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Shaping Global Cultures Through Screenwriting: Women Who Write Our Worlds

Rose Ferrell, Rosanne Welch (eds.)

Bristol: Intellect (2025), 658 pp.

"This volume, Shaping Global Cultures through Screenwriting: Women Who Write Our Worlds, tells stories of women who have worked with and within communities to bring the communities’ stories to life through screenwriting. In gathering these examples, we asked for stories that achieved some level ... of impact for the communities. Impact was considered across a number of indices. We wanted to show that attitudes have shifted, policies have been rewritten and the life experiences and ranges of possibility for some have changed for the better as a result of women’s work. We hope to show through our stories that film can change lives; that sharing stories matters; and that women are everywhere, using their skills in screen production for the good of many. In her excellent book, Women in the International Film Industry: Policy Practice and Power, Susan Liddy (2020) offers ‘a wide-ranging, critical assessment of practice, policy and progress’ to establish the range and scale of gender inequality that currently exists in the world of screen production. She quotes O’Neill and Domingo (2015) to point out that social, economic and political conditions vary, and ‘combine in different ways to enable or constrain women’s agency and leadership’ in screen production (Liddy 2020: 1). In contrast, our book approaches the same problem from the opposite perspective: we seek to correlate the ‘policy, practice and power’ (Liddy 2020) with the actual work of women screenwriters. Our aim is to point out what women screenwriters, creators and filmmakers are doing in disparate corners of the world, and how their effort is positively impacting communities, shaping culture and creating change. We argue that, despite the fact that women screenwriters are underrepresented in leadership roles in film industries worldwide, the impact of their films remains visible and palpable. We provide evidence that, as women step into the roles of screenwriter, filmmaker and collaborator, using known and emerging technologies, formats and genres under the broad scope of ‘screen production’, they raise the voices of other women and other communities. This volume shows the impact of women’s voices in creating real change for the communities whose stories are told through the topics and themes of these women’s screen works. Not least, this volume seeks to celebrate these women and their communities and bring awareness of that impact to broader communities worldwide." (Introduction, page 1) more

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Journalism under Duress: Worlds of Journalism Study Report (Wave 3: 2021–2025)

Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Corinna Lauerer, Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova (eds.)

Munich: Ludwig-Maximilian Universität (LMU), WJS Center (2025), 371 pp.

"This report presents findings from the third wave of the Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS3), conducted between 2021 and 2025. In this iteration, we focused on journalists’ perceptions of risk and uncertainty in their profession and sought to identify key factors that shape how journalists navigate ... more

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption by Journalists in Zambia: Survey Report

Teldah Mawarire, Meck Phiri (eds.)

USAID;FHI 360;Internews (2024), 12 pp.

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The State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa 2024

Reyhana Masters, Nqaba Matshazi, Kholwani Nyathi

UNESCO (2024), 106 pp.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Adoption by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Zambia. A Survey Report

Internews;FHI 360;USAID (2024), 16 pp.

"The findings reveal that 44% of CSOs are currently utilizing AI tools, with generative AI being the most popular, while 96% of non-users are considering future integration. However, 54% have not yet adopted AI. Perceptions of AI’s impact on job security vary, with 48% seeing no threat, 13% percei ... more

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The Limits of Governmentality: Call-in Radio and the Subversion of Neoliberal Evangelism in Zambia

Alastair Fraser

Jounal of African Cultural Studies, volume 36, issue 1 (2024), pp. 41-57

"The spread of mobile telephones in Africa has enabled a broad range of citizens to join live conversations on call-in radio shows. Both African governments and foreign aid agencies claim that broadcasting such debates can raise awareness, amplify the voices of the poor, and facilitate development a ... more

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Zambia’s Support for the African National Congress’s Radio Freedom in Lusaka, 1967–1992

Peter Sekibakiba Lekgoathi, Thomas Kasonde Mukonde Mukonde

Journal of African Cultural Studies, volume 36, issue 1 (2024), pp. 24-40

"This article explores the contribution Zambia made to the liberation struggle in South Africa by hosting the ANC’s Radio Freedom in Lusaka. It relies on a combination of archival evidence (audio and documentary sources) from both countries, and interviews conducted with the broadcasters and other ... more

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The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South

Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi, Eddy Borges-Rey (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2024), xxiv, 491 pp.

