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oai:doaj.org/article:a71f1a99dcee4eff9b6cbb52ff135d8f

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10.3916/c32-2009-02-015

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Exploring media education as a civic practice in Africa Exploring Media Education as Civic Praxis in Africa

Abstract

This work argues that African media education should define a pedagogical agenda for citizenship. This task lies in post-colonial revisionism of liberal forms of media thinking and practice. This neo-colonial dependence on education in African media is evident from the pedagogical emphasis of journalistic/professional automation. However, Africans are becoming increasingly compassionate, politically and civic. This contribution calls for an emancipatory view of journalism immersed in civil society. It builds on the case study of radio listening clubs to illustrate the civic influence of the media in Malawi and Zambia, and proposes a media education model for citizenship. The key thesis of this model includes enhancing the critical analysis of the correlation between media, democracy and development; developing an emancipatory view of journalism; cultivate active citizenship; strengthen a viable institutional infrastructure for democracy, and promote informed adherence to human rights. This article argues that African media education must define a pedagogical agenda for mining. That task lies in a postcolonial revisionism of liberal modes of thought and practice about media. This neo-colonial dependence of African media education is EVIDENT in the pedagogical emphasis on professional-journalistic automation. However, Africans are increasingly involved politically and civilly apathetic. This analysis calls for an emancipatory vision of journalism that is embedded in civil society. It uses a case study of radio Listening clubs to illustrate the civilian influence of the media in Malawi and Zambia. It concludes by proposing a model of media education for mining. The key areas of the model including critical analysis of the correlation between media, democracy and development; developing an emancipatory vision of journalism; cultivating an active citizenship; training a viable institutional infrastructure of democracy; and promoting an informed adherence to human rights.

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