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African Media Barometer: Ethiopia 2010

Windhoek; Adis Ababa: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 64 pp.
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Light in the Darkness: Internews Radio in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. Findings of Community Impact Assessment

Sonya De Masi
Internews (2011), 126 pp.
"This report offers an overview of results of an assessment that sought to investigate the audience impact of Internews’ network of five FM radio stations in southern Sudan and two transitional areas that were established to provide their communities with critical information about the peace agree ... more
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Journalists or Activists? Self-Identity in the Ethiopian Diaspora Online Community

Terje S. Skjerdal
Journalism, volume 12, issue 6 (2011), pp. 727-744
"This study investigates the role of the diaspora online media as stakeholders in the transnational Ethiopian media landscape. Through content analysis of selected websites and interviews with editors, the research discusses how the sites relate to recognized journalistic ideals and how the editors ... more
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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane
London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.
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So This is Democracy? State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2010

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2011), 218 pp.
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The Internet in the Print Newsroom: Trends, Practices and Emerging Cultures in Zimbabwe

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara
In: Making Online News, Vol. 2: Newsroom Ethnographies in the Second Decade of Internet Journalism
David Domingo, Chris Paterson (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2011), pp. 57-69
"This chapter focuses on the work practices of newspaper journalists in Zimbabwe and explores the role that the Internet plays in their information gathering and relationship with sources." (Page 57)
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The Limits to Foreign Funded Journalism Training in Africa

Anya Schiffrin
In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment
Bob Franklin, Donica Mensing (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 97-111
"Journalism training can make an important contribution to the quality of journalism and the ability of journalism to fulfill its basic missions. This study focused on the impact on business and economics reporting, an area where few journalists have adequate training, and where on-the-job training ... more
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Os Moçambicanos perante o cinema e o audiovisual: Uma historia político-cultural do Moçambique colonial até à República de Moçambique (1896-2010)
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Guido Convents
Maputo; Holsbeek: Dockanema; Afrika Filmfestival (2011), 677 pp.
"This is the first monograph on the history of film culture ever for lusophone Africa. It consists of three parts: the colonial period (1896-1974), the first years of independence (1975-1991) and the years of the liberalization of the media (1992-2010). In these three periods attention is given to t ... more
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The Image of Women in African Media

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 4, issue 3 (2011), pp. 389-536
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War Journalism or Peace Journalism? A Case Study of U.S. And British Newspapers Coverage of the Somali Conflict

Tewodros W. Workneh
Global Media Journal - Mediterranean Edition, volume 6, issue 1 (2011), pp. 40-52
"On its issue of March 1, 2010, Time magazine reported that Sheik Fuad Mohamed Shangole, a leader of an Islamist group known as al-Shabaab (the Youth), which is fighting for control of the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia, made a public declaration of allegiance to Osama bin Laden. The purpose of th ... more
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Radio in Zones of Conflict: Abnormal Measures for Abnormal Circumstances

David Smith
In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities
Liz Gunner, Dina Ligaga, Dumisani Moyo (eds.)
Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 256-269
"A radio station for Somalis, by Somalis and about Somalis went on air on 1 March 2010. Radio Bar-Kulan ('meeting place' in Somali) uses FM, short wave, satellite and the internet to ensure that access is available to all who want it. The history of the station has its roots in peacekeeping. The suc ... more
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The Press and the Political Restructuring of Ethiopia

Nicole Stremlau
Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 5, issue 4 (2011), pp. 716-732
"Divisive debates on what constitutes the Ethiopian nation, how the state should be structured and how power should be devolved, have dominated Ethiopia’s private press since the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), came to power. The press has served as both ... more
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Kenya's Indigenous Radio Stations and Their Use of Metaphors in the 2007 Election Violence

D. Ndirangu Wachanga
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 109-125
"The article focuses on the use of metaphors during the 2007 pre- and post-election violence in Kenya that left at least 1400 people dead and more than 350,000 internally displaced. During and after the violence, vernacular radio stations, though not entirely responsible for the violence, were highl ... more
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Beyond ICT4D: New Media Research in Uganda

Geert Lovink (ed.)
Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures (2011), 150 pp.
"Conducted in 2009 by a group of five Masters in New Media (humanities) students from the University of Amsterdam under the supervision of Geert Lovink the research examines both the role and implementation of ICTs in Uganda, covering a wide range of subcultures and projects, including internet cafe ... more
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News Broadcasting on South African Community Radio: In Search of New Public Spheres

Franz Krüger
African Journalism Studies, volume 32, issue 3 (2011), pp. 61-79
"The South African community station movement, consisting now of around 100 such stations, situates itself explicitly in the international tradition of alternative, grassroots and (in some cases) radical media. The stations aspire - and are mandated to - cater for poor and marginalised communities, ... more
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Dimensions of Radio Coverage and Content Generation of Agricultural Biotechnology News in Kenya

Margaret Karembu, Faith Nguthi, Toepista Nabusaba, Peter Oriare, Julius Nyangaga, Heidi Schaeffer, Mary Myers
Nairobi: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Application (ISAAA Africenter); International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2011), 22 pp.
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Marketing on the Airwaves: Marketing Information Service (MIS) and Radio

Sheila Huggins-Rao
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 63 pp.
"Farmers require varying marketing information, depending on their location, local market conditions, crops, production activities, and cultural practices. Radio has the capacity to reach a large audience, and can provide an integrated approach to market information, incorporating all these elements ... more
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Zimbabwe’s Community Radio ‘initiatives’: Promoting Alternative Media in a Restrictive Legislative Environment

Nhamo Mhiripiri
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 9, issue 2 (2011), pp. 107-126
"Unlike most nations in southern Africa, Zimbabwe has not seen the expansion in community radio stations that has been characteristic of the region from the 1990s. A number of community radio initiatives (CRIs) were formed after the 2001 Zimbabwean Broadcasting Services Act (BSA), but no licences we ... more
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Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
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Elizabeth McCall
New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2011), ix, 127 pp.
This publication outlines four communication approaches used by United Nations organizations: (i) behaviour change communication; (ii) communication for social change; (iii) communication for advocacy; and (iv) strengthening an enabling media and communications environment. The second part provides ... more
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Poverty Reduction with Strategic Communication: Moving from Awareness Raising to Sustained Citizen Participation

Masud Mozammel (ed.)
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), x, 92 pp.
"This publication updates a 2005 review of communication in Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). It includes four country case studies (Ghana, Tanzania, Moldova, and Nepal) and a regional analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how the use of strategic communication has expanded beyo ... more