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Youth, Facebook and Politics in South Africa

Tanja Bosch

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2013), pp. 119-130

"This article explores how Facebook is used by South African youth, with particular reference to their political participation and involvement. Research has shown the declining involvement of young people in political processes, particularly since democratic elections in 1994. This is an internation ... more

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Dimensions of Advertising Theory and Practice in Africa

Rotimi Williams Olatunji, Beatrice A. Laninhun (eds.)

Dakar: Amalion Publishing (2013), xxii, 256 pp.

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Lions Go Digital: The Internet’s Transformative Potential in Africa

James Manyika, Armando Cabral, Lohini Moodley, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, Suraj Moraje, Michael Chui, Jerry Anthonyrajah, Acha Leke

McKinsey (2013), 112 pp.

"The Internet will generate economic growth and social transformation in six sectors in particular: financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture, and government. In financial services, for example, M.Pesa's mobile money solutions have brought millions of Kenyans onto the financial grid ... more

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The World Internet Project: International Report

Jeffrey I. Cole et al.

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Center for the Digital Future, 5th ed. (2013), 87 pp.

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Giving the Public a Say: How News Ombudsmen Ensure Accountability, Build Trust and Add Value to Media Organisations

Karen Rothmyer

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 54 pp.

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Neue Medien

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

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South Africa’s Media 20 Years After Apartheid

Libby Lloyd

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 54 pp.

"South Africa’s news media has become, in the post-1994 democratic era, among the most concentrated in the world, affecting the quality of its content and the sales of its newspapers. A significant decrease in international development support, and post-1994 changes to the nature of that support, ... more

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Communication and Media Studies in South Africa: Observations, Impressions and Remarks

Abiodun Salawu

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 87-100

"This article offers some self-reflexive comments on Communication and media studies in South Africa. The discipline in South Africa, presents a very exciting and intriguing posture for the simple fact that it allows for diversity– observable in the variety of labels, emphases and curricula. Equal ... 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

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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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Global Information Society Watch 2013: Women's Rights, Gender and ICTs

Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2013), 240 pp.

"GISWatch 2013 shows that gains in women’s rights made online are not always certain or stable. While access to the internet for women has increased their participation in the social, economic and governance spheres, there is another side to these opportunities: online harassment, cyberstalking, a ... more

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African Media Barometer: South Africa 2013

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 74 pp.

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Access to Information in Africa: Examining Progress Since the APAI Declaration

Windhoek: African Platform on Access to Information (APAI);Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 91 pp.

"Out of the twelve countries surveyed, only four have specific access to information laws. These countries are: Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe. However, a significant indication of the shifting tide on the continent is that six of the countries surveyed have some form of specific access to ... more

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Investigative Journalism in Grassroots Independent Print Media in South Africa: A Baseline Study of the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and Limpopo

Eastern Cape Communication Forum (ECCF);Association of Independent Publishers (AIP);Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2013), 20 pp.

"In summary, the findings show that more than half of the analysed newspapers do in fact seek to expose potential wrong doings of government and business and as such are important actors in promoting local accountability. Yet, the findings also show that a lot of the reporting is not as extensive, a ... 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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State of the Newsroom: South Africa 2013. Disruptions and Transitions

Glenda Daniels

Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Journalism (2013), vii, 100 pp.

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Promoting Children's Rights: Coverage of Children in South African and Zambian Media

Musa Oswald Rikhotso, Lister Namumba, Kgalalelo L. Morwe, Lethabo T. Dibetso

Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Africa (2013), 41 pp.

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Side@Ways: Mobile Margins and the Dynamics of Communication in Africa

Mirjam de Bruijn, Inge Brinkman, Francis Nyamnjoh (eds.)

Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa;African Studies Centre (2013), 202 pp.

"This book is about the workings of networks of the mobile in Africa, a continent usually associated with the ‘global shadows’ of the world. How do changes in the possibilities for communication, with the recent hype of mobile technology, influence the social and economic dynamics in Africa’s ... 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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Media Sustainability Index 2012: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Africa

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2013), xix, 455 pp.