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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"community media"”.
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Community media : field, theory, policy
… and the advancement of the academic field of community media within the discipline of media studies. A number of overlapping contexts are summarised: the socio-historical setting in which the practice of electronic community media first emerged; the ‘personal/professional’ context in which …
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Participation and Advocacy in Community Media
Community media is less well funded, supported and researched than other forms of media, and yet it holds considerable potential as a transformative experience and as an agent for social change. This thesis explores how the process of participation in community media represents an opportunity for …
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The politics of community media in the post-disaster city
… are times of information deficits and mass media misrepresentations. While mainstream media reports an array of narratives about crisis situations, it often ignores a variety of perspectives and the lived experiences of minority populations. This creates a biased knowledge base for city …
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Rural development and communication: a community media project in Uttar Pradesh (India)
… current rural development policies and of the media situation in India and Uttar Pradesh, my dissertation presents the findings of the pilot project entitled “Enhancing development support to rural masses through community media activity”, launched in 2005 by the Department of Mass …
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Community media and civil society: lessons from the Bolivarian republic of Venezuela
This dissertation explores the role of community media in democratic civil society governance through an examination of participatory communications under socialist administrations in Latin America, with a primary focus on the Bolivarian government of Venezuela. In so doing, it seeks to establish a …
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Power and pleasure : the politics of film analysis and feminist community media education
… analysis of representations of women in visual media, and the potential of media education for establishing a culture of critical viewing. Feminist film theory is thus critically considered, as are associated debates within feminism on the reproduction by media institutions of categories of …
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Examining community media sustainability in the digital age : a study of community radio stations in the North-West province of South Africa
Studies abound on different approaches by which media firms can achieve sustainability. However, there is intense paucity of literature on ways in which local media firms (community radio in South Africa) can achieve sustainability amidst the prevailing digital challenges. Hence, the knowledge gap …
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CLASS, VOICE, AND STATE: Knowledge production in self-organised working class activity and the politics of developing community television in Ireland using PAR strategies
… how working class self-organised communities use media as part of their process of knowledge production. It documents a participatory action research (PAR) project that sought to encourage the involvement of community organisations in the process of developing community television in the Republic …
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainability of community radio stations: the case of Vhembe FM and Makhado FM
… COVID-19 pandemic has affected the viability of community media in South Africa. Focusing on Vhembe FM and Makhado FM in Limpopo's Vhembe District, it draws on media development and sustainability theories to analyse the negative impacts the pandemic has had on these local media organisations. …
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The origins and development of community radio in Britain under New Labour (1997-2007)
… is a study of the origins and development of Community Radio in the United Kingdom under New Labour, focusing on the decade that saw Tony Blair serving as Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007. The research contributes to an enhanced understanding of Community Radio in Britain during this …
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The role of community radio in the preservation and transmission of culture: A case study of Mazabuka community radio station
There is no doubt that Community Radio in Africa has come as blessing and has a bright but challenging future. Clearly, their role of complementing the mainstream broadcasting station cannot be over emphasised. Community radio stations claim to be closer to the people, but little is known on how …
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The Tao of South Park: Dissonant Visual Culture and the Future of Politics
… productions are sanctioned and desired by a media system that requires audience loyalty. In South Park silences and traumas become apparent as silences and as traumas, internalizing their own repression and displacing it into poignant social commentary. This does not prove agency or effect, …
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Negotiating a community space in the state media : the development of cable television in China : a case study of a community cable TV station in Tianjin
… the historically rooted place of Chinese mass media as an organ of the state propaganda machine. One of the more acute features in the cable development was the establishment of cable stations run largely by communal work units known as " danwei " in Chinese. This thesis probes the "micro …
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From huelga! to undocumented and unafraid! : a comparative study of media strategies in the Farm Worker Movement of the 1960s and the Immigrant Youth Movement of the 2000s
Attention to the use of new media by social movements rose rapidly following groundbreaking global protests: The Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and the "Indignados" Movement in Spain. However, determinism and rhetoric of newness have led to phrases like "Twitter Revolution," while tools and …
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The Challenges That Single Parented Students Face In Attaining Secondary Education
… the government in the payment of the fees. Also community, media, school administration are encouraged to offer guidance and counselling services to single parent students in order to encourage them to work hard and accept single parenthood and also to their parent on how best to rear these …
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An Alternative Press? New Forms of News Reporting in Brazil
… financial sustainability. Drawing on alternative media studies, this thesis combines semi-structured interviews with independent news producers and qualitative content analysis. Interviewees include both citizen journalists and professional journalists with experience in legacy newsrooms who are …
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A Commentary on 'Local Public Service Television'
… including the Institute of Local Television, the Community Media Association, Scottish Association of Small-scale Broadcasters (SASB), The Broadcasting Trust, Media Access Projects Scotland (MAPS), Advisory Committee of (local) Television Operators (ACTO), United for Local Television (ULTV) and …
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The effectiveness of Community Radio Stations in bridging the information gap in Rural Communities: The case of Radio Chikuni in Monze District of Zambia
… and in Zambia particularly, various forms of community media have been used in a bid to bridge the barriers that exist with regard to access to information especially in the rural areas. Community radio is one such media which has been used in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa with a …
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No Principal Left Behind: Leadership and Ethical Dilemmas in the Turbulent Era of School Accountability
… of the school and school district, from the community, media and government. In addition, the study was designed to unveil school leaders' reactions to these perceived pressures. This study used semi-structured interviews with 12 school leaders, including central office and building level …
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The use of mobile phones for human rights protection: the experiences of Zimbabwean Human Rights Non-Governmental Organisations
… force and the constriction of political, media and electoral spaces. Human Rights NGOs, as part of civil society, have challenged the state over the violations in various ways, including through traditional and new media channels. Using case studies, namely the Zimbabwe Peace Project, …
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