Tokunbo Ojo
Department of Communication & Media Studies
Associate Professor
Office: Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, 3027
Phone: (416)736-2100 Ext: 33755
Email: tojo@yorku.ca
Research and Teaching Expertise in the areas of
international communication
global media industries
journalism studies
news and public affairs
international development, media and communication
political economy of media
media and international diplomacy
media, politics and policy
sport, media and broadcasting rights
diaspora, media and communication.
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
“Political Economy of ICT4D and Africa” In J. Servaes (Ed), Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change. Singapore: Springer. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7035-8_64-1
“The Early Black Press in Canada” In O. Banjo (Ed), Media Across the African Diaspora: Contents, Audiences and Influence (pp. 7-17]. London: Routledge.
"Nigeria, Public Diplomacy and Soft Power" in Naren Chitty, Li Ji, Gary D. Rawnsley & Craig Hayden (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (pp. 315-325). London: Routledge.
“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of Huawei & ZTE in Africa.” In K. Batchelor & X. Zhang (Eds.), China-Africa Relations: Building Images through Cultural Co-operation, Media Representation and on the Ground Activities (pp. 218-230]. London: Routledge.
“ICTs and Mobile Phones for Development in Sub-Saharan African Region” In Jan Servaes (Ed) Sustainability, Participation and Culture in Communication (pp.83-100). Bristol, UK & Chicago, US: Intellect.
Through their Eyes: Reporters’ Challenges in Covering China-Africa Relations, Journalism Practice, DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1692689
"Media ownership and market structures: banes of news media sustainability in Nigeria?", Media, Culture & Society, 40 (8), pp: 1270-1280
https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443718803264
“Changing the game in Nigeria? Appropriating Internet and web 2.0 for sport communication.” Volume 19, Issue 2: p 222-235.
**Published first online in 2016.
“Political Economy of Huawei’s market strategies in the Nigerian Telecommunication market” International Communication Gazette, Volume: 79 issue: 3, page(s): 317-332.
“Neo-Gramscian Approach and Geopolitics of ICT4D Agenda.” Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 23-35
“Global Agenda & ICT4D in Africa: Constraints of localizing ‘universal norm’.” Telecommunications Policy, 40(7): 704-713
Research and Teaching Expertise in the areas of
international communication
global media industries
journalism studies
news and public affairs
international development, media and communication
political economy of media
media and international diplomacy
media, politics and policy
sport, media and broadcasting rights
diaspora, media and communication.
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesResearch Interests
All Publications
“Political Economy of ICT4D and Africa” In J. Servaes (Ed), Handbook of Communication for Development and Social Change. Singapore: Springer. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7035-8_64-1
“The Early Black Press in Canada” In O. Banjo (Ed), Media Across the African Diaspora: Contents, Audiences and Influence (pp. 7-17]. London: Routledge.
"Nigeria, Public Diplomacy and Soft Power" in Naren Chitty, Li Ji, Gary D. Rawnsley & Craig Hayden (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Soft Power (pp. 315-325). London: Routledge.
“Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Activities of Huawei & ZTE in Africa.” In K. Batchelor & X. Zhang (Eds.), China-Africa Relations: Building Images through Cultural Co-operation, Media Representation and on the Ground Activities (pp. 218-230]. London: Routledge.
“ICTs and Mobile Phones for Development in Sub-Saharan African Region” In Jan Servaes (Ed) Sustainability, Participation and Culture in Communication (pp.83-100). Bristol, UK & Chicago, US: Intellect.
Through their Eyes: Reporters’ Challenges in Covering China-Africa Relations, Journalism Practice, DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1692689
"Media ownership and market structures: banes of news media sustainability in Nigeria?", Media, Culture & Society, 40 (8), pp: 1270-1280
https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443718803264
“Changing the game in Nigeria? Appropriating Internet and web 2.0 for sport communication.” Volume 19, Issue 2: p 222-235.
**Published first online in 2016.
“Political Economy of Huawei’s market strategies in the Nigerian Telecommunication market” International Communication Gazette, Volume: 79 issue: 3, page(s): 317-332.
“Neo-Gramscian Approach and Geopolitics of ICT4D Agenda.” Global Media Journal -- Canadian Edition Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 23-35
“Global Agenda & ICT4D in Africa: Constraints of localizing ‘universal norm’.” Telecommunications Policy, 40(7): 704-713
