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‘Data Sovereignty’ or ‘Data Colonialism’? Exploring the Chinese Involvement in Africa’s ICTs: A Document Review on Kenya

Stefano Calzati

Journal of Contemporary African Studies, volume 40, issue 2 (2022), pp. 270-285

"Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become a crucial sector of China–Africa relations. As scholars have noted, Africa’s 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) risks transforming into a new ‘scramble’ with foreign actors harnessing Africa’s data. The present article explores th ... more

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Media Reform During Ethiopia’s Political Transition

Henok Semaegzer Fente

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.

"For most of its modern history, the news media in Ethiopia have been a tool for government control. But 2018 brought a wave of optimism to Africa’s second most populous nation. Anti-government protests forced the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to undertake majo ... more

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A 10+10+30 Radio Campaign is Associated with Increased Infant Vaccination and Decreased Morbidity in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: A Prospective, Quasi-Experimental Trial

Bernard Appiah, Lakew Abebe Gebretsadik, Abebe Mamo, Brittany Kmush, Yisalemush Asefa,

Plos Global Public Health, volume 2, issue 11: e0001002 (2022), 19 pp.

"To date, no study has evaluated the effect of a radio-only campaign on infant vaccination coverage, timeliness, and related morbidity in a low-income country. We implemented the "10+10+30" radio campaign involving broadcasting a weekly 10-minute radio drama series on vaccination, followed by a 10-m ... more

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Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa

Carol Azungi Dralega, Angella Napakol (eds.)

Cham: Springer (2022), 283 pp.

"The chapters here explore the impact, especially of Covid-19, on the media while unpacking the complexities, intersections and dynamics surrounding technological, political and economic developments and trends. Similarly, media discourses on journalism practice, audience narratives and news discour ... more

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Reducing Albinism Related Stigma in Tanzania: An Exploration of the Impact of Radio Drama and Radio Interview

T. M. M. de Groot, M. Veldman, W. Jacquet, R. M. H. Peters, T. Vanwing, P. Meurs

Disability & Society, volume 37, issue 9 (2022), pp. 1479-1500

"Reducing stigma is key to improving the wellbeing of people with albinism in Tanzania. This study aimed to obtain more insight into the effects of two radio interventions with regard to albinism-related stigma: a radio drama and a radio interview. Assessment of the radio interventions was based on ... more

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit: A How-To Guide for USAID Missions

USAID;Digital Frontiers;DAI (2022), 107 pp.

"The Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to help USAID Missions conduct high-quality research that will directly inform Mission strategic and programmatic decisions for digital development interventions. The DECA is the flagship initiative of the USAI ... more

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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity: Reception and Perception Qualitative Study from Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan

Jad Safwan, Nidal Ayoub, Montadhar Kadhim Nasser, Rasha Abdallah Al-Awad

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation;Internews (2022), 40 pp.

"This qualitative study report primarily details the reactions of local audiences in Lebanon, Iraq, and Sudan and their perception of media content produced by journalist trained by ENQUIRE (Enhancing Quality Information on Religious Freedoms). The content is compared with that of more traditional, ... more

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Who owns the story? Live financial testing of charity vs participant led storytelling in fundraising

Jes Crombie, David Girling

London College of Communication;University of East Anglia (2022), 53 pp.

"This project demonstrates that there is another way of gathering and sharing the stories of people living in poverty around the world. Until now, there has been much positive and enthusiastic discussion amongst INGO communications and fundraising professionals about how to change the way we tell st ... more

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Global Perspectives on NGO Communication for Social Change

Giuliana Sorce (ed.)

New York; London: Routledge (2022), vi, 205 pp.

"An international line-up of authors first discuss communication practices, strategies, and media uses by NGOs, providing insights into the specifics of NGO programs for social change goals and reveal particular sets of tactics NGOs commonly employ. The book then presents a set of case studies of NG ... more

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The Unfreedom Monitor: A Methodology for Tracking Digital Authoritarianism Around the World

Amsterdam: Global Voices Advox (2022), 71 pp.

"This briefing document provides an overview of key developments in digital authoritarianism in 11 countries and explains the theoretical framework and methodology behind The Unfreedom Monitor project. The document also provides a basis for expanding this research to other countries to deepen our un ... more

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Freire and the Perseverance of Hope: Exploring Communication and Social Change

Ana Cristina Suzina, Thomas Tufte (eds.)

Paulo Freire (honoured person)

Amsterdam; London: Institute of Network Cultures;Loughborough University (2022), 146 pp.

"The Brazilian educator Paulo Freire (1921-1997) is one of the most important thinkers of the 21st century, figuring among the most quoted authors in the fields of education and social sciences all over the world. He is also a core reference to an infinite number of grassroots and activist initiativ ... more

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Content Moderation and Local Stakeholders in Kenya

Victor Kapiyo

Article 19;UNESCO (2022), 83 pp.

"This report specifically looks at the situation of local actors who, while they are impacted by the circulation of harmful content on social media or the moderation thereof, often find themselves unable to take effective action to improve their situation in that respect." (Introduction)

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Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression: Bridging the Gap Between Social Media and Local Civil Society

Article 19;UNESCO (2022), 46 pp.

"This report presents a summary analysis of research on current practices of content moderation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, and Kenya, with a specific focus on 'harmful content' such as 'hate speech' and disinformation. The methodology combined desk research with qualitative interviews wit ... more

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Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting

Kristin Skare Orgeret (ed.)

Milton Park; New York: Routledge (2022), xi, 170 pp.

"The contributors, ranging from prominent scholars to the Head of Newsgathering at the BBC, discuss a diverse range of key case studies, including the role of Bellingcat in conflict journalism; war and peace journalism in Bangladesh; visual storytelling in conflict zones; and rampant cyber-misogyny ... more

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Digital Access and Barriers in Displacement-Affected Communities in White Nile, Sudan: Results of a Connectivity Needs and Usage Assessment (CoNUA) by the Norwegian Refugee Council, the GSMA and REACH Initiative

Penelope Caswell, Matthew Drowner

London: GSMA (2022), 38 pp.

"This report shares findings on the access and use of mobile technology among South Sudanese refugees and the communities that host them in three areas of White Nile, Sudan. White Nile is a state in southern Sudan sharing a border and refugee crossing points with South Sudan. It is home to nearly 70 ... more

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The Unfreedom Monitor: Sudan Country Report

Khattab Hamad

Amsterdam: Global Voices Advox (2022), 25 pp.

"There is a clear digital divide in Sudan as the number of internet users is a very low part of the population. Despite the high contribution of the telecommunication field to the GDP, the Sudanese authorities are not using this contribution to enhance and develop the ICT field to fill the gap of di ... 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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Deploying the Common Social Accountability Platform (CSAP) to Support the Strength Through Tolerance Project That Aims at Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) in Somalia

Nairobi: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2022), vi, 20 pp.

"The following are the key insights identified across all three weeks of the radio dialogue: In week one of radio dialogue, 36.2% of the participants (n=125) and week 3 55.1% (n=266) of participants agreed that there should be unity and cooperation among all members of the community. They stated tha ... more

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Music and Digital Media: A Planetary Anthropology

Georgina Born (ed.)

London: UCL Press (2022), xvi, 526 pp.

"Music and Digital Media is the first comparative ethnographic study of the impact of digital media on music worldwide. It offers a radical and lucid new theoretical framework for understanding digital media through music, showing that music is today where the promises and problems of the digital as ... more

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Manuscript and Print in the Islamic Tradition

Scott Reese (ed.)

Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter (2022), viii, 374 pp.

"This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion that the so-cal ... more