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Politiques éditoriales dans la mission (XIXe-XXIe siécle)

Annie Lenoble-Bart, Bernadette Truchet, Jean-François Zorn, Didier Galibert (eds.)
Paris: Karthala (2022), 405 pp.
"Les Missions à l’époque contemporaine ont continué de se propager grâce à destechniques éditoriales que les progrès des moyens de communication leur ont procurées. En tout premier lieu, l’imprimerie a permis l’édition de la Bible dans de multiples langues et la multiplication de supp ... more
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Face-to Face with COVID-19: Experiences of Ghanaian Frontline Journalists Infected with the Virus

Kodwo Jonas Anson Boateng, Redeemer Buatsi
In: Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
Carol Azungi Dralega, Angella Napakol (eds.)
Springer (2022), pp. 147-162
"Journalists around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, media houses have had to make drastic adjustments to the impact of challenges wrought by the pandemic on their operations. Ghanaian media houses also faced similar challenges and disruptions. News reporters and ... more
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Médias publics au Burkina Faso: Entre journalisme d'Etat et renouveau médiathique

Lassané Yaméogo
Paris: L'Harmattan (2022), 444 pp.
"La recherche révèle que dynamiques intra et interprofessionnelles et relationnelles font émerger des journalismes aux visées ambigües et contrastées. D’une part, des accommodements politiques et financiers formels et informels mêlant sanctions non dites et récompenses conduisent certains ... more
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Role of Information Sources in Vaccination Uptake: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Household Survey in Sierra Leone, 2019

Shibani Kulkarni, Paul Sengeh, Victor Eboh, Mohammad B. Jalloh, Lansana Conteh et al.
Global Health: Science and Practice, volume 10, issue 1 (2022), pp. 1-12
"Key findings: exposure to vaccination information from faith leaders and health facilities was associated with increased likelihood of vaccination uptake; the significant association between exposure to a greater number of immunization information sources and increased likelihood of vaccination upt ... more
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An Assessment of the Challenges Associated with Volunteer Workforce Management at Radio Maria Rwanda

Felicien Nkurunziza
Nairobi: Daystar University, Master Thesis (2022), xi, 122 pp.
"This study has been conducted at Radio Maria Rwanda (RMR) for establishing different challenges related to the management of volunteers at RMR, from recruitment to their retention. The study assessed how volunteers are recruited at RMR, what motivated them to volunteer at this radio station, how th ... more
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Stronger Digital Voices from Africa: Building African Digital Foreign Policy and Diplomacy

Sorina Teleanu, Jovan Kurbalija
DiploFoundation (2022), 201 pp.
"As Africa’s digital dynamism grows, its participation in global digital policy must increase. In this transition, African countries have to navigate the geopolitical realities of our times. This study provides a snapshot of Africa’s digital diplomacy by examining the holistic representations of ... more
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Private Sector Investment and Public Sector Support for the Media in Sierra Leone: A Binding Constraints Analysis

Francis Sowa
BBC Media Action; PRIMED (2022), 7 pp.
"This Binding Constraints Analysis is part of the process of building a business case for private sector investment and public sector support for the media in Sierra Leone. Informed by the findings of the State of the Media report, this analysis is aimed at presenting an overview of the risks, chall ... more
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in The Gambia: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.
"Through the implementation of the MDP, UNESCO has sought to contribute to better democratic governance through improving freedom of the press and the quality of information available to the population in The Gambia. The “Support to Policy Development for Sustainability of Community Media in The G ... more
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The ‘#tag Generation’: Social Media and Youth Participation in the 2019 General Election in Nigeria

Oluwasola Festus Obisean
Africa Development, volume 47, issue 2 (2022), pp. 107-145
"This article examines the roles of social media on youth’s political participation in the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria. It interrogates the roles played by these communication tools in the emancipation and agency of youths while revealing the double-edged implications the devices may have on ... more
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Knowledge and Practice of Safety Protocols among Journalists Serving as Frontline Workers in the COVID-19 Fight in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Kenneth Adibe Nwafor, Emmanuel Chukwudi Nweke, Zainab A. Oji, Ijeoma Njoku
International Journal of Ebola, AIDS, HIV and Infectious Diseases and Immunity, volume 7, issue 1 (2022), pp. 20-37
"This study investigated the knowledge and practice of safety protocols among journalists serving as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19 in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. Structured questionnaire served as instrument for data collection. The popula ... more
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Radio and Social Media as a Two-Way Communication Tool in Conflict- and Pandemic-Affected Communities in Burkina Faso

