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In defence of press freedom in Africa : an essay /

When Africa stumbled into independence in the 1960s, the blossoming of newspapers of nearly every political persuasion was widely hailed as a critical stepping stone toward true multiparty democracy. However, rather than marking a clean break with an authoritarian past, the era of multiparty politic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mentan, Tatah, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Mankon, Cameroon : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2015]
[Oxford, England] : Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Foreword -- Preface -- Principles of journalism -- African political systems -- Propaganda and censorship -- A statement of concern -- 1. The media context -- 2. Why does freedom of the press matter? -- 3. Patterns of repression -- 4. Whose failures? -- 5. Conclusion : press censorship and social equilibrium -- Appendix. My final statement of shared purpose. 
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