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Oral et virtuel

Zufo Alexis Dembele
Echirolles: Cyr Editions (2008), 148 pp.
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Presse privée écrite en Afrique francophone: Enjeux démocratiques

Mor Faye
Paris: L'Harmattan (2008), 397 pp.
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African Media, African Children: Yearbook 2008
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Norma Pecora, Enyonam Osei-Hwere, Ulla Carlsson (eds.)
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2008), 243 pp.
"The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce ... more
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Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs

Sheila Kinkade, Katrin Verclas
Washington, DC; Berkshire: United Nations Foundation; Vodaphone Group Foundation (2008), 59 pp.
"In this second publication in our Access to Communications Publication Series, the authors examine real-life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. The compelling stories por ... more
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Politics, Religion and the Media: The Transformation of the Public Sphere in Senegal

Frank Wittmann
Media, Culture & Society, volume 30, issue 3 (2008), pp. 479-494
"Senegal is said to be a democratic model for Africa. This reputation was promoted by the former presidents Senghor and Diouf (both Socialist Party), and confirmed through the democratic change of government to the Senegalese Democratic Party under its leader Wade in 2000. Ostensibly, the successful ... more
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Nollywood: The Video Phenomenon in Nigeria

Pierre Barrot (ed.)
Oxford; Ibadan; Bloomington: James Currey Publishers; HEBN Publishers; Indiana University Press (2008), xii, 147 pp.
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Signal and Noise: Media, Infrastructure, and Urban Culture in Nigeria

Brian Larkin
Durham: Duke University Press (2008), xi, 314 pp.
"In this groundbreaking work, Brian Larkin provides a history and ethnography of media in Nigeria, asking what media theory looks like when Nigeria rather than a European nation or the United States is taken as the starting point. Concentrating on the Muslim city of Kano in the north of Nigeria, Lar ... more
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The Economics of Rural Radio in Africa: An Introductory Study Into the Costs and Revenues
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Christopher Yordy
Ottawa: Farm Radio International; African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 100 pp.
"This study claims to be one of the first attempts to explore the field of radio economics in rural Africa. Based on in-depth questionnaires filled in by 15 radio stations in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Ghana and Mali, it found that the costs vary widely according to the type of ownership, i.e. public ... more
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Plaidoyer pour l'appui des radios locales de service aux communautes en Afrique de l'Ouest: Guide a l'intention des ONG et des bailleurs de fonds
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Stéphane Boulc'h (ed.)
Bruxelles; Dakar: COTA; Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 243 pp.
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Radios et NTIC en Afrique de l'Ouest: Connectivité et usages

Malick Ndiaye (coord.)
Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 116 pp.
"Les radios demeurent le médium de communication le plus approprié à la communication sociale et à la communication de développement en Afrique. Dans cette étude, il s’agissait de faire l’état des lieux de la connectivité des radios ouest-africaines aux TIC (internet, satellite, ordinate ... more
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Global Information Society Watch 2008: Focus on Access to Infrastructure

Alan Finlay (ed.)
Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Hivos; Third World Institute (ITeM) (2008), 204 pp.
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Humanitarian Crises and Intervention: Reassessing the Impact of Mass Media
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Walter C. Soderlund, E. Donald Briggs, Kai Hildebrandt, Abdel Salam Sidhamed
Sterling: Kumarian Press (2008), xiv, 335 pp.
"This book takes a unique and comprehensive look at how the international community, led by the US, responded to ten humanitarian crises of the last decade and how major media outlets played a role in influencing (or failing to influence) action. Crises examined include Liberia, East Timor, Somalia, ... more
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Le paysage médiatique du Burundi: Des origines au lendemain des élections de 2005

Athanase Ntiyanogeye
Bujumbura (BI): [author] (2008), 134 pp.
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Grassroots, Participatory Communication

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 1, issue 1 (2008), 137 pp.
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Transitional Justice Reporting Audit: A Review of Media Coverage of the Truth and Reconciliation Process in Liberia

Lawrence Randall, Cosme R. Pulano
Liberia Media Center; International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ); UNESCO (2008), 37 pp.
"On the average, the radio sector dominated the print media by ensuring that news and information were thoroughly balanced in a 2-1 ratio. In some instances listed in the report, most of the covered news items from both the print and broadcast media violated Article 12 and 23 of the Press Union of L ... more
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Mediating Transcendence: Popular Film, Visuality, and Religious Experience in West Africa

Johannes Merz
Conference on New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa, July 10-12, 2008, Abuja, Nigeria, conference paper (2008), 23 pp.
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Media and Democratisation in Africa

African Communication Research (St. Augustine University Mwanza), volume 1, issue 3 (2008), pp. 269-426
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Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report

Alina Rocha Menocal, Bhavna Sharma
London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), xxi, 109 pp.
"Citizens’ Voice and Accountability (CV&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda from the 1990s onwards. In their CV&A work, donors recognise the importance of context: it shapes relation to that context. However, context awareness has not proven sufficient to enab ... more
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La radio en Afrique de l’Ouest, un "média carrefour" sous-estimé ? L'exemple du Burkina Faso

Sylvie Capitant
Réseaux, issue 150 (2008), pp. 189-217
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La liberté de la presse écrite au Cameroun: Ombres et lumières

Erik Essousse
Paris: L'Harmattan (2008), 367 pp.