Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age

Winston Mano is a Reader, Course Leader of the MA in Media and Communication and a member of the top-rated Communication Research Institute’s at the University of Westminster, UK. He is also the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of African Media Studies and a senior research fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Loubna El Mkaouar is a Lecturer and Deputy Course Leader of the MA in Media and Communication and a member of the top-rated Communication Research Institute’s at the University of Westminster, UK.

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Rethinking African Media Ownership in the Digital Age, Winston Mano and Loubna El Mkaouar Part One: Regional and Tech mapping: an overview of Media structure in North and Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter 2: Big Tech’s Scramble for Africa: An Afrokological Critique, Winston Mano Chapter 3: The African "Hidden Media Capture" Julia Cagé & Elisa Mougin Chapter 4: Perverted Loyalties: Media Capture, Control and Patrimonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara, Cleophas Taurai Muneri, Faith Ndlovu Chapter 5: Media from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean Communication Systems in Portuguese Speaking Africa- Aslak Orre and Helge Rønning Part Two: The Current State of Private and State-Owned Media Models: Policy, Licencing and Advertising Chapter 6: Telecommunications & Broadcasting Regulation in Ethiopia: A Dialectical Discussion of Policy and Politics- Téwodros W. Workneh Chapter 7: Economic Precariousness and Political ownership of Media in Nigeria: Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria- Babasola Shina Chapter 8: Media Ownership, Politics and Propaganda: The Nigerian Example- Anthony Akaeze Chapter 9: Privately Owned But Government "Tele-Guided": The Paradox of Private Media Broadcast in Cameroon- Floribert Patrick C. Endong Chapter 10: The Senegalese Council for Broadcasting Regulation: A giant with feet of clay- Layire Diop Chapter 11: Cosmetic reforms and elite continuity of media ownership patterns in post-colonial Zimbabwe- Stanley Tsarwe and Admire Mare Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Media Ownership and Development in Post-Qaddafi Libya- Nabil Ouassini & Anwar Ouassini Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Egyptian Media Ownership and Pluralism: Overview, Performance and Challenges- Dr. Rasha Allam Part Three: Change and Challenges: The way ahead Chapter 14: Community Media Ownership in the Context of Donor Funding- Rose N. Kimani Chapter 15: Media Ownership and Digital Authenticity in Slum TV- Daniel Paul O’Brien Chapter 16: Are traditional platforms muffled by cyber-media? A review on the shift in media ownership in Nigeria- Janet Aver Adikpo, Peter Iorper Ugondo, Tivlumun Gabriel Nyitse