The Media and Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa - 9780367592769

Taylor & Francis

The Media and Aid in Sub-Saharan AfricaWhose News?\nAuthor(s): Lena von Naso\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367592769, 978-0367592769\nSynopsis\nNews coverage on Africa is closely connected not only with how Western audiences see the continent, but also with how a wide Western audience builds its opinion on issues that carry consequences for the public's and governments' support and policy towards development aid. The Western media reinforce a picture of a continent that drowns in chaos, is dominated by conflicts, diseases, corruption and failed democratisation. Whose interests lie behind that? How does foreign news on sub-Saharan Africa emerge, which actors are relevant in its making, and on the basis of what interests do these actors shape the coverage that is then presented as 'neutral information' to a broad international audience?\n\nClosely examining the relationship between foreign correspondents of int.