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Knowledge and Practice of Safety Protocols among Journalists Serving as Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Fight in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Kenneth Adibe Nwafor, Emmanuel Chukwudi Nweke, Zainab A. Oji, Ijeoma Njoku

International Journal of Ebola, AIDS, HIV and Infectious Diseases and Immunity, volume 7, issue 1 (2022), pp. 20-37

"This study investigated the knowledge and practice of safety protocols among journalists serving as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Structured questionnaire served as instrument for data collection. The popula ... more

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Deploying the Common Social Accountability Platform to Support Rift Valley Institute (RVI)’s Somali Dialogue Platform in Promoting Public Dialogue on Elections and Amplifying Citizen’s Voices in Political Processes

Nairobi: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2022), vii, 45 pp.

"Africa's Voices Foundation in partnership with Rift Valley institute (RVI)'s Somali Dialogue Platform implemented a 3-month project between February 8th - May 7th 2022. The project promoted public dialogue around elections so as to understand citizens' perspectives on Somalia's national elections. ... more

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Transforming Quality and Reliable Access to Information into Reality for Youth with Disabilities in Namibia

Ntinda Ruusa

Windhoek: Namibia Media Trust (2022), 19 pp.

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Reading the Radio-Magazine: Culture, Decolonization and the Paigc’s Rádio libertação

Alexandra Reza

Interventions, volume 24, issue 6 (2022), pp. 857-878

"This essay examines the history of the PAIGC radio station Rádio Libertação, broadcast from Conakry from 1967. The essay asks how to read the radio station today, and suggests we might see the radio station as a manifestation – albeit limited in scope and life span – of the commitment Amílc ... more

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Legal framework regulating freedom of expression and press in Nigeria and pathways to neutralizing threats

Abuja: Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) (2022), 25 pp.

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Youth Talk: Empowering Young People Through Media in Mali, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Final Evaluation

Anna Louise Strachan, James Moody, Laura le Ray

Kigali: Search for Common Ground (2022), 57 pp.

"Thanks to an inclusive and context-sensitive selection process of youth journalists and relevant and participatory capacity-building sessions, the project successfully empowered hard to reach youth by providing them with a range of transferable skills that they have been able to use both within and ... more

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ICT accessibility overview: Assessment for the Africa region

Monica Duhem

Geneva: ITU (2022), vi, 50 pp.

"The aim of this report is to support ITU members and stakeholders from the Africa region in their efforts to achieve inclusive digital communities by assessing ICT accessibility as a key driver in achieving digital inclusion within the digital transformation process. The report provides an overview ... more

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Country assessment to facilitate digital financial inclusion in Ethiopia

Geneva: ITU (2022), x, 63 pp.

"This report presents findings from a country assessment undertaken to facilitate digital financial inclusion in Ethiopia and gives an overview of the current digital financial services landscape in the country. It also identifies some of the barriers to digital financial inclusion and suggests how ... more

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Covid-19 in International Media: Global Pandemic Perspectives

John C. Pollock, Douglas A. Vakoch (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2022), xxxi, 267 pp.

"The book evaluates unique civic challenges, responsibilities, and opportunities for media worldwide, exploring pandemic social norms that media promote or discourage, and how media serve as instruments of social control and resistance, or of cooperation and representation. These chapters raise sign ... more

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The Handbook of International Trends in Environmental Communication

Bruno Takahashi, Julia Metag, Jagadish Thaker, Suzannah Evans Comfort (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2022), xxv, 514 pp.

"Bringing together theoretical, methodological, and practical chapters, this book presents a unique opportunity for environmental communication scholars to critically reflect on the past, examine present trends, and start envisioning exciting new methodologies, theories and areas of research. Chapte ... more

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A study paper on human-centred cybersecurity: Kenyan Fintech sector

Grace Githaiga, Victor Kapiyo, Mwendwa Kivuva

Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2022), 37 pp.

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Memory and Erasure: Gukurahundi and the Culture of Violence in Zimbabwe

Mandlenkosi Mpofu, Percy F. Makombe (eds.)

Bulawayo; Harare: Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE);Weaver Press (2022), xxxi, 153 pp.

"Memory and Erasure brings together young and established Zimbabwean scholars and activists who explore with fresh eyes the failure to overcome the terrible legacies of this period. At its heart is recognition that justice cannot be achieved while Gukurahundi’s perpetrators remain in power and sti ... more

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Médias sociaux en République du Congo: Entre monopole de l’information et déclin des médias classiques

Antonin Idriss Bossoto

Paris: L'Harmattan (2022), 112 pp.

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Community Media in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part 1: Community Media for Community Development and Change

Birgitte Jallov

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 8 pp.

"The transformative development potential of community radio is vast. This paper presents examples of changes generated by communities shaping the narrative and their future direction. It also explores what needs to be in place for community radio to achieve its potential, namely, an enabling enviro ... more

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If It’s Clear Who is Funding Them, Community Radio Stations Can Transform Lives

Derick Matsengarwodzi

Al Jazeera Journalism Review (2022)

"Community radio has begun to flourish in Zimbabwe in recent years. But for stations to truly support the communities they serve, it is imperative that they are transparent about who owns them." (Introduction)

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Strings Attached: Sustainability and Dependence in Five Models of Local and Community Media
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Franz Krüger

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 7, issue 2 (2022), pp. 179-197

"Sustainability is a key issue for local and community media in the Global South as well as the Global North, albeit in different ways. After identifying significant gaps in the sustainability literature, the article presents and discusses a taxonomy of ‘models’ – the relationships that arise ... more

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Community Radio in Contemporary South Africa: Deconstructing Complexities in Demarginalization

Anthony A. Olorunnisola, Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, Sarah Moore

Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 29, issue 2 (2022), pp. 286-303

"We used on-site interviews and roundtable conversations with practitioners to uncover original evidence of ways in which two variant South African communities activated citizens’ involvement in radio co-production of content. We found dual analytical filters in state control of radio during two c ... more

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Community media in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 2: Community media for community-driven access and rights

Birgitte Jallov

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 8 pp.

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The emphasis of community radio programs in enhancing socio-economic development issues: Sidama radio in focus, Yirgalem, Ethiopia

Eyasu Yaya Sada

Art & Humanities, volume 9, issue 2100126 (2022), 27 pp.

"Community radio is an important tool in bridging the information gap and in mobilizing society for development activities. This study aimed at investigating the emphasis of community radio programs in enhancing socio-economic development perspectives: the case of Sidama Radio in Yirgalem town, Ethi ... more

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Report: State of Media Freedom in Ghana 2022

East Legon: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2022), 13 pp.

Strings Attached: Sustainability and Dependence in Five Models of Local and Community Media Top Insights

Strings Attached: Sustainability and Dependence in Five Models of Local and Community Media
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