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Data-Driven Advocacy Midterm Performance Evaluation

Washington Katema, Victoria Lihiru, Bernard Kindoli et al.

Washington, DC: USAID (2021), xii, 89 pp.

"Since August 2017, USAID/Tanzania’s five-year Data-Driven Advocacy (DDA) Activity has sought to improve and sustain Tanzanian civil society’s ability to advocate for and influence policy on key national human rights issues using higher-quality data and information to drive results. Implemented ... more

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Digital Rights in Closing Civic Space: Lessons from Ten African Countries

Tony Roberts (ed.)

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2021), 251 pp.

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The Stepping Into Visibility Model: Reflecting on Consequences of Social Media Visibility – a Global South Perspective

Isabella Rega, Andrea Medrado

Information, Communication & Society, volume 26, issue 2 (2021), pp. 405-424

"This article discusses activists’ need to reflect on how achieving social media visibility might translate into vulnerability. In order to provide activists with a tool for this reflection, the Stepping into Visibility Model has been developed and applied to two case studies: (a) an activist grou ... more

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Media and Citizen Evidence Driven Social and Behavior Change for Keep II 2019 - 2021

Hassan Mohamud, Mercy Njung´e, Moses Maina

Nairobi: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2021), 60 pp.

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Women organising in fragility and conflict: Lessons from the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Nigeria

Martin Atela, Ayobami Ojebode, Racheal Makokha, Marion Otieno, Tade Aina

Gender & Development, volume 29, issue 2-3 (2021), pp. 313-334

"Public protests, including women-led struggles, are increasingly gaining a foothold in many parts of the world in response to multiple crises and growing exclusion, in a context of fragility. In the global South, most public protests involve temporary, informal coalitions where people come together ... more

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Media Power and Hegemony in South Africa: The Myth of Independence

Blessed Ngwenya

London; New York: Routledge (2021), viii, 155 pp.

"This book critically explores how meanings of ‘independence’ are constructed and reconfigured by public service broadcasters in the global south, with a particular focus on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Blessed Ngwenya questions the institutional, political economy and worl ... more

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The State of Media Freedom in Sierra Leone March 2018-December 2020

Accra: Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2021), 22 pp.

"On the analyses of the trend of violations, key perpetrators and victims, research including engagements with the police, Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and data from the MRCG’s (Media Reform Coordinating Group) Press Freedom Reports showed that in 2018, which was an election year ... more

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The Societal Importance of Journalistic Health Reporting on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impressions from Science and Health Journalism Organizations

Stefan Wollnik

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 13, issue 2 (2021), pp. 139-158

"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on health systems and economies around the world. This is particularly true for developing and newly industrialized countries that often have to deal with poverty and inadequate health systems. A greater awareness of COVID-19 and its consequences, genera ... more

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The significance of ‘loud’ and ‘quiet’ forms of audience participation to community radio in Niger and Mali

Emma Heywood, Beatrice Ivey

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 6, issue 2 (2021), pp. 179-196

"Community radio in Mali and Niger represents important hubs through which organized groups (such as listening clubs or associations) access information and participate in broadcasting through active and formalized channels. Drawing on radio listener focus groups conducted in Mali and Niger between ... more

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The Ethics of Engagement: Media, Conflict and Democracy in Africa

Herman Wasserman

New York: Oxford University Press (2021), 216 pp.

"This book discusses the relationship between media, conflict and democratisation in Africa from the perspective of media ethics. Despite the commonly held view that conflict is a destructive political force that can destabilize democracies, the argument in this book is that while many conflicts can ... more

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Politique(s) de communication, enjeux et défis de la mondialisation: Reculs et avancées de l'expérience gabonaise

Arthur Félicien Sabi-Djaboudi

Louvain-la-Neuve: L'Harmattan – Academia (2021), 415 pp.

"Les politiques de communication au Gabon se sont construites, depuis l’Indépendance, au travers de multiples tensions entre autocratie et démocratie. Elles ont connu diverses régressions et avancées, tant dans la volonté de promotion du développement que dans le respect des droits et libert ... more

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Gerechtigkeit, Wahrheitsfindung, Vergebung und Versöhnung: Ansätze zur Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten;Justice, Vérité, Pardon et Réconciliation: Approches des politiques de paix dans les pays post-conflit

Klaus Baumann, Rainer Bendel, Déogratias Maruhukiro (eds.)

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2021), 297 pp.

"Kann Gerechtigkeit eine Bedingung für Vergebung und Versöhnung sein? Diese Frage wird selten gestellt, ist aber für die Frage der Friedenspolitik in Nachkriegsgebieten von großer Bedeutung. Kriege in den Ländern in Mitteleuropa wie auch in der Region der Großen Seen Afrikas haben deren sozial ... more

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Le digital au secours de l'Afrique: Penser une économie numérique au service du développement

Sophonie Koboude

Éditions Anovi (2021), 116 pp.

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Responding to Threats to Press Freedom and the Media in a Time of Crisis: Regional Media Freedom Advocacy Strategy

African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) (2021), 19 pp.

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People, Power, Truth: Human Rights, Civil Society & the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anso Thom (ed.)

Kalmar: Consortium to Promote Human Rights, Civic Freedoms and Media Development (CHARM) Africa;Fojo Media Institute;Civicus;Civil Rights Defenders (2021), 88 pp.

"Journalists alone cannot save journalism, and civil society activists and human rights defenders alone cannot defend civil space. This is why multi-stakeholder coalitions, as well as regional and international networks, constitute an essential pathway to identify and deliver solutions to the comple ... more

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Teaching Media Policy in Africa: A Handbook for Educators
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Sandra Roberts, Albert Van Houten

Windhoek: Namibia Media Trust (2021), 149 pp.

"This handbook enables media educators throughout Africa to raise awareness and impact the media ecology on a national and regional basis. National, regional and international media environments are crucial for the attainment of the sustainable development and the protection of human rights. This is ... more

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On Air Dialogues: Listening to Rural People 2021

Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2021), 42 pp.

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How Close Should We Get? Media and Conflict

Antje Bauer (ed.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 101 pp.

"Those working in media face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling issues around conflict more sensitively. In some countries, these difficulties could include forced or unsolicited loyalty, a lack of information, or physical and psychological threats. In others, challenges could arise from ... more

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Smart Migration Guide: The Gambia

Sara Budarz (ed.)

Migrant Media Network (MMN) (2021), 59 pp.

"The #MMN Smart Migration Guide offers information, discussion topics, and resources to be used by trainers and potential migrants to learn about the impact and consequences of migration. The guide is designed to support individuals in clarifying their goals and in making informed, safer migration d ... more

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Research Report on Ugandan Media Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Public Affairs 2020

Kampala: African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) (2021), v, 46 pp.

People, Power, Truth: Human Rights, Civil Society & the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa Inspiring Practice

Teaching Media Policy in Africa: A Handbook for Educators Key Guidance

People, Power, Truth: Human Rights, Civil Society & the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inspiring Practice

Teaching Media Policy in Africa: A Handbook for Educators
Key Guidance