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Donor-Funded Journalism Is On The Rise In Africa: Why It Needs Closer Scrutiny

akinolaniyanBLOG, MEDIA MATTERSJuly 17, 2019

Herman Wasserman, University of Cape Town; Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana, and Chris Paterson, University of Leeds An enormous and increasing portion of the foreign development aid coming into Africa annually is for media development. Foreign aid funds diverse projects, …

Reflections On Election Media Coverage

akinolaniyanBLOG, MEDIA MATTERSMarch 4, 2019

Democracy thrives when the media is effective, this meaning the provision of accurate, useful information in a way that readers or users can make informed decisions. You have to agree with those who say the quality of the media often …

The Problem With The Nigerian Media

akinolaniyanBLOG, MEDIA MATTERSFebruary 9, 2018

That the Nigerian media is sick is beyond question. Maybe the only question that’s difficult to answer is, ‘how sick is it.’ The idea here is to open a debate on much-needed reform that’s needed if the media is to …

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Donor-Funded Journalism Is On The Rise In Africa: Why It Needs Closer Scrutiny

Reflections On Election Media Coverage

The Problem With The Nigerian Media

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