Tokunbo Ojo, York University

Research

(1) Journalism (2) Global Media Industries (3) Political Economy of Communication (4) Chinese media (5) African Audiences (6) Foreign News (7) International Communication (8) Media Business

Latest funding

Global Media and Internet Concentration Project
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$842,868
Chinese News Media in Africa
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$60,610

All 2 grants and awards

Global Media and Internet Concentration Project

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Grants

Keywords: telecom; internet & media industries; digital platforms; digital economy; internet regulation & governance; political economy; cultural industries school; media economics; public policy

$842,868

Chinese News Media in Africa

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ojo, Tokunbo

Keywords: (1) Journalism; (2) Global Media Industries; (3) Political Economy of Communication; (4) Chinese media; (5) African Audiences; (6) Foreign News; (7) International Communication; (8) Media Business; (9) Kenya; (10) South Africa

$60,610

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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