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Author:   Stanley Tsarwe ,  Sarah Chiumbu
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2023 ed.
ISBN:  

9783031194191

ISBN 10:   3031194195
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   03 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Converged radio in Africa.- Chapter 2. New wine in old wineskins? Podcasting and elite youthful voices in Southern Africa.- Chapter 3. Converged Youth Radio as a Social Mission: The role of radio among marginalised youth communities in Zimbabwe. Chapter 4. Campus Radio in the Digital Era: The case of UNESWA FM.- Chapter 5. Social Media Integration in South Africa's Western Cape Community Radio Stations: A case study of Zibonele FM, Bush Radio and Radio Tygerberg.- Chapter 6. Misunderstanding Youth Engagement: The role of commercial youth radio in promoting democracy.- Chapter 7. Radio as Self-Expression and the Limits of Public Debate.- Chapter 8. Between Social Media Virality and Radio Virality: Nigerian youth's preferred medium of participation in national discource. Chapter 9. An Alternative Arena for 'Communities of Resistance'? Podcasting, democratic spaces and counterpublics in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 10. The Influence of Radio Programmes on Youth Empowerment in Abeokuta Metropolis: A case study of Ogbc 2 90.5 FM's Asiko Awon youth.- Chapter 11. Youth, Converged Radio and Participatory Politics in Zimbabwe: The case of young adults in Harare. Lazarus Sauti and Tendai Makaripe.- Chapter 12. Radio on Web and Mobile Platforms: Increased youth participation and practices?. Chapter 13. 'Mobile Radio' and Youth Identity Formation in Harare.- Chapter 14. The Language of Audience Engagement in Converged Radio through Facebook and Twitter: A case of NRG Radio and Ghetto Radio in Nairobi, Kenya.- Chapter 15. Strategic Diversion and Commercial Exploitation: The dumbing down of youth radio programming in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 16. Urban Community Radio and the Making of Apolitical Youth: Ethiopia in Focus.

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Stanley Tsarwe (PhD Rhodes University) lectures Journalism at the University of Zimbabwe. He is a Senior Research Associate in the Faculty of Humanities with University of Johannesburg. His research interests are at the intersection between smart phones, the internet and talk radio. Prof Sarah Chiumbu is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media in the School of Communication, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research interests are in media, democracy, citizenship and representation. 

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