{"product_id":"9783032322715","title":"The Media in Botswana Politics, Practices and Contemporary Debates","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Media in Botswana\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePolitics, Practices and Contemporary Debates\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAllen Munoriyarwa | Lyton Ncube | Gopolang Ditlhokwa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the Botswanan media has affected, and is being affected by, the political, economic, social and cultural changes that have taken place since the country gained independence in 1966. Covering ke\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ey moments in Botswana's media history and contemporary issues in the digital ecosystem, the book asks deep questions about how the media industry is shaped and controlled in the country and explores its responses to \u003c\/span\u003edisinformation, misinformation, deepfakes and other recent disruptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllen Munoriyarwa\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Journalism at Walter Sisulu University South Africa, and the former coordinator of the Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP), a research project that explored the growth of digital surveillance practices in Southern Africa under the auspices of the Media Policy and Democracy Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyton Ncube\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Botswana. He has published over 20 journal articles and book chapters in Scopus and Web of Science-accredited stables. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGopolang Ditlhokwa\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Botswana. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032322715\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591279808652,"sku":"9783032322715","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032322715","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}