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A Baseline Study of Youth Identity, the Media and the Public Sphere in South Africa

Jane Duncan, Irene Costera Meijer, Nico Drok et al.

School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University (2013), v, 115 pp.

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Hate Speech and Freedom of Expression in South Africa

Johannesburg: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI);RAITH Foundation (2013), 32 pp.

"The Freedom of Expression Institute sought to prepare a module on Hate speech in South Africa with the aim of providing basic insight on the framework of hate speech as an aspect of freedom of expression to individuals, communities, social groups and civil society in general. This comes out of the ... more

Journalism in a Complicated Place: The Role of Community Journalism in South Africa

John A. Hatcher

Community Journalism, volume 2, issue 1 (2013), pp. 49-67

"In South Africa, a fledgling democratic republic is making concerted efforts to foster media that will help to overcome a history of oppression based on difference. A qualitative analysis of interviews with 62 respondents found that the community journalists see themselves as community educators wh ... more

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A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict

Jake Lynch

New York; London: Routledge (2013), x, 193 pp.

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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.

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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Social Media and Journalism in Africa

African Journalism Studies, volume 34, issue 1 (2013), pp. 1-122

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Using Narrative Communication in a Mass-Produced Youth Magazine as an HIV Prevention Intervention

Esther Etkin

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 3-17

"With young people at the epicentre of the HIV epidemic, we need to build upon and find ways of sustaining interventions that place youth at the centre of prevention. This article argues that narrative communication is one such strategy, provided it is part of a comprehensive HIV prevention plan. Na ... more

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Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives

Stephen J. A. Ward (ed.)

Walden, Mass.; Oxford: Wiley Blackwell (2013), 326 pp.

"Through case studies, analysis of emerging practices, and theoretical discussion, a team of leading journalism and communication experts investigate the impact of major global trends on responsible journalism and lead readers to better understand changes in media ethics. Chapters look at how these ... more

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Perceptions and Realities of Corruption in South Africa

Iris Wielders

Afrobarometer (2013), 8 pp.

"It is clear that corruption is considered an important issue by South Africans. It is frequently cited as a critical issue facing the country, and many people believe that there are high levels of corruption in various parts of government. At the same time however, the incidence of bribery appears ... more

Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue

Ulla Carlsson, Sherri Hope Culver (eds.)

Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media;Nordicom;UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (2013), 416 pp.

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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

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

Lack of Diversity (repeat): Analysis of SABC News and Programming

Lethabo Thebe Dibetso, Thandi Smith

Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Africa (2012), vii, 41 pp.

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New Media Literacies and Participatory Popular Culture Across Borders

Bronwyn T. Williams, Amy A. Zenger

New York: Routledge (2012), xiv, 219 pp.

"How do students' online literacy practices intersect with online popular culture? In this book scholars from a range of countries including Australia, Lebanon, Nepal, Qatar, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States illustrate and analyze how literacy practices that are mediated through and influ ... more

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Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World

Daniel C. Hallin, Paolo Mancini (eds.)

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), ix, 344 pp.

"Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World offers a broad exploration of the conceptual foundations for comparative analysis of media and politics globally. It takes as its point of departure the widely used framework of Daniel C. Hallin and Paolo Mancini's Comparing Media Systems, exploring ... more

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Picturing Atrocity: Photography in Crisis

Geoffrey Batchen, Mick Gidley, Nancy K. Miller (eds.)

London: Reaktion Books (2012), 319 pp.

"From the massacre of the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee to the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, from famine in China to apartheid in South Africa, Picturing Atrocity examines a broad spectrum of photographs. Each of the essays focuses specifically on an iconic image, offering a distinct approach ... more

Mapping Digital Media: South Africa

Guy Berger, Zikhona Masala

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 120 pp.

"Developments in digital media in South Africa are densely intertwined with political factors. The Government has sought to be the driver of digitization, but it has also caused repeated delays in digital roll-out. In addition, the Government has had contradictory interests such as promoting competi ... more

So This is Democracy? State of Media Freedom in Southern Africa 2011

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2012), 214 pp.