Incisive journalism in Cameroon: the best of "Cameroon Report" : (1978-1986) /
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| Imprint: | Mankon, Bamenda : Langaa Research & Publishing CIG, [2014] |
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| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9951526 |
| Summary: | Working for Cameroon state-owned Radio in the 1970s and �80s meant toeing the official line and learning not to sing out of tune. While the rather scanty private press that existed at the time was subject to prior censorship, a different kind of censorship � self-censorship prevailed at the Radio where topics for commentaries were vetted by the Minister of Information or his delegate. But for Anglophones working in a predominantly francophone environment, once topics were approved, the authorities could not be sure which direction commentaries were going to take as the journalists applied the tactics of �bite and blow�, sometimes giving full expression of their Anglo-Saxon spirit of debate and critical analysis as evidenced in this selection of commentaries from the Sunday morning commentary programme, �Cameroon Report� (now �Cameroon Calling�) of the late 1970�s up till 1986. It is a showcase of the irrepressible seed of freedom of expression that Anglophone journalists were imbued with and demonstrated at a time when subjects related to coups d��tat, human rights and governance were considered taboo. It was and shall remain the indelible input of the Anglophone character that has had a positive influence on Cameroon�s media landscape. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789956791781 9956791784 9789956791170 |