Broadcasting in Sierra Leone [Hardcover]

Patricia A. Holmes (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761811818 | ISBN-13: 978-0761811817 | Publication Date: April 15, 1999

Broadcasting in Sierra Leone provides a historical and contemporary overview of the first African nation to introduce television and radio broadcasting. Patricia A. Holmes presents a well researched history on broadcasting in the Sierra Leone that breaks new ground in the social, ethnic, economic, and political climate in the context of broadcasting development, utilizing many never before used documents, including some from British Broadcasting Corporation Written Archives Center which date back to the first broadcast in 1934. She documents the beginnings of colonial and government-owned media to current movements toward privatization, with Sierra Leone being one of the few African nations to open up the airwaves to the private sector. Holmes also explores the potential effects of the present civil unrest on the broadcasting industry in Sierra Leone.

Editorial Reviews

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...a solid, well organized, and brilliantly-written text on the history of broadcasting in Sierra Leone and elsewhere in Africa.>>>> (Hassan B. Sisay )

...a solid, well organized, and brilliantly-written text on the history of broadcasting in Sierra Leone and elsewhere in Africa. (Hassan B. Sisay )

About the Author

Patricia A. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Communications at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761811818
• ISBN-13: 978-0761811817
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,286,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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