Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: New Books in Communications
Episode: Herman Wasserman, "The Ethics of Engagement: Media, Conflict and Democracy in Africa" (Oxford UP, 2020)
Description: Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series.In this episode, our host Yuval Katz discusses the book The Ethics of Engagement: Media, Conflict and Democracy in Africa (Oxford UP, 2020) by Herman Wasserman.You’ll hear about:
The ethical and methodological challenges of studying media in Africa;
Why democratization is not a linear process;
What tools journalists have at their disposal to support processes of democratization;
Reflections on the professional conduct of journalists and what they can do to be more attentive to the needs of ordinary people;
Why conflict...