Minabere Ibelema, associate professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, won the Sigma Delta Chi Award for Research. He was the sole winner from Alabama and also serves as undergraduate journalism director.
He won the award from the Society of Professional Journalists for research on his book, “The African Press, Civic Cynicism, and Democracy.”
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