03862nam 2200649 450 991046398420332120200520144314.00-7618-6255-2(CKB)2670000000528920(EBL)1634166(SSID)ssj0001530980(PQKBManifestationID)12564812(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530980(PQKBWorkID)11532471(PQKB)11743338(MiAaPQ)EBC1634166(Au-PeEL)EBL1634166(CaPaEBR)ebr11143174(CaONFJC)MIL577889(OCoLC)871223864(EXLCZ)99267000000052892020160822h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedia role in African changing electoral process a political communication perspective /edited by Cosmas Uchenna Nwokeafor and Kehbuma LangmiaLanham, Maryland :University Press of America, ®Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6254-4 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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 AFRICACHAPTER 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 NIGERIACHAPTER 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; EDITORSMedia 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. Political campaignsAfricaMass mediaPolitical aspectsAfricaCommunication in politicsAfricaElectionsAfricaElectronic books.Political campaignsMass mediaPolitical aspectsCommunication in politicsElections324.6096Nwokeafor Cosmas U(Cosmas Uche),Langmia KehbumaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463984203321Media role in African changing electoral process1913836UNINA