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The South African Social Media Landscape: Social Media Myths, High Walls and Controlled Data

Sandton (ZA): Ornico (2020), 62 pp.

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The Struggle for the Realisation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Southern Africa

Avani Singh, Gayatri Khandhadai (eds.)

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2020), 101 pp.

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An Analysis of Social Media Use in the SADC Region 2014 - 2020

Harare: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2020), 51 pp.

"I. Regional countries spend about 1.1 percent of GDP on digital investment, while advanced economies spend an average of 3.2 percent II. 37% of social media users in the region have contributed to the creation of news, commented on it or shared it with others. III. There is an upward trend in arres ... more

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How Free is Ghana’s Media?

Nana Ama Agyemang Asante

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2020), 15 pp.

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Digital Media, Young Adults, and Religion: An International Perspective

Marcus Moberg, Sofia Sjö (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), xi, 179 pp.

"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel ... more

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Situating Open Data: Global Trends in Local Contexts

Danny Lämmerhirt, Ana Brandusescu, Natalia Domagala, Patrick Enaholo (eds.)

Cape Town: African Minds (2020), xiii, 243 pp.

"This book provides empirical accounts to understand the situatedness of open data along the following themes: 1) open data practices; 2) the local implementation of global trends; and 3) open data ecosystems. Many chapters in this volume simultaneously address several of these themes. The thematic ... more

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Social Media and Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo: A Lexicon of Hate Speech Terms

Nicola Barrach-Yousefi et al.

Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab;Terre de Paix;Action des Jeunes pour le Développement Communautaire et la Paix (ADECOP) (2020), 32 pp.

"To successfully monitor and counter hate speech, we must first identify specific terms and define the social and political context that makes them offensive, inflammatory, and potentially dangerous. To that end, PeaceTech Lab has pioneered a process to identify and contextualize inflammatory langua ... more

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Mediações educomunicativas e interculturais entre Brasil e Moçambique

Rosane Rosa, Andreia Machado Oliveira, Felix Singo, Leonilda Sanveca (org.)

Porto Alegre; Maputo: Editora Fi;Editora Educar (2020), 337 pp.

"O livro Mediações educomunicativas e interculturais entre Brasil e Moçambique apresenta pesquisas que dialogam com a perspectiva da educomunicação, da mediação tecnológica na educação formal e informal (comunitária), das tecnologias assistivas, da comunicação educativa e da arte comuni ... more

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Risk Communication & Community Engagement: Somalia COVID19 Rapid Assessment Survey Report (April 2020)

Save the Children (2020), 15 pp.

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Cyclone Idai: Integration of Multisectoral C4D Interventions Into the Humanitarian Response in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Nairobi: UNICEF (2020), ii, 21 pp.

"In March 2019, Cyclone Idai brought death and destruction to Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe as a result of heavy rains and extensive flooding (Figure 1). The respective governments together with UNICEF and other partners, responded swiftly to the disaster. Rescue and relief operations were impleme ... more

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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

Paris: UNESCO (2020), 19 pp.

"2019 has seen major achievements resulting from needs-based, and specifically-tailored support through the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP). Actions building on ongoing work and others opening new avenues, have initiated substantial changes in favour of ... more

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Keeping it Real: An Exploratory Study of How 13-14-Year-Olds Critically Engage with Online Content
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Tim Schoot Uiterkamp et al.

Free Press Unlimited (2020), 43 pp.

"We recruited participants aged 13-14 in three countries: Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands. Through a questionnaire, an observation exercise and interviews, we gathered information in order to identify trends [...] We constructed a number of global personas that cut across the groups. Safety ... more

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The Impact of Mobile Cinema Events on Potential Migrants in Guinea: Impact Evaluation Report

Marie-Luce Bia-Zafinikamia, Jasper Tjaden, Horace Gninafon

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), 55 pp.

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Digital Inclusion Across the Globe: What is Being Done to Tackle Digital Inequities?

Bianca C. Reisdorf, Colin Rhinesmith (eds.)

Social Inclusion, volume 8, issue 2 (2020), pp. 132-259

"There is a large body of research that has examined digital inequities, inequalities, and divides—i.e., those countries, communities, and individuals digitally left behind or disadvantaged. Whereas we know quite a lot about what is lacking and for whom, there is less focus on what works to allevi ... more

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Cinemas of the Mozambican Revolution: Anti-Colonialism, Independence and Internationalism in Filmmaking, 1968-1991

Ros Gray

Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer (2020), xvi, 292 pp.

"In one of the first cultural acts to follow independence in 1975, Frelimo's new socialist government of Mozambique set up a National Institute of Cinema (the INC). In a country where many people had little previous experience of cinema, the INC was tasked to "deliver to the people an image of the p ... more

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Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Support to SSF COVID-19 Projects in Federal Member States of Somalia

Africa's Voices Foundation;Somalia Stability Fund (2020), 53 pp.

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Awareness Creation and Feedback Collection Through Interactive Radio Shows in Kitui and Makueni: Final Project Report

Nairobi; Cambridge: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2020), 49 pp.

"Using interactive radio dialogues, AVF aims to contribute towards the achievement of World Vision Kenya’s (WVK) Emergency Response in Kitui and Makueni counties project (July-December 2020). More specifically, Africa’s Voices deployed its interactive radio methodology to achieve the following o ... more