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Publics in Africa in a Digital Age

Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 13, issue 1 (2019), pp. 1-213

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Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), x, 637 pp.

"The book includes an extensive section on the echoes of Rwanda, which looks at the cases of Darfur, the Central African Republic, Myanmar, and South Sudan, while the impact of social media as a new actor is examined through chapters on social media use by the Islamic State and in Syria and in other ... more

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Conflict-Sensitive Journalism: A Practical Handbook for Journalists in Southern Africa

Admire Mare (ed.)

Windhoek: Namibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Communication;Social Science Research Council;African Peacebuilding Network (APN) (2019), 96 pp.

"The collection of essays in this volume seek among other things to draw attention to the virtues of conflict-sensitive journalism as a way of transforming the negative effects of ‘war’ journalism. Contributors to the handbook include journalists drawn from the following countries: eSwatini, Les ... more

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Entertainment-Education in Radio: Three Case Studies from Africa

Kriss Barker, Fatou Jah

In: Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Singapore: Springer (2019), 11 pp.

"This chapter presents the findings from three radio dramas in Africa (Nigeria, Burundi, and Burkina Faso) developed using Population Media Center’s unique entertainment-education methodology. Each case study is presented in detail, including background on the country or region where the program w ... more

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Assessing the Capacity, Challenges and Sustainability of the Community Radio Sector in Ethiopia

Negash, Tewodros, Per Oesterlund

International Media Support (IMS);danicom (2019), 36 pp.

"International Media Support (IMS) carried out two initial assessment missions in Ethiopia in June and August 2018, and the community radio sector was identified as an area of possible cooperation and support. In order to follow up on this finding, an IMS team consisting of Mr. Tewodros Negash and M ... more

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Elections 2019: Community Radio Toolkit
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Cape Town: Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF) (2019), 52 pp.

"Section One (Elections 101) deals with the aspects of voter education and election regulations for both citizens and the media. Section Two (Your Community Radio Station at Election Time) suggests ways to reflect local issues in election coverage and how to make the most of the resources you’ve g ... more

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Future Proofing Community Radio

Jayshree Pather

National Association of Broadcasters (NAB);Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) (2019), 64 pp.

"This NAB guide is [...] aimed at assisting community radio as well as industry stakeholders to unpack current and future challenges facing the sector. These include issues such as digital disruption, technology convergence and the impact of new content platforms. The guide also provides an overview ... more

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Community Newspaper as a Tool for Community Development: A Readers’ Perception Study of Idikelethu Newspaper in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Nolukhanyo T. Metula, Oluyinka O. Osunkunle

Journal of Asian and African Studies, volume 54, issue 6 (2019), pp. 930-944

"This paper evaluates readers’ perceptions of Idikelethu newspaper as a tool for community development, particularly in Alice, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Data was collected from two focus group discussions that were held in the areas where Idikelethu newspaper has high readershi ... more

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Migrants as Messengers: The Impact of Peer-To-Peer Communication on Potential Migrants in Senegal. Impact Evaluation Report

Felipe Alexander Dunsch, Jasper Tjaden, William Quiviger

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2019), vi, 70 pp.

"The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has conducted a scientifically rigorous impact evaluation to assess the impact of the Migrants as Messengers (MaM) campaign in Dakar, Senegal. MaM was a peer-to-peer awareness-raising campaign made by migrants for migrants and implemented in Senega ... more

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Zimbabwe Media Report

GeoPoll;Internews (2019), 15 pp.

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The Highs and Lows of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019

Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 8 pp.

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Wir Herrenmenschen. Unser rassistisches Erbe: Eine Reise in die deutsche Kolonialgeschichte

Bartholomäus Grill

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2019), 299 pp.

"Auch wenn die deutsche Kolonialgeschichte mittlerweile öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit erfährt, wird die Herrschaft, die Deutschland in seinen "Schutzgebieten" in Afrika, China und der Südsee ausübte, oft immer noch als eher harmlose historische Episode abgetan. Der langjährige Afrika-Korrespondent ... more

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Félix Tshisekedi: Devenir président en 50 + 20 jours

Jean-Chrétien Ekambo Duasenge

Paris: L'Harmattan (2019), 262 pp.

"Cet ouvrage donne les détails les plus précis sur la campagne menée par les principaux candidats à l'élection présidentielle 2018 au Congo. Ils ont été suivis chacun de très près, au jour le jour : Fayulu, Kamerhe, Shadary, Tshisekedi. Pendant 50 + 20 jours, leurs actes publics, leurs pro ... more

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Le Niger sur les ondes: La radio, première source d’information

Adamou Moumouni, Toumane Seyni Amadou

Afrobarometer (2019), 7 pp.

"Trois-quarts des Nigériens possèdent un téléphone portable ou y ont accès à travers quelqu’un du foyer qui en possède un. Cet accès est de 55% pour la radio, 21% pour la télé, et 6% pour l’ordinateur. Mais juste 12% des Nigériens ont un téléphone portable avec accès à l’Interne ... more

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Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases

Suman Mishra, Rebecca Kern-Stone (eds.)

Newark: Wiley (2019), ix, 246 pp.

"Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases provides a clear and engaging overview of media communication from a global and a region-based perspective. Rather than focusing on just complex theories and industry-specific analyses, this unique book offers an inclusive, comparative approach to both journa ... more

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Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Hate Speech Laws in Africa: Implications for Freedom of Religion or Belief

Ferdaouis Bagga, Kirsten Lavery

Washington, DC: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) (2019), 52 pp.

"This report shines light on the following trends: - Blasphemy and apostasy laws are often overbroad and can be used to limit a variety of religious expression. These laws violate international human rights law and should be repealed. - Hate speech laws are also generally overbroad and can be used t ... more

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Radio and Rwandan Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Bert Ingelaere

In: Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond

Allan Thompson (ed.)

Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), pp. 597-611

"This chapter presents the findings of a research project undertaken with the objective of understanding the radio-listening habits of Rwandan rebels in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC). The intent was also to understand the impact and appreciation of an educational soap op ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2019: The Crisis of Social Media
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Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2019), 32 pp.

"Social media allow ordinary people, civic groups, and journalists to reach a vast audience at little or no cost, but they have also provided an extremely useful and inexpensive platform for malign influence operations by foreign and domestic actors alike. Political leaders employed individuals to s ... more

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AMI Africa Media Index

Group M;In On Africa (2019), 39 pp.

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Per Diem Payments as a form of Censorship and Control: The Case of Guinea-Bissau’s Journalism

Susana Sampaio-Dias

Journalism Studies, volume 20, issue 16 (2019), pp. 2349-2365

"This article discusses the habit of politicians paying journalists per diem rates in exchange for media coverage. Although bribery and money incentives have been studied as practices that compromise the ethics of journalism in several African countries, this paper researches Guinea-Bissau as an exa ... more

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