Media and social change in Africa
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The inequal development of the electronic media in Africa hinders the concept of 'the global village.' Africa is generally painted in the western media as a land of scarcity, war and famine which fails to serve any purpose for African societies. The emerging trend of a free press in Africa changes the picture by strengthening the democratic institutions and playing a crucial role in the effective management of famines. The process of reformation is reflected in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's coverage of the 1994 election.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 1995
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What reality has misfortune?
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Any disaster that takes place and the people who are affected due to it must be specified in the news with details about where and how did the thing happen. Just as in the case of the World Trade Center disaster the CNN broadcasted the news immediately and provided all possible information that it could get to its viewers, also it was trying to get further details about the incident and broadcast the same.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2004
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For-anyone-as-someone structures
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The author compares and contrasts three types of communicative structures used in mass media, the 'for-anyone,' 'for-someone,' and 'for-anyone-as someone' structures.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2000
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