Africa's Media Image

BEVERLY G. HAWK is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. She holds a masters degree in African Studies from Howard University and a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research concerning U.S.-African relations explores the image of Africa in the United States and its effect on government policy.

• The Media Debate Introduction: Metaphors of African Coverage by Beverly G. Hawk American Media and African Culture by Bosah Ebo Committed in Africa: Reflections of a Correspondent by Stanley Meisler African Censorship and American Correspondents by William Hachten Patterns in African Coverage The Media and Mau Mau: Kenyan Nationalism and Colonial Propaganda by Wunyabari Maloba Dateline Algeria: U.S. Press Coverage of the Algerian War of Independence 1954-1962 by Robert J. Bookmiller and Kirsten Nakjavani Bookmiller Tribes and Prejudice: Coverage of the Nigerian Civil War by Minabere Ibelema Reporting African Violence: Can America's Media Forget the Cold War? by Rodger M. Govea Are We Really the World? Coverage of U.S. Food Aid in Africa, 1980-1989 by Jo Ellen Fair African-American Press Coverage of Africa by Charles A. Bodie New York Times Coverage of Africa, 1976-1990 by Hassan Mohammed El Zein and Anne Cooper The Southern African Story Inkatha: Notions of the "Primitive" and "Tribal" in Reporting on South Africa by Lisa Brock Beyond Black and White: An Overview of Non-Racialism and the Image of Racial Polarization in South Africa by Julie Frederikse Television News from the Frontline States by Chris Paterson Savimbi's Image in the U.S. Media: A Case Study in Propaganda by Elaine Windrich The South African Story: A Correspondent's View by David Zucchino Changing African Coverage Dateline Africa: Journalists Assess Africa Coverage by Tami Hultman Changing Policy: An Editorial Agenda by Thomas Winship and Paul Hemp South Africa Now: The Challenge of the South African Story by Danny Schechter Selected Bibliography Index