Bio

George Gathigi

George Gathigi is a Lecturer at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya. George has over 16 years of experience in the Higher Education Instruction, Communication, Media, Development and Social Change. He holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Masters of Arts in Development Communication from Ohio University and a BA in Linguistics and Political Science from University of Nairobi.

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(Last updated: January 6, 2015)

Publications

Submitted

Gathigi, GW.  Submitted.  FM Radio Broadcasting in Local Languages Triggering Rural Empowerment in Kenya. Jahazi Arts and Culture Journal.

2017

Gathigi, G.  2017.  How the media covered Kenya’s general election. The Conversation.

2016

Gathigi, G.  2016.  How striking Kenyan medical workers are using social media to tell their stories. theconversation.com .
Gathigi, G.  2016.  Boy-child marginalisation claims not true Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000204664/boy-child-marginalisation-claims-not-true, June 10, 2016. Standard.

2014

Gathigi, G.  2014.  Why sit-in exams are not the best assessment tools, April 17, 2014. Standard.
Gathigi, G.  2014.  Welcome to the age of crowd education, May 13, 2014. Standard.
Gathigi, G, Mariki B.  2014.  Using popular expression to address HIV and AIDs among the youth: Lessons from ShugaDrama. In N. Wildermuth and W. Mitullah.

2012

Otieno, A, Gathigi G.  2012.  On Effective ways to engage Community Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants and other stakeholders using mobile technology to disseminate information, 2011. , Nairobi : Internews in Kenya
Gathigi, G, Waititu E.  2012.   Coding for Development in the Silicon Savannah: The Emerging Role of Digital Technology in Kenya. Re-Imagining Development Communication.. , Lexington : Lexington Books

2010

Gathigi, G, Brown D.  2010.  The new public-sphere: Radio and democratization process in Kenya. . Media and technologies in emerging African Democracies . , Lanham, MD: University Press of America
Gathigi, G.  2010.  Inventing East African hip-hop: Youth and music convergence in East Africa. Music, Performance and African Identities. . , New York : Routledge

2009

Gathigi, G.  2009.  Radio listening habits among rural audiences: An ethnographic study of Kieni West Division in Central Kenya. , Athens: Ohio University

2007

Wright, K, Sati M, Gathigi G.  2007.  Prevention through Reggae: A Campaign Proposal for the Use of Reggae Music in Promoting HIV/AIDS Prevention in Jamaica. Black Praxis. 1(3):236-259.

2005

Kabura, M, Muriithi L, Gathigi G.  2005.  Ushikwapo Shikamana: Increasing Dialogue in Communities. Culture, Entertainment and Health promotion in Africa. , Nairobi: Population Communication International

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