Table of Contents
Foreword...... xvi
Preface...... xix
Acknowledgment...... xxvii
Section 1 Media, Democracy and Political Transitions
Chapter 1 Media, Democracy, and Political Change in Developing Countries...... 1 Lynete Lusike Mukhongo, Moi University, Kenya Juliet Wambui Macharia, Moi University, Kenya
Chapter 2 Kenya’s Difficult Political Transitions Ethnicity and the Role of Media...... 12 Wilson Ugangu, Multimedia University of Kenya
Chapter 3 Media as Political Actors in Times of Political Crisis...... 25 Phillip Santos, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe Mthokozisi P Ndhlovu, National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
Chapter 4 The Press and the Emergent Political Class in Nigeria: Media, Elections, and Democracy...... 45 Ibitayo Samuel Popoola, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Chapter 5 Free Speech, Press Freedom, and Democracy in Ghana A Conceptual and Historical Overview...... 59 Murtada Busair Ahmad, Kwara State University, Nigeria Chudey Pride, Kwara State University, Nigeria Anthony Komlatse Corsy, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Section 2 Media, Participation and Political Debates in Developing Countries
Chapter 6 The Political Significance and Influence of Talk Radio Debates in Kenya...... 75 Joyce Omwoha, The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
Chapter 7 Communicating Democracy through Participatory Radio in Nigeria: The Question of Political Economy...... 97 Murtada Busair Ahmad, Kwara State University, Nigeria Kamaldin Abdulsalam Babatunde, Kwara State University, Nigeria
Chapter 8 Mousa-Aboulfotouh the First Arab Presidential Debate in History...... 113 Mai Samir El-Falaky, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, College of Language and Communication, Egypt
Chapter 9 Interviewing for Television: A Forgery of Practice and Influence...... 132 Evans Matu Nguri, Moi University, Kenya
Section 3 New Media Technologies and Politics
Chapter 10 Beyond Web 2.0. Social Media and Urban Educated Youths Participation in Kenyan Politics...... 156 Julius Mwashimba M. Kirigha, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Lynete Lusike Mukhongo, Moi University, Kenya Robert Masinde, Moi University, Kenya
Chapter 11 Local Governance and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Rural Kenya...... 175 Alfred Akwala, Moi University, Kenya
Chapter 12 Hate Speech and Competitive Politics: Youth Gangs and Electoral Violence in Kenya’s Multiparty Era...... 184 Sophie Muluka, Moi University, Kenya
Section 4 Gender, Media, and Politics
Chapter 13 Media Ethics and Elections Coverage in Nigeria: Understanding the Context and Imperatives from a Gender Perspective...... 200 Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, University of Lagos, Nigeria Ismail Adegboyega Ibraheem, University of Lagos, Nigeria Babatunde Adesina Faustino, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Chapter 14 Gendered Media and Political Communication in Africa: The Kenyan Experience...... 216 Juliet Wambui Macharia, Moi University, Kenya
Chapter 15 Gender Responsive Election Coverage in Nigeria: A Score Card of 2011 General Elections...... 234 Abigail Odozi Ogwezzy-Ndisika, University of Lagos, Nigeria Babatunde Adeshina Faustino, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Chapter 16 The Role of Mass Media in Women’s Participation in 2013 Kenya General Election...... 250 Thomas Ibrahim Okinda, Moi University, Kenya
Compilation of References...... 271
About the Contributors...... 297
Index...... 301