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African Media Barometer: Uganda 2010

Windhoek; Kampala: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2010), 76 pp.
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Völkermord auf Raten? Thematisierungsleistungen von europäischen Tageszeitungen zum Thema Darfur

Anna Weiß
Wien: Universität Wien, Magister Thesis (2010), 190 pp.
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Publishing and Alternative Licensing Models in Africa: Comparative Analysis of the South African and Ugandan PALM Studies

Eve Gray, Andrew Rens, Karen Bruns
Cape Town; Ottawa: Association for Creative Research and Development; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 117 pp.
Publishing and Alternative Licensing Models in Africa (PALM Africa) has been a two-country research programme conducted in South Africa and Uganda, using action research to explore the potential of open access and flexible and open intellectual property licences with the aim of enhancing the impact ... more
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Youth Voices Project Radio Magwi FM 92.5: Project Report

Munich; Juba: Xchange Perspectives; DED Programme Southern Sudan (2010), 21 pp.
"This report showcases the six week long setting up of Magwi FM 92.5, a youth-run community radio station, under DED guidance, in South Sudan. As the radio stations' primary objective is to contribute to local peacebuilding, the report begins with the selection of 18 untrained volunteers and their t ... more
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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information Technology and Political Islam

Philip N. Howard
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2010), xii, 285 pp.
"Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people ar ... more
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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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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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Journalism Education in Countries with Limited Media Freedom
Deep Insights

Beate Josephi (ed.)
New York: Peter Lang (2010), xiii, 263 pp.
"Since the 1990s journalism education programs have expanded exponentially around the world, but media freedom has not. Globally comparative, this edited volume assesses journalism education and the challenging environment in which it is delivered in countries with a partly free or not free status a ... more
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Uganda

George W. Lugalambi, Peter G. Mwesige
Nairobi: Open Society Initiative for East Africa; Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2010), x, 145 pp.
"Uganda's broadcast media landscape has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. While the public broadcaster remains the dominant national player - in terms of reach - in both radio and television, commercial broadcasters have introduced a substantial level of diversity in the industry. Public ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2010: Focus on ICTs and Environmental Sustainability

Alan Finlay (ed.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos (2010), 244 pp.
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Ethiopia Talks Climate: The Public Understanding of Climate Change

Selam Ayalew, Ed Pauker (comp.)
London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 27 pp.
"In May and June 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, on behalf of the British Council, conducted research in ethiopia to gauge public understanding of climate change. the research consisted of 16 focus-group discussions with Ethiopian citizens, as well as 18 in-depth i ... more
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Justifying Self-Censorship: A Perspective from Ethiopia

Terje S. Skjerdal
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, volume 7, issue 2 (2010), pp. 98-121
"This study investigates self-Censorship practices in Ethiopian state media institutions. Through indepth interviews with 61 journalists, the study discloses extensive use of self-Censorship on the part of journalists who try to conform to the expected reporting style of the state media. The journal ... more
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Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine

Karim F. Hirji (ed.)
Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers (2010), xiii, 231 pp.
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Health Communication in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 3, issue 2 (2010), pp. 205-367
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The Media as “fourth Power” of the Political System

Christoph Spurk
In: Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) Madagascar
Oliver Jütersonke, Moncef Kartas (ed.)
Geneva: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) (2010), pp. 52-60
"The main problem of journalism in Madagascar is not the much-discussed “politicization”, i.e. the political bias in some media in favour of one side or another. As long as such opinions are transparent, such bias need not be to the detriment of the media sector; indeed, other countries bear tes ... more
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In Need of Connection: Reflections on Youth and the Translation of Film in Tanzania

Birgit Englert
Stichproben: Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien, issue 18 (2010), pp. 137-159
"The translation of films from languages such as English, Hindi/Urdu or Chinese into Swahili is a phenomenon that has quickly grown into a successful business in Tanzania in the last couple of years. The films are mainly products of the USA, of India and China, but also of countries such as Thailand ... more
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Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education (RISE) Tanzania. Final Report November 2006-May 2010

Dar es Salaam: Education Development Center; USAID (2010), iii, 49, 12 pp.
"The Radio Instruction to Strengthen Education (RISE) in Tanzania project exceeded its targets and deliverables in every aspect of the project: More primary and secondary beneficiaries were reached, more trainings were conducted, and more resources and equipment were distributed than estimated. Thes ... more
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Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution

Mahir Saul, Ralph A. Austen (eds.)
Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press (2010), vii, 248 pp.
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Not really enough: Foreign donors and journalism training in Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda

Anya Schiffrin
Journalism Practice, volume 4, issue 3 (2010), pp. 405-416
"The media in much of sub-Saharan Africa is severely constrained by several factors: lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership and the declining quality of secondary education and professional journalism education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform th ... more
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Information at the Grassroots: Analyzing the Media Use and Communication Habits of Kenyans to Support Effective Development

Hannah Bowen
Washington, DC: Intermedia (2010), 125 pp.