An agenda for researching African media and communication contexts

Kupe, Tawana

doi:10.1080/02560054.2004.9653305

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“…Early literature on new technologies in Africa describes the internet as an alternative platform of expression in the face of repression and examines how new media foster democracy (Moyo 2009;Kupe 2004;Mudhai 2004). For example, Moyo (2009) focused on citizen journalism, paying specific attention to citizens' uses of SMS and weblogs to exchange information during the controversial delay in the releasing of the 2008 election results in Zimbabwe.…”

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Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media

Selnes

Orgeret

2020

Journal of African Media Studies

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The article discusses political activism in Uganda and the role of social media. It focuses on two specific cases, the 2011 ‘Walk-to-Work’ and the 2017 ‘Pads4Girls’ campaigns in order to contribute to better understanding of the ever-evolving dynamic between political activism and the media in such campaigns. A disputed presidential election in 2011 in Uganda prompted opposition politicians to call nationwide protests. The architects of the protests hoped this would eventually lead to the downfall of Museveni’s newly elected government. The ‘Pads4Girls’ campaign on the other hand, was spearheaded by a female academic activist and provoked unprecedented response from politicians across the political divide, activists and unaffiliated individuals who added weight to the campaign. The article’s discussions feed into a broader conversation on the interaction of media and politics in semi-democratic contexts such as Uganda, where attempts to curtail media freedom and freedom of expression are frequent.

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Section: Social Media and Activismmentioning

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Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media

Selnes

Orgeret

2020

Journal of African Media Studies

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“…What is, however, clear is that African journalists do their job under immensely varied and unique circumstances, often starkly differing from the conditions in which their colleagues in the Global North operate (Mabweazara 2018). Highlighting some of these distinct conditions, Kupe (2004) observes that African journalists operate with significantly fewer resources and are poorly paid. They also broadly operate in multicultural countries that are at various stages of constituting themselves as democracies in a globalizing world.…”

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Practices, Policies and Regulation in African Journalism: Mapping a Research Agenda

Sampaio-Dias

Mabweazara

Townend

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African Journalism Studies

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“…It has been noted since the earliest days of communication research that African journalists typically lack the material resources of newsrooms in the global North (e.g., Kupe, 2004;Mabweazara, 2010), and, with few exceptions, such as the major South African media, this continues to be the case. Equally crucial, but less often commented on, are the source restrictions which further inhibit underresourced journalism.…”

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