Stunted growth
An exploration into the failures of African-language newspapers, Imvo Zabantsundu in focus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9397759 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abiodun Salawu (0000-0002-1687-4621, Universidad Politécnica de Pachuca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 73-92 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecquid Novi African Journalism Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0054 • E-ISSN: 1942-0773 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02560054.2013.772532 |
| OpenAlex | W1547850898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
Publishing newspapers in African languages has largely been a precarious business, as many disappear no sooner than they appear on the newsstands. Several factors may be responsible for this short life-span, including apathy towards indigenous languages in Africa, which results in low patronage in terms of copy sales and advertisement placement. Yet, a number of local language newspapers actually endured, only to finally disappear after a long time. A good example was Imvo Zabantsundu, a Xhosa-language newspaper that existed, although with some interruption, between 1884 and 1997. This research examines the problems of managing local language publications, with a particular focus on Imvo. It also examines the success stories of the isiZulu newspaper, Isolezwe; the isiZulu, isiXhosa and Sesotho editions of Bona magazine; as well as the Alaroye titles in Yorubaland, Nigeria
Focus (optics · Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Philosophy · Publishing and Scholarly Communication
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Indigenous language newspapers and the digital media conundrum in Africa
Sustainability of Select Indigenous-Language Newspapers Through Advertising in Nigeria
The Political and Economic History of Swaziland’s First Indigenous-language Newspaper, Izwi Lama Swazi ( The Voice of the Swazi )
A political economy of sub-Saharan African language press
NotIwe IrohinbutUmshumayeli
The field of cultural production
The Black Press in South Africa and Lesotho
The African Christian Community and its Press in Victorian South Africa.
The Black Press in South Africa and Lesotho
The Yoruba and Their Language Newspapers
The Rules of Art
A political economy of African language press
The meaning of post-apartheid Zulu media
Narrating the Crisis
Research methodology
Power and Resistance in an African Society
Cahiers d'etudes africaines
Media Theory
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |