LIST OF POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TEXTBOOK DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT IN ANGLOPHONE AFRICA
| SUBJECT | PROPOSED TITLE OF PUBLICATION | OBJECTIVE OF PUBLICATION | PROPOSED AUTHORS |
1. REPORTING |
1. Basic Approach to News Reporting and Interpretation |
Discuss how to handle issues and problems in interpretative reporting and writing. |
P. Chuba Agba Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. |
| 2. News Reporting | Discuss fundamentals of news reporting for Nigerian readers |
F.O. Ajoku Dept. of Mass Comm. The Polytechnic Calabar, Nigeria. |
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| 3. The Craft of Writing | Describe the writer and his environment and develop- ment of style. |
K. Duffour Ghana Institute of Journalism Accra, Ghana. |
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| 4. In-depth Reporting | Discuss interpretative and analytic reporting and writing for magazines. |
N. Etukudo Dept. of Mass Comm. The Polytechnic Calabar, Nigeria. |
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| 5. Newswriting Techniques | Describe approaches to newswriting. |
M. Kalonga African Literature Centre Kitwe, Zambia. |
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| 6. Reporting African Govern- ments |
Describe how to gather news from African government officials and write it. |
F.P. Kasoma Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia. |
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| 7. News Reporting for African Journalists |
Discuss basic and advanced news reporting techniques for African journalists. |
I.E. Nwosu Dept. of Mass Comm. ASUTECH, Enugu, Nigeria. |
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| 8. Writing for Nigerian Media | Discuss how to deal with common problems in Nigerian media. |
C. Onunkwo Dept. of Mass Comm. Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. |
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| 9. Reporting | Describe newsgathering and news writing techniques. |
P.B. Shija TSJ Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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| 10. Newswriting | Describe how to select news items and write news stories. |
School of Journalism University of Nairobi Kenya. |
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| 2. EDITING | 11. Editing a Community Newspaper |
Describe how to edit a community newspaper. |
S.O. Idemili Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. |
| 12. Headline Writing | Describe how to write head- lines. |
M. Kalonga African Literature Centre Kitwe, Zambia. |
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| 13. Editing | Describe process of editing news and making layouts. |
A. Ngaiza TSJ Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
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| 3. FEATURE WRITING |
14. Feature Writing | Provide basic information on feature writing. |
F. Tembo African Literature Centre Kitwe, Zambia. |
| 4. PHOTO- JOURNALISM |
15. Photojournalism | Describe how to take pictures for national media and how to produce photo-features. |
E. Friedlander TSJ Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. |
| 5. BROADCAST JOURNALISM |
16. Film, video and Television in Africa |
E.K. Abebrese NAFTI, Accra Ghana. |
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| 17. Development of Broad- casting in Nigeria |
Present a detailed review of the origins, growth and challenges of broadcasting in Nigeria. |
J.A. Adejummobi Dept. of Mass Comm. The Polytechnic Ibadan, Nigeria. |
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| 18. Radio and Television Broadcasting |
Discuss basic techniques of broadcast writing and management of broadcast media. |
T.A. Durojaiye Dept. of Mass Comm. Ogun State Polytechnic Nigeria. |
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| 19. Broadcasting | Discuss the role of television in education in Nigeria. |
N.J. Igbwedion Auchi Polytechnic Auchi, Nigeria. |
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| 20. Mike and Men | Discuss the tecniques of broadcast writing. |
W. Kobbah-Wureh Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Liberia Monrovia, Liberia. |
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| 21. Film and Television in Africa |
Martin Loh NAFTI, Accra Ghana. |
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| 22. The Broadcast Journalist | Describe basic principles and practices in reporting for radio and television. |
Grace Machayo KIMC Nairobi, Kenya. |
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| 23. Broadcasting in Tanzania: A Case Study |
Describe broadcasting system in Tanzania between 1951 and 1984. |
S. Mwaffisi TIJ Dar es Salaam Tanzania. |
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| 24. News Reporting for Broadcast |
Describe how to report news in the African context for radio and television. |
M. Sichalwe ZIMCO Lusaka, Zambia. |
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6. PUBLIC RELATIONS |
25. Public Relations | Discuss public relations practises in industry and non-profit organizations. |
S.O. Idemili Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. |
| 26. Press Relations and Public Relations |
Discuss how press people and public relations should work together. |
E.S.K. Lyimo | |
| 27. Public Relations in Kenya | Discuss public relations problems in Kenya. |
Absalom Mutere School of Journalism Nairobi, Kenya. |
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7. HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATION |
28. The Press in East Africa | Describe development of the press in East Africa. |
Deogratias Binamungu Nyengesi Social Training Institute Tanzania. |
| 29. Development of Mass Media in Africa |
Trace the historical develop- ment of radio, television and press in Africa. |
David Newton GIJ, Accra Ghana. |
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| 30. History of the Nigerian Media | M.O. Odebade and E.J. Umunnakwe National Institute of Public Information Kaduna, Nigeria. |
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8. MEDIA LAW |
31. Media Law in Eastern and Southern Anglophone Africa |
Describe the basic law for journalists in the Eastern and Southern African Anglophone region. |
Francis P. Kasoma (ed.) Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia. |
| 32. Guide to Nigerian Mass Media Law |
Examine mass media laws in Nigeria. |
D. Ogunnade Dept. of Mass Comm. UNILAG, Lagos Nigeria. |
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| 33. Government and Public Information |
Discuss and suggest public information order for Nigeria and other African countries. |
S.P. Eze National Institute of Public Information Kaduna, Nigeria. |
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9.THEORIES OF MASS COMMUNICATION |
34. Fundamentals of Communication |
Examine communication theory from an African perspective. |
A.B. Folarin Dept. of Language and. Comm. Arts University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| 35. Introduction to Communication |
U. Jimala Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Maiduguri Nigeria. |
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| 36. Study Points in Mass Communication |
Discuss mass communication n Africa. |
W. Kigotho KIMC Nairobi, Kenya. |
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| 37. Issues in Mass Communication |
Collection of articles by students of the School of Journalism, University of Nairobi. |
J. Mbindyo (ed.) School of Journalism University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya. |
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10. RESEARCH IN MASS COMMUNICATION |
38. Social Research and Third World Realities |
Discuss problems facing social researchers in the Third Word. |
K. Bosompra S.C.S. University of Ghana Legon, Ghana. |
| 39. Communication Research in Africa |
I. Obeng-Quaidoo S.C.S. University of Ghana Legon, Ghana. |
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11. DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION |
40. Communication Technologies and Development in African Societies |
Examine and analyse the impact of communication technologies in African societies. |
S.T.K. Boafo S.C.S. University of Ghana Legon, Ghana. |
| 41. Rural Press Training Manual | Describe how to set up and run a rural newspaper. |
Francis P. Kasoma, Dept. of Mass Comm. University of Zambia Lusaka, Zambia. |
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| 42. Rural Press in Tanzania | Discuss development of the rural press in Tanzania as a tool of development. |
Anthony Ngaiza TSJ Dar es Salaam Tanzania. |
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| 43. Television in Education and Training |
C. Umeh Dept. of Liberal Arts and Mass Comm. The Federal Polytechnic Bida, Nigeria. |