Who's Reporting Africa Now?: Non-Governmental Organizations, Journalists, and Multimedia

ISBN-13: 9781433151033 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 280 str.

Kate Wright

Opis

This book� �is the first to� �address the tenor of the journalistic coverage of Africa, using multiple case studies of news production processes conducted in Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mali and South Sudan.

Recenzje

"Who's Reporting Africa Now? is a fascinating journey behind the scenes of the production of contemporary representations of Africa. Thanks to Kate Wright's unique access and understanding of the news industry, the book unravels a captivating media ecology where NGOs and journalists engage in complicated exchanges, not only with each other but also with freelancers, private foundations, and PR agencies and social media participants. In so doing, Wright offers compelling evidence to understand how NGOs have come to play such a central role in the production of visual images of Africa. With tremendous energy, the book successfully articulates and combines a wide range of debates and literature from African studies, international development, media studies, and cultural and creative industries. The book will be a terrific opportunity for African studies readers to reconsider the key debates over Africa's image in an increasingly mediatized world." -Toussaint Nothias, Lecturer in African Studies, Stanford University

Spis treści

List of Illustrations - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - NGOs, News Organizations, and Freelancers: An Overview - "Good" Journalism and Moral Economies - Photojournalism, Professionalism, and Print Newspapers: The Independent on Sunday and Christian Aid - War Crimes, Witnessing, and Public Service Television: Channel 4 News and Human Rights Watch - Online Slideshows, "Selling In", and Moral Education: BBC News Online and Save the Children - Digital Dialogue, International Development, and Blogging: The Guardian and Internews - African Self-Help, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Positive Features: The Observer and the Kenyan Paraplegic Organization - Conclusion - Index.

O autorze

An award-winning journalist, Kate Wright worked on the BBC's Africa desk. After gaining her PhD at Goldsmiths College, University of London, she took up a position as Chancellor's Fellow in the Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Edinburgh.