"This edition of the review is entirely devoted to the press, radio and television overseas — Although the documents presented essentially concern East Africa and the references are almost entirely to English-speaking countries, the work as a whole constitutes a valuable contribution to knowledge ... about the press and communication media in Africa." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1786, topic code 070) more

"The press in Tanzania mirrors the political consciousness of a newly independent state and reflects some of the ambiguities that accompany political articulation in a one-party democracy. In this analysis of the four daily newspapers, special attention has been given to the ‘news geography’ whi ... ch is presented in an attempt to anticipate the world image or ‘psychological geography’ which results from reading the daily newspaper. For even the selection of what news to print reflects the tensions and conflicts between an ideal news policy and the limitations imposed by the lack of funds, personnel, and the influence of the western news services." (Abstract) more