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What is the Relationship Between Hate Radio and Violence? Rethinking Rwanda's "Radio Machete"

Scott Straus

In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

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

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 83-101

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Public Service Broadcasting: A Comparative Legal Survey

Toby Mendel

Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed., revised and updated (2011), ix, 96 pp.

"This book explores the legal and regulatory systems governing public service broadcasters in eight different countries around the world, looking at the services they provide, the way in which their mandates are defined, their internal governance systems, mechanisms of oversight or accountability an ... more

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Southern Sudan Referendum 2011: Monitoring of Media Coverage

Copenhagen: Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC);UNDP Sudan;International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 50 pp.

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The African Charter on Broadcasting: A Review of its Impact in West Africa

Dakar: Panos West Africa (2011), 230 pp.

"This study assesses the impact of the African Charter on Broadcasting, a blueprint for broadcasting reform in Africa, approved in 2001 at a conference of media practitioners and freedom of expression advocates held in Windhoek, Namibia. The geographical focus of this study is five countries in West ... more

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Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities
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Liz Gunner, Dina Ligaga, Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), xv, 320 pp.

"Radio has been called ‘Africa’s medium’. Its wide accessibility is a result of a number of factors, including the liberalisation policies of the ‘third wave’ of democracy and its ability to transcend the barriers of cost, geographical boundaries, the colonial linguistic heritage and low l ... more

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Communication in Crisis: Assessing the Impact of Mayardit FM Following the May 2011 Abyei Emergency

Nina McMurry

Turalei, Warrap State (SS): Internews (2011), 21 pp.

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Dimensions of Radio Coverage and Content Generation of Agricultural Biotechnology News in Kenya

Margaret Karembu, Faith Nguthi, Toepista Nabusaba, Peter Oriare, Julius Nyangaga, Heidi Schaeffer, Mary Myers

Nairobi: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Application (ISAAA Africenter);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2011), 22 pp.

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What it Means to Work Toward "Excellence" in African Journalism Education

Guy Berger

In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment

Bob Franklin; Donica Mensing (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 33-47

"This chapter sets out the history, process, and experience of an attempt to identify potential centers of excellence in journalism education in Africa. The methodology drew from journalism education systems in the United States, the United Kingdom and a number of French speaking countries, but also ... more

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Revisiting the ‘leapfrog’ Debate in Light of Current Trends of Mobile Phone Internet Usage in the Greater Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Nathalie Hyde-Clarke, Tamsin van Tonder

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 263-276

"At first glance, mobile technology appears to have the potential to allow countries in Africa to technologically ‘leapfrog’ across the digital divide and provide much needed Internet access to a wide range of people currently unable to participate in the Information Society. This study investig ... more

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Teaching Journalism or Teaching African Journalism? Experiences from Foreign Involvement in a Journalism Programme in Ethiopia

Terje S. Skjerdal

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), pp. 24-51

"Journalism programmes across the African continent have different attitudes to the issue of universal vs. local values in journalism. This article discusses the issue in light of a post-graduate journalism programme that opened at Addis Ababa University in 2004. In its 5-year implementation phase, ... more

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Strengthening Somali Media Capacity for Democracy and Human Rights: Evaluation Report

Pierre Robert, Aurélie Ferreira

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2011), 23 pp.

"This report is the evaluation of the project “Strengthening Somali media capacity for democracy and human rights” implemented by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), from September 2008 to August 2010. The project budget was US$180,000. The project aimed at strengthening the capaci ... more

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The Limits to Foreign Funded Journalism Training in Africa

Anya Schiffrin

In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment

Bob Franklin; Donica Mensing (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 97-111

"Journalism training can make an important contribution to the quality of journalism and the ability of journalism to fulfill its basic missions. This study focused on the impact on business and economics reporting, an area where few journalists have adequate training, and where on-the-job training ... more

Well-Informed Journalists Make Well-Informed Citizens: Coverage of Governance Issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mary Myers

In: Accountability Through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action

Sina Odugbemi; Taeku Lee (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), pp. 151-158

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Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho

Paul J. M. van Hoof

Pretoria: Idasa;MISA Lesotho (2011), 39 pp.

"This Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho is designed to encourage media coverage of news and events in Lesotho’s rural areas at local government level. According to the publication, to improve such media coverage there is a need to focus both on the providers and the collectors of news. ... more

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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen R. Garcia (eds.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.

"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the ... more

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'Hitting the Glass Ceiling': Gender and Media Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Maria Zuiderveld

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 3 (2011), pp. 401-415

"The aim of this study is to discuss the importance of gender in editorial leadership in African countries. Women in leading positions in the media industry work in a traditionally male-dominated area. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out with five women on their work in media manag ... more

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The Practice of Public Diplomacy: Confronting Challenges Abroad

William A. Rugh

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xviii, 262 pp.

"Relying heavily on scores of first-hand accounts collected through interviews, the studies examine the practice of public diplomacy largely from the perspective of American practitioners in different countries. The analyses follow the standard field officer approach, asking systematically: what iss ... more

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The Press and the Political Restructuring of Ethiopia

Nicole Stremlau

Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 5, issue 4 (2011), pp. 716-732

"Divisive debates on what constitutes the Ethiopian nation, how the state should be structured and how power should be devolved, have dominated Ethiopia’s private press since the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), came to power. The press has served as both ... more

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Journalism Education, Training and Employment

Bob Franklin, Donica Mensing (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2011), xii, 236 pp.

"During this period of rapid and significant change in journalistic practices, journalism educators are re-examining their own profession and contributing to the invention of new models and practices. This edited volume of studies by respected international scholars describes the diverse issues jour ... more

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Human Rights and African Airwaves: Mediating Equality on the Chichewa Radio

Harri Englund

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2011), x, 294 pp.

"Focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi’s public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program ex ... more

Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities Top Insights

People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform Key Guidance

Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities
Top Insights

People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
Key Guidance