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COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa : Media Viability, Framing and Health Communication.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dralega, Carol Azungi
Contributor:
Napakol, Angella.
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023, in mass media.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.
Communication in medicine--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Communication in medicine.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (280 p.)
Place of Publication:
Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Contents:
Intro
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Media Viability
Chapter 1: Viability of Paid Subscription in Uganda: An Analysis of Chimpreports' Paywall
Introduction and Background
Conceptual Framework
Methodology
Limitations and Delimitations
Findings
Content Formats, Quality, and Genre
Discussion and Conclusion
Recommendations
Chapter 2: Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Impact of COVID-19 on Feminist Media in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania
Introduction
COVID-19 and the Feminist Women-owned Media/Organisations in Context
Uganda Media Women's Association, Uganda
Women Media Owners for Change, Rwanda
Tanzanian Media Women's Association, Tanzania Mainland/Zanzibar
Political Economy of the Feminist Media/Organisations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Findings: Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists, Programmes and Media Viability
Obstacles to Journalists and Their Work
Forced to Re-programme Amidst Digital Shifts to Reach Women's Faint Voices
Post-COVID-19 Feminist Media Viability: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Discussion: Resilience, Agency and Creativity Key to Minority Media Viability
Conclusion: Down But Not Out
Chapter 3: Commercial Radio News Coverage of COVID-19 in Uganda: A Case Study of Central Broadcasting Service Radio
The Development of Commercial Radio in Uganda
Media Coverage of Pandemics
Models of Radio in Uganda
Why Radio and Not TV or Print?
Theoretical Framework
Data Collection
Data Analysis
Presentation of Results
Discussion of Results
Conclusion
Limitation of the Study
Chapter 4: COVID-19 and the Ethiopian Newspaper Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
Political Economy of Print Media
The Political Economy of Print Media in Africa
The Political Economy of Print Media in Ethiopia
Sampling and Data Collection
Findings: Factors Affecting Newspapers' Distribution
Lock down marks the death of newspapers' copy Circulation
Reading Habit and Circulation Issues
Digital Shift Met with Lack of Skills of the Team
Conventional Challenges of the Print Media
Findings: Coping Strategies and Opportunities
Newspapers Repurpose Online Content for Survival
Networking Stakeholders and Event Organisation
Discussions
Chapter 5: The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Print Media Industry in Zimbabwe
Background of the Two Media Houses
Media Economics and the Economics of the Print Media Industry
Media economies during pandemics
Theory of the Firm and the Political Economy of the Newspaper Industry
Notes:
Methodology
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Other Format:
Print version: Dralega, Carol Azungi COVID-19 and the Media in Sub-Saharan Africa
ISBN:
9781803822730
1803822732
Publisher Number:
99992281472
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