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"Keep the People Uninformed": Pre-Election Threats to Free Expression and Association in Uganda

Human Rights Watch (2016), 42 pp.

"[This publication] documents harassment and intimidation by government and ruling party officials against the media and civil society, particularly outside the capital, Kampala. The police, district officials, internal security officials, and the country’s broadcasting regulator visited and calle ... more

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Social Media and Conflict in South Sudan: A Lexicon of Hate Speech Terms

Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab (2016), 20 pp.

"This project aims to address a clear practical and methodological gap that exists in current efforts to tackle hate speech and its effects on communities in conflict zones—namely, how do we identify and contextualize the particular kind of language that’s likely to cause violence? Rather than a ... more

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Methodological Reflections on Researching Communication and Social Change

Norbert Wildermuth, Teke Ngomba (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2016), xii, 219 pp.

"This book identifies the strengths and weaknesses of different methodological approaches to research in communication and social change. It examines the methodological opportunities and challenges occasioned by rapid technological affordances and society-wide transformations. This study provides gr ... more

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Media Practitioners and Public Opinions on Interactive Broadcast TV Shows in Africa: Citizen TV (Kenya) and Muvi TV (Zambia)

Okoth Fred Mudhai

University of Cambridge, Centre of Governance and Human Rights (2016), 25 pp.

"Interactive TV and radio shows are popular phenomena in Kenya and Zambia. Drawing primarily from interview- and observation based research in TV stations in Kenya and Zambia, this paper examines the role of media practitioners in shaping interactive broadcast programmes, and the nature and possibil ... more

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The Inherent Danger of Hate Speech Legislation: A Case Study from Rwanda and Kenya on the Failure of a Preventative Measure

Andrea Scheffler

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2016), 119 pp.

"Based on the analyses of Rwandan and Kenyan cases, hate speech legislation is not an appropriate tool to prevent harm emanating from hate speech. The empirically verifiable costs of the tool by far outweigh its putative benefits. In Rwanda, opposition politicians are convicted for criticising gover ... more

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Financial Sustainability of Church Related Organizations: An Empirical Study on Kenya

Bright Gabriel Mawudor

Geneva: Globethics.net (2016), 252 pp.

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Radio Wa is Talking Health

Olaf Hirschmann, Herman Joseph Kawuma

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 8 (2016), pp. 26

"Boosting health care in rural areas is a serious challenge. Involving local radio stations can help. In northern Uganda, a local FM station supports the fight against leprosy." (Introduction)

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The Impact of Vernacular Radio Farming Programmes on Small Scale Farmers in Manyonyi Village, Kakamega County: A Case of 'One Acre Fund'

Grace Lieta Wanda

Nairobi: University of Nairobi, Master Thesis (2016), xi, 93 pp.

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Who Participates? Audience and Participants in Interactive Shows

Winnie V. Mittullah, Okoth Fred Mudhai, Sammy Mwangi

Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights (2016), 23 pp.

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The Impact of Digital Technologies and Internet on Media and Journalism in Kenya

Nairobi: Media Council of Kenya (2016), 58 pp.

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Shamba Shape Up Series 6 - Kenya: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Survey Report

The Media Company (2016), 48 pp.

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Evaluation of the Union of Tanzania Press Clubs Strategic Plan 2011-2015

Per Oesterlund, Neil MacDonald, Annemarie Mavenjina Nkelame, Rashweat Mukundu

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2016), 55 pp.

"The Union of Tanzania Press Cubs, UTCP, is an umbrella organisation, which supports a total of 28 local Press Clubs all over the country. The organisation describes its vision as: “A democratic Tanzania fully embracing a free, independent and robust media”, and the mission is formulated as: “ ... more

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A Non-Profit Approach to Market-Driven Journalism Challenges in Uganda: A Case Study of Uganda Radio Network

James Tumusiime

Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2016), 31 pp.

"In this study I set out to investigate whether non-profit journalism models, particularly URN, provide an effective bulwark against the challenges associated with market-driven journalism in Uganda's hostile socio-economic and political landscape. The study further sought to establish whether URN c ... more

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"Like Fish in Poisonous Waters": Attacks on Media Freedom in Somalia

New York: Human Rights Watch (2016), 85 pp.

