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Framing Famine: An Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2011 Famine in Somalia

Richard Stupart, Larry Strelitz

African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 1 (2016), pp. 100-119

"This study examines media coverage of the 2011–2012 famine in Somalia by the websites of BBC News, CNN and Al-Jazeera. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative content analyses, it explores why coverage of the famine began as late as it did, despite ample evidence of its inevitable unf ... more

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Medien im Krieg - Krieg in den Medien

Jörg Becker

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2016), ix, 404 pp.

"Das Thema Medien und Krieg wird in diesem Buch aus einer vierfachen Perspektive heraus behandelt. Es geht zum einen um die Frage nach der Berichterstattung über Kriege, zum zweiten um die Rolle von Medien im Krieg, drittens geht es darum, welche strukturellen Bedingungen von Krieg und Gesellschaft ... more

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The Power of Publics: Competing Imaginaries of the Radio Audience in Kenya and Zambia

Sharath Srinivasan, Stephanie Diepeveen

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

"With the liberalisation of the airwaves and the rising use of mobile phones since the 2000s, call- and text-in shows have become popular and lively features on broadcast media in Eastern Africa. Amidst expanding possibilities for listeners to speak and contribute to live radio broadcasts, new ways ... of imagining the position of the audience emerge. The audience is not simply comprised of passive listeners of publicly broadcast information, but actively engaged in contributing and reacting to what is aired. Yet the nature and political potential of the ‘audience-public’ is not straightforward. Interactive radio and TV shows are not just introducing specific audience members into the discussion, but who they are, what they represent, their influence and contribution to the space are uncertain. As audience members engage, those who manage and shape the broadcast must imagine, interpret and respond. Each participant in the discussion –whether listening, or involved in the station – producing, hosting, etc. – must come to terms with the nature of the interaction, Who is engaged? How should they respond? What are their reasons for being engaged and how might the introduction of this indeterminate audience-public relate to their intentions? Given the plurality of subjectivities, information, roles and intentions of those involved, the audience and why it matters can be imagined in multiple and competing ways. This paper interrogates how different actors involved in the radio broadcast imagine and respond to audience participation, and how these imaginaries become politically significant. This paper draws predominantly on interview and observation data on the perspectives of station hosts, guests and frequent callers of selected media houses and interactive broadcast shows in Zambia and Kenya. It examines the dynamic, plural and conflicting ways in which the audience is being reconstructed as an active ‘public’. In so doing, it shows the centrality of the imagined audience in the construction of the broadcast as a ‘public’, specifically how the indeterminate audience becomes the basis for competing imaginaries about power, authority and belonging. The political significance of the ‘audience-public’, it is argued, lies in the very fact that multiple and competing imaginaries are at play, which are invested in by actors pursuing diverse ends and thereby create tangible political effects." (Abstract) more

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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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South Sudan: Communication with Communities - Gaps and Needs Analysis. Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Program, Baseline Study

Forcier Consulting;Internews;USAID (2016), vi, 52 pp.

"The Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Programme (DEPP), established by the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network, focuses on establishing accountability on the part of emergency response actors in South Sudan to the affected population they serve. This baseline addresses ... 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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Boda Boda Talk Talk Learning Collection: Context and Case Studies

Internews (2016), 46 pp.

"Internews has launched a three-part learning module on Boda Boda Talk Talk, the hyperlocal humanitarian information service currently operational in four United Nations Protection of Civilians Sites (PoCs) across the country. Part I of the module focuses on the theory and rationale behind a communi ... 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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Soul Buddyz Club Impact Evaluation: An Evaluation of Soul Buddyz Clubs

FPD;G:ENESIS;USAID (2016), 74 slides

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African Digital Media Review, Issue 2

African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 4 (2016), pp. 1-136

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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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South African Kids Online: A Glimpse Into Children’s Internet Use and Online Activities

Liesa Jossel (ed.)

Cape Town: Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (2016), 46 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