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Diasporic mothering and Somali diaspora formation in the Netherlands

Laura Candidatu
Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 39-55
"This article addresses how Somali women from the Netherlands participate in digital diaspora formation. It specifically takes the lens of ‘diasporic mothering’ understood as a site where difference and belonging are negotiated through work of cultural reproduction, collective identity construct ... more
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Development Evaluations in Uganda 2000-2018: A Country Evaluation Map

Howard White, Timophy Lubanga et al.
Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2021), v, 80 pp.
"This CEDIL Synthesis Working Paper is a report on the first of its kind country evaluation map for a single country. The map identifies 617 evaluations in multiple sectors in Uganda. Nearly 60 per cent of the studies contain process evaluation evidence and over 40 per cent are impact evaluations. T ... more
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The new frontline: Women journalists at the intersection of converging digital age threats

Julie Posetti
In: Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting
Kristin Skare Orgeret (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge (2021), 18 pp.
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Arab Media Systems
Deep Insights

Carola Richter, Claudia Kozman (eds.)
Cambridge: Open Book Publishers (2021), xliv, 345 pp.
"This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contribu ... more
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Murders, Physical Assaults & Online Harassment: Silencing Journalism in Somalia. Somalia Annual Press Freedom Report 2020-2021

Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) (2021), 13 pp.
"Overall, the situation of press freedom in Somalia between May 2020 and May 2021 has continued to experience a sharp and unfortunate decline. In total, FESOJ recorded the murder of 2 journalists – as a resulted of targeted killing, 52 arrests, assault and injury to 9 reporters in the line of duty ... more
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Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa, Vol. 3
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Justine Limpitlaw
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), 2nd ed. (2021), xi, 286 pp.
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Gukurahundi: Das Laute Schweigen

Zimbabwe im Fokus, issue 72 (2021), pp. 5-15
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Data-Driven Advocacy Midterm Performance Evaluation

Washington Katema, Victoria Lihiru, Bernard Kindoli et al.
Washington, DC: USAID (2021), xii, 89 pp.
"Since August 2017, USAID/Tanzania’s five-year Data-Driven Advocacy (DDA) Activity has sought to improve and sustain Tanzanian civil society’s ability to advocate for and influence policy on key national human rights issues using higher-quality data and information to drive results. Implemented ... more
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The Politics of Impunity and the Shifting Media Landscape in Kenya

Philip Onguny
Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications, volume 7, issue 1 (2021), pp. 61-78
"This article focuses on state-media relations and the shifts in the overall media landscape in Kenya. Drawing on a political economy approach to media operations in Kenya, it argues that while there are competing meanings over what constitutes "news values", "editorial independence", and "critical ... more
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Media and Digital Technologies for Mixed Methods Research in Public Health Emergencies Such as COVID-19: Lessons Learned from Using Interactive Radio–SMS for Social Research in Somalia

Johanna Riha, Claudia Abreu Lopes, Naima Abdi Ibrahim, Sharath Srinivasan
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, volume 15, issue 3 (2021), pp. 304-326
"Radio shows which invite audience participation via short message service (SMS)—interactive radio–SMS—can be designed as a mixed methods approach for applied social research during COVID-19 and other crises in low and middle income countries. In the aftermath of a cholera outbreak in Somalia, ... more
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Post-koloniale Erinnerungsdiskurse in der Medienkultur: Der Genozid an den Ovaherero und Nama in der deutschsprachigen Presse von 2001 bis 2016

Kaya de Wolff
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2021), 476 pp.
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Hateful Speech and Conflict in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: A Lexicon of Hateful and Inflammatory Words and Phrases

Nicola Barrach-Yousefi et al.
Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab; Centre for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD); Destiny Ethiopia Project (2021), 56 pp.
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Supporting Young Ethiopians to Secure and Succeed in Employment: What Role Can Communication Play?

BBC Media Action (2021), 3 pp.
"Based on this research, it was found that media and communication interventions could seek to leverage young Ethiopians’ optimism and enthusiasm, providing informative and inspiring content to fuel their ideas. This insight informed the creation of a social and behaviour change (SBCC) strategy to ... more
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Media Viability in East Africa: Kenya

George Gathigi, Ann Hollifield
Aga Khan University; Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), vii, 30 pp.
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Changing the Narrative on Migration in SADC: A Newsroom Manual. A Conflict-Sensitive Approach to Migration Reporting

Mamaponya Motsai, Mapi Mhlangu
Internews (2021), 40 pp.
"This manual brings together principles of conflict-sensitive journalism with practical strategies for reporting on migration. It explores how media workers can play a role in protecting and promoting rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. It provides guidelines that both editors and their ... more
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The multi-sitedness of Somali diasporic belonging: Comparative notes on Somali migrant women’s digital practices

Donya Alinejad, Sandra Ponzanesi
Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 23-37
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An Assessment of Malawi Media in Disaster Risk Reduction: The Case of Cyclone Idai

Mwayi Chipambali (comp.)
Harare: UNESCO; Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) (2021), 32 pp.
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Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Kenya

Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 24 pp.
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Re-Imagining Communication in Africa and the Caribbean: Global South Issues in Media, Culture and Technology

Hopeton S. Dunn, Dumisani Moyo, William O. Lesitaokana, Shanade Bianca Barnabas (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xxiii, 381 pp.
"This book advances alternative approaches to understanding media, culture and technology in two vibrant regions of the Global South. Bringing together scholars from Africa and the Caribbean, it traverses the domains of communication theory, digital technology strategy, media practice reforms, and c ... more
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Media and Citizen Evidence Driven Social and Behavior Change for Keep II 2019 - 2021

Hassan Mohamud, Mercy Njung´e, Moses Maina
Nairobi: Africa’s Voices Foundation (2021), 60 pp.