"This report focuses on abuses by state and non-state actors against journalists and other media workers since 2014. It is based on over 50 interviews with journalists working throughout south-central Somalia and Puntland, the semi-autonomous state in northeastern Somalia. Beyond killings, attempted ... more

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Building Capacity for a Changing Media Environment in Africa: A Focus on Training Needs and Gender Concerns

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 3 (2016), pp. 247-318

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Soft Power Development: The Values and Priorities of Foreign Media Interventions in South Sudan

Valerie A. Cooper

In: Intersections Between Public Diplomacy and International Development: Case Studies in Converging Fields

James Pamment (ed.)

Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2016), pp. 77-102

"According to the methodology (page 81-82), the basis of this research "is a rhetorical analysis of literature concerning journalism training programs conducted by international development organizations in South Sudan since the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in order to determine the valu ... more

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Creative Economy Outlook and Country Profiles: Trends in International Trade in Creative Industries

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2016), vii, 161 pp.

"International trade in creative industries showed sustained growth in the last decade. The global market for traded creative goods and services totaled a record $547billion in 2012, as compared to $302 billion in 2003. Exports from developing countries, led by Asian countries, were growing faster t ... more

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Journalists in Kenya

Levi Obonyo, Hesbon Hansen Owilla

Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 8 pp.

"It is fairly informative how journalists view their roles in the Kenyan society. Kenyan journalists found it most important to report things the way they are, to educate the audience and to promote tolerance and diversity. The relevance of these roles was fairly undisputed among the interviewed jou ... rnalists as the relatively low standard deviations (s=.75, s=.77, and s=.88 respectively) indicate. It is particularly noteworthy the notion of reporting things as they are and promoting tolerance. About a decade ago, the Kenyan media was perceived to have contributed to the spate of political violence that engulfed the country. The media has strenuously struggled to shed off that perception. Further, journalists tend to see themselves as objective and therefore it is little surprising that straight reporting scored highly on the list. Other roles with a standard deviation score less than s=1.0 included letting people express their views (81.1%, s=.89) and telling stories about the world (78.9%, s=.98). Providing analysis of current affairs was considered an important role by 81.7 percent of the respondents. The other roles, in their order of percentage scores and possibly relative importance, are indicated in Table 1 below. It is instructive what Kenyan journalists considered less important roles: conveying a positive image of political leadership (31.8%) and being an adversary of the government (36.1%). Nearly all roles related to politics are at the bottom of the table. This is a unique finding, as Kenyan media is often accused of being overly political. The headlines and lead stories are often all about politics. It is noteworthy that journalism in Kenya can sometimes be fairly adversarial in relation to the government. Given the promulgation of a new constitution nearly seven years ago, with clauses protective of media freedom, there is often a boldness in Kenyan media which is unique compared to the experiences of neighboring countries. Roles supportive of a development agenda scored somewhere in the middle of the table. This is an important and surprising perception as well. Kenya is a developing country and it would have been natural to expect that development was a default role for the media. But development-related responses scored 78.8 percent and 69.2 percent respectively. While this is still a high score, it is not among the top considerations of the media." (Journalistic roles, pages 3-4) more

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Effects of Foreign Soap Operas on Young People: Case of Tangaza University College

Lounoi Santino

Tangaza: Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Tangaza University College, Thesis (2016), 51 pp.

"This study in a way established that soap operas have some positive contributions to the society. For example, the study shows that youth become more confident and social after watching soaps. However, in agreement with the objectives of this study, the negative effects of soap operas on young peop ... more

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Community Radio and Peace-Building in Kenya

Jessica Gustafsson

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 1 (2016), pp. 114-127

"This article focuses on how Koch FM and Pamoja FM, two community radio stations in Nairobi, Kenya, worked during the 2007–08 tumult and 2013 general election. The article is based on observations and interviews with community radio practitioners conducted between 2007 and 2013, and addresses the ... more