Essays about: "international news and africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words international news and africa.

  1. 1. Land Grabbing : Media discourses on land acquisition in India and by India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Shiva Shourie; [2018]
    Keywords : Land; government; people; media; India; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : To this day, land is a source of survival for billions of people around the globe. However, industrialization and the rush for natural resources has immensely commodified land. READ MORE

  3. 2. The deadliest war in the world. : An assessment of the war reporting from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Melinda Sutus; [2013]
    Keywords : Africa; war; globalization; news reporting;

    Abstract : Title : The deadliest war in the world – An assessment of the war reporting from the democratic Republic of Congo Author: Melinda Sutus University and course: Örebro University, Media- and communication C (international) Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand if cultural and geographical proximity affects the way of reporting news and why the war in the Democratic republic of Congo gets so little attention compared to other wars and catastrophes. This will be made by studying the reporting about the war in two newspapers different from one another, one geographically and culturally closed to the war struck area, and one far away. READ MORE

  4. 3. Regional cooperation as part of the solution to piracy – the importance of ReCAAP in Southeast Asia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Kax; [2012]
    Keywords : ReCAAP; Piracy; Vietnam; Maritime; Regional Cooperation; UNCLOS; SUA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Piracy is not given very much attention in the western part of the world – there is not many news about it in the medias, and it is not very high prioritized on the politicians’ agenda. However, this does not indicate that it is not a problem. READ MORE

  5. 4. All Eyes on Africa : The Representation of South Africa in Transnational Television News during the 2010 FIFA World Cup

    University essay from Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation (JMK)

    Author : Solvejg Hoppe; [2011]
    Keywords : South Africa; media representation; transnational television; newscasts;

    Abstract : The reality as we perceive it is shaped by various forms of representation regarding race, ethnicity, gender, class, etc. that are influenced by the media. READ MORE

  6. 5. Kenyan conflict, post-colonial media? A discourse analysis of how western media portrayed the violent aftermath of the Kenyan election in 2007 through a post-colonial perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniel Eklund; [2010]
    Keywords : Discrimination; Critical discourse analysis; Post-colonialism; Ethnic violence; Kenya; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Kenya had a disputed presidential election in late 2007 which erupted into ethnic clashes between supporters of the two candidates. Western media was quick to report back that the sudden violence was due to tribal differences. The goal of my essay was such to explore whether or not a post-colonial discourse could be found in western media. READ MORE