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oapen-20.500.12657-570212022-06-21T03:06:24Z Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa Dralega, Carol Azungi Napakol, Angella Health communication COVID-19 Political economy of the media Pandemics and the media Media gagging Marginalization discourses Sub-Saharan Africa Regulatory frameworks Reporters Without Borders Intimidation of journalists bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine This is an open access book which brings together leading scholars and critical discourses on political, economic, legal, technological, socio-cultural and systemic changes and continuities intersecting media and health crises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume extensively discusses COVID-19 but it also covers other epidemics, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS as well as “silent” health crises such as mental health---simmering across the subcontinent. The chapters fill knowledge gaps, highlight innovations, unpack the complexities surrounding the media ecosystem in times of health crises. They explore, among other issues, the politics of public health communication; infodemics; existential threats to media viability; draconian legislations; threats to journalists/journalism; COVID-related entrepreneurship, marginalization, and more. This is a timely resource for academics, advocacy groups, media practitioners and policy makers working on crises and media reporting, not just in Africa but anywhere in the global South. 2022-06-20T19:31:40Z 2022-06-20T19:31:40Z 2022 book ONIX_20220620_9783030951009_35 9783030951009 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57021 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-95100-9.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-95100-9 Springer Nature Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-95100-9 10.1007/978-3-030-95100-9 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 83e0c739-d45b-49d0-bcf6-9b494b32458e 9783030951009 Springer 283 Cham [...] open access
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This is an open access book which brings together leading scholars and critical discourses on political, economic, legal, technological, socio-cultural and systemic changes and continuities intersecting media and health crises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume extensively discusses COVID-19 but it also covers other epidemics, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS as well as “silent” health crises such as mental health---simmering across the subcontinent. The chapters fill knowledge gaps, highlight innovations, unpack the complexities surrounding the media ecosystem in times of health crises. They explore, among other issues, the politics of public health communication; infodemics; existential threats to media viability; draconian legislations; threats to journalists/journalism; COVID-related entrepreneurship, marginalization, and more. This is a timely resource for academics, advocacy groups, media practitioners and policy makers working on crises and media reporting, not just in Africa but anywhere in the global South.
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