{"product_id":"media-accountability-and-corruption-in-ufuoma-akpojivi-9781350587311","title":"Media Accountability and Corruption in Africa: Contestations and Controversies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGathering scholarly voices and case studies from 10 sub-Saharan African countries, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedia Accountability and Corruption in Africa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is an open access look at how media influences governance, accountability, and public perceptions of corruption on the continent.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book offers an outline of the media's role in corruption in sub-Saharan Africa, then guides readers along as it examines specific countries and issues in depth via four thematic sub-sections: these explore media representations of corruption; media corruption and accountability; social media and corruption; and media capture and journalistic safety. Both editors and all contributors are based in sub-Saharan Africa, and their real-world, lived experiences of the contexts they write about enable new and critical insights into how media sometimes aids corruption and sometimes helps to expose and fight it. For its fresh theoretical interventions and detailed examples, this collection is valuable resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers interested in development, media accountability, and political transparency in Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Bloomsbury Open Collections Library Collective.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ufuoma Akpojivi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350587311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350587311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Ufuoma Akpojivi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801377517823,"sku":"9781350587311","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/media-accountability-and-corruption-in-ufuoma-akpojivi-9781350587311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}