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Mobile phones and news journalism in Africa

Posted on | August 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

Mobile phones and news journalism in Africa

Four in 10 people in Africa own a mobile phone – and the use of mobiles, particularly for news journalism, is in many ways ahead of the West, reports The Guardian.

Since internet penetration is still rather limited in many parts of Africa (although rapidly growing), mobile phones play an even more important role and is being increasingly used as an important broadcast device for news. News can be sent out as text messages and serve as an important addition to radio news, especially in rural areas where newspapers are not commonly read.

Read the entire article here.

Source: The Guardian.

Written by Fanny Johansson

Category: Africa, Education for All, Human rights, ICT4D

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