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Diasporic mothering and Somali diaspora formation in the Netherlands

Laura Candidatu

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 39-55

"This article addresses how Somali women from the Netherlands participate in digital diaspora formation. It specifically takes the lens of ‘diasporic mothering’ understood as a site where difference and belonging are negotiated through work of cultural reproduction, collective identity construct ... more

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A Safe, Sister Space: An Evaluation of the Safe Sisters Digital Safety Training Program for Women, and Case Studies from Alumni

Neema Iyer

Internews (2021), 52 pp.

"The purpose of this ex-post evaluation is for Internews to understand the impact that Safe Sisters has had on women in East Africa by documenting and publicly sharing their stories and evaluating the training approach itself. As women and girls come online for the first time, they disproportionatel ... more

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Research Handbook on International Migration and Digital Technology

Marie McAuliffe (ed.)

Edward Elgar Publishing (2021), 464 pp.

"Featuring international migration in all facets from the migration of tech sector specialists through to refugee displacement, leading contributors offer strategic insights into the future of migration and mobility. Covering diverse geographies and using interdisciplinary approaches, contributions ... more

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Routledge Handbook on Arab Media
Top Insights

Noureddine Miladi, Noha Mellor (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2021), 528 pp.

"This Handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. Capturing the historical as well as current developments in the media scene, this collection maps the role of media in social and political movements. Contr ... more

Catalyst or Destabiliser? COVID-19 and its Impact on the Media Landscape Worldwide

Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 159 pp.

"In terms of quality of media coverage, there are various outcomes: In Asia, for example, small and independent outlets, able to provide reliable information, gained momentum, whereas citizens in the MENA-region turned to social media in search of trustworthy facts on the coronavirus. In South-Easte ... more

Hounded: African Journalists in Exile

Joseph Odindo (ed.)

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), x, 154 pp.

"Throughout Africa, the right to publish — like political power — has to be grabbed; it cannot be exercised solely on politicians’ goodwill or the strength of a Constitution. Thus, good journalism demands more than an ability to cultivate news sources and generate content. It requires courage. ... more

It is about their story: How China, Turkey and Russia influence the media in Africa

Dani Madrid-Morales, Deniz Börekci, Dieter Löffler, Anna Birkevich

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 130 pp.

"Looking at media involvement in Africa, one can only state that the continent is more important than ever. Next to traditional actors like the BBC or Radio France International, and to a smaller extent of Deutsche Welle or Radio Swiss International, there are new players. They do not seem to have t ... more

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa, Vol. 1
Key Guidance

Justine Limpitlaw

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), 2nd ed. (2021), xl, 416 pp.

"Media Laws on the African continent have been amended, revised and rewritten since the first edition of the SADC Media Law Handbook was first published nearly a decade ago. The reasons for new media laws range from the advent of social media to the realisation of the powers-that-be that, with new t ... more

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa, Vol. 2
Key Guidance

Justine Limpitlaw

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), 2nd ed. (2021), xxxv, 334 pp.

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa, Vol. 3
Key Guidance

Justine Limpitlaw

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), 2nd ed. (2021), xi, 286 pp.

Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Laws and Regulations to Media Literacy

Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Assane Diagne, Alan Finlay, Sahite Gaye, Wallace Gichunge, Chido Onumah, Cornia Pretorius, Anya Schiffrin

London: University of Westminster Press (2021), 220 pp.

"The volume first examines the teaching of media literacy in state-run schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countries as of mid-2020, as relates to misinformation. It explains the limited elements of broad media and information literacy (MIL) included in the curricula in the seven countries studied ... more

Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Africa: A Rights-Based Survey of Legislation in Eight Countries

Hlengiwe Dube, Avani Singh (eds.)

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2021), 372 pp.

"Of the eight countries surveyed here, only four have comprehensive data protection privacy acts in place: Kenya, South Africa, Togo and Uganda. But as these research reports suggest, this is not necessarily a strong indicator of whether a country is committed to privacy rights, or of the efficacy o ... more

Digital Trends in Africa 2021: Information and Communication Technology Trends and Developments in the Africa Region 2017-2020
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Geneva: ITU (2021), 65 pp.

"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Africa, which includes 44 member states and is home to a population of 1.04 billion people. The report highlights changes in ICT adoption since the last World Telecommunication Development Conferenc ... more

Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Africa: Advocacy Toolkit

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2021), 85 pp.

Sexual Harassment in the Media: Africa Report

Cherilyn Ireton (ed.)

Paris: World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 51 pp.

"Almost half of women respondents had been sexually harassed at work (47%). Women were twice as likely to experience sexual harassment at work than men. For one in two women, the harassment was verbal (56%), and for one in three, it was physical (38%). Only 30% of cases of sexual harassment were eve ... more

Towards Sustainable Journalism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Brief

Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Anthea Garman, Franz Krüger, Ulrika Olausson, Peter Berglez, Lars Tallert, Guy Berger, Vilhelm Fritzon

Fojo Media Institute;Consortium to Promote Human Rights, Civic Freedoms and Media Development (CHARM) Africa, 2nd ed. (2021), 36 pp.

"Sustainable journalism addresses two intertwined challenges of our time: * The sustainability crisis of society, e.g. environmental crises, democratic crises, poverty, financial crises, armed conflicts, etc. Obviously, journalism has a crucial role to play here since it contributes greatly to the p ... more

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The Handbook of Media Education Research

Divina Frau-Meigs, Sirkku Kotilainen, Manisha Pathak-Shelat, Michael Hoechsmann, Stuart R. Poyntz (eds.)

Newark: Wiley (2021), 529 pp.

"Featuring contributions from a diverse range of internationally-recognized experts and practitioners, this timely volume discusses recent developments in the field in the context of related scholarship, public policy, formal and non-formal teaching and learning, and DIY and community practice. Offe ... more

Journalism Blocked, Information Seized: A Tale of How Internet Shutdown Crippled Media Work in Uganda

Unwanted Witness (2021), 21 pp.

"Notably, effective media coverage of the general elections in Uganda was curtailed by the internet shutdown as pointed out by 80% of the respondents. On the whole, the shutdown had negative impact on both the quality and quantity of the news output. For example, Mobile money services were interrupt ... more

Reporting on Migrants and Refugees: Handbook for Journalism Educators
Key Guidance

Susanne Fengler, Monika Lengauer, Anna-Carina Zappe (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO (2021), xiv, 304 pp.

"This handbook enables journalism educators worldwide to address one of the challenges of the 21st century – migration and refugee matters. In a set of thirteen modules, journalism educators are provided with a comprehensive curriculum. It covers all aspects needed to train analysis, research, pre ... more

Demystifying the COVID-19 Infodemic: Conspiracies, Context, and the Agency of Users

Iginio Gagliardone, Stephanie Diepeveen, Kyle Findlay, Samuel Olaniran, Matti Pohjonen, Edwin Tallam

Social Media + Society, volume 7, issue 3 (2021), 16 pp.

"This article presents new empirical insights into what people do with conspiracy theories during crises. By suppressing the impulse to distinguish between truth and falsehood, which has characterized most scholarship on the COVID-19 “infodemic,” and engaging with claims surrounding two popular ... more