Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Includes contributions from scholars specializing in media and international development from a transdisciplinary, global approach

Part I. Online Media Political Change and Nationalism1. A Quantitative, Qualitative, and Critical Analysis of Press in Africa's Coverage of Boko Haram, Charles Okigbo2.African Media Coverage of Terrorism: A Case Study of Nigerian and East African Newspapers; Seseer P. Mou-Danha3.One Culture, Different Perceptions: The Role of Politics in the Work of Journalists in Two Arab Countries; Galander Mahmoud4. African-American Communities in the Press: Dissolving the Black identity; Alice, A. Tait5. Mass Communication and Society Media, Terrorism, and Society: Perspectives and Trends in the Digital Age; Shahira FahmyPart II. Social Media and the Globalization of Local Cultures6. Why All the Hoopla? Fake News Reporting on Social Media Platforms and Implications for Nation-State Building; Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi7. Social Media Use Among African Youth: Cultural Setback or Step toward Globalization?; Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi8. Digital Media and Online Extremism among African Youth: Implications for Cultural Discontinuity and Social Cohesion; Adebayo Fayoyin9. Reassessment of International Media Reporting of Africa's Protracted Wars and Conflicts; Adebayo FayoyinPart III. Online Media, Political Change, and Press Censorship10. Confronting the Lion with Bare Hands: The Case of Anglophone Cameroonians Political Awakening; Kehbuma Langmia11. China's National Media Coverage of Counter-terrorism and its Netizens' Reactions; Wei Sun12. Young Women and Internet Cafés in China: Risks and Aspirations in a Contested Techno-social Space; Janice Hua Xu