The journalist and the griot. Tracing the oral tradition in the African Press.
This paper will show the similarities between the journalist's role and narrative style and those of the griot, a key player the traditional exercise of power. The new private press appeared in French-speaking Africa as a part of the democratic process at the beginning of the 1990's, in th...
Main Author: | Marie-Soleil Frère |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
1999-08-01
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Series: | Afrika Focus |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/5547 |
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