Reporting African Elections

Towards a Peace Journalism Approach

Joseph Adebayo (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

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English

Routledge
11 December 2018

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Media studies; Elections & referenda; Press & journalism

Series: Routledge African Studies

The ability to be divided along ethnic and religious lines is inherent to much of Africa’s media. Such potentially divisive reporting has the ability to incite violence through prejudiced information, particularly during election processes.

Reporting African Elections examines the impact of media messages on society, focusing on these electoral processes in Africa. Drawing upon the Peace Journalism approach to political reporting, this book offers a unifying conceptual framework for analysing the role journalists play in ensuring peaceful elections. Joseph Adebayo also looks at the impact training can have on election reportage, studying recent elections in Kenya and Nigeria in order to present a 17-point plan for reporting elections in Africa.

Reporting African Elections will be of interest to scholars and students of journalism, peace and conflict studies, and politics.

By: Joseph Adebayo (University of Cape Town South Africa)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781138384354
ISBN 10: 1138384356
Series: Routledge African Studies
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 11 December 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Contextualising Peace Journalism 2. Political Reporting of Elections in Africa 3. Instigators or Mediators: Exploring the Role of the Media in Electoral Violence 4. The Need for Peace Journalism Training 5. Bringing Peace Journalism to Journalists Engaged in Reporting Elections in Nigeria: An Action Research Case Study 6. Journalists' responses to Peace Journalism 7. Journalism or Advocacy? Understanding the limits of Peace Journalism 8. A 17 Point Plan for Reporting African Elections 9. Conclusion: Towards a Proactive Approach to Reporting African Elections

Joseph Adebayo is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cape Town. He holds a PhD in Public Administration (specialising in peace-building) from the Durban University of Technology.