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Gatekeeping, Gatewatching and the Art of Crowdsourcing in African Media Systems: A Case of Zambian Newsrooms 非洲媒体系统中的把关、把关与众包艺术:以赞比亚新闻编辑室为例

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1966817

Gregory Gondwe

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Upheaval: Disrupted Lives in Journalism 剧变:被打乱的新闻生活

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1987285

G. Daniels

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Cula Mzansi: Towards Strategic Transformation of Operatic Culture in Post-Apartheid South Africa 库拉·姆赞西:后种族隔离时期南非歌剧文化的战略转型

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1959364

M. J. Nomcweya, O. Seda, N. Mugovhani

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“My Birth Control Makes Me Emotionally Psycho”: Online Female Narratives about Contraceptives “我的节育让我情绪紧张”:关于避孕的在线女性叙事

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1987945

Karabo Sitto, E. Lubinga

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Visual Framing of the Cameroon Anglophone Crisis in Newspapers 喀麦隆英语国家报纸危机的视觉框架

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-03-11 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2020.1857808

Dominic E. Forcha

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Media Accountability in Africa: A Study of Policies and Practices at Two Newsrooms in Kenya 非洲媒体问责:肯尼亚两个新闻编辑室的政策与实践研究

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2020.1857809

Jared Obuya

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Print Media Framing of Definitions and Causes of, and Solutions to, Work-Life Balance Issues in Kenya 肯尼亚工作与生活平衡问题的定义、原因和解决方案的平面媒体框架

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2020.1854806

Gladys Muasya

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Magical Mothers: The Representation of Witches and Motherhood in Contemporary Fantasy Cinema 魔法母亲:当代奇幻电影中女巫和母性的表现

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1876122

J. Engelbrecht

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Students’ Perceptions of the Adoption and Use of Social Media in Academic Libraries: A UTAUT Study 学生对大学图书馆采用和使用社交媒体的看法:一项UTAUT研究

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1876123

Marion Williams, I. Saunderson, A. Dhoest

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Unpacking History, Unpacking Corruption, and Unpacking Media Analysis: Some Recent Books on the South African Media 揭秘历史，揭秘腐败，揭秘媒体分析:一些关于南非媒体的新书

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Communicatio-South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/02500167.2021.1895241

K. Tomaselli

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