The Appeal of African Broadcast Web Sites to African Diasporas

Ogunyemi, Ola

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“…Diaspora communities' engagement with online journalism -and the creation thereof -is an example of how commentators and media makers have been able to bypass state-imposed constraints. The role of diaspora voices is thus a key feature of this digital public sphere (Kperogi 2011;Matheson 2004;Ndangam 2008;Ogunyemi 2006Ogunyemi , 2014Sikanku 2011;Yusha'u 2014).…”

Section: Diaspora Voices and Eliminating The Boundaries Of The Nationmentioning

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Theorising the African digital public sphere: a West African odyssey

Akinbobola

2015

African Journalism Studies

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This theoretical discussion about the impact of information and communication technologies on journalistic practices and the digital public spheres in West Africa, asks two key questions: 1) To what extent does the ICT-enabled impact on journalism practice contribute to the rejuvenation of the public sphere in African societies, and 2) What are the methodological changes of investigating these contributions? Scholars have argued that advances in ICTs can be used to initiate alternative forms of news production and citizen engagement that would either augment the efforts of the mainstream news media in African countries or, if need be, bypass the challenges they face. This argument sits well within current debates about the use and impact of ICTs on news consumption, journalistic practices, and the expansion of the public sphere. As many African countries still aspire towards functioning and modern democratic structures, there is a clear need for further academic discussion on, and empirical research into, this technology-led transformation of journalism. The connection of these challenges with the emancipation of the public sphere is evident, and thus we arrive at the questions this article addresses by drawing on published literature of both theoretical and empirical contexts, as well as the author's observations and research.

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Theorising the African digital public sphere: a West African odyssey

Akinbobola

2015

African Journalism Studies

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“…A large portion of the research has focused on integration issues and the diaspora as an evolving community in the host country, including perspectives on media behaviour (e.g. Ogunyemi, 2006Ogunyemi, , 2007, but there is also a growing body of research concentrating on the ties between the diaspora and the country of origin (e.g. Moyo, 2009;Willems and Mano, 2010), and the ensuing potential of the diaspora to serve as agents of change for the homeland.…”

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Journalists or activists? Self-identity in the Ethiopian diaspora online community

Skjerdal¹

2011

Journalism

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Follow this and additional works at: http://repository.upenn.edu/ictafricaThe final, definitive version of this article has been published in Journalism, Volume 12, Issue 6, 2011, © SAGE Publications, Inc. DOI: 10.1177 This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. http://repository.upenn.edu/ictafrica/9 For more information, please contact libraryrepository@pobox.upenn.edu. Skjerdal, Terje, "Journalists or activists? Self -identity in the Ethiopian diaspora online community" (2011). Information & Communication Technology -Africa. 9. http://repository.upenn.edu/ictafrica/9Journalists or activists? Self -identity in the Ethiopian diaspora online community AbstractThis study investigates the role of the diaspora online media as stakeholders in the transnational Ethiopian media landscape. Through content analysis of selected websites and interviews with editors, the research discusses how the sites relate to recognized journalistic ideals and how the editors view themselves in regard to journalistic professionalism. It is argued that the journalistic ideals of the diaspora media must be understood towards the particular political conditions in homeland Ethiopia. Highly politicized, the diaspora websites display a marked critical attitude towards the Ethiopian government through an activist journalism approach. The editors differ slightly among themselves in the perception of whether activist journalism is in conflict with ideal-type professional norms, but they justify the practice either because of the less than ideal conditions back home or because they maintain that the combination of activism and professionalism is a forwardlooking journalism ideology. The online initiatives of the Ethiopian diaspora are found to prolong media contestations in the homeland as well as reinforcing an ideal-type professional journalism paradigm. CommentsThe final, definitive version of this article has been published in AbstractThis study investigates the role of the diaspora online media as stakeholders in the transnational Ethiopian media landscape. Through content analysis of selected websites and interviews with editors, the research discusses how the sites relate to recognized journalistic ideals and how the editors view themselves in regard to journalistic professionalism. It is argued that the journalistic ideals of the diaspora media must be understood towards the particular political conditions in homeland Ethiopia. Highly politicized, the diaspora websites display a marked critical attitude towards the Ethiopian government through an activist journalism approach. The editors differ slightly among themselves in the perception of whether activist journalism is in conflict with ideal-type professional norms, but they justify the practice either because of the less than ideal conditions back home or because they maintain that the combination of activism and professionalism is a forward-looking journalism ideology. The online initiatives of the Ethiopian diaspora are found to prolong media contestations in the homeland as well as...

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“…An understanding of the content preferences of the Black African community is therefore imperative. I conducted a small survey with an audience of Black Africans (around 50 respondents under 30 years old) in 2004 (Ogunyemi, 2006a) which reveals six issues of significance to the Black African community. These are UK domestic news; homeland news and international news; political news such as that concerning individuals, nations, and organizations; information about schools; information about religion, such as gospel features and music; entertainment news such as human interest and sports; and indigenous films and film celebrity news.…”

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The News Agenda of the Black African Press in the United Kingdom

Ogunyemi

2007

Journal of Black Studies

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The proliferation of ethnic press in the United Kingdom has enabled the ethnic communities to represent themselves in the public sphere, to contest negative stereotypes, and to receive information with Blacks as central subjects. However, the perception of Black people as one Black group has skewed our understanding of how different groups within the Black communities project their linguistic and visual distinctiveness through their media. Subsequently, we have little understanding of the press for and by Black African diasporas in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the article explores the dynamic relationship between the Black African community and its press through a case study of African Voice, interview with the editor, and audience survey. Furthermore, it explores the news agenda of the African Voice from the theoretical paradigms of alternative and tabloid popular press. It concludes that the African Voice is neither an alternative press nor tabloid popular press but leans towards semiserious press.

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The Appeal of African Broadcast Web Sites to African Diasporas

Cited by 5 publications

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Theorising the African digital public sphere: a West African odyssey

Theorising the African digital public sphere: a West African odyssey

Journalists or activists? Self-identity in the Ethiopian diaspora online community

The News Agenda of the Black African Press in the United Kingdom

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