Emergent Independent Press in Benin and CÃ´te D'Ivoire From Voice of the State to Advocate of Democracy

Name: Emergent Independent Press in Benin and CÃ´te D'Ivoire From Voice of the State to Advocate of Democracy
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ISBN: 9780275963095

ISBN-10: 0275963098

ISBN-13: 9780275963095

Edition: 1998

Authors: W. Joseph Campbell

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W. Joseph Campbell, longtime newspaper and wire service journalist, examines the origins and development of the ethos of independent journalism in two former single-party states in francophone West Africa--Benin and Cote d'Ivoire. In both countries since the late 1980s and early 1990s, a diverse and outspoken press, free of direct state control, has emerged and taken hold. Campbell shows how the ethos of independent journalism can emerge from disparate sources and dissimilar historical legacies, despite prolonged periods of repression and autocratic rule. In Benin, the ethos of independent journalism has been shaped by traditions of expressing dissent through the press--traditions…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 9/24/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 152
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Beyond the Litany of Limitations: Contexts for the Emergence of Independent Journalism in Sub-Saharan Africa



Benin: The Enduring Legacy of an Outspoken Press



Elections and Embarrassments: Benin's Evolving Ethos of Independent Journalism



Dialogue, Tracts, and the French Press: Roots of Independent Journalism in Cote d'Ivoire



State Repression and Emerging Professionalism: The Independent Press in Cote d'Ivoire



Conclusion: The Resilient Ethos of Independent Journalism


Selected Bibliography


Index