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Institutional Review: Open Access and Open Knowledge Production Processes. Lessons from CODESRIA

Francis B. Nyamnjoh
African Journal of Information and Communication, issue 10 (2010), pp. 67-72
"This paper examines the publishing activities of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and its ever-evolving publications and dissemination policies. The author offers this “as a possible model to inform and inspire institutions interested in a comprehens ... more
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Kenya Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Sam Otieno, Ed Pauker, Patrick Maina (comp.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.
"In May 2009, the BBC world Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Kenya to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus-group discussions with Kenyan citizens, as well as 17 in-depth interviews with ... more
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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
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Pippa Norris (ed.)
Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.
"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context ... more
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South Africa Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Lucy Neville et al.
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 35 pp.
"Between August and October 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, funded by the British Council, conducted research in south africa to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 16 focus group discussions with south african citizens, and 18 i ... more
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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
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Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2010), 480 pp.
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Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), xiii, 273 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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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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The Media We Want: The Kenya Media Vulnerabilities Study

Peter Oriare Mbeke, Rosemary Okello-Orlale, Wilson Ugangu
Nairobi: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 64 pp.
"The main finding of this study is that the Kenyan media have been operating in an unpredictable and swiftly changing political, social, cultural, economic and technological environment that has heavily influenced its development. A hostile and inadequate political, legal, policy and regulatory envi ... more
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Media and the Common Good: Perspectives on Media, Democracy and Responsibility

Chaacha Mwita, Luis G. Franceschi (eds.)
Nairobi; Dar-es-Salaam; Kampala: LawAfrica Publishing; Strathmore University (2010), 169 pp.
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L’influence de la radio communautaire dans le développement local : Le cas du Mali

Eric A. Paulhus
Université du Québec en Outaouais (2010), 136 pp.
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Harnessing Africa’s Digital Future

Francis Mdlongwa, Moagisi Letlhaku (eds.)
Johannesburg; Grahamstown: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS); Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2010), 136 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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La RD Congo dans la révolution numérique: Les enjeux actuels, les défis pour demain

Henri Mova Sakanyi (ed.)
Paris; Kinshasa: L'Harmattan; Centre d'Intelligence Stratégique et des Relations Internationales (2010), 177 pp.
"Cet ouvrage a pour ambition de poser les bases d'une réflexion globale sur les enjeux actuels de l'informatisation de la RDC : quels bénéfices et avantages la RDC tirera-t-elle d'une informatisation de toute la société ? A l'inverse, quels sont les effets pervers et autres manques qui résulte ... more
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News Then, News Now: What Nigerian Catholic Newspaper Industry Can Learn from its U.S. Counterpart

Akodu Peter Kehinde
Champaign-Urbana, Illin.: University of Illinois, College of Media, Master Thesis (2010), iii, 133 pp.
"It's evident that not all aspects of Traber's 1978 report adequately appeal to our present concern in Nigeria, but there are certain proposals that are still very much relevant. An example is its proposal to establish a Catholic National Weekly Newspaper and a National Monthly Magazine. This is dea ... more
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Farm Radio: An Effective Tool for Increasing Access to Agricultural Extension Messages by Small Scale Farmers in Malawi. Proceedings Report of the 1st Annual Farm Radio Symposium

Lilongwe; Ottawa: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agricultural Extension Services; Farm Radio International (2010), ix, 59 pp.
"This paper discusses the effectiveness of farm radio as a tool for enhancing access to agricultural extension services by small scale farmers in Malawi. It outlines the current agricultural extension policies, methodologies and the role that radio can play in improving food security and communicati ... more
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Mediated Culture and the Well-Informed Global Citizen: Images of Africa in the Global North

Kristin Skare Orgeret
Nordicom Review, volume 31, issue 2 (2010), pp. 47-61
"During recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the negative portrayal of the African continent in the media of the so-called ‘global North’. Significantly less focus has been put on how to actually represent Africa in the news as more than the site of catastrophes or in other ways ... more
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Nigeria Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Susan Cooke, Anu Mohammed (comps.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.
"From May to September 2008, The BBC World Service Trust’s research and Learning group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Nigeria to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 24 focus-group discussions with Nigerian citizens, as well as 31 in-dep ... more
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Challenges and Perspectives of Digital Migration for African Media

Guy Berger
Dakar: Panos West Africa (2010), 97 pp.
"This booklet sets out the issues involved in digital transformation in broadcast media from the viewpoint of African media stakeholders and, especially, community radio stations. It aims to correct widespread misconceptions that analogue radio will have to be switched off in the next five years as ... more