G8: Hot air and little substance and Special focus on media and publishing in Africa

EDITORIAL
The G8 was no success, argues Charles Abugre.

COMMENTS AND ANALYSIS
FOCUS ON THE MEDIA: Guest editor Richard Carver brings together articles discussing the media and publishing in Africa
- Publishing in Africa remains an enclave industry serving foreign multinationals and their 'joint ventures', which are actually comprador companies, established to legitimise the former's presence and exploitation, writes Walter Bgoya
- When community radio is established, its value to those politically inclined rises sharply, writes Muthoni Wanyeki.
- Faced with problem how do we create viable pro-poor media, Chris Kabwato suggests that we need five key ingredients
- Richard Carver reviews a timely book 'Who owns the media? Global Trends and Local Resistances'
- Firoze Manji describes the experience of Fahamu in using ICTs for publishing
- It is commonplace to claim that liberal democracy and Africa are not good bedfellows, writes Francis Nyamnjoh.

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