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Mass Media and Democratisation in Cameroon in the Early 1990s

Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Bamenda: Langaa (2011), xiv, 193 pp.

"In the on-going democratic debate, the Cameroonian media have not played the role of objective mediators. A one-party logic, of which government, opposition and the public are guilty, has prevented Cameroonian multipartyism from addressing the major issue: that of how best to bring about real parti ... more

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The Internet of Elsewhere: The Emergent Effects of a Wired World

Cyrus Farivar

New Brunswick, New Jers.: Rutgers University Press (2011), xiii, 239 pp.

"Cyrus Farivar explores the Internet's history and effects in four distinct and, to some, surprising societies—Iran, Estonia, South Korea, and Senegal. He profiles Web pioneers in these countries and, at the same time, surveys the environments in which they each work [...] Skype was invented in Es ... more

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Radio in Zones of Conflict: Abnormal Measures for Abnormal Circumstances

David Smith

In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

Liz Gunner; Dina Ligaga; Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 256-269

"A radio station for Somalis, by Somalis and about Somalis went on air on 1 March 2010. Radio Bar-Kulan ('meeting place' in Somali) uses FM, short wave, satellite and the internet to ensure that access is available to all who want it. The history of the station has its roots in peacekeeping. The suc ... more

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The Power of Global Community Media
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Linda K. Fuller (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, revised paperback ed. (2011), xix, 272 pp.

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An Exploratory Investigation Into the Status of Reading Promotion Projects in South Africa

Sabelo Ransome Chizwina

University of Pretoria, Master Thesis (2011), 171 pp.

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Soft Power in China: Public Diplomacy Through Communication

Jian Wang (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), 221 pp.

"The book provides a glimpse into how China has tried to tell its story to the world. The introduction chapter outlines the broader context for the examination of Chinese public diplomacy. It discusses some of the emerging themes concerning the spirit and practice of the country’s image-building e ... fforts. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the trends and developments in Chinese public diplomacy, and discusses how China’s authoritarian system has benefits as well as drawbacks for its soft power pursuits. In the next three chapters, we examine some of the major Chinese external propaganda and communication platforms, including Beijing Review, CCTV International (renamed CCTV News in April 2010), and government news conferences and spokespersons [...] Chapter 6 takes on a relatively new topic of the increasing role of Chinese corporations in the process of public diplomacy. It examines the complex interplay between corporate branding and nation branding in the example of a leading Chinese company’s corporate social responsibility engagement in Africa. The ensuing two chapters cover China’s image promotion related to the Beijing Olympics from two different vantage points. Chapter 7 discusses the promotion of the Olympics to the Chinese domestic public, who were expected to be model citizens helping to deliver a positive image of China during the Games. This can be viewed as a case of how “charm offensive” begins on the home front. Chapter 8 sheds light on the role of the ever more active Chinese diaspora in national image management through its mobilization in defense of China’s image during the international leg of the Olympic torch relay. To provide some historical context to the discussion of China’s contemporary endeavor, Chapter 9 examines how the conception of “international propaganda” was formulated and institutionalized in early twentieth century China. It highlights the role of Chinese intellectuals in promoting China’s international communication. Our last essay explores higher education as a site of image-construction. It ref lects on how American college students read and evaluate China based on their perspectives and news sources. It ends with an imaginary dialogue between a Chinese journalist and an American journalist on mutual misperceptions, and possibilities for change, providing an “enjoyable and hopeful” conclusion to the book." (Preface, pages ix-x) more

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Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business
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Kristina Bürén (ed.)

Paris: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA);African Media Initiative (AMI) (2011), 81 pp.

"The handbook includes case studies gathered through interviews with newspapers in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, including the Observer and Daily Monitor in Uganda, the Standard and the Daily Nation in Kenya, and Grocott’s Mail, the Mail and Guardian, the Sunday Times and the Sowetan in South Af ... more

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Les séries télévisées dans l’éducation sur le VIH: Atteindre les populations grâce au divertissement populaire
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Stuart Adams

Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2011), 40 pp.

