functioning democracy, citizens should be equally capable of making informed choices about matters of social importance. This includes citizens accessing all relevant information and knowledge necessary for informed will formation. In today's complex era of ... more
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Emerging economies in business news: Repositioning leaders in the Global South

Sujatha Sosale, Tania Cantrell Rosas-Moreno
Global Media and Communication, volume 20, issue 1 (2024), pp. 23-42
"Drawing from nation-branding as a recent development in contemporary globalization, and new middle power theory that examines hierarchies of nations, we used thematic textual analysis to examine business press coverage of the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) consortium for business news represent ... more
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L'humeur des jours : Recueil des éditoriaux

Albert S. Mianzoukouta
Paris: L'Harmattan (2024), 301 pp.
"Dans cet ouvrage captivant, Albert S. Mianzoukouta compile ses éditoriaux parus dans La Semaine Africaine de 2017 à 2020. À travers ces textes, il nous offre un panorama riche et nuancé des dynamiques sociopolitiques qui ont modelé le monde durant ces années. Ses réflexions, empreintes de la ... more
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Sexual Harassment in the Nigerian Media Environment

Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye
In: Sexual Harassment and the Law in Africa
Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme, Carol Chi Ngang, Graham Towl (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2024), 19 pp.
"The media industry of Nigeria has been significantly impacted by sexual harassment and it has had a very negative effect on women media workers. One major issue which I will articulate in my chapter is the absence of an overarching media policy framework addressing sexual harassment with clear pena ... more
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Where is the money? A global perspective on forms of funding, financing and investment for public interest media
Deep Insights

Clare Cook, Ross Settles, Chris Kabwato, Hassan Abbas, Alexandre Goudineau, Janine Warner, Laura Aguirre
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2024), 63 pp.
"Two years in the making, this report unfolds regional perspectives of new forms of funding, financing and investment for public interest media. It provides a multistakeholder reflection in four regions of the world on how public interest media can best be supported over the next decade. Through con ... more
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Health information systems in extreme contexts: Using mobile phones to fight AIDS in Uganda

Livingstone Njuba, Juan Gómez-Morantes, Andrea Herrera, Sonia Camacho
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), issue e12314 (2024), 16 pp.
"The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a global issue that has unequally affected several countries. Due to the complexity of this condition and the human drama it represents to those most affected by it, several fields have contributed to solving or at least alleviating this situation, and the information syste ... more
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Problematic Encounters with Wolf Warrior II: Antithetic Reception of “China in Africa” Amongst Chinese and African Audiences

Yu Xiang, Xiaoxing Zhang, Jiarong Zhang
Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, volume 20, issue 2 (2024), pp. 50-70
"China in Africa’ has become an irresistible topic in any discussion of China, with the former’s growing engagement with the latter. The unprecedented popularity of Wolf Warrior II in China, which is set in Africa, is a testament to how official propaganda of national selfconfidence can be affir ... more
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Radio and Women's Empowerment in Francophone West Africa

Emma Heywood
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xiii, 239 pp.
"This open access book breaks new ground by examining the significant role played by radio in empowering women in three Francophone West African countries: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. It examines the representation and perception of key themes broadcast by radio and associated with women's empower ... more
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Media Viability in Southern Africa: An Exploratory Study

Harare: Media Monitors; UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (2024), 51 pp.
"[...] Media Monitors conducted interviews with managers from six news outlets in six countries across Southern Africa. The study revealed that media viability challenges in the region stem from insufficient funding due to declining advertising and audience markets. The shift in audience consumption ... more
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Global Media Index for Africa 2024

Wallace Chuma, Rutendo Faithful Nyaku, Trust Matsilele, Grace Itumbiri
Africa No Filter; Africa Center (2024), 46 pp.
"The Global Media Index for Africa assesses and ranks online news stories of the 20 leading news providers that offer primary coverage of Africa for the world. It is also a tool that aims to provide much needed regular 'health checks' on how Africa is framed in the media. The outlets selected are th ... more
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Expectations of News Media in Uganda: Advancing a Theory of Relative Institutional Trust in Journalism

Meagan E. Doll
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 1873–1892
"Compared with work on trust in news, surprisingly little research examines audiences’ expectations of journalism. Audiences’ expectations, after all, elucidate public opinion of news, including the criteria by which news and journalists may be trusted. Journalism expectancy research is particul ... more
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An Urgent Call for Fair Working Conditions in Africa

Ayoade Ibrahim, Bill Mutoro, Ceciriah Barungi Kazibwe, Ebony Ford, Francis Tenge et al.
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork; African Platform Workers Representatives (APWR) (2024), 10 pp.
"The APWR calls on regional institutions and national government agencies to consider the following recommendations: 1. Standardise commission rates [...] 2. Mandate platforms to provide risk mitigation strategies and safety nets [...] 3. The contracts and/or terms and conditions must be subject to ... more