Week 1

Course introduction

Assignment: Please write a short essay about yourself. Address the following questions.

Do you read newspapers? Magazines? Other publications?

Do you watch  TV? Listen to radio?

What  information/programs or stories  do you like to read about? Or watch on TV?

Do you sometimes access the Internet?

Give a summary of some of the stories you recently read in  a newspaper, magazines, other publications or the Internet. 

Week 2.  An Overview Of The Africa Mass Media

Week 3. The Pre-Independence Media

Week 4. The Mass Media Today.

Week 5. Some Theoretical Issues In Journalism And Communication

Week 6. Introduction To The Information Society And The Information And Communication Technologies

 

Week 7 - 10  The Societal Roles Of The Mass Media.

International Declarations On The Roles Of The Mass Media