Participation–in what? Radio, convergence and the corporate logic of audience input through new media in Zambia

W Willems - Telematics and Informatics, 2013 - Elsevier
Recent literature has pointed to the way in which new media such as the internet and mobile
phones have the capacity to enable more participatory and interactive communication, either …

The politics of media policy making in a contested transition: The case of Zimbabwe's government of national unity, 2009–2013

W Chuma - International Journal of Communication, 2018 - ijoc.org
In February 2009, following a decade of economic and political crisis, leaders of Zimbabwe's
three major political parties formed a coalition government to oversee political and economic …

[PDF][PDF] Multilingualism, localism and the nation: Identity politics in the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

P Mpofu - PhD diss., University of South Africa, 2013 - core.ac.uk
This study examines the mediation of multilingualism, localism and the nation in the
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, henceforth, ZBC as the local content and multilingual …

Defining the playing field: A framework for analysing fairness in access to resources, media and the law

SE Helle - Democratization and Competitive Authoritarianism in …, 2016 - Springer
The playing field is a concept often used to describe level of fairness in electoral
competition. With Levitsky and Way's definition of the playing field as a case in point, this …

The politics of language and the underdevelopment of African language press in Zimbabwe

P Mpofu - African Language Media, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The importance of African language press, its volatility and underdevelopment are issues
that have received scholarly attention. Zimbabwe is a multilingual nation characterised by …

Media development aid and the Westernisation of Africa: The case of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)

S Phiri, PJ Fourie - … African Journal for Communication Theory and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The article explores and questions the dynamics which daily play out between the donor
community and aid recipients. It interrogates the assumption that these relations are …

[PDF][PDF] Rethinking the link between media and democracy in the post-colony: one size does not fit all

Y Rodny-Gumede, VC Milton, W Mano - Communicatio, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In a briefing published in 2004, noted African anthropologist, Francis B. Nyamnjoh asserted
that by 2015, Africa would have much to teach the rest of the world about democracy. He …

'The whole nation on one station'? National FM as a case study of radio for indigenous small linguistic communities in Zimbabwe

T Ndawana - 2019 - open.uct.ac.za
This thesis is an institutional ethnography of National FM as the only PSB radio that
broadcasts in all local languages. It examines the feasibility of having one radio station …

African Language Media

A Salawu - api.taylorfrancis.com
Providing an overview of the African language journalism landscape, this book examines
the challenges of operating sustainable African language media businesses. The chapters …

[PDF][PDF] The accidental centralisation of South African TV, 1990 to 2011: policymaking confuses the regional/local question and undermines the public interest.

C Armstrong - 2013 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
This thesis analyses the processes and content of South African television policymaking
between 1990 and 2011 in relation to the regional/local (sub-national) TV question. Analysis …