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Journalism in Cameroon: A High-Risk and Dangerous Profession?

Peter Tiako Ngangum
In: The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South
Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi, Eddy Borges-Rey (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), pp. 461-476
"These are challenging times for practicing journalism safely in Cameroon. Death in pretrial detention is one extreme form of silencing journalists, although arbitrary arrests, intimidation, harassment, and trumped-up charges are also used, not only during turbulence and armed conflicts, but also in ... more
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Mali

Sophia Anong, Bouchaib Bounabat, Patrick Malone
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2023), 99 pp.
"The Mali Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the Mali DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Mali’s digital ecosystem and provides 11 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by 3 USAID/Mali pri ... more
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The Future of Television in the Global South: Reflections from Selected Countries

George Ogola (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xv, 233 pp.
"This book explores how television in the global South is 'future-proofing' its continued relevance, addressing its commercial, social and political viability in a constantly changing information ecosystem. The chapter contributions in the book are drawn from countries in East, South and West Africa ... more
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Understanding the Gender Digital Divide in Nigeria: Learning Brief

USAID; Banyan Global (2023), 7 pp.
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Collective Trauma

D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 1 (2023), pp. 21-31
"If a society does not come to terms with horrific atrocities of the past, tensions may fast escalate into new strife. People must know the truth. The causes of violence must be spelt out and the perpetrators must be named. Otherwise, a new sense of mutual trust cannot grow. Such trust is needed for ... more
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Assessment of Media Development in Ghana: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Audrey Sitsofe Gadzekpo, Ibrahim Gariba, Baba Abdulai, Rayborn Bulley
Paris: UNESCO (2023), 124 pp.
"Ghana has made tremendous progress regarding freedom of expression and access to information since the inception of the Fourth Republic. Looking back to a firmly rooted history of democratic practice, the country has a vibrant and free media environment regulated by an independent body and supporte ... more
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An Evaluation of ‘Civilia’: Working with Local Media to Tackle Hate Speech in Côte D’Ivoire

Internews (2023), 38 pp.
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China, media, and international conflicts

Shixin Ivy Zhang, Altman Yuzhu Peng (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xii, 212 pp.
"This book focuses on China’s media diplomacy and its interplay with a range of international conflicts. It assesses the representation and framing of China, as well as the perception and reception of China’s media communication in relation to various crises and conflicts. Including detailed ana ... more
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L’Entrepreneuriat Numérique Durable au Bénin: Opportunités, Défis et Stratégies

Ado Abdoulkadre
Berlin: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) (2023), 68 pp.
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Résurgence du Mouvement du 23 mars : Quel avenir pour la Région des Grands Lacs africains ?

Goma: Éditions de Pole Institute (2023), 331 pp.
"Ce numéro porte un regard critique sur la crise que traverse actuellement la Province du Nord Kivu, et la RDC en général, à cause de la nouvelle guerre imposée au pays par le mouvement rebelle M23. Connaissant une période sécuritaire sombre qui y a motivé l’instauration d’un État de si ... more
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African Language Media

Phillip Mpofu, Israel A. Fadipe, Thulani Tshabangu (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxi, 317 pp.
"This book outlines how African language media is affected by politics, technology, culture, and the economy and how this media is creatively produced and appropriated by audiences across cultures and contexts. African language media can be considered as a tool for communication, socialization, and ... more
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Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century

Bedross Der Matossian (ed.)
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press (2023), xvi, 400 pp.
"Throughout the twenty-first century, genocide denial has evolved and adapted with new strategies to augment and complement established modes of denial. In addition to outright negation, denial of genocide encompasses a range of techniques, including disputes over numbers, contestation of legal defi ... more
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The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic

Yonty Friesem, Usha Raman, Igor Kanižaj, Grace Y. Choi (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xxvi, 531 pp.
"Combining an innovative mix of traditional chapters, autoethnography, case studies, and dialogue within an intercultural framework, the handbook focuses on the future of media education and provides a deeper understanding of the challenges and affordances of media education as we move forward. Topi ... more
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Preparing to publish: How journalists negotiate content restrictions in semi-authoritarian states

Ruth Moon
International Communication Gazette, volume 85, issue 2 (2023), pp. 120-140
"Journalists act strategically in response to their political environments, using practices like self-censorship to avoid negative repercussions from powerful actors. But what does self-censorship look like in practice? Grounded in theories of policy response and media sociology, this study uses jou ... more
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Misinformation Literacy of COVID-19 Digital News in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

Karen McIntyre, Meghan Sobel Cohen, Brian Semujju, Kioko Ireri, Emmanuel Munyarukumbuzi
African Journalism Studies, volume 44, issue 2 (2023), pp. 116-133
"Amid a rise of misinformation worldwide, this paper examines digital misinformation literacy as it relates to COVID-19 news in East Africa. The study is grounded in inoculation theory and contributes to the body of scholarship examining misinformation literacy beyond the Western world. Data came fr ... more
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The Mediation of Sustainability: Development Goals, Social Movements, and Public Dissent

Ben Harbisher (ed.)
Lanham; Boulder; New York; London: Rowman & Littlefield (2023), 250 pp.
"This book examines the way in which SDG initiatives have been disseminated by mainstream media, in government discourse and by NGO’s, charitable organisations, and campaign groups. It questions to what extent sustainability narratives are being supported and how they are represented; how saving t ... more
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Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change

Winston Mano, Loubna El Mkaouar (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xiv, 295 pp.
"Who owns the media and communications in Africa today and with what implications? The book elegantly answers this urgent question by unpacking multiple dimensions of media ownership through rare and authoritative perspectives, including both historical and contemporary digital developments. It trac ... more
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Evaluation finale: « Projet renforcement de la résilience communautaire à la désinformation dans les régions du nord et du centre du Mali »

Sékou Doumbia, Zoumana Kone
Search for Common Ground (2023), 57 pp.
"Les objectifs du projet cadrent bien avec un certain nombre de politiques ou stratégies comme décrit dans le présent rapport. A titre d’exemple, on citer la politique nationale de lutte contre le terrorisme et l’extrémisme violent dans son Pilier 1, ainsi que la stratégie nationale de la r ... more
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Memetizing genocides and post-genocide peacebuilding: Ambivalent implications of memes for youth participation and imaginaries in Rwanda

Tugce Ataci
Information, Communication & Society, volume 26, issue 16 (2023), pp. 3157-3178
"In contexts where young people feel prohibited from reflecting openly on sensitive political issues, they may explore alternative ways to communicate and negotiate their opinions and beliefs. Internet memes are popular digital artifacts that offer a space for such debates. This research focuses on ... more
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Narrative Change Around Disability & Climate Change: Insights and Recommendations from Stakeholders and Community Members in the Niger Delta

Olesya Dovgalyuk, Okoro Onyekachi Emmanuel
New Media Advocacy Project (2023), 67 pp.