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Television and the Cultivation of Personal Values Among Catholics in Zambia

Moses Hamungole
Leuven: KU Leuven, Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen, Doctoral Thesis (2015), 499 pp.
"[...] the aims for embarking on this study were (a) for the researcher to understand more about the TV, it’s various genres and audiences preferences; (b) Explore the applicability of cultivation theory to an African TV audience; (c) gather data about important values and value changes, and share ... more
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From Public Service Broadcaster to Development Actor: Deutsche Welle and the (con)quest of African Female Audiences

Eva Polonska-Kimunguyi
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 29, issue 3 (2015), pp. 382-399
"This article examines German public service broadcasting and its message for African female audiences. It situates the activities of Deutsche Welle (DW) within public diplomacy theory and analyses the content of DW's Learning by Ear series, which is geared towards young African women. The article i ... more
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Radio Listening Clubs in Malawi as Alternative Public Spheres

Peter Mhagama
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 13, issue 1-2 (2015), pp. 105-120
"Many people in rural areas in Malawi lack access to information due to illiteracy and the unavailability of reliable sources of information. There is also an absence of a proper forum where rural ordinary people can express their views and have their voices heard. However, in communities where ther ... more
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Why the 'African' Still Matters in African Journalism Studies

Terje S. Skjerdal
African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 1 (2015), pp. 57-64
"I have scrutinised five volumes of three media journals which all have ‘African’ in their title, in order to uncover the tendencies in their cultural and geographical orientation. The three journals are scholarly related, although they vary from a specific focus on journalism (Ecquid Novi: Afri ... more
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Social media as a heteroglossic discursive space and Kenya's emergent alternative/citizen experiment

George Ogola
African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 4 (2015), pp. 66-81
"This article critically reflects on how social media platforms such as Twitter (read here as a heteroglossic text and space) enable and encourage public participation in wider national conversations. The article explores this through the work of key bloggers/activists and citizen journalists, refle ... more
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African Ethics and Journalism Ethics: News and Opinion in Light of Ubuntu

Thaddeus Metz
Journal of Media Ethics, volume 30, issue 2 (2015), pp. 74-90
"In this article, I address some central issues in journalism ethics from a fresh perspective, namely, one that is theoretical and informed by values salient in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on a foundational moral theory with an African pedigree, which is intended to rival Western theories such as Ka ... more
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Participatory Photography for Peace: Using Images to Open Up Dialogue After Violence

Valentina Baú
Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, volume 10, issue 3 (2015), pp. 74-88
"This article begins with a literature review of Participatory Photography (PP) that highlights how this tool has been mostly implemented for action research, advocacy, and public health purposes. It shows how scholars have only quite recently begun to recognise its ability to generate change among ... more
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"Journalism is Not a Crime": Violations of Media Freedom in Ethiopia

Felix Horne
Human Rights Watch (2015), 73 pp.
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Handbuch der Medienethnographie

Cora Bender, Martin Zillinger (eds.)
Berlin: Reimer (2015), lii, 442 pp.
"Ethnographische Methoden haben heute in alle kultur- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Disziplinen Eingang gefunden. Auch in der Medienforschung spielen sie eine zentrale Rolle. Dieses Handbuch trägt die Methodendiskussion in der Medienethnologie zusammen und entwickelt sie am Beispiel konkreter Feldfo ... more
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Humanitarianism 2.0

Guillaume Bazerli, Theresa Bean, Angela Crandall et al.
Humanitarianism 2.0 Project (2015), 102 pp.
"The five reports that make up this collection are variously concerned with humanitarian aid, social and cultural evolution, crisis response, the mitigation of cultural divides, and political unrest. The themes that bind them are an international movement towards public safety; a trust-based relatio ... more
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Book Donation Programmes for Africa: Time for a Reappraisal? Part I

Hans M. Zell, Raphaël Thierry
Zell Publishing Consultants (2015), 109 pp.
"This investigation attempts to shed more light on current book donation practices, and provides an overview and profiles of the work of the principal book aid organizations active in the English-speaking parts of sub-Saharan Africa; describing how they differ in their approach and strategies, donat ... more
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The Freelancer-NGO Alliance: What a Story of Kenyan Waste Reveals About Contemporary Foreign News Production

David Conrad
Journalism Studies, volume 16, issue 2 (2015), pp. 275-288
"This paper explores the impact that emerging partnerships - particularly between freelancers and nonprofits - are having on the practices of contemporary foreign news reporting. Through an exploration of a widely published project on a health crisis in East Africa-funded by the Pulitzer Center on C ... more
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Sensational Movies: Video, Vision, and Christianity in Ghana

Birgit Meyer
Oakland, Calif.: University of California Press (2015), xix, 380 pp.
"Tracing the rise and development of the Ghanaian video film industry between 1985 and 2010, Sensational Movies examines video movies as seismographic devices recording a culture in turmoil. Birgit Meyer captures the dynamic process of popular filmmaking in Ghana as a new medium for the imagination ... more
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Entertainment-Education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa

Chima E. Onuekwe (ed.)
Victoria, BC: Friesen Press (2015), xix, 271 pp.
"Entertainment-education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa is a collection of essays from some of the leading scholars in entertainment-education, including writers from South Africa, Nigeria, and the United States. Chapters cover a wide range of application and strategi ... more
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Video Games Around the World
Deep Insights

Mark J. P. Wolf (ed.)
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2015), xiv, 697 pp.
"Video games have become a global industry, and their history spans dozens of national industries where foreign imports compete with domestic productions, legitimate industry contends with piracy, and national identity faces the global marketplace. This volume describes video game history and cultur ... more
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Reporting Development: A Guide for African Journalists

Oliver Wates et al.
European Journalism Centre (2015), 71 pp.
"This handbook provides a distinctly African perspective on how to create direct linkages between consumers of information and development projects by using words and images that communicate and resonate with ease. Development issues can seem dull and flat but they can create a huge impact in societ ... more
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The Developmental and Political Role of Africa’s Pentecostal Churches

Paul Gifford
KAS International Reports, issue 10 (2015), pp. 81-94
"Primarily and immediately these churches are not aimed at development or politics; they are not NGOs or elements of civil society promoting the rights of a particular group, so it would be a mistake to judge them exclusively on criteria appropriate to such bodies. They are religious bodies, with re ... more
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Médias d'Afrique: Vingt-cinq années de pluralisme de l'information (1990-2015)

Marie-Soleil Frère (ed.)
Paris: Karthala (2015), 267 pp.
"Un quart de siècle s'est écoulé depuis les « transitions démocratiques » qui, au début des années 1990, ont ramené le pluralisme politique et médiatique en Afrique subsaharienne. Libéralisé, le champ des médias a connu des transformations spectaculaires, avec l'apparition de milliers d ... more
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Talk radio as the soundtrack of our lives: Participatory HIV/AIDS communication, public self-expression and Positive Talk

Mariekie Burger
Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/Aids, volume 12, issue 1 (2015), pp. 66-75
"Despite the many HIV/AIDS communication initiatives, combined with support and infrastructural support in South Africa, risky behaviour associated with the spread of the epidemic is increasing amongst many groups. This calls for a re-evaluation of endeavours aimed at curbing the spread of the epide ... more
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DRG Learning, Evaluation, and Research Activity: Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the USAID Media Strengthening Program

Susan Abbott, Audra Grant, Renée Hendley
Washington, DC: USAID (2015), 64 pp.
"This report presents the findings of the Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the Mozambique Media Strengthening Program (MSP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The MSP project, with a period of performance of June 10, 2012-June 11, 2017 and a budget of $9,978 ... more