MEDIA FOR CHANGE? A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA’S SUPPORT TO THE MEDIA: 1997–2007
by
SAMSON PHARAOH PHIRI
submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
in the subject
COMMUNICATION
at the
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
PROMOTER: PROF P J FOURIE
MARCH 2009
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DECLARATION
Student number 3421-872-6
I declare that MEDIA FOR CHANGE? A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE OPEN SOCIETY INITIATIVE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA’S SUPPORT TO THE MEDIA: 1997–2007 is my own work, and that all sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS