History of Mass Communication in Cameroon (CADA2103)
BA. Communication and Development Studies - CDS
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2017
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
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FACULTY OF ARTS
FISRT SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2016/2017
Department: Cads Course Lecturer: Henry Muluh, Phd
Date: 17
th
April 2017,11.30am Course Code: Cads 203
Year: 2016/2017 Course Title: History Of Mass Comm.. In
Cameroon
Time Allowed: 3hrs Credit Value: 6
Venue: Amphi 340
Instruction” answers three questions. Question one is compulsory. Marks will
be awarded for good English and orderly presentation of material.
QUESTION ONE
a. A historical analysis of the political evolution of Cameroon from the
colonial period indicates without doubt that media ownership and control
in Cameroon responds to and is affected by changes in the political set
up. Discuss. (15mks)
b. Using concrete example explain the fact that of the three groups of
persons who published what we can term the early private press, none
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QUESTIONS TWO
French colonial authorities and the dictatorial autonomous government, which
they installed in French Cameroon, exercise stiff repression on the francophone
press between 1945 and 1960. But the nationalist press did not relent its
crusade. What accounted for this remarkable expression of advocacy
journalism? (20mks)
QUESTIONS THREE
1 low do you explain the assertion that the Nigerian press had a major impact on
the early Anglophone Cameroon press? (20mks)
QUESTION FOUR
a. In the North West region of Cameroon one can identify several types of
radio stations. Can you identify and explain the various types using
examples to support your answers.
b. Two documents, which had a ten-year gap, made this possible. What are
the two documents and why is it suggested that these two official
documents made the setting up of several types of radio stations possible?
20mks
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