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How African Economies Work: A Guide to Business and Economics Reporting
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Nixon K. Kariithi (ed.)
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2019), 220 pp.
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Conflict-Sensitive Journalism: A Practical Handbook for Journalists in Southern Africa

Admire Mare (ed.)
Windhoek: Namibia University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Communication; Social Science Research Council; African Peacebuilding Network (APN) (2019), 96 pp.
"The collection of essays in this volume seek among other things to draw attention to the virtues of conflict-sensitive journalism as a way of transforming the negative effects of ‘war’ journalism. Contributors to the handbook include journalists drawn from the following countries: eSwatini, Les ... more
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Ethiopia: Reflections on Media Reform

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 60 pp.
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"As Long as I Am Quiet, I Am Safe": Threats to Independent Media and Civil Society in Tanzania

Human Rights Watch (2019), 63 pp.
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Journalism and Journalism Education in Developing Countries
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Beatrice Dernbach, Beate Illg (eds.)
Manipal, Kanartaka: Manipal Universal Press (2019), vi, 250 pp.
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Memories of Gukurahundi Massacre and the Challenge of Reconciliation

Isheanesu Gusha
Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, volume 45, issue 1 (2019), 14 pp.
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Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania: 2019 Report

Abdallah Katunzi, Christoph Spurk
Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam, School of Journalism and Mass Communication (2019), 45 pp.
"The overall quality of media reporting in Tanzania in 2019 has gone down. Compared to 2018, the Media Quality Index for all media dropped from 28% to 26.8%. Among media types, the print media’s performance dropped most. Many aspects illustrate the trend. It is clear that media houses now rely on ... more
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Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxxv, 334 pp.
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Internet in Nairobi, Kenia: Medienaneignung als Konstruktion

Johanna Rieß
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2019), 314 pp.
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Mehita Iqani, Fernando Resende
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Recognition and Transformation: Beyond Media Discourses on the BRICS

Tom Dwyer, Olivier Arifon
Global Media and Communication, volume 15, issue 1 (2019), pp. 27-47
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Chris Mahony, Eduardo Albrecht, Murat Sensoy
London; Oxford: Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development (2019), 79 pp.
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Fighting for Survival: Media Startups in the Global South
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Anya Schiffrin
New York: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) (2019), 180 pp.
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Evaluation of ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network: Assessing its Success in Improving Citizen Participation, Realisation of Human Rights and the Level of Transparency and Accountability of Government in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

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DBG Consultants (2019), 53 pp.
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Impact Report 2017-2019: Make-IT in Africa. Successfully Promoting Tech Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystems of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia

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Mapping the Digital Divide in Africa: A Mediated Analysis

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Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2019), 278 pp.
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Road to 2030: Access to Information in the Driver’s Seat

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