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The Anthropology of News & Journalism: Global Perspectives

S. Elizabeth Bird (ed.)
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2010), viii, 328 pp.
"The Anthropology of News and Journalism is the first book to explore the role of news and journalism in contemporary culture from an anthropological perspective—as a form of cultural meaning-making in its creation, content, and dissemination. Anthropology's global, comparative perspective and eth ... more
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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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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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Religion and the Media: Reflections on Their Position and Relationship in Southern Africa

Muhammed Haron
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 4, issue 1 (2010), pp. 28-50
"In this essay an attempt is made to reflect upon, and to provide, a general overview of the position of the media and religion and the relationship between these two sectors in Southern Africa. Instead of covering the vast Southern African region, it will confine itself to reviewing the position an ... more
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International Film Guide 2010: The Definitive Annual Review of World Cinema

Ian Haydn Smith (ed.)
London; New York: Wallflower Press, 46th ed. (2010), 460 pp.
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A Literature Review: Nigerian and Ghanaian Videos

Jonathan Haynes
Journal of African Cultural Studies, volume 22, issue 1 (2010), pp. 105-120
"The main purpose of this review of the published academic literature on Nigerian and Ghanaian video films is to foster self-awareness in this new field of study. This literature has been produced on three continents and out of many academic disciplines; in consequence, scholars tend to make few ref ... more
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Media and Elections in Sudan: Monitoring the Coverage of Sudan 2010 Elections

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS); Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC); UNDP Sudan (2010), 54 pp.
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Youth Voices Project Radio Magwi FM 92.5: Project Report

Munich; Juba: Xchange Perspectives; DED Programme Southern Sudan (2010), 21 pp.
"This report showcases the six week long setting up of Magwi FM 92.5, a youth-run community radio station, under DED guidance, in South Sudan. As the radio stations' primary objective is to contribute to local peacebuilding, the report begins with the selection of 18 untrained volunteers and their t ... more
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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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Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments

Solani Ngobeni (ed.)
Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.
"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp ... more
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African Media Barometer: Uganda 2010

Windhoek; Kampala: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 76 pp.
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Sudan Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Aapune Jacob Alfred, Leah Matthews et al.
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 30 pp.
"In August 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in northern and southern Sudan to gauge the public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus group discussions with Sudanese citizens, as well ... more
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Farm Radio Programming: A Catalyst in Addressing Emerging Issues in Agricultural Development. Proceedings of the Second Farm Radio Symposium

Hector Malaidza, Francis Kapiri Grace Kapatuka, Gladson Makowa Mark Ndipita, Levi Manda Grace Malindi
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agricultural Extension Services; University of Malawi’s Bunda College; Zodiak Broadcasting Station; Total Land Care; Farm Radio International (2010), 123 pp.
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Fair Lady: Effective Coverage of Politics in a Women’s Magazine

Chanél Boshoff, Lynnette Fourie, Thalyta Swanepoel
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2010), pp. 163-185
"The article discusses the coverage of politics in South African women’s magazine Fair Lady in selected years from democratisation in 1994 to ten years later in 2004. In a democracy, the media has the explicit duty to inform society. Within this context three questions are asked: (1) Which politic ... more
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Theatre In/for Development in Tanzania: A Neoliberal Nightmare

Vicensia Shule
In: Trends in Twenty-First-Century African Theatre and Performance
Kene Igweonu (ed.)
Amsterdam; New York: Rodopi (2010), pp. 191-215
"This chapter explores the relationship between theatre and neoliberal policies in Tanzania. It analyses the consequences of neoliberalism for the Tanzanian theatre and exposes the challenges it faces as a simulacrum of people’s culture. I also present evidence on why it is important, when analyzi ... more
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Online Survey Report: Radio for Peace Building Workshops

Francis Rolt
London: Radio for Peacebuilding (2010), 21 pp.
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La couverture de l’actualité régionale par les médias des pays des Grands Lacs: Monitoring conjoint des médias au Burundi, en République démocratique du Congo et au Rwanda

Marie-Soleil Frère (coord.)
Paris: Panos Paris (2010), 87 pp.
"Les conflits qui ont ravagé la région des Grands Lacs durant la décennie 1990 ont été tellement interconnectés que certains analystes n’ont pas hésité à parler d’une « première guerre mondiale africaine ». Pourtant, alors que la guerre a été régionale, elle a longtemps maintenu l ... 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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The Right to Memory

Media Development (WACC), volume 57, issue 2 (2010), 72 pp.
"How reliable are the mass media’s stories and images of yesterday let alone of the more remote past? Only by rigorously cross-checking different sources of public or cultural memory might one reach a point that is reasonably balanced and accurate – an exercise in triangulating memory’s ever s ... more
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Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa: Reflections Inspired by Studies of Xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa

Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Africa Spectrum, volume 45, issue 1 (2010), pp. 57-93
"This paper demonstrates the extent to which the media and belonging in Africa are torn between competing and often conflicting claims of bounded and flexible ideas of culture and identity. It draws on studies of xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa, inspired by the resilience of the politicizati ... more