"Se rangeant parmi les cinq plus grands donateurs d’aide publique au développement (APD), l'Allemagne est fortement engagée dans la lutte pour un accès universel à la prévention, au traitement et à la prise en charge du VIH. Une bonne partie des contributions allemandes est accordée sous fo ... rme de soutien financier et technique à la communication pour le changement de comportement (CCC), souvent associée au marketing social de préservatifs. Cette publication étudie en détail plusieurs projets dans le cadre desquels l'Allemagne a apporté un soutien à la production et à la diffusion de séries télévisées comme composantes clés de la CCC dans trois pays confrontés à des situations épidémiologiques très différentes. Au Kirghizistan, l'épidémie est largement concentrée parmi les consommateurs de drogues injectables (CDI), pour la plupart des hommes jeunes, mais touche aussi des professionnelles du sexe. L'épidémie s’étend rapidement, et l’on craint qu'elle ne se propage davantage dans la population en général. Diffusée pour la première fois en 2006, la série « Love as a Test » avait pour but de sensibiliser les spectateurs au fait que le VIH ne concerne pas uniquement « les autres », mais peut facilement toucher chaque individu ainsi que ses proches, et qu’il est possible d’agir pour éviter sa propagation et en limiter les dommages. En République dominicaine, les taux de prévalence du VIH sont extrêmement élevés chez les Haïtiens de souche vivant dans les bateyes (campements attenant aux plantations de canne à sucre), dans les zones rurales et dans les bidonvilles. Diffusée pour la première fois en 2007, « Amor de Batey » avait pour but de promouvoir l'utilisation régulière et correcte de préservatifs peu coûteux mais fiables, de renforcer l’autonomie des femmes, d'améliorer leur santé et de limiter la mortalité infantile. En Côte d'Ivoire, les taux de prévalence du VIH sont élevés dans l’ensemble du pays, mais beaucoup plus importants chez les femmes que chez les hommes. Cela est notamment dû à la pratique courante des relations sexuelles multiples et concomitantes et aux faibles niveaux d'éducation et de connaissances en matière de santé sexuelle et reproductive. Diffusée pour la première fois en 1994, « Sida dans la Cité » avait des objectifs similaires à ceux de « Amor de Batey ». La première série a rencontré un tel succès qu'elle a été suivie d'une deuxième diffusée en 1996-1997, puis d'une troisième diffusée en 2003. Les trois séries ont connu une grande popularité dans tous les pays francophones d'Afrique de l’Ouest et d'Afrique centrale. Cette publication retrace la genèse de chacune de ces séries, en présente un bref synopsis, résume les résultats des évaluations formelles qui en ont été faites et fournit des appréciations plus informelles. Elle tire ensuite des conclusions et constate que les séries télévisées peuvent apporter des contributions très utiles à la lutte contre le VIH au niveau national. Les séries qui remportent le plus de succès sont basées sur de solides recherches, reflètent les réalités de la vie telles qu’elles sont vécues par les publics cibles et sont réalisées de manière très professionnelle, leur assurant à la fois un haut niveau de divertissement et une grande efficacité comme outil éducatif." (Résumé, page 5) more

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The New Arab Journalist: Mission and Identity in a Time of Turmoil
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Lawrence Pintak

London; New York: Tauris (2011), xii, 287 pp.

"Drawing on the first broad cross-border survey of Arab journalists, first-person interviews with scores of reporters and editors, and his three decades' experience reporting from the Middle East, Lawrence Pintak examines how Arab journalists see themselves and their mission at this critical time in ... more

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Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
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John D. H. Downing (ed.)

Thousand Oaks; London; New Delhi; Singapore: Sage (2011), xxvii, 602 pp.

"This one-volume encyclopedia features around 250 essays on the varied experiences of social movement media over the planet in the 20th and 21st centuries [...] The guiding principles have been to ensure that experiences from the global South are given voice; that women are properly represented amon ... more

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Deployment Guide: Solar Power for Rural PCs

Bob Marsh

San Francisco: Inveneo (2011), 27 pp.

