Kate Wright

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Who's Reporting Africa Now? (eBook, PDF)

Non-Governmental Organizations, Journalists, and Multimedia

Beschreibung

As news organizations cut correspondent posts and foreign bureaux, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun to expand into news reporting. Why and how do journalists use the photographs, video, and audio that NGOs produce? What effects does this have on the kinds of stories told about Africa? And how have these developments changed the nature of journalism and NGO-work?



Who's Reporting Africa Now?: Non-Governmental Organizations, Journalists, and Multimedia is the first book töaddress these questions-using frank interviews and internal documents to shed light on the workings of major news organizations and NGOs, collaborating with one another in specific news production processes. These contrasting case studies are used to illuminate the complex moral and political economies underpinning such journalism, involving not only NGO press officers and journalists but also field workers, freelancers, private foundations, social media participants, businesspeople, and advertising executives.

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Autor

An award-winning journalist, Kate Wright worked on the BBC's Africa desk. After gaining her PhD at Goldsmiths College, University of London, she took up a position as Chancellor's Fellow in the Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Edinburgh.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781433151057
• Artikelnr.: 53492395

Rezensionen

"Who's Reporting Africa Now? is a fascinating journey behind the scenes of the production of contemporary representations of Africa. Thanks to Kate Wright's unique access and understanding of the news industry, the book unravels a captivating media ecology where NGOs and journalists engage in complicated exchanges, not only with each other but also with freelancers, private foundations, and PR agencies and social media participants. In so doing, Wright offers compelling evidence to understand how NGOs have come to play such a central role in the production of visual images of Africa. With tremendous energy, the book successfully articulates and combines a wide range of debates and literature from African studies, international development, media studies, and cultural and creative industries. The book will be a terrific opportunity for African studies readers to reconsider the key debates over Africa's image in an increasingly mediatized world." -Toussaint Nothias, Lecturer in African Studies, Stanford University

"This book is essential reading for anyone interested in human rights media, African studies, or international journalism in the digital age." -Lindsay Palmer, International Journal of Communication 13(2019)