Showing papers in "African journalism studies in 2021"
TL;DR: The 40th anniversary of African Journalism Studies was marked by the publication of the African Journal of Journalism Studies (AJJSS) journal as discussed by the authors, which is important to reflect on its contribution to a subfield the journal built.
Abstract: To mark the 40th Anniversary of African Journalism Studies, it is important to reflect on its contribution to a subfield the journal has built. This essay gives a broad overview of the African jour...
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TL;DR: The media in Zambia have been in a state of uncertainty since Zambia reinstated democratic governance in the early 1990s as discussed by the authors, despite promising initial steps to deregulate the media that started under...
Abstract: The media in Zambia have been in a state of uncertainty since Zambia reinstated democratic governance in the early 1990s. Despite promising initial steps to deregulate the media that started under ...
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TL;DR: The authors investigated the image of China in South Africa's mainstream English-language newspapers in the context of changing dynamics of Sino-SA bilateral relations, and their respec- c...
Abstract: This article sets out to investigate the image of China in South Africa’s mainstream English-language newspapers in the context of changing dynamics of Sino-SA bilateral relations, and their respec...
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TL;DR: Most female homicides are perpetrated by an intimate partner as mentioned in this paper, but this is not reflected in news media coverage of the murders of women, which tends to focus on killings committed by family members.
Abstract: Most female homicides are perpetrated by an intimate partner, but this is not reflected in news media coverage of the murders of women, which tends to focus on killings committed by family members,...
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TL;DR: This article explored the state of data-driven journalism practices in Sub-Saharan Africa and examined journalists' perceptions of Data-Driven journalism in Zambia and Tanzania as it attempt to make use of data.
Abstract: This study explores the state of data-driven journalism practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. It aims at examining journalists’ perceptions of data-driven journalism in Zambia and Tanzania as it attempt...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study aimed at addressing the issue of who reports Africa in the British press is presented. And content analysis methodology, the use of four British national newspapers and a sample...
Abstract: Who reports Africa in the British press? This longitudinal study is aimed at addressing the issue. It applied content analysis methodology, the use of four British national newspapers and a sample ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how female victims of intimate partner homicide are represented in the Botswana media, and how they are represented by the media and the victim's family.
Abstract: Intimate partner homicide (IPH) has become one of the most challenging socio-cultural issues in contemporary Botswana. This paper seeks to examine how female victims of IPH are represented in the B...
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TL;DR: The authors found positive relationships between news uses and citizens' political attitudes, but understanding the mechanisms underlying the relationship was limited b... and the relationship between news use and political attitudes was not explored.
Abstract: Past communication mediation studies have shown positive relationships between news uses and citizens’ political attitudes, but understanding the mechanisms underlying the relationship is limited b...
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TL;DR: This paper argued that the way in which Chinese central media organisations have reported environmental issues has been a major obstacle in Africa's environmental awareness and highlighted the importance of environmental issues in the development process.
Abstract: How does Chinese central media represent Africa through its environmental news? This article argues that the way in which Chinese central media organisations have reported environmental issues acro...
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TL;DR: The news media attention to environmental crime varies; often, it is given to non-contested crimes with ideal victims as mentioned in this paper. This bias is worsened by the fact that many environmental harms are committed...
Abstract: The news media attention to environmental crime varies; often, it is given to non-contested crimes with ideal victims. This bias is worsened by the fact that many environmental harms are committed ...
TL;DR: The conflict between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria has been going on for many years, resulting in huge loss of lives and resources, and the media have expectedly been covering the conflict as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The conflict between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria has been going on for many years, resulting in huge loss of lives and resources, and the media have expectedly been covering the conflict. This ...
TL;DR: The political agency of youth has been the subject of much theoretical debate within the domains of political science, youth studies, conflict studies, and development studies as discussed by the authors, which adopts a m...
Abstract: The political agency of youth has been the subject of much theoretical debate within the domains of political science, youth studies, conflict studies and development studies. This paper adopts a m...
TL;DR: The authors examines the early work of Arnold S. de Beer, a founding scholar of journalism studies in South Africa, drawing on culturalism and auto-ethnography, a revisionist analysis examines the...
Abstract: This article examines the early work of Arnold S. de Beer, a founding scholar of journalism studies in South Africa. Drawing on culturalism and autoethnography, a revisionist analysis examines the ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the media images of the United States and China in Africa, based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of opinion journalism in Kenya and Zimbabwe, in order to compare the two countries.
Abstract: The aim of this article is to present the media images of the United States and China in Africa, based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of opinion journalism in Kenya and Zimbabwe. The rati...
TL;DR: In this article, a 2014 Constitutional Court opinion that under Zimbabwe’s new constitution of 2013, freedom of expression might have to be considered as subordinate to human dignity, motivated by a 2014 constitutional court opinion that, under Zimbabwe's new constitution, freedom has to be treated as a fundamental human right.
