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The Global State of Democracy: Forging Social Contracts in a Time of Discontent

Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) (2022), viii, 52 pp.
"The fourth edition of the Global State of Democracy Report comes at a time when democracy is under both literal and figurative assault around the world. The steady drumbeat of such warnings—included in the previous edition of this report, which was produced at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic ... more
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Same old story? African disease stereotypes persist in Covid-19 media coverage

Maame Nikabs, Mphathisi Ndlovu
Africa No Filter (2022), 23 pp.
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Burkina Faso Media Landscape Guide

Lassané Yaméogo et al.
CDAC Network; Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 28 pp.
"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Burkina Faso, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in developme ... more
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The emphasis of community radio programs in enhancing socio-economic development issues: Sidama radio in focus, Yirgalem, Ethiopia

Eyasu Yaya Sada
Art & Humanities, volume 9, issue 2100126 (2022), 27 pp.
"Community radio is an important tool in bridging the information gap and in mobilizing society for development activities. This study aimed at investigating the emphasis of community radio programs in enhancing socio-economic development perspectives: the case of Sidama Radio in Yirgalem town, Ethi ... more
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Digitalisation and Civic Space: Chances and Challenges

Kai Schächtele, Ingo Dachwitz, Felix Zimmermann, Chris Köver, Christine Meissler, Martina Hahn, Sven Hilbig
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2022), 58 pp.
"Multifaceted, uncensored, promoting democracy - that is the internet, many people had long hoped. But from today's perspective, this is not true - or only partially. Because the big digital platforms and the world wide web are both: media of freedom and control. In many places, they support civil s ... more
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World Cinema in the Age of Netflix

Studies in World Cinema, volume 2, issue 1-2 (2022), pp. 1-184
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Collective Memory: Visual Perspectives from Cameroon, Germany, Ghana, Kenya & South Africa

Ebenezar Acquah, Paul-Henri Souvenir Assako Assako, Patrique deGraft-Yankson, Mary Clare Kidenda, Nicola Pauli, Avi Sooful (eds.)
München: kopaed; Exploring Visual Cultures project (2022), 160 pp.
"The exhibition focuses on how young people envision their identities in their respective countries: what mental images do they collectively have about their life experiences. Thus, this project seeks to present collective memories from different parts of the world in an exhibition that will promote ... more
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A Social Media Analysis Toolkit for Mediators and Peacebuilders
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Build Up; Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2022)
"Many mediators and peacebuilders are interested in using information about actors and narratives on social media to inform programming. Our starting assumption is that users of this toolkit do not have the resources to either hire a specialist social media analysis firm or to pay for commercial soc ... more
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Public Interest Journalism and Good Governance: Access to Information Laws Promote Public Interest Journalism and Good Governance

Gabriel Baglo
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 8 pp.
"Access to information is an essential component of best practices in public administration management and governance in Africa. Transparency is progressively becoming the rule, and secrecy the exception. The campaigns for the expansion of access to information alongside the development of the digit ... more
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What About Us? Global Perspectives on Redressing Religious Inequalities

Mariz Tadros (ed.)
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) (2022), xx, 332 pp.
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Mitigating Election Violence Through Social Media Micro-Influencers: Baseline Report

Rongo University, Center for Media, Democracy, Peace and Security (CMDPS) (2022), 37 pp.
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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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Moving Up the Digital Ladder: The Case of Refugees Digital Financial Inclusion in Rwanda

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2022), 21 pp.
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Political and Media Analysis on the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia

Moses Tofa, Alagaw Ababu Kifle, Hubert Kinkoh
Brussels: European Institute of Peace (2022), 37 pp.
"This study reviews patterns of domestic and international media reporting and the role of disinformation, misinformation, and media bias in the Tigray conflict, which has been raging since November 2020. Since its outbreak, the conflict has evolved through four broad phases. Throughout these phases ... more
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In Search of Platform Cooperatives in South Africa

Fazila Farouk
Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2022), 52 pp.
"This study argues for the diversification of South Africa's digital economy, as it builds a case for the support of platform co-operatives, which are worker-owned and managed social enterprises that contribute to the diversification, decentralisation and democratisation of the digital economy by fo ... more
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Data Protection Laws in Northern Africa: Regulatory Approaches, Key Principles, Selected Documents

Patricia Boshe, Moritz Henneman
Beirut: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 75 pp.
"This report provides an in-depth overview of the current state and trends of data protection regulation of seven North African countries – namely Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, and Tunisia. The st udy tackles regulatory approaches, key principles, and selected instruments. Fro ... 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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Viabilidade da mídia: Consultas nacionais sobre soluções para promoção e preservação de sua independência. Brasil, El Salvador, Indonésia, Jamaica, Líbano, Namíbia, Nigéria, Paquistão, Senegal e Tunísia

Brasilia: UNESCO; Free Press Unlimited (2022), 32 pp.
"Este relatório fornece transcrições resumidas de consultas nacionais sobre a viabilidade da mídia com as partes interessadas no setor dos meios de comunicação. As consultas nacionais são baseadas nas trocas de conhecimento e pesquisas proporcionadas pela UNESCO e pela The Economist Intellige ... more
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Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists: Quadriennial Report 2018-2021

Ma’aly Hazzaz, Elisa Kirkland, Olivier Van Bockstael
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 316 pp.
"Since it first began substantial implementation in 2018, the MDP has enabled UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector to immediately respond to emerging priorities and needs affecting freedom of expression, the safety of journalists, access to information, and community media. Before its cre ... 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