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Reporting Tax Research: Connecting Researchers and Journalists for Improved Media Coverage and Debate in Kenya

London: Panos London (2010), 20 pp.
"In late 2009, three newspaper articles appeared in the Kenyan press, contributing to a newly emerging debate in the Kenyan media over government transparency and accountability. Media reporting in Kenya on governance issues, particularly in relation to corrupt practices in public spending, is not n ... more
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Influence of Editors on Food Security Coverage in the Ethiopian Private Newspapers: Focus on the Reporter, Capital and Fortune Newspapers

Senait Arefaine
Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, Master Thesis (2010), 72 pp.
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Outside the Machine? Donor Values and the Case of Film in Tanzania

Jane Bryce
In: Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution
Mahir Saul, Ralph A. Austen (eds.)
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press (2010), pp. 160-177
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Ethiopia Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Selam Ayalew, Ed Pauker (comp.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.
"In May and June 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in ethiopia to gauge public understanding of climate change. the research consisted of 16 focus-group discussions with Ethiopian citizens, as well as 18 in-depth i ... more
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Research Makes the News: Strengthening Media Engagement with Research to Influence Policy

London: Panos (2010), 16 pp.
"The media have the capacity to speak to policymakers, civil society and the general public, and therefore have an important role to play in keeping debate and awareness of particular issues in the public domain. Research that supports existing debates can also bring evidence and corroborated facts ... more
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Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
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Pippa Norris (ed.)
Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.
"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context ... more
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Bribery and Corruption in African Journalism
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African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 3, issue 3 (2010), pp. 367-575
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Justifying Self-Censorship: A Perspective from Ethiopia

Terje S. Skjerdal
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 7, issue 2 (2010), pp. 98-121
"This study investigates self-Censorship practices in Ethiopian state media institutions. Through indepth interviews with 61 journalists, the study discloses extensive use of self-Censorship on the part of journalists who try to conform to the expected reporting style of the state media. The journal ... more
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Uganda Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Lucy Neville, David Musiime, Allan Oniba Alana
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 31 pp.
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Religion Macht Frieden: Das Friedenspotenzial von Religionen in politischen Gewaltkonflikten
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Media and Elections in Sudan: Monitoring the Coverage of Sudan 2010 Elections

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS); Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC); UNDP Sudan (2010), 54 pp.
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In Need of Connection: Reflections on Youth and the Translation of Film in Tanzania

Birgit Englert
Stichproben: Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien, issue 18 (2010), pp. 137-159
"The translation of films from languages such as English, Hindi/Urdu or Chinese into Swahili is a phenomenon that has quickly grown into a successful business in Tanzania in the last couple of years. The films are mainly products of the USA, of India and China, but also of countries such as Thailand ... more
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Kenya Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Sam Otieno, Ed Pauker, Patrick Maina (comp.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.
"In May 2009, the BBC world Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Kenya to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus-group discussions with Kenyan citizens, as well as 17 in-depth interviews with ... more
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Youth Voices Project Radio Magwi FM 92.5: Project Report

Munich; Juba: Xchange Perspectives; DED Programme Southern Sudan (2010), 21 pp.
"This report showcases the six week long setting up of Magwi FM 92.5, a youth-run community radio station, under DED guidance, in South Sudan. As the radio stations' primary objective is to contribute to local peacebuilding, the report begins with the selection of 18 untrained volunteers and their t ... more
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Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine

Karim F. Hirji (ed.)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers (2010), xiii, 231 pp.
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Communication for Empowerment: Global Report

Elizabeth McCall, Birgitte Jallov
Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre; Communication for Social Change Consortium (2010), 52 pp.
"The 52-page report summarised here is the result of the three-year partnership between UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and the Communication for Social Change Consortium in piloting the C4E approach in five least-developed countries: Mozambique, Madagascar, Ghana, Lao PDR, and Nepal. The report present ... more
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Translation, Language and Fiction Publishing in Africa: The Case of Uganda

Bob Lapajian
Utrecht University, Master Thesis (2010), 132 pp.
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Sudan Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Aapune Jacob Alfred, Leah Matthews et al.
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 30 pp.
"In August 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in northern and southern Sudan to gauge the public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus group discussions with Sudanese citizens, as well ... more
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Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright

Chris Armstrong, Jeremy de Beer, Dick Kawooya, Achal Prabhala, Tobias Schonwetter (eds.)
Claremont: UCT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), xvii, 366 pp.
"Copyright laws and policies cover many controversial issues that are linked to different disciplines, in science, culture, technology, economics, law and other fields. The concepts and issues in the field are also approached from different perspectives and with different political and economic agen ... more
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more