African Journalism Studies, Volume 38, Issue 2 (2017)

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Editorial

Editorial
Global Student Protests in the News
Shakuntala Rao & Herman Wasserman
Pages: 1-4
Published online: 05 Dec 2017
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Mad as Hell: Campus Protests in the United States and Communicating Outrage via Facebook
Shakuntala Rao & Bridget Haina
Pages: 5-20
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Comrades, Students, Baboons and Criminals: An Analysis of “Othering” on Facebook in Relation to the #Rhodesmustfall/#Feesmustfall Movement at the University of Cape Town
Selina Linda Mudavanhu
Pages: 21-48
Published online: 05 Dec 2017
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#ThisFlag and #ThisGown Cyber Protests in Zimbabwe: Reclaiming Political Space
Simbarashe Gukurume
Pages: 49-70
Published online: 05 Dec 2017
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Pictures, Protests and Politics: Mapping Twitter Images during South Africa’s Fees Must Fall Campaign
Tanja Bosch & Bruce Mutsvairo
Pages: 71-89
Published online: 05 Dec 2017
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Articles

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Job Autonomy: How Kenyan Newspeople Perceive Their Journalistic Latitudes
Kioko Ireri
Pages: 90-114
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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“The Woman You Want to Be”: The Changing Face of Fairlady Magazine, 1985–2005
Aimee Carelse & Martha Evans
Pages: 115-140
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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The Role of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Staffers in Mediating Malawi's Ideological Nation-Building Project: The Case of Speak Out
Sydney Friendly Kankuzi
Pages: 141-158
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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“A Willingness to Put a Knife in Its Own Back”: Advertising, Self-Censorship, and the Weekly Mail's Resistance in Apartheid South Africa
Bryan Trabold
Pages: 159-177
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Citizen Journalism and Democratisation of Mainstream Media in Rwanda
Dominique Nduhura & Michael Prieler
Pages: 178-197
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Book Reviews

Book Review
The War Machines: Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Jeslyn Lemke
Pages: 198-200
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance
Sara Namusoga
Pages: 201-203
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Erratum

Correction
Understanding the “Sowetans”: Journalism as a Product of Organisational Culture
Page: 204
Published online: 05 Dec 2017
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