¿Estamos todos? La otra cara de Internet y la mundialización a través de África y sus periódicos electrónicos / Are We All Connected? The Other Side of the Internet and Globalisation through Africa and Its Online Newspapers.

This pioneering study, conducted in 2001, explores the early development of online journalism in Africa, highlighting the structural, technological, and social barriers limiting its growth. Based on an analysis of 70 digital newspapers and survey responses from their editors, the study suggests that the globalisation of information remains superficial across much of the continent. Key challenges include unequal internet access, reliance on foreign infrastructure, the dominance of colonial languages in content dissemination, and limited economic sustainability. Nevertheless, African digital journalism plays a crucial role for diasporic communities and reflects a growing awareness of its strategic importance. The study concludes that the future of online journalism in Africa is more dependent on political and economic progress than on technological availability.

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2025-08-28
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https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29998795
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¿Estamos todos? La otra cara de Internet y la mundialización a través de África y sus periódicos electrónicos / Are We All Connected? The Other Side of the Internet and Globalisation through Africa and Its Online Newspapers.

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¿Estamos todos? La otra cara de Internet y la mundialización a través de África y sus periódicos electrónicos / Are We All Connected? The Other Side of the Internet and Globalisation through Africa and Its Online Newspapers.

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Abstract

This pioneering study, conducted in 2001, explores the early development of online journalism in Africa, highlighting the structural, technological, and social barriers limiting its growth. Based on an analysis of 70 digital newspapers and survey responses from their editors, the study suggests that the globalisation of information remains superficial across much of the continent. Key challenges include unequal internet access, reliance on foreign infrastructure, the dominance of colonial languages in content dissemination, and limited economic sustainability. Nevertheless, African digital journalism plays a crucial role for diasporic communities and reflects a growing awareness of its strategic importance. The study concludes that the future of online journalism in Africa is more dependent on political and economic progress than on technological availability.

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