Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies
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Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies

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Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies

About this book

Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies is a standard text that will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact in emerging African democracies with relevant concentration on information and communication technology (ICT). This textbook is a collection of essays that may be used as primary reading for courses on mass media technology, and information communication technology (ICT). It is also suitable as supplementary reading in media and politics, political science and courses that focus on political communication, and business communication. The book serves as a reference guide to mass media scholars, development communication experts, government leaders, and diplomats interested in media review, most importantly as it pertains to African democratic dispensations. The book includes contributions by scholars whose research interests in media and its relevant impact on African democratic system have stirred considerable academic discourse. The chapters span several social science disciplines, giving students, professionals, and government agencies an opportunity to see challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Introduction to the Book
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1 From Handmaid to Goad of the Governing Elite? ICT Orientations of Broadcast Media Professionals in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria
  9. Chapter 2 Media, Technology, and Democracy in Niger: What Did the Advent of ICTs Change?
  10. Chapter 3 Role of ICT in Election Coverage by the Nigerian Print Media: A Study of the 2007 General Elections
  11. Chapter 4 The Role of Online Media Technology and Democratic Discourse in Cameroon: A Case Study of The Post and Cameroon Tribune
  12. Chapter 5 Localism in the South African Media Context: A Comparison of the South African Local Content and Canadian Content Rules
  13. Chapter 6 The New Public Sphere: Radio and Democracy in Kenya
  14. Chapter 7 The Phasing of Analog to Digital Technology in Nigerian Movie and Broadcasting Industries: A Review of Nollywood and Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
  15. Chapter 8 Media and Peace-building in Sudan
  16. Chapter 9 Media and Conflict: A System Analysis of Mass Media Technology’s Impact on Africa’s Democratic and Economic Systems
  17. Chapter 10 Communication, Civil Society, and Democratization in Africa: Perspectives on Political Development
  18. Chapter 11 The Use of Techno-media Strategies in Effective Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria and the Implications for Democracy Sustenance
  19. Chapter 12 Concepts, Dimensions in New Media Technology: Reinforcing the Contest Against Financial Crimes in Nigeria
  20. Contributors
  21. The Authors/Editors