Media accountability and ethics in Africa

Herman Wasserman

Chapter 21 in Handbook of Media and Communication Governance, 2024, pp 274-284 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: A central tension when it comes to media governance in the African context is that between freedom of expression and regulation. Given the continent’s history of colonial rule, which coincided with strict control over freedom of expression and the media, and postcolonial authoritarian regimes characterized by state ownership of the media, self-regulation of the media has frequently been seen as an optimal way to ensure media accountability to its publics. This chapter provides an overview and some examples of the relationship between democratization, media freedom and self-regulation in Africa.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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