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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

The state of press freedom in Southern Africa 2019-2020

Catherine Anite; Nashilongo Gervasius-Nakale; Izak Minnaar (eds.)

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2021), 79 pp.

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Afrika

Marco Moerschbacher (ed.)

Paderborn et al.: Schöningh (2021), x, 615 pp.

ISBN 978-3-506-77701-0 (hbk); 9783657777013 (online)

"Das Werk bietet, nach Ländern bzw. Regionen aufgeschlüsselt, einen kompakten und aktuellen Überblick über geschichtliche Herkunft, weitere Entwicklungen und aktuelle Herausforderungen der afrikanischen Kirche aus katholischer Sicht. Dabei liegt ein Akzent auf den Beziehungen der Ortskirche zu a... more

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Mediated sociability: audience participation and convened citizen engagement in interactive broadcast shows in Africa

International journal of communication, volume 14 (2020), pp. 2985-3006

CC BY-NC-ND

"This article examines what drives audience participation in interactive broadcast shows, with implications for the democratic potential of these shows as spaces of citizen engagement and public discussion. It makes three contributions, the first two to audience and media studies and the last to pol... more

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Perspectives on political communication in Africa

Bruce Mutsvairo; Beschara Karam (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xxiii, 272 pp., 12 illustr., index

ISBN 978-3-319-62057-2 (ebook); 978-3-319-62056-5 (print)

"Focusing on sub-Saharan Africa and occasionally drawing comparisons with other regions of the world, this book critically addresses the development of the field focusing on the current opportunities and challenges within the African context. By using a wide variety of case studies that include Moza... more

Thirty rising media markets 2016

Anne Austin; Jonathan Barnard; Nicola Hutcheon

London: ZenithOptimedia (2016), 51 pp.

"The markets we do include are a very diverse bunch, from the very closed and politically tightly controlled such as Laos; through a large number of nations on the African continent which have seen a sudden improvement in digital infrastructure thanks to the landing of several new submarine intercon... 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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Comparative study of Church and non-Church run radio stations in Zambia: a case study of Radio Explorers and Radio Maria in Eastern province

Daniel Banda

Lusaka: Master of Mass Communication Thesis University of Zambia (2010), xi, 125 pp., bibliogr. p.110-6

"This is a comparative case study of the church-run, Radio Maria and non church-run, Radio Explorers in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The work compares and contrasts the (1) content and management of the stations, (2) the process of selection of programmes and content development, and (3) accessib... more

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Guidebook on sustainability

Bill Siemering; Jean Fairbairn

Washington, DC: Developing Radio Partners (2007), 90 pp., illustr.

"The authors present six local and independent radio stations from Africa - community radio stations, and commercial and NGO run radio stations with strong community participation - showcasing good practices for sustainability, defined as "ability of a radio station to maintain a good quality develo... more

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African Media Development Initiative: research summary report

Gerry Power (dir.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp., abbrev. p.iv-vii, bibliogr. p.111-116, tables

ISBN 1-906086-17-6

"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research findings and conclusions

Fackson Banda

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.

ISBN 1-906086-00-1

"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets.... more

Community radio for development: the world and Africa

Patrick Tor Alumuku

Nairobi: Paulines (2006), 272 pp., bibliogr. p.267-272

ISBN 978-9966-08-124-7

"Community radio is best understood against the background of the other forms of broadcasting, namely public service, and commercial or private broadcasting. Unlike these, community broadcasting is not state-owned, but rather community-owned and managed. Neither is it aimed at profit-making, but at ... more

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Media for sustainable development. Content survey: a baseline study report on sustainable development content/themes for community radio stations in Africa and Central America

AMARC Africa; Panos Southern Africa; Pronatura

Open Society Foundation (2004), 117 pp., tables

"The summary of findings for this study is drawn from extensive research conducted in the form of questionnaires and focus groups. The aim of the study was to assess the level at which community radio stations in Africa are involved in programming of content on sustainable development themes/ topics... more

African broadcast cultures: radio in transition

Richard Fardon; Graham Furniss (eds.)

Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp., 8 illustr., abbrev. p.xiv-xvi, index

ISBN 0-85255-828-7

"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher)

Public libraries in Africa: a report and annotated bibliography

Aissa Isaak (comp.)

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2000), vi, 199 pp.

ISBN 1-902928-00-8

"The synthesis of literature quoted in the bibliography and the country reports portrays the public library movement in Africa as being very weak, with numerous problems regarding financial constraints, lack of human resources, outdated materials and poor use. The only sector of the African populati... more

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Cost-effectiveness of publishing educational materials in African languages

Maureen Woodhall (ed.)

London: Working Group on Books and Learning Materials Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) (1997), x, 131 pp., index

ISBN 1-901830-00-4

Other Editions: also published in French

"The five case studies on the cost-effectiveness of publishing educational materials in national and local African languages, published in this volume, were commissioned in 1996 on behalf of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) by its Working Group on Books and Learning ... more