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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022

1 online resource (288 pages)

ISBN 9783030951009 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9783030950996

Print version: Dralega, Carol Azungi Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 ISBN 9783030950996

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 Governments 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.

Constructive Use of Citizen Journalism in Managing Health Crises -- Conclusion -- References -- `This Is a Punishment to America Framing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwes 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 Ugandas 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.

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.

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.

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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