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Press Freedom in Africa - Comparative perspectives (Hardcover)
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Press Freedom in Africa - Comparative perspectives (Hardcover)
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This book gives an overview of current debates surrounding press
freedom in Africa in response to ongoing contestations between
media and governments on the continent. Through case studies of
individual African countries as well as international comparisons,
a wide range of global contributors provide critical assessments of
the state of press freedom on the continent and critical
perspectives on the dominant discourses around freedom and
democracy. Some fear an alarming slide towards a media-intolerant
environment in South Africa, and the proposed Media Appeals
Tribunal and the Protection of State Information Bill (POSIB) have
met with strong criticism from journalism practitioners and
educators. This book examines these and other recent developments
seen to represent a threat to press freedom on the African
continent. Contributors to the volume take a comparative look at
the situation in South Africa within a broader, global context of
transitions to democracy and globalised marketization of the media,
as well as inspecting specific African examples that may serve to
illuminate broader trends. Case studies from different African
countries are examined, but in the process the discourses around
press freedom are also subjected to critical scrutiny. Critics
state that the South African media are not without fault, and that
part of journalism scholarship's role is to continue to point to
these shortcomings and to suggest ways of improving the media's
democratic responsibility. Press Freedom in Africa provides a range
of perspectives on the heated debates surrounding press freedom. It
illustrates the importance of research-based, scholarly
interventions into the often emotional and rhetorical debates
surrounding the role of the media in African society. This book was
originally published as a special issue of Ecquid Novi: African
Journalism Studies.
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