"Responding to mounting calls to decenter and decolonize journalism, The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South examines not only the deep-seated challenges associated with the historical imposition of Western journalism standards on constituencies of the Global South but also the opp ... more

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The State of Press Freedom in Southern Africa 2023

Harare: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2023), 78 pp.

"The report has, in summary, shown that although there are positive developments across the Southern African region, meeting the international standards is still work in progress and in some instances, states are regressing. There is evidence of a plethora of challenges that hinder the practice of i ... more

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No Easy Solutions: Zambian Journalism’s ‘Blalizo’ Problem

Laida K. Chongo

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2023), 18 pp.

"A suggestion by Government to introduce a minimum wage has the potential to ensure that journalists are paid a living wage, making it feasible to start an open conversation about the ethical implications of accepting blalizo [a “transport refund” issued to journalists by the organisers of event ... more

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Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective

Michael Butter, Peter Knight (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xvi, 397 pp.

"Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective examines how conspiracy theories and related forms of misinformation and disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic have circulated widely around the world. Covid conspiracy theories have attracted considerable attention from researchers, journalists, ... more

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Mapping the supply of surveillance technologies to Africa: Case studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia

Tony Roberts, Judy Gitahi, Patrick Allam et al.

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2023), 167 pp.

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Changing tides in Zambian television broadcasting: Digital migration and Chinese engagement

Elastus Mambwe

Global Media and Communication, volume 19, issue 3 (2023), pp. 357-371

"This paper examines the recent shifts and debates in the organization of the television landscape following the implementation of digital migration in Zambia. It ponders Zambia’s experience in the digital migration exercise, playing particular attention to the country’s interaction with the Chi ... more

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Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security Cybercrime Laws enacted by Southern Africa Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights

Dianne Hubbard, Frederico Links

Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA);Internews;USAID (2023), 633 pp.

"In 2023, Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) through its consortium partner, Internews, undertook the most comprehensive review yet of laws affecting media practice and the freedom of expression, including cyber laws, penal codes, constitutions and acts of parliament, in the sixteen Souther ... more

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Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression

Tony Roberts, Tanja Bosch (eds.)

London et al.: Zed Books (2023), xxi, 234 pp.

"With contributions from scholars across the continent, Digital Citizenship in Africa illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. This book dramatically expands our understanding of the v ... more

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New Journalism Ecologies in East and Southern Africa: Innovations, Participatory and Newsmaking Cultures

Trust Matsilele, Shepherd Mpofu, Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiii, 319 pp.

"This volume presents case studies of news media employing and integrating social media into their news production practices. It links social media use to journalistic practices and news production processes in the digital age of the Global South. Critically, the chapters look at seminal cases of st ... more

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After the Pandemic, Building Back a Stronger Media: Inspiring Initiatives in Ensuring Media Viability
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Larry Kilman

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 81 pp.

"The pandemic brought to crisis point prior trends facing independent news media, whether online or offline or hybrid. While media became more important than ever for citizens as a source of reliable information in an insecure and continuously changing world, newsrooms struggled to pay their bills. ... more

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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Zambia: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 4 pp.

"In an effort to support the smooth running of the 2021 General Elections, Zambia was integrated as a target country under the MDP. In partnership with MISA Zambia, UNESCO supported local journalists and editors to enhance their capacities on mis/disinformation, electoral reporting and safety measur ... more

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Handbook on Laws and Regulations Affecting Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom and Digital Rights in Zambia

Jane Chirwa, Austine Sitali (eds.)

Lusaka: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2022), vi, 74 pp.

"The handbook is an advocacy tool that details laws and regulations that enable and impact freedom of expression, media freedom, work of human rights defenders and activists in Zambia." (Publisher description)

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Zambia

Reyn Anderson, Vlad Manoil, Brown Kasaro, Yaroslav Eferin, Lukonga Lindunda, Kate Gromova

USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 83 pp.

"The Zambia Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment report outlines the key aspects of the country's digital ecosystem and provides recommendations for the international development community to create a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment to achieve development outcomes." (https://www.usaid ... more

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After the Pandemic, Building Back a Stronger Media: Inspiring Initiatives in Ensuring Media Viability
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