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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2024

Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher, Craig T. Robertson, Amy Ross Arguedas, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (eds.)
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2023), 167 pp.
"In many countries, especially outside Europe and the United States, we find a significant further decline in the use of Facebook for news and a growing reliance on a range of alternatives including private messaging apps and video networks. Facebook news consumption is down 4 percentage points, acr ... more
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Achieving Active Political Pluralism and Participation Through Development Communication: The Role of Local and Community Radio Media Outlets in Northern Ghana

John Demuyakor
Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 30, issue 1 (2023), pp. 252-273
"Development communication and community radio media outlets have been described as the most effective way of ensuring political inclusion and political engagement in emerging democracies such as Ghana. With development communication theory as the theoretical basis, this study is aimed at assessing ... more
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The Future of Television in the Global South: Reflections from Selected Countries

George Ogola (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xv, 233 pp.
"This book explores how television in the global South is 'future-proofing' its continued relevance, addressing its commercial, social and political viability in a constantly changing information ecosystem. The chapter contributions in the book are drawn from countries in East, South and West Africa ... more
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Développement durable & enjeux climatiques: Traitement de l’information dans les médias au Burkina Faso

Belélé Jérôme William Bationo
Africa Green News; Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2023), 133 pp.
"En guise de bilan de notre étude, on note que malgré la pléthore et la diversité des médias au Burkina Faso, comparativement à la taille et la densité de sa population, les sujets sur le climat et l’environnement ne sont pas assez vulgarisés et traités, d’où l’engouement constaté a ... more
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Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South
Deep Insights

Abiodun Salawu, Tshepang Bright Molale, Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed, Mohammad Sahid Ullah (eds.)
Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2023), vii, 284 pp.
"Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. This book argues that resistance and social movements, expressed in music and songs and exchang ... more
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Clones and zombies: Rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective

Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Samuel Olaniram Stephanie Diepeveen
Information, Communication & Society, volume 26, issue 12 (2023), pp. 2419-2438
"This article investigates what is at stake in decolonising the study of conspiracy theories online. It challenges the confidence with which conspiracy theories are often dismissed as aberrations and negative externalities of digital ecosystems. Without reifying conspiracy theories, we identify as p ... more
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Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte

Sebastian Conrad
München: Beck, 5., durchges. Aufl. (2023), 127 pp.
"Das deutsche Kolonialreich war nicht groß und währte nur 30 Jahre. Es wirkte jedoch in vielfältiger Weise auf Deutschland zurück. Sebastian Conrad beschreibt, wie die koloniale Ordnung funktionierte, wo sie an ihre Grenzen stieß und wie die einheimischen Gesellschaften auf die Fremdherrschaft ... more
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Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security Cybercrime Laws enacted by Southern Africa Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights

Dianne Hubbard, Frederico Links
Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA); Internews; USAID (2023), 633 pp.
"In 2023, Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) through its consortium partner, Internews, undertook the most comprehensive review yet of laws affecting media practice and the freedom of expression, including cyber laws, penal codes, constitutions and acts of parliament, in the sixteen Souther ... more
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Assessing safety of journalism practice in Ghana: Key stakeholders’ perspectives

Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Sulemana Braimah
Cogent Social Sciences, volume 9, issue 1: 2225836 (2023), 16 pp.
"This study sought to use the self-reporting method of survey as well as key informant interviews to investigate the depth and spread of the problem. A total of 115 respondents took part in the survey. Additionally, eight interviews were conducted with key stakeholders. The study found that the most ... more
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Journalism Cultures in Sierra Leone: Between Global Norms and Local Pressures

Sarah Bomkapre Koroma
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xx, 212 pp.
"This book provides novel insights into the perspectives of journalists in Sierra Leone and on their work by examining their perceived journalistic values and the influences that shape them. It treats journalism as an occupational identity and as a community that works on the foundation of the sub-S ... more
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Exploring the Contextual Factors of Religious Leader Participation in Health Communication: Evidence from a Qualitative Study in Sierra Leone

Hanna Luetke Lanfer, Constanze Rossmann, Sorie Ibrahim Kargbo
Journal of Religion and Health, volume 62 (2023), pp. 1695-1715
"As there are many and sometimes ambivalent intersections of health and religion, strategic collaborations with religious opinion leaders in health campaigns have been increasingly explored. Despite the known influence of distinct contextual factors within emergency and non-emergency settings, exist ... more
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Collective Trauma

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 1 (2023), pp. 21-31
"If a society does not come to terms with horrific atrocities of the past, tensions may fast escalate into new strife. People must know the truth. The causes of violence must be spelt out and the perpetrators must be named. Otherwise, a new sense of mutual trust cannot grow. Such trust is needed for ... more
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The Impact of Motherhood on the Career Development of Female Journalists in Nigeria

Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) (2023), 33 pp.
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In the Shadow of Genocide: Justice and Memory Within Rwanda

Stephanie Wolfe, Matthew C. Kane, Tawia B. Ansah (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxix, 281 pp.
"This book brings together scholars and practitioners for a unique inter-disciplinary exploration of justice and memory within Rwanda. It explores the various strategies the state, civil society, and individuals have employed to come to terms with their past and shape their future. The main objectiv ... more
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Efficacy of Media Training on Extractive Sector Reporting in Nigeria

Akintunde Babatunde et al.
Abuja: Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) (2023), 34 pp.
"This study aims to investigate media intervention in the extractive sector, like media training for journalists, and investigative reporting in the sector, to improve innovations designed to drive transparency and accountability. It also aims to understand the experiences of journalists and media o ... more
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Cinema Negro. D’África à Diáspora: O pensamento antirracista de Kabengele Munanga

Celso Luiz Prudente, Rogério de Almeida
São Paulo: Faculdade de Educação da Universidade de São Paulo (FEUSP) (2023), 536 pp.
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Misinformation Literacy of COVID-19 Digital News in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

Karen McIntyre, Meghan Sobel Cohen, Brian Semujju, Kioko Ireri, Emmanuel Munyarukumbuzi
African Journalism Studies, volume 44, issue 2 (2023), pp. 116-133
"Amid a rise of misinformation worldwide, this paper examines digital misinformation literacy as it relates to COVID-19 news in East Africa. The study is grounded in inoculation theory and contributes to the body of scholarship examining misinformation literacy beyond the Western world. Data came fr ... more
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Performing Sustainability in West Africa: Cultural Practices and Policies for Sustainable Development

Meike Lettau, Christopher Yusufu Mtaku, Eric Debrah Otchere (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge; Earthscan (2023), xvii, 218 pp.
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Responsible AI in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Damian Okaibedi Eke, Kutoma Wakunuma, Simisola Akintoye (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxi, 216 pp.
"This open access book contributes to the discourse of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) from an African perspective. It is a unique collection that brings together prominent AI scholars to discuss AI ethics from theoretical and practical African perspectives and makes a case for African valu ... more
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Safety training deficiency, threats and adaptive measures among journalists reporting violent conflict in North East Nigeria

Umaru A. Pate, Abubakar Jibril
African Security Review, volume 32, issue 3 (2023), pp. 227-242
"This study appraises the mainstreaming and teaching of safety in journalism training institutions in Nigeria and interrogates the effectiveness of the safety measures available to safeguard the lives of journalists reporting from conflict areas in the North East geopolitical zone. In-depth intervie ... more