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New Projects Submitted to the IPDC. Part 1: Africa

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2012), 206 pp.

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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World

Soumitra Dutta, Beñat Bilbao-Osorio (eds.)

Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.

"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi ... more

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A Grey Area: The Nigerien Sahel in the French Media

Gado Alzouma

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 1 (2012), pp. 61-74

"This paper analyses how the French media perceive the advent of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Sahel, and particularly in Niger. It shows that the French media are constructing Niger as a ‘grey area’, a dangerous place and a ‘failed state’ through a monolithic discourse rooted in ... more

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The Rise of China’s State-Led Media Dynasty in Africa

Yu-Shan Wu

Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2012), 31 pp.

"Traces China's media engagement in Africa since the 2000s, including a list of financed projects (pp. 13-15), and explains how strategies have changed. While the extension of hardware assistance continues to play an important role, China's media engagement in Africa started to diversify after the 2 ... more

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Cameroon's Private Daily Press: In Search of a Viable Economic Model

Thomas Atenga

African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 13-29

"Around the world, the press is struggling to find its place in today's changing information market. Skeptics foresee an imminent death if it fails to reform its means of production and dissemination, while optimists praise its capacity to resist the onslaught of other mass media. This article aims ... more

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The Media Economy in French-Speaking Africa: When Fragmentation Threatens Survival

Emmanuel V. Adjovi

African Journalism Studies, volume 33, issue 3 (2012), pp. 30-43

"The research objective of this article is to examine both the socio-economic contexts in which the media in French-speaking Africa are evolving and the financing methods of these media outlets, notably by focusing on the issues of advertising, state subsidies and unconventional funding methods. Thi ... more

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When Does Information Change Lives? An Evaluation of Community Radio Development in South Sudan and the Three Areas

Sonya De Masi

Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2012), 34 pp.

The major conclusion of this study is that there is enormous potential for media development in South Sudan because of the enthusiasm for and interest in news and information, even in the most remote villages. Local radio is a platform for political and cultural expression and a site for citizen par ... more

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Chad and the Darfur Refugee Crisis: Internews Humanitarian Information Service's Program in Chad 2005-2012

Celeste Hicks, Meredith Kohut

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2012), 56 pp.

"Starting in 2005, Internews built three humanitarian radio stations in Eastern Chad to help those fleeing the violence in Darfur to receive the critical news and information they needed to survive. Seven years after the first station went on air, Internews has left eastern Chad as funding to intern ... more

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The Democratic Impact of ICT in Africa

Alexandra Dobra

Africa Spectrum, volume 47, issue 1 (2012), pp. 73-88

"This paper takes a critical look at the view that the Internet can serve as a laboratory of political experimentation for reconfiguring the repertories of political actions. The overall discourses on information and communications technology (ICT) are too often focused on technology and infrastruct ... more

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Investigating Communication, Health and Development: 10 Years of Research in the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS)

Emma Durden, Eliza Govender (eds.)

Auckland Park: Jacana Media;University of KwaZulu-Natal, Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) (2012), xxx, 480 pp.

"This book traces some of the key research conducted over a ten-year period by honours, MA and PhD students who have attended the CCMS Entertainment Education / communication for participatory development course from its inception in 2002, until 2011. There has been a marked shift in the paradigm gu ... more

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The Representation of African Traditional Religion and Culture in Nigeria Popular Films

Innocent Ebere Uwah

Politics and Religion, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), pp. 81-101

"One of the ways by which religious rituals communicate in African society is by maintaining cohesion in the culture. They connect participants to richer meanings and larger forces of their community. Even in representational models, rituals create solidarity in the form of subjective experiences of ... more

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Ethiopia: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2011), 72 pp.

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REDD+ Politics in the Media. A Case Study from Cameroon

Djiegni Flicien Kengoum

Bogor Barat (ID): Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2011), 26 pp.

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The Bongo Flava Industry in Tanzania and Artists' Strategies for Success

Uta Reuster-Jahn, Gabriel Hacke

Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg University, Department of Anthropology and African Studies (2011), 21 pp.

"Bongo Flava is a Tanzanian category of contemporary urban youth music related to four simultaneous developments: democratization, privatization, globalization and media digitalization. Stylistically, it comprises Hiphop and R&B as well as other styles which have been appropriated by local artists w ... more

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Journalists and the Rule of Law

Levi Obonyo, Erneo Nyamboga

Nairobi: International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section;Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), iv, 102 pp.

"The book is particularly commendable for providing a one-stop for relevant sections of media laws and for providing essential legal tips including explanations of various legal terms. Its treatment of ethical issues in media practice is a plus. The book strikes a commendable balance of Law and Ethi ... more

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Towards a Theory of Communication for Africa: The Challenges for Emerging Democracies

Levi Obonyo

Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 37, issue 1 (2011), pp. 1-20

"While the scholarship on communication theory has evolved over many years in Africa it is still work in progress. This discourse has been anchored in society's cultural milieu. The import of this is that the debate has evolved without incorporating the realities of Africa. Consequently, theories of ... more

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Poverty Reduction with Strategic Communication: Moving from Awareness Raising to Sustained Citizen Participation

Masud Mozammel (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), x, 92 pp.

"This publication updates a 2005 review of communication in Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). It includes four country case studies (Ghana, Tanzania, Moldova, and Nepal) and a regional analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how the use of strategic communication has expanded beyo ... more

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Community Theatre and AIDS

Ola Johansson

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xii, 179 pp.

"Applying research into assessments of community theatre, epidemiology, and young people's shared and private stories using a wide range of methodologies, this book explores the potential efficacy of community theatre to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania with reference to several other comp ... more

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Barometre des Médias Africains: Benin 2011

Windhoek; Cotonou: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 130 pp.

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Barometre des Médias Africains: Guinee 2011

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 120 pp.