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Interactions between civilians and jihadists in Mali and Niger: Research findings and lessons for policy

Yvan Guichaoua, Ferdaous Bouhlel et al.

University of Kent (2023), 69 pp.

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The Future of Television in the Global South: Reflections from Selected Countries

George Ogola (ed.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xv, 233 pp.

"This book explores how television in the global South is 'future-proofing' its continued relevance, addressing its commercial, social and political viability in a constantly changing information ecosystem. The chapter contributions in the book are drawn from countries in East, South and West Africa ... more

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Dissemination of disinformation on political and electoral processes in Nigeria: An exploratory study

Idayat Hassan

Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 10, issue 2216983 (2023), 11 pp.

"Increasingly, social media has become a major source of fake news, with disinformation used as a tool in manipulating public opinion and delegitimizing opposing voices. This study explores the influence of the content of social media on traditional media, and the proliferation of disinformation in ... more

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Clones and zombies: Rethinking conspiracy theories and the digital public sphere through a (post)-colonial perspective

Iginio Gagliardone, Matti Pohjonen, Samuel Olaniram Stephanie Diepeveen

Information, Communication & Society, volume 26, issue 12 (2023), pp. 2419-2438

"This article investigates what is at stake in decolonising the study of conspiracy theories online. It challenges the confidence with which conspiracy theories are often dismissed as aberrations and negative externalities of digital ecosystems. Without reifying conspiracy theories, we identify as p ... more

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Who counts? Ghanaian academic publishing and global science

David Mills, Patricia Kingori, Abigail Branford et al.

Cape Town: African Minds (2023), 227 pp.

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Journalism Cultures in Sierra Leone: Between Global Norms and Local Pressures

Sarah Bomkapre Koroma

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xx, 212 pp.

"This book provides novel insights into the perspectives of journalists in Sierra Leone and on their work by examining their perceived journalistic values and the influences that shape them. It treats journalism as an occupational identity and as a community that works on the foundation of the sub-S ... more

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Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change

Winston Mano, Loubna El Mkaouar (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xiv, 295 pp.

"Who owns the media and communications in Africa today and with what implications? The book elegantly answers this urgent question by unpacking multiple dimensions of media ownership through rare and authoritative perspectives, including both historical and contemporary digital developments. It trac ... more

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The Impact of Motherhood on the Career Development of Female Journalists in Nigeria

Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) (2023), 33 pp.

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Mental Health Reporting: A Toolkit for Media Professionals in Nigeria

Mental Health KAFE;Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID);Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) (2023), 61 pp.

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Saving Lives through Effective Flood Warning Communications in Nigeria

Bamidele Olajide

Abuja: Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) (2023), 21 pp.

"This report explores the importance of a robust Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) in Nigeria and the need for effective communication to ameliorate the loss and damage caused by flooding. Following Nigeria’s Floods of 2022, which resulted in over 600 lives lost, 3000 injured, 300 thousand hectare ... 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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Cinema Negro. D’África à Diáspora: O pensamento antirracista de Kabengele Munanga

Celso Luiz Prudente, Rogério de Almeida

São Paulo: Faculdade de Educação da Universidade de São Paulo (FEUSP) (2023), 536 pp.

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Safety of Journalists in Ghana

Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey

In: The State of the Ghanaian Media Report

:Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin (ed.)

Accra: University of Ghana, Department of Communication Studies;Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2023), pp. 60-70

"The continual threats against the lives of journalists have been blamed for Ghana’s decline in the World Press Freedom Index ranking for the past two years. Even though much of the evidence for this has primarily been anecdotal, various efforts have been undertaken to compile reports of abuses th ... 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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Les questions de développement dans les sciences de l’information et de la communication en Afrique: Mélanges offerts à Misse Misse

Louvain-la-Neuve: L'Harmattan – Academia (2023), 448 pp.

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African Language Media

Phillip Mpofu, Israel A. Fadipe, Thulani Tshabangu (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxi, 317 pp.

"This book outlines how African language media is affected by politics, technology, culture, and the economy and how this media is creatively produced and appropriated by audiences across cultures and contexts. African language media can be considered as a tool for communication, socialization, and ... more

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Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South
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Abiodun Salawu, Tshepang Bright Molale, Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed, Mohammad Sahid Ullah (eds.)

Lexington Books (2023), 310 pp.

"This edited collection brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication. Contributors bring together research from often-overlooked parts of the world to engage i ... more

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Journalism in Cameroon: A High-Risk and Dangerous Profession?

Peter Tiako Ngangum

In: The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South

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

London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 461-476

"These are challenging times for practicing journalism safely in Cameroon. Death in pretrial detention is one extreme form of silencing journalists, although arbitrary arrests, intimidation, harassment, and trumped-up charges are also used, not only during turbulence and armed conflicts, but also in ... more

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Survey on the impact of online disinformation and hate speech
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Paris: UNESCO;Ipsos (2023), 35 slides

"On average in the 16 countries surveyed, 56% of internet users frequently use social media to stay informed about current events, far ahead of television (44%). However, it is worth noting that differences exist among population groups: television is the primary source in the most developed countri ... more

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Beyond the Humanitarian Savior Logics? UNHCR's Public Communication Strategies for the Syrian and Central African Crises

David Ongenaert, Stijn Joye, David Machin

International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 2 (2023), pp. 164-190

"Forcibly displaced people often face restrictive migration policies and stereotypical discourses. Therefore, this study analyzes UNHCR's public communication strategies towards the Syrian and Central African crises. Through a comparative-synchronic multimodal critical discourse analysis (MCDA) of U ... more

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Survey on the impact of online disinformation and hate speech Quick Overview

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South
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Survey on the impact of online disinformation and hate speech
Quick Overview