Herman Wasserman

@hwasser

Professor of Media Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Editor, Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies. Opinions are my own.

Cape Town, South Africa
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Joined January 2009
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  1. Nov 18

    Are our media holding our institutions accountable?

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  2. Nov 18

    Are our media holding our institutions accountable? Notes on media, conflict and SDGs

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  3. Nov 10

    Too much focus on or journalism. Sth does not exist as such. See Hallin+Mancini work on Media Systems

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  4. Nov 10

    Both BBC and CCTV frames China as the main actor involved in Africa while Africa is a passive receiver - Vivien Marsh

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  5. Nov 10

    'Suit' stories= formal meetings, 'story' stories=everyday life and culture. On CCTV Chinese perspectives also dominate latter -

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  6. Nov 10

    Nice distinction between 'suit' stories and 'story' stories about China-Africa by - CCTV does more of former.

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  7. Nov 10

    Investigative journalism needs to be funded and various sources need to be explored -

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  8. Nov 10

    Partnerships between journalists, non-profits could enable better journalism than ad-based model -

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  9. Nov 10

    Quite basic information about China-Africa migration still missing, and more interesting questions could be asked -

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  10. Nov 10

    Unclear exactly how many Chinese migrants there are in Africa - estimates vary wildly and can be way off -

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  11. Nov 10

    Too little reporting on African migrants, macro dynamics should be understood through micro stories, says

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  13. Nov 10

    No substitute for time spend on the ground to do real reporting, says

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  14. Nov 10

    Statements by African leaders often made to stand in for African opinion as a whole in reporting on C/A relations-

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  15. Nov 10

    Internal power dynamics in African countries ignored in homogenising reporting, says . Most exciting aspects missed

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  16. Nov 10

    Journalism about China in Africa still mostly 'flattened' as either good/bad, rather than showing complexity, says

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  17. Nov 10

    When Trump pulls out of AGOA, will create new opportunities for China on the continent, says

  18. Nov 10

    New platforms like making it possible for African journalists to tell their own, more nuanced stories -

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  19. Nov 10

    Reporting still fixated on how Chinese govt is involved in Africa, too little attention to Chinese businesses -

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  20. Nov 10

    We have now entered new phase where Africa-China relations have become more complicated, says

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