Periodical
Book Reviews
| Title: | Book Reviews |
|---|---|
| Authors: | Vicente-Mariño, Miguel, Jacobs, Sean, Martin, Guy, Ojo, Tokunbo, Forje, John, Fleming, Tyler, Klement, Alice |
| Source: | Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies; January 2009, Vol. 30 Issue: 1 p94-109, 16p |
| Abstract: | News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment, Daya Kishan Thussu London: Sage. 2007. Pp. 214. ISBN: 9780761968795 (paperback), 9780761968788 (hardback), reviewed by Miguel Vicente-Mariño.Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe, Andrew Meldrum New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. 2005. Pp. 290. ISBN: 0871138964 (paperback), 0871138965 (hardback), reviewed by Sean Jacobs.The Penny-A-Line Man, Reg Shay London: Athena. 2007. Pp. 432. ISBN: 1844017133 (paperback only), reviewed by Sean Jacobs.The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa, Marie-Soleil Frère London: Lynne Rienner. 2007. Pp. 287. ISBN: 1588264653 (paperback), 1588264890 (hardback), reviewed by Guy Martin.Globalization, Development and the Mass Media, Colin Sparks Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2007. Pp. 264. ISBN: 0761961623 (paperback), 0761961615 (hardback), reviewed by Tokunbo Ojo.New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance, Charlayne Hunter-Gault Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2006. Pp. 189. ISBN: 9780195331288 (paperback), 9780195177473 (hardback), reviewed by John Forje.50 Years of Journalism: African Media since Ghana's Independence, Elizabeth Barratt and Guy Berger Johannesburg: The African Editors' Forum, Highway Africa and Media Foundation for West Africa. 2007. Pp. 195. ISBN: 9780868104386 (paperback only), reviewed by Tyler Fleming.Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems, Arnold S. de Beer (Ed.) Boston: Pearson Education/Allyn & Bacon. 5th ed. 2009. Pp. 482. ISBN: 0205608116 (paperback only), reviewed by Alice Klement. |
| ISSN: | 02560054 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02560054.2009.9653394 |
| Database: | Supplemental Index |