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Media and Post-Election Violence in Kenya

Mark Fackler, Levi Obonyo, Mitchell Terpstra, Emmanuel Okaalet
In: The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics
Robert S. Fortner, Mark Fackler (eds.)
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 626-654
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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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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane
London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.
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African Media Barometer: Botswana 2011

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 68 pp.
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Watchdogs and News Hounds: Holding the Media to Account. Mechanisms, Principles and Practices from Around the World

Libby Lloyd
Windhoek: fesmedia Africa; Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2011), 32 pp.
"The issue of media accountability mechanisms has been brought into the spotlight in South Africa following the release by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of a discussion paper entitled ‘Media Transformation, Ownership and Diversity’ for deliberation at its National General Council me ... more
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Strengthening the Creative Industries for Development in Zambia

United Nations (2011), xvi, 105 pp.
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Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability

Steven Livingston
Washington, DC: National Defense University Press (2011), iii, 57 pp.
"Linked by mobile telephony and supported by geographical information systems, civil society networks now have unprecedented opportunities to develop security-monitoring programs, provide information needed for effective health care, create banking services, and provide farmers with market informati ... more
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Peace Communication in Sudan: Toward Infusing a New Islamic Perspective

Haydar Badawi Sadig, Hala Asmina Guta
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National Studies on Assessing the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries

Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2011), 352 pp.
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Community Radio: The Future Speaks “glocal”. An African Experience: The Guinea-Bissau & Mozambique Cases

Patricia Mota Paula
Signo y Pensamiento, volume 31, issue julio-diciembre (2011), pp. 282-297
"This article focuses on a comparative analysis of community radio realities in two Lusophone African countries: Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, whose local ield research refers to 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009, respectively. It focuses on the tense relationship between political power and community radio ... 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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Cinema in Ghana: History, Ideology and Popular Culture

Vitus Nanbigne
Bergen: University of Bergen (2011), 303 pp.
"Cinema in Ghana- History, Ideology and Popular Culture, is an attempt to start a dialogue about national cinema in Ghana. The primary purpose of this thesis is not simply to provide a historical account of cinema in Ghana, but rather to question and dialogue with the history in order to locate the ... more
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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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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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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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Guinea: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2011), 69 pp.
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An Analysis of the Somali Media Environment

Sonia Whitehead, Chris Larkin, Jamal Abdi, Hodan Ibrahim, Samuel Otieno
London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 138 pp.
"In 2006 the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST), funded by the UK Department for International Development, conducted research into media in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa in order to identify priorities for future media development initiatives. A series of African Media Development Initiativ ... more
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African Media Barometer: Zambia 2011

Windhoek; Lusaka: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 72 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 ... 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