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Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp) (in English)
Farooq A. Kperogi (Author)
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University Of Rochester Press
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Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp) (in English) - Farooq A. Kperogi
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Synopsis "Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diasp) (in English)"
Over a decade ago, when Nigeria's migratory digital elite in the United States pioneered a newfangled form of online citizen journalism that disrupted the certainties of legacy journalism, the country's professional journalists assumed that this amateur insurgency would be transitory. Instead, it was transformative. Diasporic online citizen journalism is now not only an integral part of Nigeria's media ecosystem, it has also inspired successful homeland emulators and is challenging, even in some cases supplanting, traditional media in the nation's democratic discourse. Within the frenetic and deeply engaged social media scene, diasporic citizen journalism, homeland news, and social media activism are merging to create the most energetic moment in Nigeria's media history. Nigeria's Digital Diaspora chronicles the emergence and transformation of this diasporic citizen journalism from the margins to the mainstream of the country's journalistic landscape.Farooq A. Kperogi is Associate Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA. He is a columnist for the Nigerian Tribune and blogs at https://www.farooqkperogi.com/Table of ContentsIntroductionCitizen and Alternative Journalism: Mapping the Conceptual ContoursThe Nigerian Press: From Colonial Evangelism to Guerrilla JournalismThe Nigerian Digital Diasporic Public SphereProfiles of Diasporic Citizen Media SitesFrom the Diaspora to the Homeland: Role Reversal in News FlowsThe Nigerian Government's Response to the Diasporic Citizen MediaDomestic Online Media, Social Networked Journalism, and ParticipationMainstreaming of Diasporic Citizen Journalism and Implications for Nigerian JournalismNotesBibliographyIndex
