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Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging

Paperback • 2005 • English

Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging

By Francis B. Nyamnjoh

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About the book

This major study explores the role of the mass media in promoting democracy and empowering civil society in Africa. The author contextualizes Africa within in the rapidly changing global media and shows how patterns of media ownership and state control have evolved and the huge difficulties under which most African media workers labour. The author also explores the whole question of media ethics and professionalism in Africa. The general analysis is supported by a very detailed unique case study...Show more

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9781842775837

Publisher

Zed Books

Published year

2005

Language

English

Original title

Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging

Format

Paperback

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