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Zimbabwe’s Community Radio ‘initiatives’: Promoting Alternative Media in a Restrictive Legislative Environment

Nhamo Mhiripiri

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 9, issue 2 (2011), pp. 107-126

"Unlike most nations in southern Africa, Zimbabwe has not seen the expansion in community radio stations that has been characteristic of the region from the 1990s. A number of community radio initiatives (CRIs) were formed after the 2001 Zimbabwean Broadcasting Services Act (BSA), but no licences we ... more

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The Myth of Press Freedom in Botswana: From Sir Seretse Khama to Ian Khama

Letshwiti B. B. Tutwane

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 1 (2011), pp. 43-55

"This article argues that for all the plaudits that it has received Botswana is not a true example of democracy. It only continues to shine because of its historical context and the elaborate machinations of the ruling party. It supports Good's (1996) thesis of Authoritarian Liberalism as an apt des ... more

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MAPs Without Direction: Media Assistance Projects in Post-War Sierra Leone

Rosemary Quipp

Montreal: McGill University, Master Thesis (2011), vi, 86 pp.

"Sierra Leone‘s brutal civil war devastated the country‘s population and left its infrastructure in disarray. Over the last decade, international organizations have provided financial and technical assistance to many areas of society, including journalists and the media. Media assistance program ... more

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Light in the Darkness: Internews Radio in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. Findings of Community Impact Assessment

Sonya De Masi

Internews (2011), 126 pp.

"This report offers an overview of results of an assessment that sought to investigate the audience impact of Internews’ network of five FM radio stations in southern Sudan and two transitional areas that were established to provide their communities with critical information about the peace agree ... more

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Engaging Media in Communicating Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Rose Ndakala Oronje, Chi-Chi Undie, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, Joanna Crichton

Health Research Policy and Systems, volume 9, issue Suppl.1:57 (2011), 10 pp.

"This paper describes the experiences of the African Population and Health Research Center and its partners in cultivating the interest and building the capacity of the media in evidence-based reporting of reproductive health issues in sub-Saharan Africa [...] The African Population and Health Resea ... more

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Peace-Making, Power Configurations and Media Practices in Northern Uganda: A Case Study of Mega FM

Florence Brisset-Foucault

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 205-225

"This article analyses the uses of the ‘community’ and ‘peace media’ labels in northern Uganda. It tries to assess their effect on power configurations and on the practices and the representations of media workers. In order to do so, it analyses how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have ... more

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Structures de diffusion et de distribution du livre africain en Afrique. Modeles de transport entre pays africains et vers l'international. Centrale de distribution d'Afrilivres

Sophie Godefroy, Vincent Bontoux

Institut Français;Afrilivres;Association Internationale des Libraires Francophones;Alliance Internationale des Éditeurs Indépendants (2011), 69 pp.

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War Journalism or Peace Journalism? A Case Study of U.S. And British Newspapers Coverage of the Somali Conflict

Tewodros W. Workneh

Global Media Journal - Mediterranean Edition, volume 6, issue 1 (2011), pp. 40-52

"On its issue of March 1, 2010, Time magazine reported that Sheik Fuad Mohamed Shangole, a leader of an Islamist group known as al-Shabaab (the Youth), which is fighting for control of the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia, made a public declaration of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The purpose of th ... more

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Assessment of Media Development in Mozambique: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Tomás Vieira Mário (coord.)

Paris: UNESCO (2011), viii, 87 pp.

"Over the last five years, Mozambique has achieved significant improvements in the supporting infrastructure for developing and expanding media and ICTs. The expansion of the optical fibre services, and of access to fixed and mobile telephony and broadband Internet, have been instrumental in helping ... more

The Power of Global Community Media Inspiring Practice

Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business Key Guidance

Les séries télévisées dans l’éducation sur le VIH: Atteindre les populations grâce au divertissement populaire Inspiring Practice

The New Arab Journalist: Mission and Identity in a Time of Turmoil Top Insights

Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media Top Insights

The Power of Global Community Media
Inspiring Practice

Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business
Key Guidance

Les séries télévisées dans l’éducation sur le VIH: Atteindre les populations grâce au divertissement populaire
Inspiring Practice

The New Arab Journalist: Mission and Identity in a Time of Turmoil
Top Insights

Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media
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