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Negative Political Advertising and the Imperative of Broadcast Regulation in Ghana

Gilbert K. M. Tietaah
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 203-217
"This article addresses concerns that an insidious culture of intolerance, hate and insults in Ghanaian politics and electoral contests could undermine the efficacy of the country’s neo-democracy. The article draws on pre-election interviews with the two main contenders in Ghana’s 2012 elections ... more
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Community Radio, Gender & ICTs in West Africa: A Comparative Study of Women’s Participation in Community Radio Through Mobile Phone Technologies

Frances Fortune, Cindy Chungong
Nokoko (Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Canada), issue 3 (2013), pp. 71-95
"This case study analyses the intersection between radio, gender and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Specifically, it examines whether recent improvements in radio broadcast coverage and the spread of SMS technology are increasing women’s acce ... more
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The Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas

Mette Hjort (ed.)
New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xiv, 302 pp.
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Mali

Baba Djourté
Eileen Manka Tabuwe; Hendrik Bussiek (eds.)
Dakar; Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP); Open Society Media Program (OSMP) (2013), xi, 96 pp.
"There are over 250 radio stations in Mali, and two TV stations that serve a population of 16 million, of whom one of every five own a TV set. The author argues that Mali’s state broadcaster ORTM must use the opportunity of a new political dispensation and usher in urgent reforms if its rich histo ... more
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Global Nollywood: The Transnational Dimensions of an African Video Film Industry

Matthias Krings, Onookome Okome (eds.)
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2013), viii, 371 pp.
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Entertainment Education and Social Change

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 27, issue 1 (2013), 146 pp.
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The Digital Divide: The Internet and Social Inequality in International Perspective

Massimo Ragnedda, Glenn W. Muschert (eds.)
London: Routledge (2013), 324 pp.
"This book provides an in-depth comparative analysis of inequality and the stratification of the digital sphere. Grounded in classical sociological theories of inequality, as well as empirical evidence, this book defines “the digital divide” as the unequal access and utility of internet communic ... more
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Kongo: Eine Geschichte

David van Reybrouck
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2013), 782 pp.
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Afrika! Plädoyer für eine differenzierte Berichterstattung

Martin Sturmer
Konstanz; München: UVK (2013), 192 pp.
"Seit Jahrzehnten wird die mangelnde Qualität der Afrika-Berichterstattung in deutschsprachigen Medien kritisiert. Zu Recht: Die Überbetonung von negativen Aspekten wie Bürgerkriegen, Hungerkatastrophen und Krankheiten entspricht den aktuellen Entwicklungen auf dem aufstrebenden Erdteil kaum. Afr ... more
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Community Media for Development and Participation: Experiences, Thoughts and Forethoughts
Deep Insights

Ayobami Ojebode (ed.)
Ibadan: John Archers (2013), xxii, 422 pp.
"A collection of debate and report articles on community media and community communication, this book presents experiences, thoughts and forethoughts from Cyprus, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia and Nigeria. In the first section of the book are found studies of the practice and impact of community media, esp ... more
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Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media

Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Madeline Earp, Laura W. Reed, Adrian Shahbaz, Ashley Greco-Stoner (eds.)
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2013), 881 pp.
"Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 60 countries around the world. This report is the fourth in a series and focuses on developments that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. The previous edition, covering 47 countries, was published in September 2012. 'Fre ... more
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Listeners' Clubs: New Partnerships

Dimitra Newsletter, issue 23 (2013), pp. 3-7
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Die Lage der Bistumspresse: Ein Blick über die Grenze. Kirchenzeitungen in Poona, Gitega und Leitmeritz

Andrea Franzetti, Annika Franzetti
Communicatio Socialis, volume 46, issue 1 (2013), pp. 44-55
"Anhand dreier Fallbeispiele aus Indien, Burundi und der Tschechischen Republik kann exemplarisch gezeigt werden, wie sehr das jeweilige Umfeld die Schwierigkeiten diözesaner Presse prägt. Mediensystem, gesellschaftliche und diözesane Rahmenbedingungen scheinen als Einflussgrößen auf die Bistum ... more
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Connecting People for Development: Why Public Access ICTs Matter

Araba Sey, Chris Coward, François Bar, George Sciadas, Chris Rothschild, Lucas Koepke
Seattle: University of Washington Information School, Technology & Social Change Group (2013), 240 pp.
"Libraries, telecenters, and cybercafés play a critical role in extending the benefits of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to a diverse range of people worldwide. However, their ability to contribute to development agendas has come into question in recent times. The Global Impact S ... more
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Étude exploratoire: état de lieux des radios du Nord du Mali

Union des Radiodiffusions et Telévisions Libres (URTEL); International Media Support (IMS) (2013), 31 pp.
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Barometre des Médias Africains: Repúblique du Congo

Windhoek; Yaoundé: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 122 pp.
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Practical Guide for Digital Switchover (DSO) in Cameroon

Lishan Adam, Mike Jensen, Steve Song, Russell Southwood
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Balancing Act (2013), 77 pp.
"The digital switchover (DSO) is the commonly accepted name given to the process of changing the underlying radio broadcast technology from the outdated analogue system to a system based on equipment capable of transmitting and receiving digital signals. This guide was produced to help with the proc ... more
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Selective Believability: A Perspective on Africans’ Interactions with Global Media

Abdullahi Tasiu Abubakar
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 219-236
"This article attempts to highlight a new perspective on African audiences’ engagement with global media and point to new postulates in audience research. It briefly reviews key reception theories, ranging from the effects tradition to active audience paradigm and encoding-decoding model. It then ... more
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Neue Medien

Nah Dran (GIZ), issue 1 (2013), pp. 12-27
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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