Online Journalism in Africa - 9781138689190

Taylor & Francis

Online Journalism in AfricaTrends, Practices and Emerging Cultures\nAuthor(s): Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Daya Thussu, Okoth Fred Mudhai, Jason Whittaker\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138689190, 978-1138689190\nSynopsis\nVery little is known about how African journalists are forging \""new\"" ways to practise their profession on the web. Against this backdrop, this volume provides contextually rooted discussions of trends, practices, and emerging cultures of web-based journalism(s) across the continent, offering a comprehensive research tool that can both stand the test of time as well as offer researchers (particularly those in the economically developed Global North) models for cross-cultural comparative research. The essays here deploy either a wide range of evidence or adopt a case-study approach to engage with contemporary developments in African online journalism. This book thus makes up for the gap in cro.