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Media reforms and democratization in emerging democracies of sub-Saharan Africa

Ufuoma Akpojivi

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), 186 pp., bibliogr. p.153-172, index

ISBN 978-3-319-75301-0 (ebook); 978-3-319-75300-3 (print)

"This book examines the media reform processes and re-democratization projects of Ghana and Nigeria’s emerging democracies. It evaluates and critiques these reform processes, arguing that because of dependency approaches resulting from the transplanting of policy framework from the West into these... more

Spiritual news: reporting religion around the world

Yoel Cohen (ed.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), vii, 418 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-4331-2862-2

"The media's coverage of religion is an important question, given the central role which news media play in ensuring that people are up-to-date with religion news developments. The book examines it in different countries. After an introductory section looking at trends in religion news in print, on-... more

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Online supplement to working paper 2018.1. Challenging truth and trust: a global inventory of organized social media manipulation

Samantha Bradshaw; Philip N. Howard

Oxford: Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford; Computational Propaganda Research Project (2018), 81 pp.

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"These are the background case notes complied for MEMO 2018.1: Challenging Truth and Trust: A Global Inventory of Organized Social Media Manipulation. For details on the methods behind this content analysis please see the methodology section of the report. This document contains data from over 500 s... more

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How violence shapes religion: belief and conflict in the Middle East and Africa

Ziya Meral

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2018), x, 217 pp., bibliogr. p.188-209, index

ISBN 978-1-108-45285-4 (pbk); 978-1-108-42900-9 (hbk)

"Is there an inevitable global violent clash unfolding between the world's largest religions: Islam and Christianity? Do religions cause violent conflicts, or are there other factors at play? How can we make sense of increasing reports of violence between Christian and Muslim ethnic communities acro... more

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Pattern of community radio ownership, regulation and usage for development in anglophone West African countries

Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri

Journal of research and development, volume 3, issue 2 (2017), pp. 30-38

"The findings show that community radio stations in Anglophone West African countries are owned and controlled by the community; the community radio in Anglophone West African countries is regulated along the broad guidelines that guide broadcasting in those countries; and community radio is used fo... more

Nollywood: the creation of Nigerian film genres

Jonathan Haynes

Chicago; London: University of Chicago Press (2016), xxviii, 375 pp., illustr., filmogr. p.325-338, bibliogr. p.339-353, index

ISBN 978-0-226-38795-6 (pbk); 978-0-226-38781-9 (hbk); 978-0-226-38800-7 (ebook)

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The handbook of international crisis communication research

Andreas Schwarz; Matthew W. Seeger; Claudia Auer (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2016), xix, 525 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-118-51676-8

"The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a range of sub-disciplines... more

Clandestine and other target broadcasts

In: World radio TV handbook: the directory of global broadcasting 2016

Oxford: WRTH Publications (2015), pp. 508-515

"Clandestine broadcasts are politically-motivated broadcasts produced by groups opposed to the government of the target country. Other target broadcasts can be produced by either governmental or non-governmental organisations and are targetted at zones of regional or local conflict." (p.508)

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Racism, ethnicity and the media in Africa: mediating conflict in the twenty-first century

Winston Mano (ed.)

London: Tauris (2015), xviii,347 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-78076-706-2 (hbk); 978-1-86064-194-7 (pbk); 978-0-75561-903-0 (online)

"In today's Africa racism and ethnicity have been implicated in serious conflicts - from Egypt to Mali to South Africa - that have cost lives and undermined efforts to achieve national cohesion and meaningful development. Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa sets about rethinking the role of me... more

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Africa online: media use in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from the media survey - Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2015), 29 slides

"Internet users in Africa tend to be young, educated and in urban areas. The probability of using the internet is also higher for male, and we also find that internet usage patterns differ across gender and location. Mobile phones are the major devices used to go online both at home and elsewhere by... more

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Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East: changing selves, changing societies

Ineke Buskens; Anne Webb (eds.)

London: Zed Books (2014), 338 pp.

ISBN 978-1-7836-0042-7 (pbk); 978-1-3502-2402-5 (online)

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Women and media: Africa in focus

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 35 slides

"Education and language skills are the main factors that influence which platform women access most frequently. Daily TV use is similar for men and women but women tend to lag men in frequent radio and internet use. Once a country reaches a critical mass in mobile penetration, gaps between both male... more

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In the service of the public: functions and transformation of media in developing countries

Jan Lublinski; Petra Berner; Merjam Wakili

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 300 pp.

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Contemporary media use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 2 pp.

"While radio is still in the lead for news consumption in Nigeria, the use of digital media and mobile continues to grow rapidly. The new research also reveals that Nigerian personal mobile phone ownership has increased significantly in 2014 to 83.0%, up from 73.1% in 2012. Mobile web is the leading... more

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Contemporary media use in Nigeria

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2014), 36 slides

"Nigeria is a complex country grappling with serious economic, political, and security challenges. New media are an increasingly effective pathway for reaching Nigerian audiences, especially those who are media rich. However, there remain media poor segments of the population who can only be reached... more

Healthcare management strategy, communication, and development challenges and solutions in developing countries

Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi (ed.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2014), xvi, 240 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-739185667

"This publication analyzes the ways in which health services, public health administration, and healthcare policies are managed in developing countries and how intercultural, intergroup, and mass communication practices are weakening those efforts. If developing countries are to reach their developm... more

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Nigeria media use 2012

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2012), 2 pp.

"The Nigerian media market is dominated by radio and television, though mobile and Internet technologies are increasing in importance. Almost 9 in 10 Nigerians (87.4%) say they listened to radio in the past week, and nearly three-quarters (72.5%) say they watched TV. Though incidence of radio use is... more

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Nigeria media use 2012: digital media gap shrinking, popularity of radio undiminished

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2012), 43 slides

"Digital media should be a part of any communications strategy for Nigeria. Previously ¡§underserved¡¨ groups entering the digital mainstream fast. Internet outreach should be mobile-centric. Take advantage of penchant for information-sharing. But don't forget the continued primacy of broadcast ... more

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Nigeria talks climate: the public understanding of climate change

Susan Cooke; Anu Mohammed (comps.)

London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.

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"From May to September 2008, The BBC World Service Trust’s research and Learning group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Nigeria to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 24 focus-group discussions with Nigerian citizens, as well as 31 in-dep... more

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The media and the Rwanda genocide

Allan Thompson (ed.)

Contributor(s): Kofi Annan Statement by

London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press; Fountain Publishers; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp., index, bibliogr. p.447-454

ISBN 978-0-7453-2625-2 (pbk); 978-0-7453-2626-9 (hbk)

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more