Reviews
“A very welcome addition to the literature on globalization of media and communication. What distinguishes this valuable collection is its focus on the global South.”
(Daya Thussu, author of International Communication: Continuity and Change, Professor of International Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University)
“News reports about marginalized regions are often tilted to favor the political and economic interests of the news teller, but this book doesn’t apologize to the latter. Rather, it traces the historical and structural patterns of international news reporting and news consumption and provides recommendations for meaningful change.”
(Jan Servaes, former UNESCO Chair of Communication for Sustainable Social Change)
“This is an excellent collection of studies that enhances our understanding of how global media influence societal perceptions of otherness. I recommend this volume for students and teachers of media literacy, media advocacy, social media and media effects… a good communication and media student’s companion.”
(Levi Z. Manda, PhD. Editor, Journal of Development & Communication Studies)
“This collection of essays attempts to unravel our complex postmodern existence by using the constitutive discipline of communication scholarship to explicate the troubled nexus between the important concepts of citizenship, democracy and the media in a developmental setting.”
(Muiru Ngugi, Senior Lecturer, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, Kenya)
“The contributors discuss, with data backing, why proper management of information in the era of big data and social media is essential in promoting economic development and citizen health and in advancing social cohesion and democracy while rooting out corruption in poor and marginalized communities across the world. This book is recommended reading for media managers, social accountability, and health advocacy professionals. The biggest beneficiaries, in my view, are the students of media studies, health promotion and advocacy, and political science.”
(Levi Zeleza Manda, Editor of Journal of Development and Communication Studies)
“Once again, the irrepressible intellectual Emmanuel Ngwainmbi has brought us another one of his outstanding books, Global Media Representation and International Community Perception, with a steady hand on organization, choice of chapter writers and a sharp focus on the worldwide nature of media representation as the international community sees it. Ngwainmbi is clearly one of the leaders in communication and this book, edited by him, shows his mastery.”
(Prof. Molefi Kete Asante, author of Revolutionary Pedagogy)