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COVID-19 containment and control: Information source credibility and adoption of prevention strategies among residents in South West Nigeria 2019冠状病毒病防控:尼日利亚西南部居民信息来源可信度和预防策略采用情况

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/JAMS_00046_1

Mustapha Adeniyi Adeitan, N. Onyechi, Ozioma Omah

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引用次数: 2

Fear-arousing persuasive communication and behaviour change: COVID-19 in Kenya 令人恐惧的说服性沟通和行为改变:肯尼亚的COVID-19

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/JAMS_00043_1

Omukule Emojong'

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引用次数: 3

Influence of conspiracy theories, misinformation and knowledge on public adoption of Nigerian government’s COVID-19 containment policies 阴谋论、错误信息和知识对公众采纳尼日利亚政府新冠疫情防控政策的影响

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1386/JAMS_00048_1

I. Amobi, Lambe Kayode Mustapha, Lilian Adaora Udodi, Oluwakemi Akinuliola-Aweda, Mogbonjubade Esther Adesulure, I. Okoye

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引用次数: 4

Disruptions and transformations of digital media in Africa: An interdisciplinary overview 非洲数字媒体的中断和转变:跨学科综述

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI: 10.1386/JAMS_00030_2

Dani Madrid-Morales, K. Ireri

引用次数: 1

Political communication in East Africa: An introduction 东非的政治传播:导论

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00021_2

K. Orgeret, H. Rønning

引用次数: 1

Cultural expression using digital media by students 学生使用数字媒体进行文化表达

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00029_1

G. Olasina

引用次数: 2

A framing analysis of mainstream newspaper coverage of the 2013 ‘Coalition of the Willing’ initiative in East Africa 对2013年东非“自愿联盟”倡议主流报纸报道的框架分析

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00022_1

J. Njuguna, Margaret Jjuuko

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引用次数: 1

Activism as political action in Uganda: The role of social media 乌干达作为政治行动的激进主义:社会媒体的角色

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00025_1

Florence Namasinga Selnes, K. Orgeret

引用次数: 1

The sociocultural and political influences on the practice of media advocacy: The case of sexual harassment in Egypt 社会文化和政治对媒体宣传实践的影响:以埃及的性骚扰为例

IF 0.8 4区文学

Journal of African Media Studies Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI: 10.1386/jams_00028_1

Aya Shata, K. Amin

引用次数: 1

Constitutional referendums and the media in Africa: Reporting the aborted referendum in Tanzania ‐ 2015 非洲的宪法公投与媒体:坦桑尼亚公投流产的报道- 2015