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Global Information Society Watch 2014: Communications Surveillance in the Digital Age

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2014), 283 pp.
"This Global Information Society Watch tracks the state of communications surveillance in 57 countries across the world – countries as diverse as Hungary, India, Argentina, The Gambia, Lebanon and the United Kingdom. Each country report approaches the issue from a different perspective. Some analy ... more
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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
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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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Broadcasting the Pandemic: A History of HIV on South African Television

Rebecca Hodes
Cape Town: HSRC Press (2014), viii, 216 pp.
"Broadcasting the Pandemic tells the story of a South African television show, Beat It! Created during the aspirational years of the political transition in which the broadcast media were poised to democratize the airwaves, Beat It! was first screened on public television in 1999 and developed into ... more
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„Homosexuality is Un-African“: Eine Analyse Der Homosexualitätsdebatte in Ugandischen Printmedien

Katja Benkel
Mainz: Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (2014), 75 pp.
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Transitional Justice, Culture, and Society: Beyond Outreach

Clara Ramírez-Barat (ed.)
New York: Social Science Research Council (SSRC); International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (2014), 560 pp.
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Assessing the sustainability of media (reporting) in the Republic of Mauritius

M. Y. Mohobuth
Port Louis: University of Technology, Master Thesis (2014), 85 pp.
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Challenging humanitarian communication: An empirical exploration of Kony 2012

Johannes von Engelhardt, Jeroen Jansz
International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 6 (2014), pp. 464-484
"In March 2012, American NGO Invisible Children released an online video about the crimes committed by Ugandan war lord Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. Rapidly shared through social network sites, Kony 2012 soon earned the title of fastest spreading online video ever produced. At the s ... more
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Institutional Grantees Audience Survey: A Project Report

Dar-es Salaam: Ipsos; Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2014), 92 pp.
"Radio was found to be the most frequently used media channel with 46% of the respondents listening to radio on a daily basis and a further 30% listenership on a weekly basis. Newspapers were found to be the least used media with 22% of the respondents reading newspapers less than once a month. The ... more
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Media, Participation and Constitution-Making in Ethiopia

Nicole Stremlau
Journal of African Law, volume 58, issue 2 (2014), pp. 231-249
"In the early 1990s, Ethiopia’s ruling party, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), drafted one of Africa’s most ambitious constitutions, allowing for ethnic federalism, decentralization and democratic reforms. The constitution has been highly controversial and many of ... 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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Curtailing Corruption: People Power for Accountability and Justice

Shaazka Beyerle
Rienner (2014), vi, 325 pp.
"Campaigns and movements targeting corruption often face decentralized targets rather than an identifiable dictator or external government, and can be found both in undemocratic and democratic systems. Graft and abuse are manifested in a systemic manner rather than a hodgepodge collection of illicit ... 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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Meanings of Audiences: Comparative Discourses

Richard Butsch, Sonia Livingstone (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2014), xi, 206 pp.
"With essays on audiences in ancient Greece, early modern Germany, Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, Zimbabwe, contemporary Egypt, Bengali India, China, Taiwan, and immigrant diaspora in Belgium, each chapter examines the ways in which audiences are embedded in discourses of power, representation, and ... more
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Internews Humanitarian Information Service: UNMISS POC SITE - MALAKAL. Baseline Assessment

Internews; Forcier Consulting (2014), 8 pp.
"On 4th July 2014, Internews launched Boom Box Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Malakal, UN Mission Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, to provide people affected by the conflict with life saving and life enhancing information. BBTT is a professionally produced audio Humanitarian Information Service (HIS). In ... more
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The Future of Quality News Journalism: A Cross-Continental Analysis

Peter J. Anderson, George Ogola, Michael Williams (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2014), xi, 330 pp.
"This new study, a follow-up to 2007’s The Future of Journalism in the Advanced Democracies, includes a comparative analysis of possible alternative business models that may save the future of the quality news business across the developed, intermediate, and developing worlds. Its detailed evaluat ... more
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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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Somaliland Press Freedom: Opportunities and Challenges

Social Research and Development Institute (SORADI); Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2014), 139 pp.
"Somaliland needs legal, policy and institutional reforms in order to avoid arbitrary and politically motivated interference with the dissemination of information and opinions to the public. This is the conclusion of one of the papers presented at the 4th Annual Conference organized by the Social Re ... more
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Interactive Media Audiences in Africa: A Comparison of Four Constituencies in Kenya and Zambia

Nalukui Milapo, Neo Simutanyi, Alastair Fraser
Cambridge: Centre of Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge (2014), 89 pp.
"To better understand who participates in media-driven public discussion and opinion-making, this working paper presents the results of a randomised household survey implemented in four constituencies in Kenya and Zambia, one urban and one rural constituency in each country. The survey was conducted ... more
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An Exploration into the Operations and Sustainability of Community Radio Stations in South Africa

Towera Gondwe, Zororo Mavindidze
Braamfontein: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI); RAITH Foundation (2014), 31 pp.
"Community radio remains the most readily available means of access to information for the majority of poor communities in South Africa. In this regard, the purpose served by community radio within communities is elevated to encompass greater significance in the promotion of active citizens and part ... more