What Newspapers, Films, and Television Do Africans Living in Britain See and Read? : the Media of The African Diaspora.

By:

Ogunyemi, Ola

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (350 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780773412200
0773412204

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: What Newspapers, Films, and Television Do Africans Living in Britain See and Read? : The Media of The African Diaspora.DDC classification:

302.23089/96041 302.2308996041

LOC classification:

PN5124.B55 O58 2012

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Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1- Introduction: Theorizing the Media of African Disporas; 1.1 Mapping the research field of ethinic media; 1.2Normative approaches: Mapping the research field; 1.3A Summary of the Book; Notes; Chapter 2: Organization and Production Practices; 2.1Ownership Structure; 2.2Organizational Structure; 2.3Economic models; 2.4Newsgathering Process; 2.5Gatekeeping Role; 2.6 Summary; Notes; Chapter 3- Content: Professional Values, Orientation and Connective Functions.

3.1 Objectivity: the perspectives of diasporic journalists3.2 News values: The Perspectives of diasporic journalists; 3.3 Ethical approach: The Perspectives of Diasporic Journalists; 3.4 Orientation and Connective Genres in Black African Press; 3.5 Sources and Content diversity in Black African Press; 3.6 Is the Diasporic Media an Alternative Media or Voice?; 3.7 Summary; Notes; Chapter 4: Audiences: Media Habits and Migratory Experience; 4.1 Media Habits, Tastes and Prefrences; 4.2 Audience Evaluation of Media Performance; 4.3 MigratoryExperience: An Audience Interpretation; 4.4Summary.

NotesChapter 5: Internet Habits, Representation and Participation; 5.1 Internet habits among African Diasporas; 5.2 Representation and Gratifications on Ghanaweb; 5.3 Participation and associative logic on AHYS platform; 5.4 Summary; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: Sociologists can learn a lot from studying a group's media consumption patterns. In this study, Ogunyemi researches what stories are most resonant with Black Africans living in England. The book tries to discover whether or not this minority group adopts normative approaches to media coverage, by not only consuming but participating in media. It also discusses the omission of African stories by the mainstream media in England. This book will contribute to understanding ethnic media trends.

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Sociologists can learn a lot from studying a group's media consumption patterns. In this study, Ogunyemi researches what stories are most resonant with Black Africans living in England. The book tries to discover whether or not this minority group adopts normative approaches to media coverage, by not only consuming but participating in media. It also discusses the omission of African stories by the mainstream media in England. This book will contribute to understanding ethnic media trends.