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Recognition and Transformation: Beyond Media Discourses on the BRICS

Tom Dwyer, Olivier Arifon
Global Media and Communication, volume 15, issue 1 (2019), pp. 27-47
"Based on literature review and interviews with journalists, we argue that the BRICS countries are constructing a collective vision, guided by logics of recognition and of transformation. The production of discourse reaches its high point during the BRICS leaders’ summits. To go beyond analysis of ... more
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Media Activism

Anastasia Denisova, Michaela O'Brien (eds.)
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 14, issue 1 (2019), pp. 1-98
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Social Media, Discrimination and Intolerance in South Africa: A Lexicon of Hateful Terms

Will Ferroggiaro
Washington, DC: PeaceTech Lab; Media Monitoring Africa (2019), 36 pp.
"South Africa’s upcoming general election marks 25 years of multi-racial democracy: a milestone which has us reflecting on how far the country has come - and how far it has to go. Despite real and lasting achievements, problems of massive economic inequalities, disparities in land ownership, and h ... more
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How African Economies Work: A Guide to Business and Economics Reporting
Key Guides

Nixon K. Kariithi (ed.)
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2019), 220 pp.
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Making Informal Settlements ‘Visible’ Through Datafication: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa

Catherine Sutherland, Bahle Mazeka, Sibongile Buthelezi et al.
Manchester: Centre for Development Informatics (2019), 37 pp.
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Future Proofing Community Radio

Jayshree Pather
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) (2019), 64 pp.
"This NAB guide is [...] aimed at assisting community radio as well as industry stakeholders to unpack current and future challenges facing the sector. These include issues such as digital disruption, technology convergence and the impact of new content platforms. The guide also provides an overview ... more
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Mobile Connectivity in Emerging Economies: Publics See Mobile Phones and Social Media Bringing Certain Benefits to Them and Their Societies. But These Views Are Paired with Widespread Concerns About Their Impact on Children

Laura Silver, Aaron Smith, Courtney Johnson, Kyle Taylor, Jingjing Jinag, Monica Anderson, Lee Rainie
Pew Research Center (2019), 92 pp.
"Surveys conducted in 11 emerging and developing countries across four global regions [Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia; South Africa and Kenya; India, Vietnam and the Philippines; and Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon] find that the vast majority of adults in these countries own – or have access to – a ... more
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Zimbabwe Media Report

GeoPoll; Internews (2019), 15 pp.
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After Access 2018: A Demand-Side View of Mobile Internet from 10 African Countries

Cape Town: Research ICT Africa; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2019), vii, 38 pp.
"Of all 10 African countries surveyed, only in South Africa is more than half the population online. The Internet penetration rate in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria and Senegal is above the 20% threshold – but even this requires further investigation in a developing country context, where the unaf ... more
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Motsutsana ndi zovuta zonse = Against all odds. A participatory film project in Dowa, Malawi. Facilitator's guide

Steps; Social Mobilization for Transformation (SMOT) (2019), 11 pp.
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A Clash of Cultures: Pirate Radio Convergence and Reception in Africa

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara
In: The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media
Chris Atton (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge, paperback ed. (2019), pp. 494-504
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Bad news: Seeing communication for and about development through an exposé of Swedish aid to Zambia

Florencia Enghel, Magnus Danielsson
Journal of International Communication, volume 25, issue 2 (2019), pp. 254-274
"Communication for and about development are significant components of international development cooperation, interlinked in practice though separated in research. This article examines their interaction in donor-driven aid through the lens of journalism. How is bilateral development cooperation com ... more
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Data Journalism in the Global South
Deep Insights

Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi, Eddy Borges-Rey (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxxv, 334 pp.
"This volume seeks to analyse the emerging wave of data journalism in the Global South. It does so by examining trends, developments and opportunities for data journalism in the aforementioned contexts. Whilst studies in this specific form of journalism are increasing in numbers and significance, th ... more
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Anti-Corruption Tabloid Journalism in Africa

Brian Chama
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), x, 219 pp.
"Defining tabloid journalism practice as an infotainment genre, the book examines corruption exposure by tabloids in Arabic, Portuguese and Francophone speaking countries across Africa, making it a unique addition to the field. In doing so, it also builds an understanding of the evolution of anti-co ... more
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Memories of Gukurahundi Massacre and the Challenge of Reconciliation

Isheanesu Gusha
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, volume 45, issue 1 (2019), 14 pp.
"When Zimbabwe attained her independence from colonial powers in 1980, prospects of a peaceful nation were high, especially following the pledge made by the Prime Minister Elect in his victory speech. Isaiah 2:4b was quoted as a metaphor of peace, but things did not turn out as expected in the follo ... more
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Mozambique Media Strengthening Program. Final Report, June 11, 2012 to June 30, 2019

Washington, DC: USAID; IREX (2019), 37 pp.
"This Mozambique Media Strengthening Program (MSP) final report is an overview of IREX’s implementation of a wide range of assistance activities to strengthen the media and healthrelated communications sectors in Mozambique over a seven-year period. These activities have significantly contributed ... more
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Navigating Litigation During Internet Shutdowns in Southern Africa

Tyler Walton, Kuda Hove, Otto Saki, Anneke Meerkotter, Isabeau Steytler, Mariano Fanatico, Emma Heo
Southern Africa Litigation Centre (2019), 70 pp.
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Digital News Report 2019

Nic Newman, Richard Fletcher, Antonis Kalogeropoulos, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (eds.)
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 153 pp.
"Despite the efforts of the news industry, we find only a small increase in the numbers paying for any online news – whether by subscription, membership, or donation. Growth is limited to a handful of countries mainly in the Nordic region (Norway 34%, Sweden 27%) while the number paying in the US ... more
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Video Games and the Global South

Phillip Penix-Tadsen (ed.)
Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University; ETC Press (2019), viii, 290 pp.
"The innovative research in Video Games and the Global South focuses on a range of topics including art games and serious games from the global south, postcolonialism and cultural representation, player communities, software modification (modding), intercultural communication online, racism and sexi ... more
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Conflict-Sensitive Journalism: A Practical Handbook for Journalists in Southern Africa

Admire Mare (ed.)
Windhoek: Namibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Communication; Social Science Research Council; African Peacebuilding Network (APN) (2019), 96 pp.
"The collection of essays in this volume seek among other things to draw attention to the virtues of conflict-sensitive journalism as a way of transforming the negative effects of ‘war’ journalism. Contributors to the handbook include journalists drawn from the following countries: eSwatini, Les ... more