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Comparative Analysis of Civil Society, Media and Conflict
Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) Media (2016), 52 pp.
"This paper explores how Egyptian, Kenyan, Serbian and South African civil society organisations (CSOs) use communication and relationships with media to engage in democratic contestation. Individual interviews were conducted with 91 CSO members who participated in the various democratisation confli
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Binary Opposites – Can South African Journalists be Both Watchdogs and Developmental Journalists?
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 8, issue 1 (2016), pp. 35-53
"This article challenges the traditional role ascribed by liberal and developmental media theory that journalists should either be watchdogs or developmental journalists but not both at the same time. As part of the South African leg of the Worlds of Journalism (WJS) project this article argues that
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The Tension Between Ethics and Ethnicity: Examining Journalists’ Ethical Decision-Making at the Nation Media Group in Kenya
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 2 (2014), pp. 165-179
"This article analyses how ethnicity influences the ethical decisions of journalists at the Nation Media Group (NMG) in Kenya. Ethnic identity is regarded as one of the key factors that shape the political beliefs of Kenyans in general, and for journalists and media practitioners in particular ethni
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The Variety of Platforms and Practices in African Journalism
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 1-103
"Despite the generalizations and stereotypes that are often used to describe Africa in popular (and journalistic) discourses, the continent's diversity escapes easy categorization or glib narratives of either the 'Hopeless Continent' or 'Africa Rising' variety - the two poles between which the Econo
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China’s “Soft Power” and on Editorial Agendas in South Africa
Beijing: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2014), 16 pp.
Tabloid TV in Zambia: A Reception Study of Lusaka Viewers of Muvi TV News
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 4, issue 3 (2012), pp. 277-293
"The tabloid news genre has been chastized for depoliticizing its public by causing cynicism about the democratic process and lowering the standards of rational public discourse. Counter-arguments point to the alternative public sphere offered by popular media such as ‘tabloid TV’ which is the f
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China in South Africa: The Media’s Response to a Developing Relationship
Grahamstown: School of Journalism and Media Studies Rhodes University (2011), 20 pp.
"Literature about China’s role in Africa suggests that China’s presence on the continent is often viewed in stark binary terms, as either an exploitative, predatory force or a benevolent, development partner. An analysis of attitudes in the South African media over the last three years (if De Be
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Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa
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London; New York: Routledge (2011), xiii, 288 pp.
"Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of 'democracy' and 'development'. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the Afric
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Negotiating Journalism Ethics in Zambia: Towards a 'Glocal' Ethics
In: Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective
New York; London: Routledge (2010), pp. 124-141
Journalism in the Global South: South Africa and Brazil
Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, volume 36, issue 2 (2010), pp. 143-287
Media Ethics in Ethiopia
In: Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective
New York; London: Routledge (2010), pp. 157-171
Tabloid Journalism in South Africa: True Story!
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2010), xvi, 218 pp.
"Less than a decade after the advent of democracy in South Africa, tabloid newspapers have taken the country by storm. One of these papers—the Daily Sun—is now the largest in the country, but it has generated controversy for its perceived lack of respect for privacy, brazen sexual content, and u
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Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective
New York; London: Routledge (2010), x, 180 pp.
Journalistic Ethics and Responsibility in Relation to Freedom of Expression: An Islamic Perspective
In: Media Ethics Beyond Borders: A Global Perspective
New York; London: Routledge (2010), pp. 142-156
Power, Politics and the Identity in South African Media
Cape Town: HSRC Press (2008), vii, 403 pp.
"South Africa offers a rich context for the study of the interrelationship between the media and identity. The essays collected here explore the many diverse elements of this interconnection, and give fresh focus to topics that scholarship has tended to overlook, such as the pervasive impact of tabl
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