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Communication for Empowerment: Global Report

Elizabeth McCall, Birgitte Jallov

Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2010), 52 pp.

"The 52-page report summarised here is the result of the three-year partnership between UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Communication for Social Change Consortium in piloting the C4E approach in five least-developed countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Lao PDR, and Nepal. The report present ... more

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Hate Radio: Reenactment einer Sendung des „Radio-Télévision Libre des Mille Collines – RTLM“ aus dem Jahr 1994

Zürich; Berlin: International Institute of Political Murder (IIPM) (2010), 18 pp.

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Where Are You Africa? Church and Society in the Mobile Phone Age

Castor M. Goliama

Mankon, Bamenda (CM): Langaa (2010), xxii, 240 pp.

"On the basis of a thorough review of the growing literature on the mobile phone and the cultures it inspires, Goliama highlights the ambivalent nature of mobile cultures for the Roman Catholic Church's evangelization mission in Africa. He argues not only for the continued merits of face-to-face com ... more

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The Neglect of Africa and the Power of Aid

Suzanne Franks

International Communication Gazette, volume 72, issue 1 (2010), pp. 71-84

"Using exclusive access to the BBC archive, the article examines how and why media coverage of Africa has been misleading and misinformed in the postcolonial period. It examines the extent to which the close relationship between media coverage and aid agencies has damaged the cause of informing the ... more

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Ghana: Communicating with Policymakers About Development Issues. A Guide for International Development Community

Hannah Bowen

Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 54 pp.

"InterMedia conducted in-depth interviews with 15 senior Ghanaian policy actors, comprising mostly senior politicians and bureaucrats, as well as a few influential figures outside government. The interviews focused on how the policy actors gather, assess, share and disseminate information critical t ... more

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Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine

Karim F. Hirji (ed.)

Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers (2010), xiii, 231 pp.

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Children Accused of Witchcraft: An Anthropological Study of Contemporary Practices in Africa

Aleksandra Cimpric

Dakar: UNICEF (2010), 55 pp.

"This study addresses the issue of children who are victims of violence and mistreatment due to local beliefs, representations and practices, in particular, relating to witchcraft. While the harmful consequences of these beliefs have been publicised internationally, their origins often remain unclea ... more

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A Media Minefield: Increased Threats to Freedom of Expression in Uganda

New York et al.: Human Rights Watch (2010), 60 pp.

"A Media Minefield details how Ugandan authorities have brought charges against over 30 journalists, revoked or suspended the broadcasting licenses of several radio stations, and practiced other forms of partisan repression of the media over the last several years. When violent riots erupted in Kamp ... more

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Nurturing Nationhood Through Peace Media: Analysing Peace Related Programming in Community Radio Stations

Eliud K. Situma, John Harrington Ndeta

Nairobi: Peace and Development Network Trust (PeaceNet Kenya) (2010), 35 pp.

"Peace and Development Network Trust- Kenya (PeaceNet-Kenya) and The Seed Institute commissioned the “Nurturing Nationhood through Peace Media” study to assess the extent to which Vernacular/Community Radio stations cover peace programmes. The study gauged perceptions of audience as well as syst ... more

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L'Église Catholique en Afrique = The Catholic Church in Africa = A Igreja Católica em África

Paris: Oeuvres Pontificales Missionaires (OPM);Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), 24th ed. (2010), 775 pp.

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Media Parenting and the Construction of Media Identities in Northern Nigerian Muslim Hausa Video Films

Abdalla Uba Adamu

In: Media and Identity in Africa

Kimani Njogu; John Middleton (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2010), pp. 171-184

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African Film: New Forms of Aesthetics and Politics

Manthia Diawara

Munich et al.: Prestel Verlag (2010), 319 pp.

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Media Ethics in Ethiopia

Gebremedhin Simon

In: Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective

Stephen J. A. Ward; Herman Wasserman (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2010), pp. 157-171

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Language, Cultural and Communication Rights of Ethnic Minorities in South Africa

Last Moyo

International Communication Gazette, volume 72, issue 4-5 (2010), pp. 425-440

"This article focuses on ethnic and linguistic minorities and radio broadcasting in South Africa. It examines the country’s language, cultural and broadcasting policies and their potential impact on the participation of ethnic minorities in radio broadcasting. In particular, special focus is given ... more

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Die Drohung mit dem Maulkorb: Warum Selbstregulierung der Medien in Afrika eine wichtige Herausforderung bleibt

Tina Hennecken

Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 4 pp.

"Neunzehn Jahre nach der »Windhoek Deklaration« für eine unabhängige und pluralistische Presse in Afrika ist vom anfänglichen »Wind des Wandels« im Medienbereich nicht viel geblieben. Die Presse- und Medienfreiheit wird sowohl durch dominante Regierungsparteien als auch durch die Nachlässigk ... more

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Trauma, Media, Art: New Perspectives

Mick Broderick, Antonio Traverso (eds.)

Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (2010), vii, 285 pp.

"The essays collected in this book follow a contemporary critical trend in the field of trauma studies that reflects comparatively on artistic and media representations of traumatic histories and experiences from countries around the world. Focusing on a diversity of art and media forms—including ... more

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Médias en Afrique: Causes ou facteurs d'accentuation de violence et des conflicts?

Ferdinand Banga

ACUHIAM Journal, volume 1, issue 2,2 (2010), pp. 342-365

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Quand une radio fait école ... la success story de la radio-école Oxy'Jeunes de Pikine

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2010), 51 pp.

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Tabloid Journalism in South Africa: True Story!

Herman Wasserman

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2010), xvi, 218 pp.

"Less than a decade after the advent of democracy in South Africa, tabloid newspapers have taken the country by storm. One of these papers—the Daily Sun—is now the largest in the country, but it has generated controversy for its perceived lack of respect for privacy, brazen sexual content, and u ... more

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Développement de la radio catholique en République démocratique du Congo

Jean-Pierre Bodjoko Lilembu

Paris: L'Harmattan (2010), 115 pp.

"Marqué par la vision de l’Eglise dans le domaine des médias, le développement de la radio catholique en République démocratique du Congo s’apparente au moyen de communication sociale dont l’accès est plus ou moins facile pour une grande partie de la population, comme nous rappelle l’a ... more