| Nigeria's Digital Diaspora: Citizen Media, Democracy, and Participation Contributor(s): Kperogi, Farooq A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580469825 ISBN-13: 9781580469821 Publisher: University of Rochester Press OUR PRICE: $118.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 21st Century - Computers | Web - Social Media - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet |
| Dewey: 070.4 |
| LCCN: 2019032330 |
| Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 9.1" W x 6.1" (1.45 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 socialmedia 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 themainstream of the country's journalistic landscape. |