Journalism in Africa

Journalism in Africa: New Trends Special Issue is a collection of nine essays about the production, performance, and the role of creative expressions in an environment of changing political, technological, and media landscapes in Africa. The published articles explore the dynamics and interplay of f...

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description Journalism in Africa: New Trends Special Issue is a collection of nine essays about the production, performance, and the role of creative expressions in an environment of changing political, technological, and media landscapes in Africa. The published articles explore the dynamics and interplay of forces that are shaping news audiences and citizen engagement with journalism, the state, and society. The empirical studies in this publication reveal that the emergent trends for journalism in Africa are complex, multifaceted, and defy simple explanations. A major point of inquiry concerns how to make sense of citizen engagement or disengagement with journalism; trust in journalism; news avoidance; and selective attention with journalism in an environment of shifting authoritarian state controls, and a fragmented digital media landscape. The findings from the studies published herein show that the nexus of journalism, citizen trust in journalism, state narratives on media platforms, and the responses of citizens to media narratives may not be unique to Africa. These dynamics have implications when drawing global comparisons. The multiple mythological approaches employed in the studies offer templates for comparative research in other cultural contexts. Whether comparative research can accurately portray the African experience or not remains to be ascertained.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1750692026-04-16T18:46:27Z Journalism in Africa Ogundimu, Folu FOI Act Journalists Nigeria Information Hierarchy of influences model Event and actor designation Boko Haram terrorism Ethnic identity Print and online platforms Critical analysis of press discourse English and indigenous Ghanaian newspapers Ghanaian press history Ideology and linguistic imperialism Language use Pre- and post-independence Ghana Podcasting North Africa Political listening Tunisia Public concern Information overload Media consumption patterns Media saturation News trust Press freedom Selective exposure Digital journalism News media trust Civic engagement Egypt Cross-platform comparison Trust propensity Journalist credibility ZANU-PF factionalism Robert Mugabe Independent press Capture Zimbabwe #EndSARS Artivism Framing Theory Police brutality Social movement Creative resistance Digital media Political campaigns Social media framing Ghana elections Voter engagement N A thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television Journalism in Africa: New Trends Special Issue is a collection of nine essays about the production, performance, and the role of creative expressions in an environment of changing political, technological, and media landscapes in Africa. The published articles explore the dynamics and interplay of forces that are shaping news audiences and citizen engagement with journalism, the state, and society. The empirical studies in this publication reveal that the emergent trends for journalism in Africa are complex, multifaceted, and defy simple explanations. A major point of inquiry concerns how to make sense of citizen engagement or disengagement with journalism; trust in journalism; news avoidance; and selective attention with journalism in an environment of shifting authoritarian state controls, and a fragmented digital media landscape. The findings from the studies published herein show that the nexus of journalism, citizen trust in journalism, state narratives on media platforms, and the responses of citizens to media narratives may not be unique to Africa. These dynamics have implications when drawing global comparisons. The multiple mythological approaches employed in the studies offer templates for comparative research in other cultural contexts. Whether comparative research can accurately portray the African experience or not remains to be ascertained. 2026-04-16T18:46:19Z 2026-04-16T18:46:19Z 2025 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725860258_24 9783725860258 9783725860265 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/175069 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11972 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6026-5 10.3390/books978-3-7258-6026-5 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725860258 9783725860265 202 CH open access
spellingShingle FOI Act
Journalists
Nigeria
Information
Hierarchy of influences model
Event and actor designation
Boko Haram terrorism
Ethnic identity
Print and online platforms
Critical analysis of press discourse
English and indigenous Ghanaian newspapers
Ghanaian press history
Ideology and linguistic imperialism
Language use
Pre- and post-independence Ghana
Podcasting
North Africa
Political listening
Tunisia
Public concern
Information overload
Media consumption patterns
Media saturation
News trust
Press freedom
Selective exposure
Digital journalism
News media trust
Civic engagement
Egypt
Cross-platform comparison
Trust propensity
Journalist credibility
ZANU-PF factionalism
Robert Mugabe
Independent press
Capture
Zimbabwe
#EndSARS
Artivism
Framing Theory
Police brutality
Social movement
Creative resistance
Digital media
Political campaigns
Social media framing
Ghana elections
Voter engagement
N
A
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television
Journalism in Africa
title Journalism in Africa
title_full Journalism in Africa
title_fullStr Journalism in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Journalism in Africa
title_short Journalism in Africa
title_sort journalism in africa
topic FOI Act
Journalists
Nigeria
Information
Hierarchy of influences model
Event and actor designation
Boko Haram terrorism
Ethnic identity
Print and online platforms
Critical analysis of press discourse
English and indigenous Ghanaian newspapers
Ghanaian press history
Ideology and linguistic imperialism
Language use
Pre- and post-independence Ghana
Podcasting
North Africa
Political listening
Tunisia
Public concern
Information overload
Media consumption patterns
Media saturation
News trust
Press freedom
Selective exposure
Digital journalism
News media trust
Civic engagement
Egypt
Cross-platform comparison
Trust propensity
Journalist credibility
ZANU-PF factionalism
Robert Mugabe
Independent press
Capture
Zimbabwe
#EndSARS
Artivism
Framing Theory
Police brutality
Social movement
Creative resistance
Digital media
Political campaigns
Social media framing
Ghana elections
Voter engagement
N
A
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television
topic_facet FOI Act
Journalists
Nigeria
Information
Hierarchy of influences model
Event and actor designation
Boko Haram terrorism
Ethnic identity
Print and online platforms
Critical analysis of press discourse
English and indigenous Ghanaian newspapers
Ghanaian press history
Ideology and linguistic imperialism
Language use
Pre- and post-independence Ghana
Podcasting
North Africa
Political listening
Tunisia
Public concern
Information overload
Media consumption patterns
Media saturation
News trust
Press freedom
Selective exposure
Digital journalism
News media trust
Civic engagement
Egypt
Cross-platform comparison
Trust propensity
Journalist credibility
ZANU-PF factionalism
Robert Mugabe
Independent press
Capture
Zimbabwe
#EndSARS
Artivism
Framing Theory
Police brutality
Social movement
Creative resistance
Digital media
Political campaigns
Social media framing
Ghana elections
Voter engagement
N
A
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATF Films, cinema
thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATJ Television
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