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L’immobilisation pour horizon. Fabrique et enjeux d’un instrument européen de dissuasion migratoire en Afrique de l’Ouest : les « campagnes d’information et de sensibilisation »

Julia Van Dessel
Bruxelles: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de Philosophie et Sciences Sociales, Thèse de Doctorat (2024), ?? pp.
"Cette thèse porte sur les « campagnes d’information et de sensibilisation » sur la migration financées par l’Union européenne (UE) et ses États membres (EM) en Afrique de l’Ouest. Il s’agit d’un instrument de dissuasion migratoire, utilisé par l’UE depuis les années 1990, dont l ... more
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Building Trusted Media in a Fragile Setting: An Evaluation of Radio Ndeke Luka in Central African Republic

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz
Michigan State University (2024), 8 pp.
"Can the impact of a news radio station on a highly vulnerable population in a crisis-affected country be measured? The installation of new FM transmitters for Radio Ndeke Luka in Beloko, Birao, and Obo in the Central African Republic offered an opportunity to carry out a field study measuring the i ... more
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Gaming in Africa

GeoPoll (2024), 30 slides
"GeoPoll’s latest report, “Gaming in Africa,” provides a detailed exploration of the burgeoning gaming scene across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Drawing from the perspectives of more than 2,500 gamers, this report shines a light on the habits, preferences, and challenges of the Afr ... more
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L’immobilisation pour horizon. Fabrique et enjeux d’un instrument européen de dissuasion migratoire en Afrique de l’Ouest : les « campagnes d’information et de sensibilisation »

Julia Van Dessel
Bruxelles: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Doctoral Thesis (2024), 450 pp.
"Cette thèse porte sur les « campagnes d’information et de sensibilisation » sur la migration financées par l’Union européenne (UE) et ses États membres (EM) en Afrique de l’Ouest. Il s’agit d’un instrument de dissuasion migratoire, utilisé par l’UE depuis les années 1990, dont l ... more
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Indigenous African communication and media systems in a digitized age

Unwana Samuel Akpan, Eddah M. Mutua (eds.)
Des Wilson (honoured person)
New York: Bloomsbury Publishing (US) (2024), xxvi, 252 pp.
"Through a meticulous exploration of oral traditions and community-based media practices, Unwana Samuel Akpan, Eddah Mutua, and the contributors of Indigenous African Communication and Media Systems in a Digitized Age explore the intricate interplay between traditional African communication methods ... more
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Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda

Ruth Moon
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2024), viii, 210 pp.
"This book examines journalism practice in Rwanda to draw conclusions applicable to journalism fields everywhere. Drawing on seven months of fieldwork, the book argues that this field of journalism is weak in part because of powerful but murky political boundaries but also because journalists themse ... more
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Disability and Media: An African Perspective

Tafadzwa Rugoho (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xvii, 269 pp.
"This book seeks to expand some of the existing, often western and Global North facing, scholarship in the area of Disability and Media Studies to include African perspectives. Featuring predominantly Africa-based contributors, it studies an array of topics on disability and media in Africa, includi ... more
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Balobaki: La démocratie congolaise à l’heure des réseaux sociaux, des fake news et de la manipulation

Ange Kasongo Adihe
Colette Braeckman (préface)
Paris: L'Harmattan, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée (2024), 210 pp.
"Écrit par une journaliste rompue aux nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication, ce livre tente de revisiter l’usage et l’appropriation des réseaux sociaux par les Congolais pendant les deux derniers cycles électoraux (2018 et 2023) en République Démocratique du Congo ... more
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Trends in political communication on air: Implications for democratic consolidation in Ghana

Samuel Pimpong
Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 11, issue 1 24338505 (2024), 14 pp.
"The role of media in democratic governance is pivotal, yet its impact on democratic consolidation remains debated. This study investigates the relationship between radio activism and democratic consolidation in Ghana, focusing on the influence of political news production and communication strategi ... more
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Technologies socionumériques en Côte d'Ivoire : Formes d'engagement politique et médiatique

