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Laws Governing Media Practice in Kenya: A Journalists’ Handbook

Nairobi: Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) (2014), iv, 39 pp.

Shamba Shape Up Series 4: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Survey Report

The Media Company (2014), 46 pp.

Kenya's Media Landscape: A Success Story with Serious Structural Challenges

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)

Leipzig: Vistas (2014), 180 pp.

"Kenya’s 2010 Constitution guarantees press freedom in a way the country has never previously seen. However, the concentration of media ownership and pending consensus on new media legislation are tarnishing the triumphs of Kenya’s media liberalization and development. Regulation of news content ... more

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Media Analysis of Albino Killings in Tanzania: A Social Work and Human Rights Perspective

Jean Burke, Theresa J. Kaijage, Johannes John-Langba

Ethics and Social Welfare, volume 8, issue 2 (2014), pp. 117-134

"Murders of people with albinism are a recently emerging human rights issue in Africa, particularly Tanzania. Thus far, public debates about albino killings in Tanzania and other African countries have been dominated by media reports rather than academic writing. This paper presents the findings of ... more

Assessing the sustainability of media (reporting) in the Republic of Mauritius

M. Y. Mohobuth

Port Louis: University of Technology, Master Thesis (2014), 85 pp.

Citizen Participation and Technology

Washington, DC: National Democratic Institute (NDI) (2014), 67 pp.

"Using case studies from countries such as Burma, Mexico and Uganda, the study explores whether the use of technology in citizen participation programs amplifies citizen voices and increases government responsiveness and accountability, and whether the use of digital technology increases the politic ... more

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The Concept of Public Service Broadcasting in a Changing Africa: A Tanzanian Experience

Amani Millanga

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 1 (2014), pp. 7-25

"The central argument in this article is that the concept of public service broadcasting (PSB) in ‘a changing Africa’ has been changing, reflecting the changes in political, economic and sociocultural sceneries in Africa. Thus, from a Tanzanian experience, this article is an overview of the conc ... more

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Médias, religion et mobilité en Afrique et dans la diaspora = Media, Religion and Mobility in Africa and the Diaspora

Katrien Pype, Anne Mélice, Steven Van Wolputte (eds.)

Social Compass, volume 61, issue 1 (2014), pp. 3-72

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Smart Phones and Social Bonds: Communication Technology and Inter-Ethnic Cooperation in Kenya

Charles Martin-Shields, Elizabeth Stones

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, volume 9, issue 3 (2014), pp. 50-64

"The expansion of access to mobile phones in the developing world has provided new opportunities for development and peacebuilding institutions to reach communities, and for communities to develop local development and peacebuilding solutions. Kenya has seen a particularly high concentration of prog ... more

Community Radio in Kenya: Navigating Legislation and Economies

Rose Kimani

In: Kenya's Media Landscape: A Success Story with Serious Structural Challenges

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)

Leipzig: Vistas (2014), pp. 47-67

The Concept and Philosophy of Community Radio Stations in the Kenyan Context

Peter Kibe Ngugi, Charles Kinyua

Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism, volume 5, issue 1 (2014), 8 pp.

"Kenya has over a hundred radio stations today a good number of them being commercial stations while the others are community Radios. Some of these commercial stations broadcast in vernacular therefore causing confusion as to what exactly is the difference between a community radio and the commercia ... more

Status of Content and Programming by Community Radio Stations in Kenya

Nairobi: Kenya Community Media Network (KCOMNET) (2014), 73 pp.

"This assessment was done to determine the level of quality content at the community radio stations in Kenya, as well as the key determinants of this content quality, with the aim of informing interventions to address the identified challenges or gaps at the various targeted radio stations. The asse ... more

An Assessment of Community Radio in the Context of Rural Development in Kenya

James Pharaoh Ochichi

University of Nairobi, Doctoral Thesis (2014), xiii, 282 pp.

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Theatre for Peace: CPS Work in Cameroon, DR Congo, Nepal, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda

Kasereka Lusenge Joshua, Claus Schrowange, Charlie Haffner, Jean Blaise Kenmogne, Silvia Stroh, Jeanne Medom, Anne Dirnstorfer

Bafoussam; Berlin: Brot für die Welt;Civil Peace Service (CPS) (2014), 143 pp.

"This manual is an opportunity for the Civil Peace Service (CPS) networks to share the experiences of some of the people and organisations who use theatre as a tool for communication, change and peace. You will find theoretical bases, concrete examples related to the contents and some techniques and ... more

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The Political Economic History of the Introduction of Television in Kenya

George Ngugi King'ara

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 73-86

"This article explores the factors surrounding the introduction of television broadcasting in Kenya, and those issues that have historically instigated how television producers in Kenyan television conceptualise audiences. It highlights that the political economic legacy of the beginnings of broadca ... more

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Information in the Midst of Crisis: Addressing the Information Needs of Internally Displaced Persons at the Tong Ping Protection of Civilians Site, Juba, South Sudan

Forcier Consulting;Internews;USAID, December update (2014), v, 103 pp.

"In February, 2014, Internews worked with Forcier Consulting to conduct a baseline survey of 612 respondents from the Tong Ping site to identify information needs, sources, and preferences to help guide their intervention strategies, and in April 2014 Internews again teamed up with Forcier Consultin ... more

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Online Journalism in Africa: Trends, Practices and Emerging Cultures

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Okoth Fred Mudhai, Jason Whittaker (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2014), x, 273 pp.

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Assessing the Impact of TMF on the Tanzanian Media: A Practical Approach

Sanne van den Berg

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2014), 11 pp.

"The Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) supports individual journalists and media institutions to produce quality public interest and investigative journalism content that better informs the public, contributes to debate and thereby increases public demand for greater accountability in Tanzania. TMF has used ... more

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