Language: en
Pages: 240
Pages: 240
Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century is the first book in over twenty years to examine the international media’s coverage of sub-Saharan Africa. It brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore representation of the continent, and the production of that image, especially by international news media. The
Language: en
Pages: 268
Pages: 268
This edited collection examines media coverage of Africa by American television, newspapers, and magazines. Scholars and journalists of diverse experience engage in debate concerning U.S. media coverage of current events in Africa. Scholars take the media to task for sensational and simplistic reporting. Journalists, in response, explain the constraints of
Language: en
Pages: 370
Pages: 370
A groundbreaking investigation of Western conceptions of Africa.
Language: en
Pages: 463
Pages: 463
The news media played a crucial role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Local media fueled the killings, while international media either ignored or seriously misunderstood what was happening. This is the first book to explore both sides of the media equation. Examining how local radio was used as a tool
Language: en
Pages: 328
Pages: 328
A comprehensive volume that offers historical and nuanced representations of war and peace in Africa from the fields of African studies and cultural studies, linguistics, journalism and the media, literature, film, drama and performance, women's and gender studies, and human rights.