Press freedom, the oral tradition, and the press in sub-Saharan Africa
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The journalistic methods adopted by the press in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1970s and 1980s have been influenced by the regional oral traditions. Objective reporting is difficult as journalists' use rapport-building methods to identify themselves with the readership. The reportage is repetitive, consists of aggregative and agnostically toned thinking, and helps to promote traditional perspectives. Regional leaders use the oral tradition to satisfy their requirements. The decentralization of funds and the development of thinking skills are needed to promote free press in the region.
Publication Name: Journal of Third World Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 8755-3449
Year: 1996
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Regional conflict resolution and the new South Africa
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South Africans' support to regional and internal conflict resolution reflects upon the psychological needs of human beings for security and safety. The South African policy of maintaining regional instability became irrelevant after the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc countries and the establishment of a popular government in South Africa. Widespread participation in the election and internal negotiations between rival political factions has resulted in the formation of a relatively stable democratic government.
Publication Name: Journal of Third World Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 8755-3449
Year: 1995
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Anglo-French rivalry over the Misselele plantations, 1916-1920: a case study in the economic motives for the partition of Africa
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The UK and France were embroiled in a bitter territorial dispute over the Misselele Plantations in Cameron during the early 1900s. Both countries wanted the territory because of its rich agricultural lands. The ensuing dispute over the Misselele Plantations illustrates that during the colonial period most European countries sought to colonize areas for purely economic reasons.
Publication Name: Journal of Third World Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 8755-3449
Year: 1995
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