Mass Communication, Culture and Society in West Africa

This collection of papers is a first attempt to bring together writings on mass communication in West Africa as the basis of a cultural and historical overview of social development in that region. The history and development of mass communication in West Africa are examined from the perspectives of cultural programming, media language development, message diffusion, and professionalism. The collection provides a stimulus for research in mass communications within the traditions of West Africa, and presents a theoretical framework for such research.