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Newsmaking Cultures in Africa: Normative Trends in the Dynamics of Socio-Political & Economic Struggles
Mabweazara H.
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This book contributes to a broadened theorisation of journalism by exploring the intricacies of African journalism and its connections with the material realities that underpin the profession on the continent. It pulls together theoretically driven studies that collectively deploy a wide range of evidence to shed some light on newsmaking cultures in Africa – the everyday routines, defining epistemologies, as well as ethical dilemmas. The volume digs beneath the standardised and universalised veneer of professionalism to unpack routine practices and normative trends shaped by local factors, including the structural conditions of deprivation, entrenched political instability (and interference), pervasive neo-patrimonial governance ... Read more
This book contributes to a broadened theorisation of journalism by exploring the intricacies of African journalism and its connections with the material realities that underpin the profession on the continent. It pulls together theoretically driven studies that collectively deploy a wide range of evidence to shed some light on newsmaking cultures in Africa – the everyday routines, defining epistemologies, as well as ethical dilemmas. The volume digs beneath the standardised and universalised veneer of professionalism to unpack routine practices and normative trends shaped by local factors, including the structural conditions of deprivation, entrenched political instability (and interference), pervasive neo-patrimonial governance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137541086
SKU
V9781137541086
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About Mabweazara H.
Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara is Senior Lecturer in Journalism Studies at Falmouth University, England, UK. He is Associate Editor of the journal African Journalism Studies and Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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