Tahirou Koné
Paris: L'Harmattan (2024), 166 pp.
"L'irruption du numérique et de l'Internet mobile a accéléré la transformation digitale de la société ivoirienne. Et, de plus en plus, des formes d'engagement politique et médiatique s'organisent avec l'utilisation des technologies socionumériques. Face à ces changements, la Côte d'Ivoire ... more
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Examining the Safety of Journalists in Benue State, Nigeria

Paul Aondover Igbashangev, Oliver Ayangeaor, Ahangba Andrew Akpam
[author] (2024), 16 pp.
"Journalists play a crucial role in disseminating information and ensuring transparency in society. However, in many regions around the world, journalists face significant risks and threats to their safety, hindering their ability to fulfill their professional duties effectively. This article focuse ... more
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Next gen news: Understanding the audiences of 2030

Aliya Itzkowitz, Ben Whitelaw, Daisy Donald et al.
FT Strategies; Knight Lab (2024), 84 pp.
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Construction des identités des journalistes kinois dans le discours médiatique télévisuel: Analyse de l’émission de débat politique Club 50 de la chaîne Télé 50

Brunel Musinkete Mpongo
Kinshasa: Université Catholique du Congo, Master Thesis (2024), vi, 232 pp.
"[...] L’objectif de ce mémoire de DEA était de démontrer la manière dont les journalistes construisent leurs identités lorsqu’ils analysent l’actualité de la semaine sur le plateau de Télé 50. Nous avons considéré l’émission ayant fait objet d’analyse, de discours médiatique. ... more
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African Media Portrayals of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi

Brooke Chambers, J. Siguru Wahutu
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 2436-2455
"Much has been written about the media coverage of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. However, with few exceptions, much of this work has often focused on how the journalism fields from the global North framed the genocide, with little work on how African fields covered it. This article eschews th ... more
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RSF and 547 Community radios call for the protection and support of community radio stations in the Sahel

Paris: Reporters Sans Frontières (2024), 34 pp.
"We, the signatories of the appeal for the protection and support of community radio stations in the Sahel [...] call on the political authorities of the Sahel countries to combat impunity for crimes committed against community radio journalists by systematically opening investigations to ensure tha ... more
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AI and natural disaster analysis: Needs analysis during disaster using Artificial Intelligence by Citibeats, February 2018 - September 2021

Citibeats; UNESCO (2024), 21 pp.
"The main conclusions drawn from the analysis of online opinions during natural disasters in Africa are highlighted below: ● Climate change is one of the main concerns of the African population in recent years. This climate problem is considered to be causing more and greater natural disasters on ... more
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Remembering Mass Atrocities: Perspectives on Memory Struggles and Cultural Representations in Africa

Mphathisi Ndlovu, Lungile Augustine Tshuma, Shepherd Mpofu (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xvii, 303 pp.
"This book explores how popular cultural artifacts, literary texts, commemorative practices and other forms of remembrances are used to convey, transmit and contest memories of mass atrocities in the Global South. Some of these historical atrocities took place during the Cold war. As such, this book ... more
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Digitalization & Gender Norms: Learnings from CARE's Digital Pilot for VSLA Members in Rwanda & Uganda

Eric Kaduru, Julia Arnold
Care (2024), 10 pp.
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The Global Faith and Entertainment Study: A Study of Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Faith and Religion in Entertainment

HarrisX; Faith & Media Initiative (2024), 25 pp.
"The study seeks to understand consumers’ and decisionmakers’ perspectives on how current entertainment media treats themes of faith, religion and spirituality in its narratives and characters, if there is a market for more accurate and diverse representation of faith, and what opportunities exi ... more
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Mass Communication in Africa: Conventions, Issues and New Paradigms. A Festschrift in Honour of Augustine Ufua Enahoro

Taye C. Obateru, Godfrey Naanlang Danaan, Daniel Cirman (eds.)
Augustine Ufua Enahoro (honoured person)
Jos, Plateu State (NI): University of Jos, Department of Mass Communication; Fab Anieh Nigeria Limited (2024), vii, 317 pp.