Emma Heywood, Lassané Yaméogo
African Journalism Studies, volume 43, issue 4 (2022), pp. 44-61
"The article draws on the concepts of “felt needs” and “politics of listening” widely used in community development and applies them more broadly to the humanitarian crisis suffered by internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso. It investigates the two-way communication stream between radi ... more
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RIT 2.0: RDC - Bulletin humanitaire #6, 31 mai 2022

Internews (2022), 5 pp.
"Le présent bulletin présente l’analyse des rumeurs récurrentes collectées au cours de la période allant de 01 au 20 mai 2022. Au cours de cette période, 156 rumeurs ont été collectées dont 36 sur les réseaux sociaux et 120 rumeurs dans la communauté. La plupart des rumeurs évaluées ... more
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World Cinema in the Age of Netflix

Studies in World Cinema, volume 2, issue 1-2 (2022), pp. 1-184
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Manuscript and Print in the Islamic Tradition

Scott Reese (ed.)
Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter (2022), viii, 374 pp.
"This volume explores and calls into question certain commonly held assumptions about writing and technological advancement in the Islamic tradition. In particular, it challenges the idea that mechanical print naturally and inevitably displaces handwritten texts as well as the notion that the so-cal ... more
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Using Radio Drama to Tackle Disability Discrimination in Nigeria

Akunna Penny, Manju Gautam, Alasdair Stuart
London: BBC Media Action (2022), 15 pp.
"As part of the Inclusive Futures programme, BBC Media Action produced a radio drama, Story Story, and accompanying social media content, to tackle stigma and discrimination around disability in Nigeria. This content was broadcast from November 2020 to November 2021 through local radio partners in s ... more
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Visual Cultures of Africa

Mary Clare Kidenda, Lize Kriel, Ernst Wagner (eds.)
Münster; New York: Waxmann (2022), 255 pp.
"This book Visual Cultures of Africa tells stories of the past, present, and future and how intricately linked cultures and identities are. The book explores the complex histories and discusses how people have used images, objects, and artefacts to describe what is going on in society and give expre ... more
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Les politiciens et les usagers des réseaux sociaux sont les plus susceptibles de diffuser des nouvelles qu'ils savents fausses, selon les Nigériens

Afrobarometer (2022), 5 pp.
"Les Nigériens sont majoritaires à penser que les politiciens et les partis politiques (63%) et les usagers des réseaux sociaux (57%) diffusent "souvent" ou "quelque fois" des informations qu'ils savent fausses. Des grandes majorites des citoyens nigeriens estiment que le gouvernement devrait pou ... more
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Lois sur la cybercriminalité & négation de la liberté de presse en Afrique de l’Ouest: Burkina Faso, Mali & Niger (Sahel)

Hamadou Tidiane Sy (dir.)
École Supérieure de Journalisme, des Métiers de l’Internet et de la Communication (E-jicom); International Media Support (IMS) (2022), 57 pp.
"Pour faciliter le travail des journalistes, il importe de s’assurer que leur droit de rechercher, d’accéder à l’information, de produire et de publier du contenu d’intérêt public n’est pas restreint. Pour l’avenir de la démocratie et de la presse qui lui est congénitale, il est im ... more
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Status of Digital Agriculture in 47 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Deep Insights

FAO; ITU (2022), x, 351 pp.
"It aims at providing a holistic view of digital transformation in the agriculture sector of 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region’s digital agriculture landscape is assessed through six key themes, namely: infrastructure, digital penetration, policy and regulation, business environment, ... more
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Decolonising Political Communication in Africa: Reframing Ontologies

Beschara Karam, Bruce Mutsvairo (eds.)
Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2022), xxviii, 226 pp.
"This book uses decolonisation as a lens to interrogate political communication styles, performance, and practice in Africa and the diaspora. The book interrogates the theory and practice of political communication, using decolonial research methods to begin a process of self-reflexivity and the cre ... more