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Media accountability and ethics in Africa

In: Handbook of Media and Communication Governance

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  • Herman Wasserman

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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.

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  • Herman Wasserman, 2024. "Media accountability and ethics in Africa," Chapters, in: Manuel Puppis & Robin Mansell & Hilde Van den Bulck (ed.), Handbook of Media and Communication Governance, chapter 21, pages 274-284, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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