Advanced search
Publication Cover
African Journalism Studies Volume 36, 2015 - Issue 1
Submit an article Journal homepage
261
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Comment and analysis

Remaking ‘area studies’ in journalism studies

Silvio WaisbordGeorge Washington University, United States of America. [email protected]View further author information
Pages 30-36 | Published online: 12 Mar 2015

REFERENCES

  • Atton, C. and H.M. Mabweazara. 2011. New media and journalism practice in Africa: An agenda for research. Journalism 12(6): 667–673.
  • Banda, F. 2009. Kasoma's Afriethics: A reappraisal. International Communication Gazette 71(4): 227–242.
  • Cumings, B. 2014. Biting the hand that feeds you: Why the ‘intelligence function’ of American foundation support for area studies remains hidden in plain sight. Global Society 28(1): 70–89.
  • Fourie, P. 2010. New’ paradigms, ‘new’ theory and four priorities for South African mass communication and media research. Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies 24(2): 173–219.
  • Ibelema, M. 2007. The African press, civic cynicism and democracy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • M'Bayo, R., S. Tamba, A. Oloruntola and I. Amobi. 2012. Intellectual poverty and theory building in African mass communication research. Journal of African Media Studies 4(2): 139–155.
  • Mabweazara, H.M. 2014. Charting theoretical directions for examining African journalism in the ‘digital era’. Journalism Practice. DOI:10.1080/17512786.2014.928469
  • Obijiofor, L. and F. Hanusch. 2011. Journalism across cultures: An introduction. New York: Palgrave.
  • Obonyo, L. 2011. Towards a theory of communication for Africa: The challenges for emerging democracies. Communicatio 37(1): 1–20.
  • Schäfer, W. 2014. Reconfiguring area studies for the global age. In Social theory and regional studies in the global age, ed. S.A. Arjomand, 145–175. Albany: SUNY Press.
  • Waisbord, S. 2013. Reinventing professionalism: Journalism and news in global perspective. Cambridge: Polity.
  • Waisbord, S. and C. Mellado. 2014. De-westernizing communication studies: A reassessment. Communication Theory. Forthcoming.
  • Wasserman, H. 2014. The ramifications of media globalization in the Global South for the study of media industries. Media Industries Journal 1(2): 54–58.
  • Wasserman, H., ed. 2013. Press freedom in Africa: Comparative perspectives. London: Routledge.
  • Willems, W. 2014. Theorizing media as/and civil society. Handbook of Civil Society in Africa: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies 20: 43–59.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.