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Responsible journalism in conflicted societies: trust and public service across new and old divides

Jake Lynch; Charis Rice (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xii, 216 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-00-317821-7 (ebook)

"Applying an inclusive concept of ‘conflicted societies’ that goes beyond those affected by violent conflict to include traditionally ‘stable’ but increasingly polarised democracies, such as the UK and the USA, contributors engage with longstanding questions and new challenges surrounding co... more

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Digital Africa: how Big Tech and African startups are reshaping the continent

Tevin Tafese

Hamburg: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (2022), 13 pp.

CC BY-NC-ND

"In summary, digitalisation is gaining momentum in Africa as the continent experiences significant improvements in its digital infrastructure and a vibrant startup ecosystem. To harness this momentum across society, African governments and their partners will need to strike the right balance between... more

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Digital rights are human rights: an introduction to the state of affairs and challenges in Africa

Hendrik Bussiek

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 7 pp.

ISBN 978-99945-77-95-8

"In sub-Saharan Africa, 495 million people (46 percent of the population) subscribed to mobile phones in 2020, however, the cost of accessing the internet is very high and many African Governments are renowned for restricting access to the internet to limit critics and their opposition through inter... more

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Community media in Sub-Saharan Africa. Part 1: Community media for community development and change

Birgitte Jallov

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 8 pp.

ISBN 978-99945-57-00-4

"The transformative development potential of community radio is vast. This paper presents examples of changes generated by communities shaping the narrative and their future direction. It also explores what needs to be in place for community radio to achieve its potential, namely, an enabling enviro... more

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Children and media worldwide in a time of a pandemic

Maya Götz; Dafnah Lemish (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2022), vi, 242 pp., illustr.

ISBN 978-1-4331-9484-9 (pdf); 978-1-4331-9483-2 (print)

"This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response. A central theme ... more

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Privacy imperilled: analysis of surveillance, encryption and data localisation laws in Africa

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) (2022), 67 pp.

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"The right to privacy has come under increased attack in many African countries, with the proliferation of digital technologies being matched by state measures that negate this right. In the past few years, many countries across the continent have enacted various laws that permit surveillance, manda... more

Comprehending media systems for media development

Johanna Mack

Dortmund: Forum Medien und Entwicklung (FOME); MEDAS21 (2022), 29 pp., bibliogr. p.23-29

ISSN 2748-9426 CC BY

"Media development assistance and media systems research are intricately connected: by describing, assessing, and attempting to change them, media development actors produce knowledge about media systems and directly impact them. This research review explores the intersections of academic media syst... more

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) regional action in Africa: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 10 pp.

" ... in 2019, UNESCO’s Addis Ababa Liaison Office engaged the African Union, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and a wide range of partners to ensure adequate responses to the protection of journalists and the fight against impunity in Africa. These consultative meetin... more

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Meeting the challenges of information disorder in the Global South

Herman Wasserman (ed.)

Rondebosch: Centre for Film and Media Studies University of Cape Town; International Development Research Center (IDRC) (2022), 256 pp.

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"Despite information disorder being a widespread problem in countries in the Global South, the study of this phenomenon remains dominated by examples, case studies, and models from the Global North. Knowledge about the various manifestations of information disorder, the range of responses, and the s... more

Grundzüge der außereuropäischen Christentumsgeschichte: Asien, Afrika und Lateinamerika 1450-2000

Klaus Koschorke

Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), xx, 361 pp., illustr., maps, bibliogr. p.325-349, index

ISBN 978-3-8252-5934-1 (pbk); 978-3-8385-5934-6 (online)

"Die Mehrheit der christlichen Weltbevölkerung lebt heute im globalen Süden. Kenntnisse ihrer Geschichte sind darum unerlässlich. Dieses Lehrbuch bietet einen ebenso kompakten wie anschaulichen Überblick über die Christentumsgeschichte Asiens, Afrikas und Lateinamerikas seit ca. 1450. Vielfalt ... more

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The handbook of global interventions in communication theory

Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2022), xxviii, 515 pp.

