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Survey on Gender Equality in the Media and Media Content: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo

Nicole Chavranski, Mélanie Canino, Marie-Christine Lebret
Issy-les-Moulineaux: CFI (2022), 23 pp.
"This survey had two main goals: 1. Report on gender equality in the media in four countries across Sub-Saharan Africa: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2. Draw up a strategic document pinpointing the needs of industry players in these four countries, along with r ... more
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Online Media and Global Communication Research in Nigeria

Eserinune Mc Carty Mojaye, Oludare Ebenezer Ogunyombo
Online Media and Global Communication, volume 1, issue 3 (2022), pp. 626-647
"The growth of global online media necessitates a better knowledge of how these media affect the world. Communication researchers have examined how rhetoric and globalization interact dynamically; how information spreads through cross-cultural interactions, and how a growing global media landscape a ... more
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Measuring Impact of Storyline Engagement on Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Norms: A Digital Evaluation of an Online Health-Focused Serial Drama in West Africa

Massey Philip M., Kearne Matthew D., Alexandre Rideau et al.
Journal of Global Health, volume 12, issue 4039 (2022), 10 pp.
"Cest la Vie!" (CLV) is a serial drama that entertains, educates, and promotes positive health behaviors and social change for West African audiences. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if watching the CLV Season 2 series online had an impact on people’s health knowledge, attitudes, and nor ... more
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Infodemic Management Using Digital Information and Knowledge Cocreation to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Case Study from Ghana

Anna-Leena Lohiniva, Anastasiya Nurzhynska, Al-hassan Hudi, Bridget Anim, Aboagye, Da Costa
JMIR Infodemiology, volume 2, issue 2: e37134 (2022), 10 pp.
"This paper describes an infodemic management system workflow based on digital data collection, qualitative methodology, and human-centered systems to support the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Ghana with examples of system implementation. Methods: The infodemic management system was developed by the H ... more
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Migration in West Africa

Joseph Kofi Teye (ed.)
Cham: Springer (2022), vi, 265 pp.
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Africa, China, and the Development of Digital Infrastructure Governance: A Case Study of Ghana and Tanzania

Eric Bishel
Vienna: Central European University, School of Public Policy, Master Thesis (2022), v, 35 pp.
"This thesis uses a comparative case study to examine Tanzania and Ghana, two countries where China has contributed or sold large amounts of infrastructure, but who have seen different political reactions to and uses of this infrastructure. It poses the question: how do we explain the differing path ... more
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Digital Switchover in Sub-Saharan Africa: Bringing Low-Band Connectivity Within Reach

GSMA (2022), 42 pp.
"Digital switchover (DSO) allows countries to use less broadcast spectrum due to the greater efficiency of digital terrestrial television (DTT). By improving spectral efficiency in this way, countries can reallocate spectrum for mobile broadband. At the same time, consumers can enjoy a broader array ... more
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The Chilling: A Global Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists
Deep Insights

Julie Posetti, Nabeelah Shabbir (eds.)
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ); UNESCO (2022), 325 pp.
"This ground-breaking three-year global study on gender-based online violence against women journalists represents collaborative research covering 15 countries. It is the most geographically, linguistically, and ethnically diverse scoping of the crisis conducted up until late 2022. The research draw ... more
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Radio and Social Media as a Two-Way Communication Tool in Conflict- and Pandemic-Affected Communities in Burkina Faso

Emma Heywood, Lassané Yaméogo
African Journalism Studies, volume 43, issue 4 (2022), pp. 44-61
"The article draws on the concepts of “felt needs” and “politics of listening” widely used in community development and applies them more broadly to the humanitarian crisis suffered by internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso. It investigates the two-way communication stream between radi ... more
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Élections législatives du 31 juillet 2022 au Sénégal : Monitoring des médias et des discours dangereux

Dakar: Gorée Institute (2022), 63 pp.
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in The Gambia: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.
"Through the implementation of the MDP, UNESCO has sought to contribute to better democratic governance through improving freedom of the press and the quality of information available to the population in The Gambia. The “Support to Policy Development for Sustainability of Community Media in The G ... more
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Supply Chain Analysis: Nigeria

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance; Education Development Center (EDC); USAID (2022), viii, 217 pp.
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Telling the Story: Remembering Elisabeth Blanche Olofio

Jules Swinkels
Free Press Unlimited; Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); Reporters Without Borders (2022), 33 pp.
"Elisabeth Blanche Olofio’s reporting exposed local corruption and human rights abuses in the Central African Republic, providing her community with crucial information on the ongoing rebel advance at the time. On 5 January 2013, she was severely beaten, tortured and raped by Séléka rebels in he ... more
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Media Governance: A Cosmopolitan Critique

Sarah Anne Ganter, Hanan Badr (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2022), xv, 318 pp.
"The book offers a critical map to navigate the field of media governance. A thread of cosmopolitan critique connects the fourteen chapters to enhance media governance literature beyond the West and regional foci. The first part addresses the epistemological and ontological flaws in the use and adap ... more
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Towards Equitable Work for all Platform Workers: Fairwork Nigeria Ratings 2022

Yinka David-West, Kemi Ogunyemi, Chinyere Emeshie, Amaka Anozie, Daniel Arubayi, Mark Graham
Fairwork; Oxford Internet Institute; Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB); Lagos Business School (2022), 41 pp.
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Brennpunkt Westafrika: Die Fluchtursachen und was Europa tun sollte

Olaf Bernau
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2022), 317 pp.
"Westafrika wird in Europa oft undifferenziert als Krisenregion wahrgenommen. Während fundierte Kenntnisse über die Geschichte und Gegenwart der dortigen Staaten vielfach fehlen, halten sich Stereotype über die Ursachen von Flucht und Migration in und aus Westafrika zäh. Der Soziologe Olaf Berna ... more
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Influencing factors of ‘local’ conflict journalism and implications for media development: A critical appraisal

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos, Viviane Schönbächler
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2022), pp. 189-209
"When conflicts emerge the media often become, intended or not, a key actor. It is through media that every party within a conflict attempts to convey its own narrative, contributing to a complex reality that affects journalists’ work in many different ways. This article aims to reflect on Bläsi ... more
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Représentations des migrations dans les médias: État des lieux des initiatives de renforcement de capacités menées et recommandations

Issy-les-Moulineaux: CFI Développement Médias (2022), 309 pp.
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How Effective Are Chinese Media in Shaping Audiences’ Attitudes Towards China? A Survey Analysis in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

Dani Madrid-Morales, Herman Wasserman
Online Media and Global Communication, volume 1, issue 4 (2022), pp. 671-696
"This paper measures how often audiences in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa consume Chinese media, and investigates whether a positive relationship exists between the consumption of English language Chinese media and attitudes towards China. Method: We analyze three waves of survey data collected in ... more
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Press Freedom in 10 African Nations: Citizen Attitudes and Global Rankings

Meghan Sobel Cohen
International Communication Gazette, volume 84, issue 1 (2022), pp. 24-43
"Press freedom is said to be a necessary pillar of democracy. As many sub-Saharan African nations move towards creating or strengthening democracies, examining their levels of press freedom may be an important element. This study utilizes public opinion data from 10 nations in the sub-Saharan Africa ... more