Newsmaking cultures in Africa: Normative trends in the dynamics of socio-political & economic struggles

Mabweazara, Hayes ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0460-7814 (2018) Newsmaking cultures in Africa: Normative trends in the dynamics of socio-political & economic struggles. Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 978-1-137-54108-6

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Abstract / Summary

This book contributes to a broadened theorisation of journalism by exploring the intricacies of African journalism and its connections with the material realities undergirding the profession on the continent. It carries theoretically driven studies that collectively deploy a wide range of evidence to shed some light on newsmaking cultures in Africa – the everyday routines, defining epistemologies, as well as ethical dilemmas. The volume digs beneath the standardized and universalised veneer of professionalism to unpack routine practices and normative trends spawned by local factors, including the structural conditions of deprivation, entrenched political instability (and interference), pervasive neo-patrimonial governance systems, and the influences of technological developments. It demonstrates that these varied and complex circumstances profoundly shape the foundations of journalism in Africa, resulting in routine practices that are both normatively distinct and equally in tune with (imported) Western journalistic cultures. The book thus broadly points to the dialectical nature of news production and the inconsistent and contradictory relationships that characterise news production cultures in Africa.

Item Type:	Book
ISBN:	978-1-137-54108-6
Subjects:	Writing & Journalism > Journalism Writing & Journalism
Courses by Department:	The School of Writing & Journalism > Journalism
Related URLs:	http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/2843/ http://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/2844/
Depositing User:	Hayes Mabweazara
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2018 10:56
Last Modified:	11 Nov 2022 16:29
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/2846

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