Abstract: Motivated by a 2014 Constitutional Court opinion that under Zimbabwe’s new constitution of 2013, freedom of expression might have to be considered as subordinate to human dignity, the study analyse...
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of photojournalism in mediating Zimbabwe's crises in the second republic is explored. And the case study of Auntony Zinyange's photographs to examine the use of photographs t...
Abstract: This paper explores the role of photojournalism in mediating Zimbabwe’s crises in the “Second Republic”. It uses the case study of Auntony Zinyange’s photographs to examine the use of photographs t...
TL;DR: The Ugandan musician who goes by the stage name “Bobi Whine” regularly nettles and provokes the wrath of President Yoweri Museveni by his songs and music as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The Ugandan musician who goes by the stage name “Bobi Whine” regularly nettles and provokes the wrath of President Yoweri Museveni by his songs and music. As an opposition leader seeking the presid...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the foreign media coverage of Nigeria's 2019 general election through a content analysis of news stories obtained from 10 international news sources, including CNN, Yahoo! News, and The New York Times.
Abstract: This study investigates the foreign media coverage of Nigeria's 2019 general election through a content analysis of news stories (n = 135) obtained from 10 international news sources. This study ai...
TL;DR: Although the Ethiopian government has often claimed that state media follow development journalism (DJ) as their reporting style, broadcasting frequencies have been aggressively grabbed by public radio stations in Ethiopia as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Although the Ethiopian government has often claimed that state media follow development journalism (DJ) as their reporting style, broadcasting frequencies have been aggressively grabbed by public r...
TL;DR: In 2015, student activists at the University of Cape added their voices to calls for decolonising "postcolonial" Africa that had been happening since the 1950s (Achebe 1958; wa Thiong'o 1986; Mbemb... as discussed by the authors ).
Abstract: In 2015, student activists at the University of Cape added their voices to calls for decolonising “postcolonial” Africa that had been happening since the 1950s (Achebe 1958; wa Thiong’o 1986; Mbemb...
TL;DR: While misinformation has been recognized as a problem in Africa and around the world, from ancient Egypt into modern times (Darnton 2017; Posetti and Matthews 2018), concern about the effects it ma...
Abstract: While misinformation has been recognised as a problem in Africa and around the world, from ancient Egypt into modern times (Darnton 2017; Posetti and Matthews 2018), concern about the effects it ma...
TL;DR: In this article, an interview between the Founding Editor of Ecquid Novi: African Journaism Studies, Professor Arnold S. de Beer, and his successor and current Editor-in-Chief, Profes...
Abstract: This article is in the form of an interview between the Founding Editor of Ecquid Novi: African Journaism Studies, Professor Arnold S. de Beer, and his successor and current Editor-in-Chief, Profes...
TL;DR: A media polemic at the end of 2020 about a revisionist version of South African history, The lie of 1652: A decolonised history of land, by Patric Tariq Mellet, emphasised the challenges faced by p...
Abstract: A media polemic at the end of 2020 about a revisionist version of South African history, The lie of 1652: A decolonised history of land, by Patric Tariq Mellet, emphasised the challenges faced by p...
TL;DR: Research on indigenous-language media in Africa is often neglected for several reasons, such as an obsession with research on mainstream media that uses colonial languages of English, French and Portuguese.
Abstract: Research on indigenous-language media in Africa is often neglected for several reasons, such as an obsession with research on mainstream media that uses colonial languages of English, French and Po...
TL;DR: Although there is scant audience research in media studies, audiences continue to be key drivers in the political economy of media in Africa and elsewhere as mentioned in this paper, and the dynamics of indige...
Abstract: Although there is scant audience research in media studies, audiences continue to be key drivers in the political economy of media in Africa and elsewhere. The study explores the dynamics of indige...
TL;DR: This paper concluded the author's trilogy on the history of the South African Communication Association (SACOMM) in this 40th anniversary issue of African Journalism Studies, previously published in the 1990s.
Abstract: This autoethnography concludes the author’s trilogy on the history of the South African Communication Association (SACOMM) in this 40th anniversary issue of African Journalism Studies, previously t...
TL;DR: The growth of research into tabloid journalism shows the important role that this kind of journalism plays in society as mentioned in this paper, and many articles, reports and books have been published across the globe on this subject.
Abstract: The growth of research into tabloid journalism shows the important role that this kind of journalism plays in society. Journal articles, reports and books have been published across the globe on wh...
TL;DR: In June 2006, I saw somebody with an interesting name tag at the International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Dresden as discussed by the authors, and I asked him if he was the Elihu Katz.
Abstract: In June 2006, I saw somebody with an interesting name tag at the International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Dresden. “Are you the Elihu Katz?” I asked and he replied, without missi...
TL;DR: Arrie de Beer as discussed by the authors was a Professor Extraordinary, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, who was a pioneer in the field of journalism and media studies.
Abstract: 10 June 1942–20 October 2021 Professor Arnold (Arrie) de Beer (MA RAU; MIJ Baylor; PhD Potchefstroom) was a Professor Extraordinary, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University, South Africa....