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The Media We Want: The Kenya Media Vulnerabilities Study

Peter Oriare Mbeke, Rosemary Okello-Orlale, Wilson Ugangu
Nairobi: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 64 pp.
"The main finding of this study is that the Kenyan media have been operating in an unpredictable and swiftly changing political, social, cultural, economic and technological environment that has heavily influenced its development. A hostile and inadequate political, legal, policy and regulatory envi ... more
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La RD Congo dans la révolution numérique: Les enjeux actuels, les défis pour demain

Henri Mova Sakanyi (ed.)
Paris; Kinshasa: L'Harmattan; Centre d'Intelligence Stratégique et des Relations Internationales (2010), 177 pp.
"Cet ouvrage a pour ambition de poser les bases d'une réflexion globale sur les enjeux actuels de l'informatisation de la RDC : quels bénéfices et avantages la RDC tirera-t-elle d'une informatisation de toute la société ? A l'inverse, quels sont les effets pervers et autres manques qui résulte ... more
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Mediated Culture and the Well-Informed Global Citizen: Images of Africa in the Global North

Kristin Skare Orgeret
Nordicom Review, volume 31, issue 2 (2010), pp. 47-61
"During recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the negative portrayal of the African continent in the media of the so-called ‘global North’. Significantly less focus has been put on how to actually represent Africa in the news as more than the site of catastrophes or in other ways ... more
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Access to Knowledge in Africa: The Role of Copyright

Chris Armstrong, Jeremy de Beer, Dick Kawooya, Achal Prabhala, Tobias Schonwetter (eds.)
Claremont: UCT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), xvii, 366 pp.
"Copyright laws and policies cover many controversial issues that are linked to different disciplines, in science, culture, technology, economics, law and other fields. The concepts and issues in the field are also approached from different perspectives and with different political and economic agen ... more
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Zambia

Chris H. Chirwa
Jeanette Minnie; Hendrik Bussiek (eds.)
Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), xi, 124 pp.
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Kenya: Communicating with Policymakers About Development Issues. A Guide for International Development Community

David Montez
Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 52 pp.
"InterMedia conducted in-depth interviews with senior Kenyan government officials and policy influencers outside government (collectively referred to in this report as policy actors), to find out how they gather, assess, share and disseminate information critical to development policy work. The aim ... more
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Ghana Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Lucy Neville, Anu Mohammed et al.
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 31 pp.
"Many Ghanaians do not understand the science of climate change, although they have noticed changes in the weather and seasons. They tell of rising temperatures, extended periods of drought and increasing variability in seasonal rainfall. Most people, however, do not connect these with global climat ... more
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Sarah Taylor
Jeanette Minnie; Hendrik Bussiek (eds.)
Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA); Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), viii, 141 pp.
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Media and the Common Good: Perspectives on Media, Democracy and Responsibility

Chaacha Mwita, Luis G. Franceschi (eds.)
Nairobi; Dar-es-Salaam; Kampala: LawAfrica Publishing; Strathmore University (2010), 169 pp.
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Fair Lady: Effective Coverage of Politics in a Women’s Magazine

Chanél Boshoff, Lynnette Fourie, Thalyta Swanepoel
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2010), pp. 163-185
"The article discusses the coverage of politics in South African women’s magazine Fair Lady in selected years from democratisation in 1994 to ten years later in 2004. In a democracy, the media has the explicit duty to inform society. Within this context three questions are asked: (1) Which politic ... more
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The African Filmmaker and Content of African Films: A Study of the Perspectives of the Nigerian Film Audience

Ganivu Olalekan Akashoro
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 4, issue 1 (2010), pp. 84-115
"This paper attempts to appraise African filmmaking and the content of African films from a Nigerian film audience perspective. The study specifically explores the disposition of the audience towards contemporary African filmmaking for home video and cinema entertainment as well as the content of Af ... more
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Die Funktion von Journalisten im Demokratisierungsprozess in Liberia: Eine explorative Studie über ihr Rollenselbstverständnis

Julia Bayer
Münster: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Magisterarbeit (2010), 124 pp.
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International Film Guide 2010: The Definitive Annual Review of World Cinema

Ian Haydn Smith (ed.)
London; New York: Wallflower Press, 46th ed. (2010), 460 pp.
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Where Are You Africa? Church and Society in the Mobile Phone Age

Castor M. Goliama
Mankon, Bamenda (CM): Langaa (2010), xxii, 240 pp.
"On the basis of a thorough review of the growing literature on the mobile phone and the cultures it inspires, Goliama highlights the ambivalent nature of mobile cultures for the Roman Catholic Church's evangelization mission in Africa. He argues not only for the continued merits of face-to-face com ... more
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Elections and Media Constraints in Sub-Saharan Africa

Marie-Soleil Frère
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2010), 4 pp.
"Recent elections show that despite the apparent diversity of newspapers and broadcasters, political and economic constraints, as well as restricted access to information prevent the development of independent media in Sub-Saharan Africa that can play a part in enlightening citizens", says the autho ... more
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L’influence de la radio communautaire dans le développement local : Le cas du Mali

Eric A. Paulhus
Université du Québec en Outaouais (2010), 136 pp.
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Sudan Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Aapune Jacob Alfred, Leah Matthews et al.
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 30 pp.
"In August 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in northern and southern Sudan to gauge the public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus group discussions with Sudanese citizens, as well ... more
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Uganda Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Lucy Neville, David Musiime, Allan Oniba Alana
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 31 pp.
"In May 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Uganda to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus group discussions with Ugandan citizens, as well as 18 in-depth interviews wit ... more
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Senegal Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Emily LeRoux-Rutledge, Miriam Burton, Patrick McCurdy, Anna Godfrey (comp.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 31 pp.
"In May 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in Senegal to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 12 focus-group discussions with Senegalese citizens, as well as 17 in-depth interviews ... more
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Community-Radios in Benin: Rahmenbedingungen, Problemfelder, Potentiale

Tilo Grätz
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2010), 35 pp.