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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Tanzania

Goodiel Moshi, Muriuk Mureithi, Judyth Engels, Susannah Horto
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2023), 123 pp.
"The Tanzania DECA report presents the findings and recommendations of the Tanzania DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Tanzania’s digital ecosystem and provides 13 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by USAID/Tanzania priorities: i) foundational ... more
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Exploring the Role of Message Effects and Messenger Effectiveness in COVID-19 Vaccination Communication in Nigeria: Research Report

San Diego: Agency for All Project; University of California San Diego, Center on Gender Equity and Health; USAID (2023), 57 pp.
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The Construction of Peacebuilding Narratives in ‘Media Talk’: A Methodological Discussion

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos
Journalism and Media, volume 4 (2023), pp. 339-363
"How are narratives around peace and conflict constructed in radio? This paper offers a detailed discussion of a framework of analysis of media narratives. It examines how perceptions of peacebuilding are constructed and aired in radiophonic debates. It deals with methodological questions and carrie ... more
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The Political Economy of Mainstream Television Channels in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Ownership and Regulations

Nemosa Gizachew Eranfeno, Agaredech Jemaneh Gemeda, Abdissa Zerai Bamano
Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, volume 17, issue 3 (2023), pp. 74-96
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Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy: Lessons from Journalists in East Africa

Meghan Sobel Cohen, Karen McIntyre Hopkinson
New York: Oxford University Press (2023), 176 pp.
"Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy uses the perceptions of journalists in Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya to examine mediascapes at varying stages of development and democracy-building—Rwanda, which experienced a genocide in 1994, is in relatively early (though fast-paced) stages of ... more
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Développement durable & enjeux climatiques: Traitement de l’information dans les médias au Burkina Faso

Belélé Jérôme William Bationo
Africa Green News; Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2023), 133 pp.
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Digital Dissidence and Social Media Censorship in Africa

Farooq A. Kperogi (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), 292 pp.
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MISA Transparency Assessment 2023: The Citizen’s Analysis of Government Openness in Southern Africa

Harare; Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA); Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2023), 127 pp.
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YouTube vlogging and dissidence in Zimbabwe: Opportunities from authoritarian media policies

Wishes Tendayi Mututwa, Gift Gwindingwe
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 7, issue 2 (2023), pp. 199-214
"This article explores the use of YouTube in the increasing practice of vlogging in Zimbabwe. Vlogging counters authoritarian media policies that restrict the entry of new media players and democratic participation in existing traditional media. This dearth of public debate on traditional media has ... more
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Interactions between civilians and jihadists in Mali and Niger: Research findings and lessons for policy

Yvan Guichaoua, Ferdaous Bouhlel et al.
University of Kent (2023), 69 pp.
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Violence Against Women in the Global South: Reporting in the #MeToo Era

Andrea Jean Baker, Celeste González de Bustamante, Jeannine E. Relly (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiv, 259 pp.
"Bringing together 14 journalism scholars from around the world, this edited collection addresses the deficit of coverage of violence against women in the Global South by examining the role of the legacy press and social media that report on and highlight ways to improve reporting. Authors investiga ... more
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Gender equality in digital policy in Ethiopia

Geneva: ITU (2023), vi, 26 pp.
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Media and Communication Theory in Africa

Nelson Okorie, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, Ngozi Okpara (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxii, 340 pp.
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Safety training deficiency, threats and adaptive measures among journalists reporting violent conflict in North East Nigeria

Umaru A. Pate, Abubakar Jibril
African Security Review, volume 32, issue 3 (2023), pp. 227-242
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Online Harassment of Journalists in Zimbabwe: Experiences, Coping Strategies and Implications

Mphathisi Ndlovu, Nkosini Aubrey
In: New Journalism Ecologies in East and Southern Africa: Innovations, Participatory and Newsmaking Cultures
Trust Matsilele, Shepherd Mpofu, Dumisani Moy (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), pp. 95-111
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My ability: News for persons with disabilities by persons with disabilities

Windhoek: Namibia Media Trust (2023), 2 pp.
"The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) has launched a project to empower persons with disabilities in Namibia. The project aims to help enable them to actively participate in democratic processes and develop critical media production and literacy skills for self-advocacy. The NMT believes that decisions con ... more
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Mixed Methods Perspectives on Communication and Social Media Research

Reynaldo Gacho Segumpan, Joanna Soraya Abu Zahari (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxviii, 280 pp.
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Converged Radio, Youth and Urbanity in Africa: Emerging Trends and Perspectives

Stanley Tsarwe, Sarah Chiumbu (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiii, 250 pp.
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Bridging the AI Language Gap in Africa and Beyond

Kira Schacht
Deutsche Welle (2023)
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In the Shadow of Genocide: Justice and Memory Within Rwanda

Stephanie Wolfe, Matthew C. Kane, Tawia B. Ansah (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxix, 281 pp.
"This book brings together scholars and practitioners for a unique inter-disciplinary exploration of justice and memory within Rwanda. It explores the various strategies the state, civil society, and individuals have employed to come to terms with their past and shape their future. The main objectiv ... more