Filter
420
Featured
277
41
3
Topics
28
24
19
19
16
14
13
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Language
Document type
74
65
25
22
16
11
10
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Countries
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
Output Type
The Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Rights in Africa
African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2020), 297 pp.
"This publication is a compilation of 19 articles by African researchers, academics, journalists and human and digital rights activists on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital rights in Africa. The articles were commissioned by the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec
...
Democracy at Stake: Self-Censorship as a Self-Defence Strategy for Journalists
Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 1 (2020), pp. 5-14
"The media play an essential role of informing and mobilising voters as well as facilitating a two-way communication process between citizens and those vying for electoral offices during elections. This allows citizens to get information on various issues from the contenders, which largely informs t
...
Social Media and Elections in Africa. Vol. 1: Theoretical Perspectives and Election Campaigns
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xv, 237 pp.
"This book brings together fresh evidence and new theoretical frameworks in a unique analysis of the increasing role of social media in political campaigns and electoral processes across Africa. Supported by contemporary and historical cases studies, it engages with the main drives behind the variou
...
Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
Deep Insights
International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), 2nd ed. (2019), 110 pp.
"The Handbook showcases IAWRT members’ experiences and best practices for working towards advancing gender equality in and on the media in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, India and Uganda." (Publisher description)
Global Information Society Watch 2019. Artificial Intelligence: Human Rights, Social Justice and Development
Deep Insights
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is now receiving unprecedented global attention as it finds widespread practical application in multiple spheres of activity. But what are the human rights, social justice and development implications of AI when used in areas such as health, education and social service
...
How Uganda’s award-winning Catholic radio station is changing the lives of its listeners
America: the Jesuit Review, August 9 (2019)
"Radio Pacis went on the air in October 2004 and quickly became the most popular radio station in the [Arua] region, in part because the station broadcasts on three frequencies in all six local languages: Acholi, Alur, Madi, Kakwa, Lögbara and English. In turn, Radio Pacis has crossed more than jus
...
After Access 2018: A Demand-Side View of Mobile Internet from 10 African Countries
Cape Town: Research ICT Africa; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2019), vii, 38 pp.
"Of all 10 African countries surveyed, only in South Africa is more than half the population online. The Internet penetration rate in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria and Senegal is above the 20% threshold – but even this requires further investigation in a developing country context, where the unaf
...
#SpeakUp: Using Social Media to Promote Police Accountability in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies (ISS) (2019), 38 pp.
"Social media engagement alone can achieve limited results in promoting public accountability for police misconduct in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda but can and has served as a valuable tool in this endeavour. The percentage of the population in Africa that engages in discussions on social media platfo
...
The Highs and Lows of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019
Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 8 pp.
How Social Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019)
"In July 2018, the government of Uganda implemented a tax on individual users of social media platforms. In the first three months following the introduction of the tax in the country, internet penetration dropped from 47 percent to 35 percent. Given that a significant amount of news circulation now
...
Pooling Aid Sector Demand for Digital Public Goods: Lessons from Sizing Mobile Channel Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa
Digital Impact Alliance (dial); Altai Consulting (2019), 38 pp.
"We started by performing fieldwork in five countries, covering the four main SSA regions: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. We then conducted 116 interviews across 78 organizations, covering the overall ecosystem: mobile network operators (MNOs), aggreg
...
Publics in Africa in a Digital Age
Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 13, issue 1 (2019), pp. 1-213
The State of ICT in Uganda
Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2019), VII, 26 pp.
"It is evident that Uganda will need to do some things differently to ensure improved outcomes. Addressing inconsistencies in policy that affect the sector is critical. Each policy that impacts the sector, regardless of the Ministry that develops it, should be evaluated before implementation within
...
Viability of Alternative Online News Media Organizations in Developing and Transformation Countries
Baden-Baden: Nomos; Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2019), 209 pp.
"The main aim of the present study is to assess the status quo and the influencing factors of media viability in developing countries and economies in transition. Accordingly, three general research questions have been formulated: 1. Which factors determine the viability of alternative online news m
...
Anti-Corruption Tabloid Journalism in Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), x, 219 pp.
"Defining tabloid journalism practice as an infotainment genre, the book examines corruption exposure by tabloids in Arabic, Portuguese and Francophone speaking countries across Africa, making it a unique addition to the field. In doing so, it also builds an understanding of the evolution of anti-co
...
Mission und Kommunikation: Verflechtungsgeschichtliche Perspektiven auf Missionsgeschichte im kolonialen Zeitalter
Interkulturelle Theologie: Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft, volume 45, issue 2-3 (2019), pp. 166-187
"In diesem Beitrag argumentiere ich, dass für eine Verflechtungsgeschichte von Mission seit dem 19. Jahrhundert eine medien- und kommunikationstheoretische Dimension unerlässlich ist: Mission war nicht nur eine historische Agentur, um Akteur*innen in Bewegungen zu setzen, als Reisende und Migriere
...