ISBN 978-1-00-053620-1 (ebook); 978-0-367-48620-4 (print)

"Moving beyond the U.S.-Eurocentric paradigm of communication theory, this handbook broadens the intellectual horizons of the discipline by highlighting underrepresented, especially non-Western, theorists and theories, and identifies key issues and challenges for future scholarship. Showcasing diver... more

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Media training in transition countries: perspectives of a media trainer

Sam Swan

London; New York: Routledge (2022), xiv, 142 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-00-055442-7 (pdf); 978-0-367-72501-3 (hbk); 978-0-367-72567-9 (pbk)

"Drawing on the author’s and other media trainers’ experiences over a 25-year period, this book provides important insights into tailoring training programs to specific regions and countries. Case studies describe training in radio and television management, broadcasting, and media sustainabilit... more

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The state of media freedom and safety of journalists in Africa

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) (2022), 57 pp.

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"The media in Africa continues to face serious challenges in the execution of its work. The minimal progress in the advancement of press freedom and freedom of expression on the continent has been whitewashed by legislation and actions by some states that continue to hinder the development of a prof... more

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Greening Africa’s news deserts: the search for sustainable local media in sub-Saharan Africa

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 38 pp.

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"This report will investigate the sustainability issues and opportunities facing local and community media. The growing literature on the topic will be read from an African perspective, in order to understand how context has shaped success and failure and to identify the ideas that may be most appro... more

Visual cultures of Africa

Mary Clare Kidenda; Lize Kriel; Ernst Wagner (eds.)

Münster; New York: Waxmann (2022), 255 pp., illustr.

ISBN 978-3-8309-4523-9 (print); 978-3-8309-9523-4 (ebook) CC BY-NC-SA

"This book Visual Cultures of Africa tells stories of the past, present, and future and how intricately linked cultures and identities are. The book explores the complex histories and discusses how people have used images, objects, and artefacts to describe what is going on in society and give expre... more

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On air dialogues: listening to rural Africans 2022

Farm Radio International (2022), 12 pp.

"In partnership with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Farm Radio International led On Air Dialogues to gather thousands of small-scale farmers' and other rural peoples' perspectives on climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience. We worked with seven radio stations in Burkin... more

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Exploring the intersectionality of culture, sacrificial offering, and exploitative prosperity gospel rhetoric in Africa

Judith I. Udechukwu

Church, communication & culture, volume 6, issue 2 (2021), pp. 267-284

CC BY

"Research has well documented the evidence of the growth of prosperity gospel churches across the globe, but there is a dearth of studies that investigate the interface between culture and exploitative rhetoric among African prosperity gospel ministers. Examining the concept of making sacrificial of... more

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Why access to information is essential for democratic elections in Africa

Dunia Mekonnen Tegegn

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) (2021), 5 pp.

"Among the various forms of online censorship, internet shutdowns are some of the most invasive and blunt. Unlike traditional forms of censorship like blocking internet pages or certain content, these disruptions to digital communications are architectural and affect a preliminary condition in the i... more

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Mobile internet connectivity 2021: Sub-Saharan Africa key trends

GSMA (2021), 3 pp.

"Over half a billion people who are living in areas with a mobile broadband network are not using mobile internet, despite substantial increases in mobile broadband coverage since 2014. Significant gender and rural-urban gaps persist. Women are 37% less likely to use mobile internet than men. Signif... more

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Wielding influence in the age of coronavirus: how the Chinese communist party shapes narratives and builds influence in Africa

Tom Bayes

Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 125 pp., abbrev. p.6-7, bibliogr. p.101-125

ISBN 978-3-95721-977-0 CC BY-SA

"The geopolitical implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has dislocated global life, shaken economies and caused over 4 million deaths, continue to play out. For China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP), China’s status as the virus’ origin posed political risks, heightened by international s... more