Participatory Politics and Citizen Journalism in a Networked Africa: A Connected Continent
Bruce Mutsvairo (Ed.)
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Description for Participatory Politics and Citizen Journalism in a Networked Africa: A Connected Continent
Hardback. This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by leading scholars from the fields of media studies, journalism, anthropology and history, who uniquely probe the real impact of technologies in driving change in Africa. Editor(s): Mutsvairo, Bruce. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QFG; JFD; JHMC; JPA; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by leading scholars from the fields of media studies, journalism, anthropology and history, who uniquely probe the real impact of technologies in driving change in Africa.
This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by leading scholars from the fields of media studies, journalism, anthropology and history, who uniquely probe the real impact of technologies in driving change in Africa.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
291
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137554499
SKU
V9781137554499
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About Bruce Mutsvairo (Ed.)
Farooq Kperogi, Kennesaw State University, USA Kristin Skare Orgeret, Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire, UK Mike Owuor, Nation Media Group, Kenya Susana Salgado, University of Lisbon, Portugal Erika Rodrigues, UX, Information Technologies Ltd., Mozambique Winston ... Read more
Reviews for Participatory Politics and Citizen Journalism in a Networked Africa: A Connected Continent
This book's distinctive feature remains its ability to provide case-by-case analysis of citizen journalism's increasingly influential role in democratizing political institutions across sub-Saharan Africa, backing empirically-driven cases of Anglophone scholarship with critical examination of contemporary trends within the continent's French-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries. Christian Agbobli, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada. ... Read more