This collection of essays will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact in emerging African democracies with relevant concentration on information and communication technology (ICT). Inclusion of several social science disciplines gives students, professionals, and government agencies an interdisciplinary perspective.

Media and Technology in Emerging African Democracies is a standard text that will give students an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the best literature in media technology impact in emerging African democracies with relevant concentration on information and communication technology (ICT). This textbook is a collection of essays that may be used as primary reading for courses on mass media technology, and information communication technology (ICT). It is also suitable as supplementary reading in media and politics, political science and courses that focus on political communication, and business communication. The book serves as a reference guide to mass media scholars, development communication experts, government leaders, and diplomats interested in media review, most importantly as it pertains to African democratic dispensations. The book includes contributions by scholars whose research interests in media and its relevant impact on African democratic system have stirred considerable academic discourse. The chapters span several social science disciplines, giving students, professionals, and government agencies an opportunity to see challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK
Part 4 1. ICT AND MEDIA PLURALISM IN AIDING DEMOCRACY
Chapter 5 Chapter 1: From handmaid to goad of the governing elite? ICT orientations of broadcast media professionals in metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria.
Chapter 6 Chapter 2: ICTS in the midst: Media and Democracy in Niger
Part 7 2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE PRINT MEDIA IN AFRICA
Chapter 8 Chapter 3: Role of ICT in election coverage by the Nigerian print media A study of the 2007 general elections
Chapter 9 Chapter 4: The role of on-line media technology and democratic discourse in Cameroon: A study of " Post-Online" and " Cameroon Tribune"
Part 10 3. RADIO AND TELEVISION: ASSUMMING NEW ROLES IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACY
Chapter 11 Chapter 5: Localism in the South African media context: A comparison of the South African local content and Canadian content rules
Chapter 12 Chapter 6: The new public sphere: Radio and democracy in Kenya
Chapter 13 Chapter 7: The Phasing of Analog to Digital Technology in Nigerian Movie and Broadcasting Industries: A Review of Nollywood and Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)
Chapter 14 Chapter 8: Mass Media and Peace-Building in Sudan
Part 15 4. NEW MEDIA AND POLITICS
Chapter 16 Chapter 9: Media and Conflict: A System Analysis of Mass Media Technology's Impact on AfricaDemocratic and Economic Systems
Chapter 17 Chapter 10: Communication, civil society, and democratization in Africa: Perspectives on political development
Part 18 6. HEALTH CARE AND THE INFLUENCE OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
Chapter 19 Chapter 11: The use of Techno-media Strategies in Effective Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria and the Implications for Democracy Sustenance
Part 20 7. NEW TECHNOLOGY AS A WEAPON AGAINST CRIMES
Chapter 21 Chapter 12: Concepts, dimensions in new media technology: Reinforcing the contest against financial crimes in Nigeria