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13th Gershowitz Conference on Media and Governance November 17-18, 2025 Theme: Power and the Press: Courts, Billionaires, and the Battle for Media Freedom in Democracies Overview: This conference invites scholars,...

 By Chido Nwakanma Title: Mass Media and Society: A Discourse on Mutual Impact. Author: Sylvanus A. Ekwelie (2024)Enugu: Publisher: Rhyce Kerex Publishers, Enugu ISBN: 978-978-59952-7-5 When a pioneer in communication...

….understanding the exit of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o The passing of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o—renowned Kenyan writer, academic, and tireless advocate for African languages and decolonization—marks the end of a remarkable era....

By Tapio Varis  The first Director-General , Sir Julian Huxley was asked in 1947  by young diplomats in Paris “What does UNESCO do?” The short answer was “It strives for...

Former New York Times Publisher, Arthur Sulzberger once proclaimed that the “free press is one of America’s greatest exports.” While the United States was acclaimed to be the bastion of...

By Tony Onyima The world is now governed by disruptions and innovations driven by technology. These disruptions occur across many areas, creating companies like Alibaba, Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, etc. IrokoTV...

Why do we need media literacy? How can these practices make people more media literate? Tapio Varis (professor emeritus) provides answers in a presentation at The DCN Global Forum, Helsinki,...

As the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day (May 3rd), themed: “A Press for the Planet: protecting journalists and scientists in defense of the environment” the governments of the...