ISBN:
0761851992
,
076185200X
,
9780761851998
,
9780761852001
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 276 p)
,
ill., charts
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies
DDC:
302.23096
Keywords:
Mass media and technology Political aspects
;
Communication Technological innovations
;
Information technology
;
Mass media and technology
;
Mass media and technology - Political aspects - Africa
Abstract:
This collection of essays will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact in emerging African democracies with relevant concentration on information and communication technology (ICT). Inclusion of several social science disciplines gives students, professionals, and government agencies an interdisciplinary perspective
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction to the Book; Acknowledgments; 1: Ict and Media Pluralism in Aiding Democracy; Chapter 1: From Handmaid to Goad of the Governing Elite? ICT Orientations of Broadcast Media Professionals in Metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria; Chapter 2: Media, Technology, and Democracy in Niger: What Did the Advent of ICTs Change?; 2: New Technologies and The Print Media in Africa; Chapter 3: Role of ICT in Election Coverage by the Nigerian Print Media: A Study of the 2007 General Elections
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 4: The Role of Online Media Technology and Democratic Discourse in Cameroon: A Case Study of The Post and Cameroon Tribune3: Radio and Television: Assuming New Roles in African Democracy; Chapter 5: Localism in the South African Media Context: A Comparison of the South African Local Content and Canadian Content Rules; Chapter 6: The New Public Sphere: Radio and Democracy in Kenya; Chapter 7: The Phasing of Analog to Digital Technology in Nigerian Movie and Broadcasting Industries: A Review of Nollywood and Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 8: Media and Peace-building in Sudan4: New Media and Politics; Chapter 9: Media and Conflict: A System Analysis of Mass Media Technology's Impact on Africa's Democratic and Economic Systems; Chapter 10: Communication, Civil Society, and Democratization in Africa: Perspectives on Political Development; 5: Healthcare and the Influence of New Media Technology; Chapter 11: The Use of Techno-media Strategies in Effective Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria and the Implications for Democracy Sustenance; 6: New Technology as A Weapon Against Crimes
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 12: Concepts, Dimensions in New Media Technology: Reinforcing the Contest Against Financial Crimes in NigeriaContributors; The Authors/Editor
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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