Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa
Contestations and Controversies
Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa
Contestations and Controversies
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Gathering scholarly voices and case studies from 10 sub-Saharan African countries, Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa shows how media influences governance, accountability, and public perceptions of corruption on the continent.
The book offers an outline of the media's role in corruption in sub-Saharan Africa, then guides readers along as it examines specific countries and issues in depth via four thematic sub-sections: these explore media representations of corruption; media corruption and accountability; social media and corruption; and media capture and journalistic safety. Both editors and all contributors are based in sub-Saharan Africa, and their real-world, lived experiences of the contexts they write about enable new and critical insights into how media sometimes aids corruption and sometimes helps to expose and fight it. For its fresh theoretical interventions and detailed examples, this collection is valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in development, media accountability, and political transparency in Africa.
Table of Contents
Ufuoma Akpojivi (A4ID, UK, and University of South Africa) and Tendai Chari (University of Venda, South Africa)
Part I. Media Representation of Corruption
1. The Racialisation of Corruption in South Africa: A Case Study of News24
Aiseng Kealeboga and Lethabo Ngoasheng (Rhodes University, South Africa)
2. Unmasking Mozambique: Media Narratives on Corruption
Dercio Tsandzana (Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique)
3. (Re)imagining Discourses of Political Corruption in the Malawian Newspaper
Victor Chikaipa (University of Malawi, Malawi)
Part II. Media Corruption and Accountability
4. After the Satchwell Report into Ethical Breaches in the South African Media: Now What?
Glenda Daniels (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
5. Commissioned Investigative Reporting and Accountability in Africa: A Zimbabwean Case Study
Tendai Chari (University of Venda, South Africa)
6. Media and the Fight Against Corruption in Cameroon: Roles, Challenges, and Faults in Exposing the CDC Land-Grabbing Saga 2014-2021
Kingsley Ngange, Stephen Moki, and Jonas Matute (University of Buea, Cameroon)
7. Southern African Media Council: An Analysis of Media Councils and the Responsiveness to Digitalisation
Taryn De Vega (Rhodes University, South Africa)
Part III. Social Media and Corruption
8. Combating Corruption, Promoting Accountability and Sustainable Development in Nigeria's Democracy: The Role of Social Media
Anne Odoh and Alex Tolu (Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria)
9. It's Our Turn to Eat: Ethnicisation of Corruption, Activism, and the Fight to Save Nigeria
Ufuoma Akpojivi (A4ID, UK & University of South Africa, South Africa)
Part IV. Media Capture and Journalistic Safety
10. Media as Watchdog: Journalistic Practices and Safety of Media Practitioners in Ghana
Akwasi Bosompem Boateng (University of Education, Winnneba, Ghana)
11. The Fourth Estate Under Siege: Political Capture of Media Stalwarts in Ghana
Jacob Nyarko and Samuel Danso (University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and Pentecost University, Ghana)
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 17 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350587311 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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