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Habermas in Africa? Re-Interrogating the “Public Sphere” and “Civil Society” in African Political Communication Research
"The public sphere and its associated concept of civil society are frequently cited as representative models for media and political communication in Africa, with little critical reflection on their historical and cultural specificity. In this uncritical narrative of “Habermas in Africa”, the pu
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Can the Internet Strengthen Democracy?
Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA: Polity (2017), viii, 142 pp.
"In this short book, internationally renowned scholar of political communication, Stephen Coleman, argues that the best way to strengthen democracy is to re-invent it for the twenty-first century. Governments and global institutions have failed to seize the opportunity to democratise their ways of o
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Questioning the Media-Democracy Link: South African Journalists’ Views
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 1 (2017), pp. 104-128
"It is often assumed that a robust, free and independent media will contribute to the deepening of democracy by keeping governments accountable and broadening citizen participation in deliberative democratic debates. But in new democracies such as South Africa, the deepening and broadening of democr
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Benchmarking Digital Government Strategies in MENA Countries
Paris: OECD (2017), 127 pp.
"This report provides an in-depth look at how Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates are using digital technologies to achieve broader policy objectives. The report finds that significant progress has been made in improving connectivity, establishing the basic infrastr
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"Interactive TV and radio shows are popular phenomena in Kenya and Zambia. Drawing primarily from interview- and observation based research in TV stations in Kenya and Zambia, this paper examines the role of media practitioners in shaping interactive broadcast programmes, and the nature and possibil
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Media and Elections in Uganda: A Gender Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the 2016 General Elections
Kampala: Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA) (2016), xx, 68 pp.
"Evidence from the study reveals that the visibility of women (candidates or voters) during coverage of the 2016 general elections in Uganda was significantly low relative to that of men, not only in terms of being read about or being heard, but also being seen in pictures. The study findings show t
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"In July 2015, Internews launched Open Mic Nepal, a project designed to track and debunk rumors in the earthquake-afected communities. Based on previous pilots of this approach in Gaza and Liberia, the project set out to assess and address information needs by using minimally structured qualitative
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Captured News Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2016), 16 pp.
"Political and business elites in the countries that are the subject of this report have acquired control over a large number of public and private media, mostly through non-transparent privatization, advertising and/or budgetary support to loyal media. Consequently, media freedoms and freedom of ex
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El poder y las sombras: Hacia el equilibrio político-mediático
Lima: Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú (2016), 660 pp.
"Los medios, ante la debilidad de los partidos e instituciones, lideran opinión y se tornan en inductores del pensamiento público, incluso contrapesando el poder de los gobiernos. ¿Cómo encontrar el equilibrio en un escenario tan violentamente polarizado en el que los dos extremos pretenden impo
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‘Can You Hear Me?’ Mobile–radio Interactions and Governance in Africa
New Media & Society, volume 18, issue 9 (2016), pp. 2080-2095
"The exponential diffusion of mobile phones in Africa and their ability to interact with other media have created new avenues for individuals to interface with power. These forms of engagement, however, have primarily been interpreted through the lenses of the ‘liberation technology’ agenda, whi
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Media Movements: Civil Society and Media Policy Reform in Latin America
London: Zed Books (2016), 214 pp.
"Our interest in this book is to examine the contribution of citizens’ movements to a uniquely intense period of policy reforms in public communication in Latin America during the 2000–2015 period. We examine a range of experiences of citizen participation to reshape media systems and change med
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Ubuntu Journalism and Nation-Building Magic
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 30, issue 5 (2016), pp. 728-744
"This article explores ideas around nation building, as constructed through the ethos as well as practice of ubuntu journalism. We make the argument that by invoking ubuntu as an underlying ethos for a reporting ethic and practice, the news media contribute to a magical idea of nationhood and nation
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Constitution-Making, Media, and the Politics of Participation in Somalia
African Affairs, volume 115, issue 459 (2016), pp. 225-245
"The United Nations-led constitution-making process, while highly controversial, has sought to create an opening to help Somalia transition to a new phase in its political development. This article considers the structural features, problems, and opportunities of the process, particularly in the con
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Participation, Citizen Journalism and the Contestations of Identity and National Symbols: A Case of Zimbabwe’s National Heroes and the Heroes’ Acre
African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 3 (2016), pp. 85-106
"This article constitutes an examination on how citizen journalism has challenged Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian regime on issues pertaining to national heroes and usages of the Heroes’ Acre as central national identity markers. Under Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe has seen the public being limited
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Der Film Hara Harwaa Reihaby von Emma Chodzaa als Instrument der staatlichen Beeinflussung des kollektiven Gedächtnisses in Abchasien
Frankfurt, Oder: Europa-Universität Vidriana, Bachelor Thesis (2016), 53 pp.
"Die Fallanalyse hat gezeigt, dass eine Erzählung vom Krieg 1992-93 propagiert wird, die einer abchasischen Version des Narrationsschemas 'Die Vertreibung von fremden Feinden' entspricht. Ein zentrales Element der Erzählung ist zudem, so ergab die Interpretation, eine betont positive Darstellung d
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Strengthening Accountability Through Media in Sierra Leone: Final Evaluation
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 55 pp.
"The magazine programme Fo Rod and the debate show Tok Bot Salone built a loyal and engaged audience. The number of people who listened to either one or both programmes increased from 0.8 million in 2013 to 1.1 million in 2015, representing 29% of all adults. The proportion of regular listeners was
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Winning the Information War: Techniques and Counter-Strategies to Russian Propaganda in Central and Eastern Europe
Washington, DC: Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) (2016), 64 pp.
"Currently, no dedicated agency or systematic effort analyzes the effect of Russian (or any other) disinformation. Who really watches Russia Today? Where? For how long? And why? Nor do we have the means to systematically track the content: How does the Kremlin’s message in Germany differ from the
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Política pop: De líderes populistas a telepresidentes
Buenos Aires: Ariel (2016), 281 pp.
