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Africa: Inside the Media in Africa
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
The media landscape in Africa is quite diverse. And although spirited campaigns for media freedom and freedom of expression have resulted in the repeal of repressive laws in some… Read more »
The State of Africa's Media
Although spirited campaigns for media freedom and freedom of expression have resulted in the repeal of repressive laws in some countries, old and new challenges persist, writes Fahamu.
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Sudan: Mobilization in the Age of Parallel Media
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
This is a case study of the successful use of ICTs by activists and citizen journalists to engage and mobilize audiences in Sudan after the flooding crisis in August 2013 Read more »
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Kenya: Nation's Media Battles Identity Crisis
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
By easily relinquishing a critical agenda setting role, the mainstream media in Kenya appears to have given up on its well-earned position as an accessory to the second liberation… Read more »
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Tanzania: One Year On, Still No Justice for Daudi Mwangosi
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
The brutal murder of the TV journalist by police officers was the first among several attacks on journalists. Within the past year, Tanzania has gone from being the beacon of hope… Read more »
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Tanzania: Media Practitioners Call for Editorial Independence
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
There is growing fear and self-censorship in Tanzanian newsrooms following violent attacks on journalists in recent months. The country is fast losing its reputation as a peaceful… Read more »
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Kenya: Elections 2013 - How the Media Failed Kenya
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
The media in Kenya continues to be the target of intense criticism over its coverage of the elections in March. It is thought to have shirked its watchdog role and focused on peace… Read more »
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Burundi: Is Burundi's Peacebuilding Process Under Threat?
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
A draconian law passed recently is symptomatic of a larger concern: a shrinking of political space in the country and continued human rights violations that jeopardise the fragile… Read more »
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Kenya: The Kenyan Media's 'Move On' Mantra
Fahamu, 11 September 2013
Local media coverage of the 2013 Kenyan elections downplayed acts of violence and bordered on self-censorship despite the fact that social media reflected a deeply politically and… Read more »
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Africa: Can Africa Tell its Own Stories?
Fahamu, 11 September 2013
One of Africa's biggest problems is that it is not allowed to tell its own stories. There are imperfect solutions such as content-sharing agreements among journalists but… Read more »
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Kenya: The Changing Fabric of Kenyan Society
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
A study of how young Kenyan women engage with Cuando Seas Mia suggests that the Mexican telenovela is not a cultural imperialist product but one that helps them redefine their… Read more »
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Africa: Statistics in the Media
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
This timely book should be required reading on any statistics and media studies programme in African universities, if not everywhere. As an accompaniment to standard statistics… Read more »
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Ghana: Twenty Years of Insightful Service to Ghana and Africa
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
The Insight newspaper is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Its contribution to the democratization of Ghana and its founder's indefatigable spirit are outstanding Read more »
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Africa: Media - the Missing Link in Africa's Development and Democratisation Discourse
Fahamu, 11 September 2013
There lies enormous potential in a genuinely independent media in assisting in the development and democratization process in Africa Read more »
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Africa: Suppressing the African Media Into Submission
Fahamu, 11 September 2013
Since formal independence the media in Africa has been bludgeoned into capitulation to the state. To overturn this reality there must be decriminalisation of libel and legislation… Read more »
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South Africa: Whites Unwilling to Confront Legacy of Racism
Fahamu, 12 September 2013
Black stories are in the form of service delivery protests, which are characterized by angry mobs stealing electricity, invading lands and tossing poo. Such stories don't engage… Read more »
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Gambia: New Law Stifles Free Expression
Fahamu, 11 September 2013
Whilst The Gambia remains a member of the Commonwealth that affirms freedom of expression as one of its core values, the government of President Yahya Jammeh has been clamping down… Read more »
