Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change

ISBN-13: 9780367482077 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

Opis

The book delves into media ownership in Africa. It starts from a much-needed historical perspective then covers contemporary digital developments and the Chinese strategic involvement in the continent. It will be of interest to students and scholars of media and communications in Africa, as well as ethnic and African Studies.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction: Rethinking African Media Ownership in the Digital Age, Winston Mano and Loubna El Mkaouar  Part One: Regional and Tech mapping: an overview of Media structure in North and Sub-Saharan Africa  Chapter 2: Big Tech’s Scramble for Africa: An Afrokological Critique, Winston Mano  Chapter 3: The African "Hidden Media Capture" Julia Cagé & Elisa Mougin  Chapter 4: Perverted Loyalties: Media Capture, Control and Patrimonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Cleophas Taurai Muneri, Faith Ndlovu  Chapter 5: Media from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean Communication Systems in Portuguese Speaking Africa- Aslak Orre and Helge Rønning  Part Two: The Current State of Private and State-Owned Media Models: Policy, Licencing and Advertising   Chapter 6: Telecommunications & Broadcasting Regulation in Ethiopia: A Dialectical Discussion of Policy and Politics- Téwodros W. Workneh  Chapter 7: Economic Precariousness and Political ownership of Media in Nigeria: Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria- Babasola Shina  Chapter 8: Media Ownership, Politics and Propaganda: The Nigerian Example- Anthony Akaeze  Chapter 9: Privately Owned But Government "Tele-Guided": The Paradox of Private Media Broadcast in Cameroon- Floribert Patrick C. Endong   Chapter 10: The Senegalese Council for Broadcasting Regulation: A giant with feet of clay- Layire Diop  Chapter 11: Cosmetic reforms and elite continuity of media ownership patterns in post-colonial Zimbabwe- Stanley Tsarwe and Admire Mare  Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Media Ownership and Development in Post-Qaddafi Libya- Nabil Ouassini & Anwar Ouassini  Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Egyptian Media Ownership and Pluralism: Overview, Performance and Challenges- Dr. Rasha Allam  Part Three: Change and Challenges: The way ahead  Chapter 14: Community Media Ownership in the Context of Donor Funding- Rose N. Kimani  Chapter 15: Media Ownership and Digital Authenticity in Slum TV- Daniel Paul O’Brien  Chapter 16: Are traditional platforms muffled by cyber-media? A review on the shift in media ownership in Nigeria- Janet Aver Adikpo, Peter Iorper Ugondo, Tivlumun Gabriel Nyitse