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Does Black Economic Empowerment Ownership Matter? A Decolonial Analysis of “Black Visibility” in South Africa’s Print Media Content, 1994–2014 黑人经济赋权所有权重要吗?1994-2014年南非印刷媒体内容中“黑人能见度”的非殖民化分析

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2096090

Prinola Govenden

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Newsroom Disruptions and Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Analysing Southern African Media During the COVID-19 Crisis 危机时期的新闻室干扰和机遇：分析新冠肺炎危机期间的南部非洲媒体

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2071961

Albert Chibuwe, Allen Munoriyarwa, Gilbert Motsaathebe, S. Chiumbu, William O. Lesitaokana

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Frames and Marginalisation of Counter-hegemonic Voices: Media Representation of the Land Debate in South Africa 反霸权声音的框架和边缘化:南非土地辩论的媒体表现

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2033289

Mandla J. Radebe, S. Chiumbu

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“Playing” in the Eyes of the Ferret Team: Examining the Use of Surveillance Strategies by Zimbabwean Journalists 费雷特团队眼中的“游戏”：考察津巴布韦记者使用监控策略

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2021.2009000

L. Tshuma, M. Msimanga, M. N. Sibanda

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Political Economy, Ethnocentrism and big Brother Mentality in Framing Xenophobia: South African, Zimbabwean and Nigerian Newspapers 构建仇外心理的政治经济学、民族中心主义和老大哥心态：南非、津巴布韦和尼日利亚报纸

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2044877

Danford Zirugo

引用次数: 2

“The New Sheriffs in Town”! Newspapers Visibility of Kenya’s First County Governors “镇上的新警长”!肯尼亚第一任县长的报纸曝光率

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2021.2004436

Jimmy Ochieng, K. Ireri

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Towards a Journalism for Justice: A Normative Overture 走向新闻正义:规范序曲

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2021.2009533

Phillip Santos, Khulekani Ndlovu

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The Mediatization of Politics in Cameroon: A Political Actor-Centric Approach 喀麦隆政治的中介化：以政治行动者为中心的方法

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2022.2044876

Christian Nounkeu Tatchou

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Artificial Intelligence and Journalism: An Agenda for Journalism Research in Africa 人工智能与新闻学：非洲新闻学研究议程

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2021.1999840

Ammina Kothari, Sally Ann Cruikshank

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引用次数: 8

Indigenous-language Media Research in Africa: Gains, Losses, Towards a New Research Agenda 非洲土著语言媒体研究:得失，走向新的研究议程

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African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2021-11-25 DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2021.1998787

T. Tshabangu, A. Salawu

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