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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463984203321

Titolo

Media role in African changing electoral process : a political communication perspective / / edited by Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor and Kehbuma Langmia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, ®Inc., , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7618-6255-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

324.6096

Soggetti

Political campaigns - Africa

Mass media - Political aspects - Africa

Communication in politics - Africa

Elections - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

MEDIA ROLE IN AFRICAN CHANGING ELECTORAL PROCESS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION CRITICAL OVERVIEW OF NEW MEDIA, MEDIA POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND POLYGLOT MEDIATOCRA{Z}Y & DEMO-CRA{Z}Y: THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 1 INTERNET/ONLINE MEDIA ADOPTION IN AFRICAN ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 2 AFRICAN POLITICS AND THE MASS MEDIA: EVIDENCE OF THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 3 MEDIA AND SUSTAINABLE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

CHAPTER 4 MEDIA POWER IN ELECTIONS: EVIDENCE OF THE ROLE OF AGENDA-SETTING THEORY IN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA'S EVOLVING DEMOCRACYCHAPTER 5 MEDIA MANAGERIAL PRACTICES AND EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE; CHAPTER 6 THE MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: TOWARD THE ETHICS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; CHAPTER 7 TRANSPARENCY IN THE POLLS: A REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) AND THE NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA) IN THE APRIL



2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER 8 SOCIAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND THE 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN CAMEROONCHAPTER 9 COMMUNICATING ELECTORAL INFORMATION IN RECENT ELECTIONS IN CAMEROON: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE; CHAPTER 10 RADIO DRAMA ON A FERTILE GROUND FOR ENGINEERING DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; CHAPTER 11 UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICS: A SYNTHESIZED ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN KENYA; CHAPTER 12 MEDIA AND POLITICAL PLURALISM IN GHANA'S QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY; INDEX; CONTRIBUTORS; EDITORS

Sommario/riassunto

Media Role in African Changing Electoral Process analyzes the effect of mass media on African elections. Featuring contributions by leading African scholars and professionals, this book covers a wide-array of social science disciplines, political discourses, and political communication issues.