Thunder and Silence: The Mass Media in Africa

by Molefi Kete Asante and Dhyana Ziegler | Africa World Press (1992)

Summary

Contents:
The Foundations
Newspapers and the Colonial Context
Media Control and National Development
Electronic Broadcasting in Africa
Two National Perspectives on the Media
Problems and Prerogatives
The Potential for Press Freedom
Access to International Information
The Media and Ideology: A Final Note
The Leading media Institutions in Africa
Rural Newspapers in Africa
African media Facts by Region
Electronic Broadcasting by Region

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