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The Variety of Platforms and Practices in African Journalism

Herman Wasserman (ed.)
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 1-103
"Despite the generalizations and stereotypes that are often used to describe Africa in popular (and journalistic) discourses, the continent's diversity escapes easy categorization or glib narratives of either the 'Hopeless Continent' or 'Africa Rising' variety - the two poles between which the Econo ... more
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The Re-Emergence of Diasporic Radio in Independent Zimbabwe

Everette Ndlovu
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 3 (2014), pp. 54-72
"The article uses Short Wave Radio Africa and other diasporic radio stations domiciled outside Zimbabwe to examine how diasporic radio has re-emerged in independent Zimbabwe, where it manages to utilise affordable communication technologies to link with the population, providing the people with an a ... more
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Transitional Justice, Culture, and Society: Beyond Outreach

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New York: Social Science Research Council (SSRC); International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (2014), 560 pp.
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Development Journalism and Gender: A Case Study of Broadcasting Media in Tanzania

Eva Solomon
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 277 pp.
"While development journalism was mainly a top-down form of communication (authoritative) during the socialistic era, in the liberal era the development-oriented journalists draw on both the Social Responsibility and Libertarian Theories of the media. The ‘state–public service’ broadcasters re ... more
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Meanings of Audiences: Comparative Discourses

Richard Butsch, Sonia Livingstone (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2014), xi, 206 pp.
"With essays on audiences in ancient Greece, early modern Germany, Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, Zimbabwe, contemporary Egypt, Bengali India, China, Taiwan, and immigrant diaspora in Belgium, each chapter examines the ways in which audiences are embedded in discourses of power, representation, and ... more
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Farmer Radio in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Snapshot Final Report of the African Rural Radio Program Analysis (ARRPA)

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Kenya's Media Landscape: A Success Story with Serious Structural Challenges

Christoph Schmidt (ed.)
Leipzig: Vistas (2014), 180 pp.
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Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2014), 111 pp.
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Bongo Media Worlds: Producing and Consuming Popular Culture in Dar Es Salaam

Matthias Krings, Uta Reuster-Jahn (eds.)
Köln: Köppe (2014), 286 pp.
"In the wake of the transformation from a socialist to a neoliberal capitalist economy, Tanzania has witnessed an unprecedented proliferation of cultural production which went hand in hand with a steep rise in formal and informal media outlets. Bongo Media Worlds provides insights into the diverse a ... more
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Baseline Study Report on Women Access to Information Through Mobile and Media Communication Services

Liberia Women Media Action Committee (LIWOMAC); United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2014), 38 pp.
"Out of a total 400 participants, 374 respondents, representing 93.5%, know how to use cell phones, while 26, representing 6.5%, have no knowledge whatsoever about cell phone usage. This finding is indicative of a relatively high knowledge of mobile phones utility. The result also indicates that Lon ... more
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Le livre en Afrique francophone: Nouvelles perspectives éditoriales

Emmanuel K. Kayembe
French Studies in Southern Africa, volume 44, issue 2 (2014), pp. 120-143
"Cet article examine les dynamiques de délocalisation qui caractérisent l'économie du livre africain dans le champ littéraire africain francophone, en particulier depuis 1990. Il montre qu'il existe une histoire de l'édition en Afrique - fragmentée certes, mais réelle - loin de tous les mythe ... more
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Lautsprecher und Widersprecher: Ein Ansatz zum Vergleich der Mediensysteme
Deep Insights

Roger Blum
Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2014), 440 pp.
"Der Autor porträtiert 23 Länder aus sechs Weltregionen. Anschließend bildet er mittels des pragmatischen Differenz-Ansatzes sechs Modelle heraus: Das liberale Modell, das Public-Service-Modell, das Klientel-Modell, das Schock-Modell, das Patrioten-Modell und das Kommando-Modell. Dabei zeigt sich ... more
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Annual Report 2014

Dar es Salaam: World Family of Radio Maria Africa (2014), 21 pp.
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Enjoying books together: A guide for teachers on the use of books in the classroom

Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly
Save the Children (2014), 35 pp.
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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.
"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more
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Re-thinking the workings of community radios: how community is a community radio in Uganda

David Ouma Balikowa, G. W. Ssebaggala et al.
Kampala: Unwanted Witness Uganda (2014), vi, 20 pp.
"Community radios in Uganda have to overcome funding hurdles if they must retain their original community service mission. Trying to imitate commercial radio in order to win the approval of advertisers is not in their best interest in the long run. Instead they need to believe in themselves, win rec ... more
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Puppets for Social and Political Change in South Africa

Marie Kruger
International Journal of Social Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, volume 9, issue 3 (2014), pp. 63-73
"This paper explores the characteristics of the puppet which can be utilized to generate critical thinking and informed choices in a troubled society with reference to projects of historical and contemporary importance. As an animated performance object the puppet has an imagined life which enables ... more
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The Central African Republic: Media in a Complex Emergency

Michelle Betz, Suzanne Moll
International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 25 pp.
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The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism

Cecil M. Robeck (ed.)
New York: Cambridge University Press (2014), xiii, 340 pp.