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In the Shadow of the Global North explores the complex landscape of journalism in postcolonial Africa, investigating how media systems have developed within the context of persistent global inequalities and historical colonial legacies. J. Siguru Wahutu provides a comprehensive analysis of how African journalists and news organizations negotiate their autonomy while operating within international frameworks dominated by Western media powers.
The book examines critical issues including media ownership, editorial independence, news values, and the representation of African narratives in the global information order. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from communication studies and postcolonial analysis, Wahutu demonstrates how journalism both reflects and shapes African societies’ ongoing struggles for self-determination and equitable participation in global discourse.
Published by Cambridge University Press, this work contributes significantly to understanding how journalism functions as a site of cultural and political negotiation in the contemporary African context.
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