Africa's media image
Analyses stories about Africa in the American media. This book looks at bias and content in coverage of subjects such as the Algerian war of independence and US food aid in Africa and also looks at the portrayal of race, tribalism and nationalism
Aufsatzsammlung
vii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780275937966, 0275937968
24701722
The media debate. Introduction : metaphors of African coverage / Beverly G. Hawk
American media and African culture / Bosah Ebo
Committed in Africa : reflections of a correspondent / Stanley Meisler
African censorship and American correspondents / William Hachten
Patterns in African coverage. The media and Mau Mau : Kenyan nationalism and colonial propaganda / Wunyabari Maloba
Dateline Algeria : U.S. press coverage of the Algerian War of Independence 1954-1962 / Robert J. Bookmiller and Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller
Tribes and prejudice : coverage of the Nigerian civil war / Minabere Ibelema
Reporting African violence : can America's media forget the Cold War? / Rodger M. Govea
Are we really the world? Coverage of U.S. food aid in Africa, 1980-1989 / Jo Ellen Fair
African-American press coverage of Africa / Charles A. Bodie
New York Times coverage of Africa, 1976-1990 / Hassan M. El Zein and Anne Cooper. (cont.) The Southern African story. Inkatha : notions of the "primitive" and "tribal" in reporting on South Africa / Lisa Brock
Beyond black and white : an overview of nonracialism and the image of racial polarization in South Africa / Julie Frederikse
Television news from the frontline states / Chris Paterson
Savimbi's image in the U.S. media : a case study in propaganda / Elaine Windrich
The South African story : a correspondent's view / David Zucchino
Changing African coverage. Dateline Africa : journalists assess Africa coverage / Tami Hultman
Changing policy : an editorial agenda / Thomas Winship and Paul Hemp
South Africa now : the challenge of the South African story / Danny Schechter