1st Edition

The Media and Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa Whose News?

By Lena von Naso Copyright 2018
286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

286 Pages
by Routledge

News coverage on Africa is closely connected not only with how Western audiences see the continent, but also with how a wide Western audience builds its opinion on issues that carry consequences for the public's and governments' support and policy towards development aid. The Western media reinforce a picture of a continent that drowns in chaos, is dominated by conflicts, diseases, corruption and... Read more


  1. Introduction: Coverage of Africa, Foreign Correspondents, and Humanitarian Organisations


2. State of Research



3. Theoretical Concepts



4. Media and Aid – Sectors and Actors: Basic Assumptions



5.  Research Design and Methodology



6.  Empirical Research Findings



7.  Summary of Findings and Conclusion

Biography

Lena von Naso received her PhD in Political Science, Peace and Conflict Studies at Augsburg University, Germany in 2016.