Book contents
- In the Shadow of the Global North
- Communication, Society and Politics
- In the Shadow of the Global North
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Making Journalists
- Part II Narrating an Atrocity
- 4 African Journalism Fields
- 5 Africans at the Margins
- 6 Framing an African Atrocity
- 7 “That Is Lazy Journalism”
- 8 Lessons Learned
- Appendix Methodological Notes
- References
- Index
- Communication, Society and Politics
4 - African Journalism Fields
from Part II - Narrating an Atrocity
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2024
Book contents
- In the Shadow of the Global North
- Communication, Society and Politics
- In the Shadow of the Global North
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Making Journalists
- Part II Narrating an Atrocity
- 4 African Journalism Fields
- 5 Africans at the Margins
- 6 Framing an African Atrocity
- 7 “That Is Lazy Journalism”
- 8 Lessons Learned
- Appendix Methodological Notes
- References
- Index
- Communication, Society and Politics
Summary
This chapter captures the extent to which journalism fields marginalize African journalists in the coverage of international events unfolding on the continent. This marginalization leads to a continuation of bifurcation in the field that was also present during colonization. It shows that the effect of this bifurcation is that African audiences primarily learn about events happening across the continent from the Global North as opposed to African journalists. Chapter 4 shows how African journalists are marginalized in their fields and how they understand and explain this marginalization.
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- In the Shadow of the Global NorthJournalism in Postcolonial Africa, pp. 75 - 95Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024