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Diversity and the Media: A Curriculum Examination and Proposal for Journalism and Mass Communication Education in Africa

Diversity and the Media: A Curriculum Examination and Proposal for Journalism and Mass Communication Education in Africa
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Author(s): Uche T. Onyebadi (Texas Christian University, USA), Mohamed A. Satti (American University of Kuwait, Kuwait)and Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani (Southern Illinois University, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 26
Source title: Multidisciplinary Issues Surrounding African Diasporas
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Uche T. Onyebadi (Texas Christian University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5079-2.ch003

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Abstract

This chapter investigated the curricula of journalism and mass communication programs in African universities. Sixty-seven programs in public and private universities located in all regions of the continent were examined. The major findings show that diversity and the media courses were taught in 58% of the sample. Programs in the sample from North Africa did not have the course or its equivalent. And, with the exception of Southern Africa, most of the programs in other regions of Africa mainly limit their diversity courses to gender issues. To better prepare journalism students for the coverage of a diverse world, this study recommends that diversity and the media courses be requirements in journalism and mass communication programs in Africa, with the courses expanded to include other elements of diversity such as social class, age/generation, race/ethnicity, religion, and geographical/physical location.

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