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Hate Speech and Freedom of Expression in South Africa

Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI);RAITH Foundation (2013), 32 pp.

"The Freedom of Expression Institute sought to prepare a module on Hate speech in South Africa with the aim of providing basic insight on the framework of hate speech as an aspect of freedom of expression to individuals, communities, social groups and civil society in general. This comes out of the ... more

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Telecentres for Sustainable Rural Development: Review and Case Study of a South African Rural Telecentre

Marthinius C. Breitenbach

Development Southern Africa, volume 30, issue 2 (2013), pp. 262-278

"This paper evaluates a South African rural telecentre that may serve as a ‘best practice’ model. The paper first provides a brief literature review of telecentres and the role of information and communication technology in economic development. A qualitative evaluation of a case study is presen ... more

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Assessment of Quality in Reporting with TMF Grants: Comparison of Works by Various TMF Grantees with Non-TMF Reporters’ Works

Christoph Spurk

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2013), 28 pp.

"The results of this content analysis comparing TMF grantees with non-TMF control group show a remarkable performance of TMF. In many areas the TMF group performs significantly better than the control group which can be attributed to TMF's work. Significant good performance of TMF was found in the f ... more

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TMF Success Stories

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2013), 13 pp.

"TMF wants to add fire to the demand of citizens for accountability – through a strong media that produces a large variety of high-quality stories about things that matter in the lives of Tanzanians. Therefore, TMF is interested in stories from grantees about how their media production changed som ... more

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The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World

Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin (eds.)

Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.

"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r ... more

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Deconstructing the Community Radio Model: Applying Practice to Theory in East Africa

David Conrad

Journalism, volume 15, issue 6 (2013), pp. 773-789

"Community radio is often theorized as being (1) independent from political and economic influence and (2) a platform for the meaningful engagement of marginalized populations traditionally excluded by its private and commercial cousins. Contrasting this theoretical model against the reality of prac ... more

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ICT for Anti-Corruption, Democracy and Education in East Africa

Stockholm: Spider – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (2013), 98 pp.

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Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives

Stephen J. A. Ward (ed.)

Walden, Mass.; Oxford: Wiley Blackwell (2013), 326 pp.

"Through case studies, analysis of emerging practices, and theoretical discussion, a team of leading journalism and communication experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism and lead readers to better understand changes in media ethics. Chapters look at how these ... more

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Hungry but silent: A content analysis of media reporting on the 2011-12 famine in Somalia

Richard Stupart

Grahamstown: Rhodes University, Master Thesis (2013), 104 pp.

"This dissertation examines media coverage of the 2011-2012 famine in Somalia by the websites of BBC News, CNN and Al Jazeera. Using both quantitative and qualitative content analyses, it asks why coverage of the famine began as late as it did, despite ample evidence of the coming famine. It further ... more

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Towards a Diagnostic Approach to Media in Fragile States: Examples from the Somali Territories

Nicole Stremlau

Media, War & Conflict, volume 6, issue 3 (2013), pp. 279-293

"Media interventions by international organizations and NGOs in conflict and post-conflict situations seek to develop and shape a media system to contribute to specific political and social ends. The analyses and assessments that inform these interventions are often based on an overview of the forma ... more

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Somalia: Media Law in the Absence of a State

Nicole Stremlau

International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics, volume 8, issue 2-3 (2013), pp. 159-174

"Somalia is often described as ‘lawless’ or ‘the world’s most failed state’, a characterization that overlooks the way law and governance actually works in the absence of a capable central government. This article will explore the role of xeer law, or customary law, in regulating media, in ... more

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Hostages of Peace: The Politics of Radio Liberalization in Somaliland

Nicole Stremlau

Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 7, issue 2 (2013), pp. 239-257

"Somaliland has held several competitive and multiparty elections that have been cited by international election monitors as being ‘‘free and fair.’’ While political competition has been tolerated, or even encouraged by the governments in power, there has been a continued reluctance to allow ... more

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ICTs and Radio in Africa: How the Uptake of ICT Has Influenced the Newsroom Culture Among Community Radio Journalists

Goretti Linda Nassanga, Linje Manyozo, Claudia Lopes

Telematics and Informatics, volume 30, issue 3 (2013), pp. 258-266

"This article highlights the influence that new ICTs and Computer Mediated Communication is having on the newsroom cultures among community radio journalists in Africa, especially the use of mobile phones and the internet. The discussion is based on findings from a research study that investigated t ... more

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Journalism in a Complicated Place: The Role of Community Journalism in South Africa

John A. Hatcher

Community Journalism, volume 2, issue 1 (2013), pp. 49-67

"In South Africa, a fledgling democratic republic is making concerted efforts to foster media that will help to overcome a history of oppression based on difference. A qualitative analysis of interviews with 62 respondents found that the community journalists see themselves as community educators wh ... more

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Kontrolle durch Aufkauf

José Gama

Afrika Süd, issue 2 (2013), pp. 22-25

"Angolas Medien werden weitgehend von der Regierung kontrolliert. Mit dubiosen Firmen, die aus dem Nichts entstehen, ermächtigt sich die regierende MPLA kritischer Privatmedien und bringt sie auf Linie. Ausnahme ist allein die Zeitung Folha 8, die ihre Unabhängigkeit wahren konnte." (Seite 22)

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A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict

Jake Lynch

New York; London: Routledge (2013), x, 193 pp.

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"Good Information is in Short Supply": Kenyan Farmers and Their Assessment of Information on Agricultural Innovation

Christoph Spurk, Michael Schanne, Mureij Mak’Ochieng, Wilson Ugangu

Zürich: Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM);Multimedia University College of Kenya (MMU) (2013), 50 pp.

"This research project addressed specifically the information-seeking behaviour of small scale farming households in Kenya. It focused on how farmers are informed about innovation on new methods of increasing agricultural productivity, which is one of the main challenges for Africa's agriculture and ... more

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New Technology and the Prevention of Violence and Conflict

Francesco Mancini (ed.)

New York: International Peace Institute (IPI);UNDP (2013), iv, 94 pp.

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When Words Were Weapons: Kenya’s Media Turn the Tide on Hate Speech and Conflict

Callie Long

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2013), 71 pp.

"When violence broke out in the final days of 2007 after a bitterly contested election in Kenya, Internews responded within days, working with journalists who were trying and failing to make sense of the unprecedented post-election conflict that swept across their country. Five and a half years late ... more

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The Media Landscape in 54 Countries: Country Profiles from the 2011 and 2012 UIS Pilot Surveys

Paris: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), 155 pp.

"The current UIS Questionnaire on Media Statistics provides information for three UNESCO frameworks, namely the Media and Information Literacy Framework, the Media Development Indicators Framework and the Framework for Cultural Statistics. The questionnaire collects data for reporting global progres ... more