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... wenn man trotzdem lacht. Verbinden, befreien, verführen: Die Kraft des Humors

welt-sichten, issue 4 (2026), pp. 16-35
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Navigating risks and rewards: How South African journalists use AI in the newsroom

Karen Allen, Herman Wasserman, Nande Mbekela
Johannesburg; Stellenbosch: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Media Programme Sub-Saharan Africa; Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) (2026), 33 pp.
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Rural Media Studies: A Global Perspective
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Rashid Gabdulhakov, Marc Esteve del Valle (eds.)
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Handbook of Global Oral History
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Leiden: Brill (2026), x, 699 pp.
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Climate Crisis Toolkit for Media in Tanzania

Sylivester Domasa, Evalilian Massawe, Hassan Mhelela, Catherine Mackie
Thomson Foundation (2026)
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Bioweapons, Big Pharma and Simple Remedies: The Playbook of Health Disinformation and the Ebola Outbreak in the DRC and Uganda

Christopher Nehring, Hendrik Sittig
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Afterimages of Apartheid: Photography and Resistance

Kylie Thomas
London; New York: Routledge (2026), xxiii, 177 pp.
"Afterimages of Apartheid shows how photographs of the past can be mobilised as a critical tool for understanding the ongoing effects of apartheid in contemporary South Africa. Through close readings of significant images made during and after apartheid, the book shows how photography works as a mea ... more
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AI in the media: Kenya and South Africa

Karen Allen, Herman Wasserman, Nande Mbekela
Bonn; Stellenbosch (ZA): Deutsche Welle DW Akademie; Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) (2026), 27 pp.
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Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa: Contestations and Controversies

Ufuoma Akpojivi, Ufuoma Akpojivi, Tendai Chari, Tendai Chari
London: Bloomsbury Publishing (2026), 288 pp.
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Elgar Companion to Building Durable Peace

Paul R. Williams, Ryan Jane Westlake (eds.)
Edward Elgar Publishing (2026), 472 pp.
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The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Democracy

Zizi Papacharissi (ed.)
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Film for dialogue: Stories that inspire change

Kyle James
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2026), 43 pp.
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Critiquing Generative AI in Africa's Media Ecosystems

Lungile A. Tshuma, Trust Matsilele
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Disinformation: A Multi-Disciplinary Analysis
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How civil society coalition-building affects information integrity during elections: evidence from four African countries

Dani Madrid-Morales, Herman Wasserman, Nicola Davies-Laubscher, Fatoumata Sow
Information, Communication & Society (2026), 18 pp.
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De Gruyter Handbook of Media and Social Change in the Global South

Kehbuma Langmia (ed.)
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No Signal, no Voice: How Internet Shutdowns Undermined Uganda’s 2026 Elections

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Material Cultures of Archiving: An Introduction to a Global and Historical Practice

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Berlin: De Gruyter (2026), vi, 267 pp.
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The Routledge International Handbook of Trauma-Responsive Peacebuilding
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Sara Clarke-Habibi, Cordula Reimann (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2026), xxxii, 541 pp.
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Media on the Margins in South Africa

Franz Krüger, Sarah H. Chiumbu, Herman Wasserman (eds.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2026), xvi, 331 pp.
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