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Overview of Drylands Development Communication Initiatives in Africa

Anna K. Lindqvist, Terra Verba

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (2009), 22 pp.

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Geschichte Afrikas: Eine Einführung

Ulrike Schuerkens

Köln et al.: Böhlau;UTB (2009), viii, 298 pp.

"Fachlich fundiert und in gut lesbarer Sprache erschließt das Studienbuch zunächst die historischen Grundlagen Afrikas: Wirtschaft, Kultur und Religionen. Es folgt ein chronologischer Überblick der geschichtlichen Entwicklung in den Einzelregionen von den Ursprüngen bis zum postkolonialen Afrika ... more

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Media and Identity in Africa

Kimani Njogu, John Middleton (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2009), xvii, 333 pp.

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Media in Africa: Political, Cultural and Theoretical Trajectories in the Global Environment

Arnold Shepperson, Keyan G. Tomaselli

International Communication Gazette, volume 71, issue 6 (2009), pp. 473-489

"This article tackles assumptions made by Louise Bourgault in her pioneering book, Mass Media in Sub-Saharan Africa. The article discusses her claims about African journalism in relation to her engagement with Western approaches, and with regard to issues of orality, the Shannon and Weaver communica ... more

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Liberia: Land der Freien - Last der Freien

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2009), 297 pp.

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How Hollywood Projects Foreign Policy

Sally-Ann Totman

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xii, 226 pp.

"This book examines US foreign policy toward the so-called 'rogue states' and the products of the Hollywood film industry in relation to these states, which promises to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the 'soft power' that is popular culture." (Publisher description)

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A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis: Media Coverage of the Darfur Conflict in Sudanese and Non-Sudanese Media

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2009), 54 pp.

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Histoire de la télévision en Afrique noire francophone, des origines à nos jours

Tidiane Dioh

Paris: Karthala (2009), 238 pp.

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The New Virtual (inter) Face of African Pentecostalism

Rosalind I. J. Hackett

Society, volume 46 (2009), pp. 496-503

"In the absence of research on religion and the Internet in Africa, this paper examines select African Pentecostal ministries that are developing websites as a major new interface for interacting with their membership, with potential converts, competing or partnering religious groups, and organs of ... more

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Communication et changement social en Afrique et dans les Caraïbes: Bilan et perspectives

Misse Misse, Alain Kiyindou (eds.)

Enjeux de l'Information et de la Communication (2009), 131 pp.

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South Sudan Media Survey: Juba, Wau, Maridi, Panyagor, Yambio and Yei

Nairobi: Consumer Options;Education Development Center (EDC) (2009), 49 pp.

"Radio is the most popular source of information with 98% saying it their source of information. 71% claim that radio is the most important source of information to them and 66% claim that radio is the most reliable source of information. Church is also a strong source of information with 64% claimi ... more

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Textes juridiques et déontologiques régissant les médias au Burundi

Gérard Ntahe

Paris: Panos Paris (2009), 156 pp.

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From the Bogside to Namibia: The Place of Community Broadcasting in Post-Conflict Cultural Reconstruction

Paul Moore

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 6, issue 1 (2009), pp. 45-58

"This article has evolved from the author's continuing relationship, as a broadcaster and trainer, with two so-Called community radio stations. One is a community station according to accepted definitions of the global community radio movement, and the other is an example of community radio in a pub ... more

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Final Report of the Peer-To-Peer Development and Support of Science Journalism in the Developing World: The SjCOOP Project

Gatineau: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2009), 104 pp.

"SjCOOP1 objectives were to (1) develop a network of professional science journalists in Africa, North Africa and in the Middle East; (2) put in place national and regional associations of science journalists; and (3) strengthen the World Federation of Science Journalists as a supportive partner of ... more

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Between Journalism ‘universals’ and Cultural Particulars: Challenges Facing the Development of a Journalism Programme in an East African Context

Terje S. Skjerdal

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 1, issue 1 (2009), pp. 23-34

"One of the main dilemmas facing journalism education across Africa is whether one can argue for a ‘universal’ set of journalistic standards while at the same time maintaining a culturally sensitive journalism practice. Underlying the dilemma is the question of whether there is a need to identif ... more

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Dealing with the Past, Reaching the Future: Historical Memory and Social Transformation in (South) Africa and Germany after 1989. International Conference, 29. – 31.10.2009

Berlin: Haus der Kulturen der Welt (2009), 4 pp.

"The role of historical memory and of cultural remembrance in societies dealing with dramatic transformations and, at times, traumatic pasts are numerous. In this conference, we will look at post-apartheid South Africa and reunified German society, how each country views itself, as well as the diffe ... more

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Radio in Accra: Communicating Among Linguistically and Ethnically Diverse Audiences

Kwasi Boateng

Intercultural Communication Studies, volume 18, issue 1 (2009), pp. 161-175

"This article explains the change in radio programming in Accra, Ghana, in terms of the concepts of hybridization, hegemony, and the public sphere. It argues that private radio has transformed communication among linguistically and ethnically diverse groups of people. It discusses how local language ... more

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Giving Voice: Instigating Debate on Issues of Citizenship, Participation, and Accountability

Samuel Ayedime Kafewo

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 678-687

"While there is a near unanimity on the need for participation, there is as yet no such agreement on the type and degree of participation to be adopted in projects. One thing that has never been doubted is the fact that local people have not been accorded their rightful recognition and respect by mo ... more

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Etablierung, Vermittlung und Entzauberung eines Mythos: Die Rolle populärer Medien im Kontext einer Konversionsgeschichte

Beate Rohmann

In: Religion und Massenmedien

Maud E. Sieprath (ed.)

Berlin: Weißensee-Verlag (2009), pp. 129-156

"In dem folgenden Artikel soll es exemplarisch um den Aufstieg und Niedergang des westafrikanischen Pastors Dr. Martin Tsala Essomba gehen, dessen beispielhafter Karriereverlauf in nicht unerheblichem Maße durch die populären Medien Buch und Internet beeinflusst wurde. Die als Taschebuchformat ers ... more

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Public Relations Research in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 2, issue 3 (2009), pp. 351-473