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Engaging Media in Communicating Research on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Rose Ndakala Oronje, Chi-Chi Undie, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu, Joanna Crichton
Health Research Policy and Systems, volume 9, issue Suppl.1:57 (2011), 10 pp.
"This paper describes the experiences of the African Population and Health Research Center and its partners in cultivating the interest and building the capacity of the media in evidence-based reporting of reproductive health issues in sub-Saharan Africa [...] The African Population and Health Resea ... more
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Marketing on the Airwaves: Marketing Information Service (MIS) and Radio

Sheila Huggins-Rao
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 63 pp.
"Farmers require varying marketing information, depending on their location, local market conditions, crops, production activities, and cultural practices. Radio has the capacity to reach a large audience, and can provide an integrated approach to market information, incorporating all these elements ... more
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Soap Operas and Telenovelas in the Digital Age: Global Industries and New Audiences

Diana I. Ríos, Mari Castañeda (eds.)
New York: Peter Lang (2011), xiii, 305 pp.
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Southern Sudan Referendum 2011: Monitoring of Media Coverage

Copenhagen: Sudan Media and Elections Consortium (SMEC); UNDP Sudan; International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 50 pp.
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Driving Change Through Rural Radio Debate in Uganda

Kampala: Panos Eastern Africa (2011), 100 pp.
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Journalists and the Rule of Law

Levi Obonyo, Erneo Nyamboga
Nairobi: International Commission of Jurists, Kenya Section; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), iv, 102 pp.
"The book is particularly commendable for providing a one-stop for relevant sections of media laws and for providing essential legal tips including explanations of various legal terms. Its treatment of ethical issues in media practice is a plus. The book strikes a commendable balance of Law and Ethi ... more
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Participatory Radio Campaigns and Food Security: How Radio Can Help Farmers Make Informed Decisions

Kevin Perkins, Doug Ward, Mark Leclair
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 88 pp.
"The African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) was a 42-month action research project implemented by Farm Radio International (FRI) in partnership with World University Service of Canada (WUSC), and with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. An estimated 40 million farmers in five ... more
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A New Frontier, an Old Landscape: A Report for the Ford Foundation About the Impact of Digital Communications on Media and Communications, and on Human Rights

Andrew Puddephatt, Dixie Hawtin, Laura Zommer, João Brant, Lina Attalah, Nagla Rizk, Ramnath Bhat, Merlyna Lim, Grace Githaiga, Rebecca Zausmer
London: Global Partners (2011), 270 pp.
Examines the impact that the rise of digital communications is having on the media, and on human rights activism. The report goes on to explore the main policy issues which must be addressed at the national and international levels to shape an enabling environment. The report combines global level a ... more
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Peace-Making, Power Configurations and Media Practices in Northern Uganda: A Case Study of Mega FM

Florence Brisset-Foucault
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 2 (2011), pp. 205-225
"This article analyses the uses of the ‘community’ and ‘peace media’ labels in northern Uganda. It tries to assess their effect on power configurations and on the practices and the representations of media workers. In order to do so, it analyses how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have ... more
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The New Age of Radio: How ICTs Are Changing Rural Radio in Africa

Bartholomew Sullivan
Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2011), 138 pp.
"Low cost, modern information and communication technologies (ICTs), including mobile phones, multifunction MP3 recorders, and interactive voice response (IVR) can dramatically increase the capacity of rural radio to help farmers improve food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Weekly SMS alerts sent to ... more
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Teaching Journalism or Teaching African Journalism? Experiences from Foreign Involvement in a Journalism Programme in Ethiopia

Terje S. Skjerdal
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), pp. 24-51
"Journalism programmes across the African continent have different attitudes to the issue of universal vs. local values in journalism. This article discusses the issue in light of a post-graduate journalism programme that opened at Addis Ababa University in 2004. In its 5-year implementation phase, ... more
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The Image of Women in African Media

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 4, issue 3 (2011), pp. 389-536
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The Trans-Saharan Book Trade: Manuscript Culture, Arabic Literacy and Intellectual History in Muslim Africa

Graziano Krätli, Ghislaine Lydon (eds.)
Leiden; Boston: Brill (2011), xii, 422 pp.
"As the manuscript treasures in the libraries of Timbuktu and throughout the northwestern quarter of Africa become known, many questions are raised. How did a manuscript culture flourish in the Sahara and in Muslim Africa more generally? Under what conditions did African intellectuals thrive, and ho ... more
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Sudan and South Sudan: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2011), 92 pp.
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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane
London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.
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News audiences beware! Insights from Darfur

Bella Mody
Media Development (WACC), volume 58, issue 4 (2011), pp. 32-36
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Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media

Carolyn M. Byerly
Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2011), 393 pp.
"There is abundant evidence of underrepresentation of women as subjects of coverage, but until now there were no reliable, comprehensive data on which to make a clear determination about where women currently fit into the news-making operation or in the decision-making or ownership structure of thei ... more
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Changing Norms is Key to Fighting Everyday Corruption

Sabina Panth
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), 25, 55 pp.
"Based on CommGAP’s interactions with the global anticorruption community as well as earlier research, we were able to collate 18 representative instances (case studies) from around the world, with real-life examples of citizens coming together to speak up against corruption and social norms vis- ... more
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The Fences of Silence: Systematic Repression of Freedom of the Press, Opinion and Expression in Sudan. A Report on Press Freedom in Sudan in the Interim Period (5 July, 2005 - July 9, 2011)

Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir
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The Press and the Political Restructuring of Ethiopia

Nicole Stremlau
Journal of Eastern African Studies, volume 5, issue 4 (2011), pp. 716-732
"Divisive debates on what constitutes the Ethiopian nation, how the state should be structured and how power should be devolved, have dominated Ethiopia’s private press since the ruling party, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), came to power. The press has served as both ... more