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The Media and Zimbabwe

Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 2 (2005), pp. 1-135

"This special volume is devoted to a selection of papers from the many that were presented at the ‘Reporting Zimbabwe: Before and After 2000 Conference’ held on 25th February 2005 at London’s Stanhope Centre, as part of the Africa Media Series organized by the University of Westminster’s Com ... more

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Frankophonie: Sprache - Diskurs - Politik

Jürgen Erfurt

Tübingen; Basel: Francke (2005), xv, 219 pp.

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His Master's Voice: Mass Communication and Single Party Politics in Guinea Under Sékou Touré

Mohamed Saliou Camara

Asmara: Africa World Press (2005), 217 pp.

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The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African Conflict

Don Foster, Paul Haupt, Marésa De Beer

Capetwon; Oxford: Institute of Justice and Reconciliation;HSRC Press;James Currey (2005), xii, 364 pp.

"If the dominant media stereotype portrays perpetrators as monsters, as ‘Prime Evil’, then the dominant academic image is the opposite. It paints them as ordinary people (gender ignored, but assumed as male) diligently under sway of modern bureaucratic compartmentalisation (the banality of evil ... thesis), or as obedient to authority and conforming to social pressures (the situationist thesis). No monsters here, just ordinary people under rather extraordinary circumstances. The moral message: we co uld all potentially become perpetrators, depending on the situation. There is a competing view: the perpetrator as a willing, even eager, executioner driven by strong negative emotions against the ‘other’. The scholarly world presents us with antagonistic perspectives. What picture do we get from narrative approaches, from stories told by those actually responsible for politically-related violence? First, there are only a few narrative studies. Second, they also paint competing pictures. On the one hand, is a picture of the perpetrator as a victim – of organisational routines, hierarchies, pressures and secrecy, and of dominant ideologies, as well as brutal initiation rites which instil the practice of obedience to authority. These narrative studies support the situationist and ordinary person line of explanation. They also correct the erstwhile neglect of gender issues by placing emphasis on masculinity as an important ingredient. On the other hand, the South African storytelling studies by Marks (2001), Straker (1992) and Campbell (1992) throw up a different picture. While victims in one sense – of Bantu education, poverty and violence at the hands of both state security agents and older vigilante groups – they are also action-oriented moral crusaders in defence of their communities and in politically-minded offensive against the apartheid state and its allies. Once again, we have contrasting and competing pictures of those responsible for political violence. In these particular storytelling perspectives, differences are partly due to the different positions of protagonists across the dividing line of power: state security personnel on the one hand and resistance activists on the other. Apart from the conflicting images from varying epistemological perspectives and different theoretical angles, the very label or category of a ‘perpetrator’ is more muddied, contested and problematic than a first glance would suggest. We described seven grey areas which challenge or disrupt the dominant binaries of victim-perpetrator and the triangular view of dramatis personae: perpetrator – ‘victim’ – bystander/observer. Moreover, in Chapter 4, we raise a number of moral quandaries or dilemmas in the study of those responsible for violence, which again dislodge the simple and tidy categories. Therefore a central component of the present study aims to problematise and disrupt the complacency of the very label and category of ‘perpetrator’. What should be done? In the face of these competing images and explanations we carve out a ‘third space’ beyond, or perhaps better, between the theoretical antagonisms of situationism versus agency (willing killers); among the grey areas between category labels of victim/perpetrator/bystander. Rather than this being seen as an alternative position, it should be read as an attempt at synthesis. Instead of the oppositional pairing of ‘either-or’, it should be seen in terms of the inclusive pairing ‘both-and’ (Foster, 1999).We argue that those responsible for violence should be regarded as potentially both victim and perpetrator, as well as both subject to circumstances/influences and active initiators." (Conclusion, page 321-322) more

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Assessing community change: Development of a ‘bare foot’ impact assessment methodology

Birgitte Jallov

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2005), pp. 21-34

"Impact assessment is one of a variety of monitoring tools available to ensure that a community radio effectively works towards set objectives and aspirations. In Mozambique a ‘bare-foot’ impact assessment methodology has been designed, tested, revised and implemented with eight community-owned ... more

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Étude sur la formation des journalistes ivoiriens de 1990 à 2005

Zio Moussa

Paris: Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2005), 71 pp.

"Cette étude dresse l’état des lieux des actions de formation menées depuis 15 ans en Côte d’Ivoire et fait le bilan des résultats. L’auteur en détaille les contenus pédagogiques, les dispositifs et les critères de sélection des journalistes et médias bénéficiaires des séminaires ... more

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For Better? Or for Worse? Impact of the Code of Conduct on Journalism Ethics in Kenya

Fritz Kopsieker, Maria Okong’o (eds.)

African Woman and Child Feature Service (AWC);Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2005), 37 pp.

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Democratizing Global Media: One World, Many Struggles

Robert A. Hackett, Yuezhi Zhao (eds.)

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2005), 328 pp.

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Radio in Madagascar: Roles and Missions

Marie Solange Razafimbelo-Harisoa

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2005), pp. 35-44

"The article examines the distinctive characteristics of radio broadcasting in Madagascar, a country with 200 private local stations and more than 15 regional stations of Malagasy National Radio (RNM). It takes note of the complete freedom of tone among news broadcasters, of the massive presence in ... more

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The Press and Political Culture in Ghana

Jennifer Hasty

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2005), 189 pp.

"Hasty decodes the styles and uncovers the strategies that characterize Ghana's major printed news media, focusing on the differences between news generated by the state and news that comes from private sources. Not only are the angles radically different, but so are ways of gathering the news, assi ... more

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Evaluation Soul City Series 6

Houghton: Soul City Institute (2005), 31 pp.

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Sewero! Christian Drama and the Drama of Christianity in Africa: On the Genesis and Genius of Chinyanja Radio Plays in Malawi, with Special Reference to Transworld Radio and African Traditional Religion

Ernst Wendland

Zomba (MW): Kachere Series (2005), 294 pp.

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Société numérique et développement en Afrique: Usages politiques et publiques

Jean-Jacques Gabas (ed.)

Paris: Karthala;GEMDEV (2005), 379 pp.

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Le droit d'informer: Le rôle des médias dans le développement économique

Banque Mondiale

Bruxelles: De Boeck & Larcier (2005), 406 pp.

"Une presse indépendante est essentielle pour un développement économique équitable : elle contribue à donner la parole aux personnes pauvres et privées de droit. Des médias autonomes participent également à l’édification de bases solides pour une société libre et transparente. Les aut ... more

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Live news: Guide de survie à l’usage des journalistes
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Peter McIntyre

Brussels: Fédération Internationale des Journalistes (FIJ) (2005), 139 pp.

"La FIJ mène depuis de nombreuses années une campagne pour le renforcement de la sécurité et pour la défense des journalistes autochtones et des freelances, car ce sont eux qui sont exposés aux risques les plus importants et qui bénéficient du moins de protection. Les choses commencent à bo ... more

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[Religious Film]

Stephen Hughes, Birgit Meyer (eds.)

Postscripts, volume 1, issue 2-3 (2005), pp. 149-374

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A Practical Guide to Bookselling
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Oluronke Orimalade, Bridget Impey (eds.)

Oxford; Wageningen: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2005), 108 pp.

"Although the retail book trade in Africa face problems and obstacles of equal magnitude as their publishing colleagues, bookselling in Africa has perhaps received less attention and support than the more “glamorous” area of publishing, but as is rightly pointed out in the foreword of this guide ... more

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