Decolonizing African Media Studies

Mohammed, Wunpini Fatimata

doi:10.1080/10646175.2021.1871868

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“…For many years, scholars jave acknowledged the practical and theoritical universalization of journalism standards. (Glück, 2018;Mitchelstein & Boczkowski, 2021;Mohammed, 2021). Therefore, according to scholars Deuze, 2002;Hanitzsch, T., Hanusch, F., Ramaprasad, J., & De Beer, 2019;Zelizer, 2005, "things appear to be improving".…”

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Challenges of Print Newspapers in Kosovo in the Period 1999 to 2020

Selimi

2023

SMC

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The research objective is to examine the challenges faced by newspapers in Kosovo from 1999 to 2020. By using qualitative methods, the study aims to identify the factors that have led to the discontinuation of daily printed newspapers in Kosovo. The main drivers of this trend have been identified as the speed at which news can reach readers through electronic media, as well as the financial burden of unsold newspapers on the editorial offices, rather than on distribution networks. The findings of the study indicate that, as of March 2020, Kosovo has been left without daily newspapers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as the government implemented measures that resulted in the temporary closure of business that newspapers. This has led to the accelerated closure of four daily print newspapers in Kosovo, which now only continue to publish in an electronic format. The pressure caused by these circumstances ultimately led to the discontinuation of printing and the shift to electronic version, which have a much lower financial cost.

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Challenges of Print Newspapers in Kosovo in the Period 1999 to 2020

Selimi

2023

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“…On the imperative to decolonise in African media studies, and taking a global perspective, Mohammed (2021) posits that decolonial media studies have always left out the African perspective (pp. 123–124).…”

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My journey with western theory in the university in Africa

Mlotshwa

2022

Media, Culture & Society

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In this paper, I recount my experiences with western media theory. Working on my PhD thesis marked my turn to decolonial theory. I used the creolisation strategy of putting critical western Marxist theories in conversation with African, black and Latin American decolonial theories. I worked on my PhD thesis under conditions informed by the Rhodes Must Fall (RMF), the Fees Must Fall (FMF) and other broader protests in South Africa whose connecting thread was the demand for the decolonisation of both the academy and public life. It is my conviction that, although work has already begun, there is still a lot of work to be done in decolonising the disciplines of journalism, media and cultural studies.

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“…Despite the feeble attempts, other scholars continue to question the notion of agency in the growing scholarship in Africa (Alden & Large, 2019; Thussu et al, 2018), arguing that the voices of the global south are yet to be realized at an international level. Other scholars have even gone to the extent of questioning the amount of scholarship emanating from African themselves as opposed to Western scholars claiming expertise of the African continent (Glück, 2018; Mohammed, 2021). If indeed authored by Africans, those who are Western-trained usually replicate the systemic line of thought advanced by Western epistemologies (Kalyango et al, 2017).…”

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Can African scholars speak? Situating African voices in International Communication scholarship

Gondwe

2022

Media, Culture & Society

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This article seeks to contribute and engage with debates pertaining to epistemology, knowledge production, and positionality of ‘International Communication Studies’ (ICS) in sub-Saharan Africa. The study operates on the assumption that International Communication studies in most Sub-Saharan Africa are characterized by tales of marginalization, poverty, wars, and tribal conflicts. While this approach speaks to the notion of development communication, it is insufficient to bolster the contributions of African scholarship to the global literature. In turn, ICS in Africa is treated as second class and dependent on Western scholarship for survival. Against this backdrop, the study interrogates the position of African scholarship, arguing that most research contributions are treated as repositories for raw data with no epistemological knowledge to contribute to the global network platform.

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Decolonizing African Media Studies

Cited by 26 publications

References 19 publications

Challenges of Print Newspapers in Kosovo in the Period 1999 to 2020

Challenges of Print Newspapers in Kosovo in the Period 1999 to 2020

My journey with western theory in the university in Africa

Can African scholars speak? Situating African voices in International Communication scholarship

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