Nation Media Group

This book examines the Nation Media Group (NMG), one of the few African media firms that occupies a commanding position in national and regional market economies. As a primer on the dynamics and complexity of media industries in African contexts, this book explores the interwoven relationship between commercial and state capitals in the African media industries through a case study analysis of NMG. The book analyses the structure and performance of NMG as a corporate business entity within the broader contexts of the political economy of the media and the logics of media capital. It also examines the state-media relationship, drawing on the NGM's role in Kenya, against the backdrop of the civic role media institutions play in socio-political processes. In sum, the book provides a critical political economy analysis of NMG's socio-economic, cultural, and political presence. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of media and communication studies, journalism studies, and the cultural and creative industries, as well as those in related fields such as African studies, political science, business, international development, and global studies.

Tokunbo Ojo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. His teaching and research expertise include journalism studies, international development and communication, geopolitics of global communication, political economy of global media industries, African media studies, media governance, and diaspora communication.

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Historical Contexts Chapter 2: State-Press Relation: Nation Media Group (NMG) & Kenyan Government Chapter 3: Media Business: NMG's Strategies and the Financial Data Chapter 4: NMG's Cultural Profile Conclusion Index