Diaspora Media Role in Conflict and Peace Building from the Perspectives of Somali Diaspora in Canada

The contribution of Somali diaspora in Denmark to Peacebuilding in Somalia through Multi-Track Diplomacy

“…Most diaspora websites are run by young, IT-savvy non-partisan activists with an explicit agenda to overcome the clan and religious boundaries. They offer platforms in which Somali identity is discussed and reshaped in a more cosmopolitan fashion and they have inspired the opening of similar outlets in Somalia and among other diaspora communities (Chama, 2017;Elmi, 2019;Osman, 2017).…”

Framing international crises: a comparative content analysis of media texts on the collapse of Venezuela

“…Ogunyemi (2017) affirmed that there has been an increase in diasporic media consumption in recent years. One of the factors that explain this increase of diasporic media consumption, in conjunction with the lack of representation of minorities and alternative discourses on mainstream media, is the reported distrust of some members of the diasporic communities toward mainstream media and large-scale international news agencies (Chama, 2017;Ogunyemi, 2017). For instance, it has been reported that communities of African immigrants in Europe have shown preference toward reading news about the situation in their countries of origin through online diasporic media because they do not rely on the European media (Plaut, 2017).…”

“…For instance, it has been reported that communities of African immigrants in Europe have shown preference toward reading news about the situation in their countries of origin through online diasporic media because they do not rely on the European media (Plaut, 2017). Similarly, Chama (2017) affirmed that in cases such as the Somali diaspora in Canada, diasporic media's role is essential to how community members are informed about conflicts back home, such as military operations against Al-Shabab and civil wars, and about life in . Moreover, Chama (2017) argued, diasporic media's role is often perceived as more relevant than that of Canadian mainstream media to Somalis within the diaspora.…”

“…Similarly, Chama (2017) affirmed that in cases such as the Somali diaspora in Canada, diasporic media's role is essential to how community members are informed about conflicts back home, such as military operations against Al-Shabab and civil wars, and about life in . Moreover, Chama (2017) argued, diasporic media's role is often perceived as more relevant than that of Canadian mainstream media to Somalis within the diaspora.…”

Mediating identity: The West African diaspora, conflict and communication

“…This inquiry focuses on West Africa because of the geographical proximity of the countries which provide case studies and the similar historical/social divides in two of them and because of the author's own research experiences in that region. Whereas there has been extensive research into the influence of the diaspora on conflict and upheaval in the Horn of Africa, especially Eritrea and Somalia (Chama 2017), comparatively little has been done on the other side of the continent. Through a series of interviews, supplemented by a reading of secondary sources, it aims for a qualitative assessment of diasporic commentary on inter alia, party political and ethno-regional divides in Sierra Leone, Liberia's enduring legacies from the nineteenth century, the image of Nigeria abroad and coverage of a war crimes trial and other human rights issues.…”