Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Dralega, Carol Azungi.
TeilnehmendeR:
Napakol, Angella.
Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Foreword
  • Media and Health Crises in Africa
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I: Digital and Political Economy of the Media
  • The Sustainability and Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Media Houses in Uganda and Ethiopia
  • Introduction
  • Theory
  • Literature Review
  • Financial Meltdown, a Pre-Existing Condition
  • A Migration from Offline to Online Media
  • Methodology
  • Findings
  • Loss of Advertising
  • Loss of Market
  • Closure of Media Houses and Loss of Jobs
  • Reduction of Salaries
  • Sustainability Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • Political Economy of COVID-19 and the Implication on Media Management and Sustainability in Nigeria
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Theoretical Underpinning
  • Literature Review
  • An Overview of Political Economy of Nigerian Media
  • Findings
  • Understanding the Political Economy of Governmentś Response to COVID-19 in Nigeria
  • Discussion of Findings
  • Condition of the Media During COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Economics of Managing the Media During the COVID-19 Era
  • Sustainable Strategies for Media Managers
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Digitalization of the Namibian Media
  • Introduction
  • Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Brief Overview
  • The Genesis of Ongoing Media Restructuring
  • Technology and the Process of Digitalization
  • Namibia Media Structure: An Overview
  • The Digitalization of the Namibian Media
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Namibian Media Restructuring Process
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Media Viability, Covid-19 and the `Darwinian ́Experience in Southern Africa: Glimpses from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi...
  • Introduction and Context
  • Overview of Mediascape in Context
  • Methodology.
  • Findings and Discussion: Devastation, Paradoxes and Opportunities
  • Media Houses-Survival and Control
  • Journalists Pay High Price: Retrenchments, Mental Health, Death
  • Threats to Journalists and Media Freedoms
  • Conclusion and Way Forward
  • Recommendations
  • References
  • Part II: Journalism Practice, Audiences and News Discourses
  • Critical Journalism and Media Convergence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Representation of Corruption in Zimbabwean Online News
  • Introduction
  • Corruption and Critical Journalism in Zimbabwe: 1987 and Beyond
  • COVID-19 Pandemic and Corruption in Africa
  • Media Convergence Theory
  • Methodology
  • Findings and Discussion
  • Corruption Starts from the Top
  • Digital Tools Provide Irrefutable Evidence
  • Impact of Exposing Corruption by the Media
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Constructive Journalism and COVID-19 Safe Nation Narratives in The Herald Newspaper: Implications for Journalism Ethics in Zim...
  • Background
  • The Media Landscape
  • Research Questions
  • Constructive Journalism
  • Methodology
  • Constructive Journalism at The Herald
  • COVID-19 Discourses and Themes in The Herald
  • COVID-19 Othering and Blame Games
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Endangered Voices: Nigerian Journalists ́Safety amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Introduction
  • Journalists ́Safety in Africa: A Purview of the Past and Changing Dynamics Resulting from COVID-19
  • Journalists ́Safety in Nigeria
  • Theoretical Framework: Hierarchy of Influences
  • Methods
  • Data Collection and Analysis
  • Results and Discussion
  • Emerging Safety Challenges and Journalists ́Response(s) amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Financial Insecurity
  • Constant Fear and Emotional Trauma
  • Implications of Emerging Safety Issues Associated with the Pandemic to Journalism Practice in Nigeria
  • Conclusion and Recommendations
  • References.
  • Framing Poverty in Nigerian Online Media Reports on the Inaugural Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
  • Introduction
  • NTDs Day
  • Framing Theory
  • Methodology
  • Data Gathering
  • Data Analysis
  • Results
  • Context of Poverty, Prevalence of NTDs
  • Stemming the Tide: Poverty and/or Diseases?
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Face-to Face with COVID-19: Experiences of Ghanaian Frontline Journalists Infected with the Virus
  • Introduction
  • Affective Perspective: Journalism and Emotional Stress
  • Workplace Safety Guidelines
  • Impact of the Pandemic on Journalism Work
  • Ghana Media Landscape
  • Study Design
  • Frontline Journalists: Of Experiences and Anxieties
  • Workplace and Safety Policy
  • Family and Relations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • A Comparative Discourse Analysis of African Newspaper Reports on Global Epidemics: A Case Study of Ebola and Coronavirus
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Methodology
  • Research Design
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Findings and Discussion
  • Topic 1: Stories About Infections, Deaths and Recoveries
  • Topic 2: Stories About Economic and Financial Implications
  • Topic 3: Stories About How Individual Countries Responded to the Virus (Excluding South Africa When It Comes to the Sowetan an...
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Citizen Journalism and Health Communication in Pandemics ́Prevention and Control
  • Introduction
  • The Concept of Citizen Journalism: What Is Journalism?
  • Forms of Journalism
  • Citizen Journalism Defined
  • Enablers of Citizen Journalism
  • The Concept of Health Communication
  • Health Communication in Disease Outbreak and Prevention
  • Theories of Health Communication: A Focus on the Health Belief Model and Theory of Reasoned Action
  • Impacts of Citizen Journalism on Pandemic Control and Prevention.
  • Constructive Use of Citizen Journalism in Managing Health Crises
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • `This Is a Punishment to America ́Framing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabweś Mainstream Media
  • Introduction
  • Literature on Media Framing of COVID-19
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Data and Method
  • Presentation and Analysis of Findings
  • COVID-19 as a Governance and Corruption Crisis
  • Framing an Inept Political Regime
  • Frames in the State-Owned The Sunday Mail
  • The Responsibility Frame
  • The Awareness and Mobilisation Frames
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Part III: Regulation, Representation and Marginalisation
  • Cybercrimes Law and Citizen Journalism Clampdown During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Tanzania
  • Introduction
  • Background to the Study
  • Theoretical Literature
  • Grounded Theory Data Collection and Analysis Method
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Findings
  • Core Category: Practice of Citizen Journalism
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Knowledge of Cybercrimes Law
  • Social Media Literacy Skills
  • Values of Citizen Journalism
  • Construction and Dissemination of Messages by Citizens
  • Discussion
  • Future Trends and Conclusion
  • References
  • Framing the AIDS Discourse: A Critic of Journalistic Source Norms in Ugandaś HIV and AIDS Print News
  • Introduction
  • Official Dominance Model, Journalistic Norms, and News Coverage
  • News Sources and Journalistic Norms/Routines
  • Sources, Dominance, and Coverage of HIV and AIDS
  • Research Questions
  • Research Method
  • Data Collection: Sample Selection and Procedure
  • Coding Scheme
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation of Results
  • Results
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • `Weapons of Oppressors:́ COVID-19 Regulatory Framework and its Impact on Journalism Practices in Southern Africa
  • Introduction and Context of the Study.
  • Research Context: A Look into Selected Countries
  • A Review of the Political and Legal Landscape in Southern and Eastern Africa
  • Theoretical Framework: Insights into the Securitisation Theory
  • Methodological Premise
  • Discussion and Analysis of Findings
  • South Africa: The Bill of Rights and Constitution Guarantees during the Pandemic
  • Tanzania: Human Rights Violations and Gagging the Media
  • Zimbabwe: Harassment, Intimidation, and Abuse of Journalists
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Media Discourses on Gender in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe
  • Introduction and Context
  • ``The Other Room:́́ Global Media and Gender Context
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Methodological Premise
  • Findings
  • Gender and Gender Equality Challenges and Lack of Community Voices
  • COVID-19 and Gender Based Violence (GBV)
  • COVID-19 and Child Marriages
  • Discussion and Conclusion
  • References.

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