Media and democracy in Africa - Hyden, Goran, 1938-; Leslie, Michael; Ogundimu, Folu Folarin (New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, 2002)
Machine generated contents note: 1. Communications and Democratizati on in Africa 1 -- Goran Hyden and Michael Leslie -- 2. The Media and th e Two Waves of Democracy 29 -- Goran Hyden and Charles Okigbo -- 3. Med ia Laws in Political Transition 55 -- Chris W. Ogbondah -- 4. Broadcast ing and Political Reform 81 -- Paul R. van der Veur -- 5. The Internet and Democratization 107 -- Michael Leslie -- 6. Media Ownership and Dem ocratization 129 -- Keyan Tomaselli -- 7. African Politics and American Reporting 157 -- Beverly G. Hawk -- 8. Alternative Small Media and Com municative Spaces 177 -- Debra Spitulnik -- 9. Media and Democracy in T wenty-First-Century Africa 207 -- Folu Folarin Ogundimu.
"An outgrowth from an international conference organized in March 19 97 in the honor of the late Gwendolen Carter who was associated with th e Center for African Studies at the University of Florida"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Mass media -- Political aspects -- Africa -- Congresses; Democracy -- Africa -- Congresses; Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Congresses