Mediagazer: Columbia J-school professor Howard French wants to change media's stereotypical Africa narrative of immense catastrophe, white protagonists, or wildlife (Chris Ip/Columbia Journalism Review)

2:15 PM ET, March 27, 2015

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Chris Ip / Columbia Journalism Review:

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Adam Lusher / The Independent:

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