"This chapter is about some of the practices of audience research and, in particular, the methodologies and techniques employed in measuring the audiences of different broadcasting, print and outdoor media, the cinema as well as new media such as the internet. It also gives attention to audience mea
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surement in South Africa and gives a glimpse of some of the problems associated with, and criticism on, audience measurement. The relevance of audience measurement for academic researchers is illustrated by means of a case study." (Page 516)
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"Since the late 1970s, the Mexican state has developed an indigenous-language radio network of 24 stations. Now the state has invented a new media formula: ‘radio stations with community, indigenous participation’. In 2004, the government commission of indigenous affairs applied for (and obtaine
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d) broadcasting permits for three low-power stations. From in-depth interviews with radio practitioners and government officials, documentary analysis, and field observation, this article documents and evaluates the new model and analyses the shift in Mexico’s indigenous communication policy. Based on Stephen Riggins’ theories on ethnic-minority media, the theoretical framework considers the incompatibilities between the emergence of citizens’ media and the processes of state formation in Mexico. The authorities presented the project as a sign that the media were being transferred to the indigenous peoples. Three years after their first broadcast, the stations had little citizen participation, depended technologically and financially on the state, were ideologically conditioned by their government links, and had not become a forum of expression for the communities." (Abstract)
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"The role of historical memory and of cultural remembrance in societies dealing with dramatic transformations and, at times, traumatic pasts are numerous. In this conference, we will look at post-apartheid South Africa and reunified German society, how each country views itself, as well as the diffe
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rences and similarities in their approach to interrogating and confronting the past. The Afro-German dialogue looks at the politics of remembrance and current practices in the process of historical remembrance: How do we remember and how do we process these memories? What versions of the past exist and what versions are negotiated by society and the political arena? What role does the question concerning the future form or common vision of a society play in shaping today’s politics of remembrance? Representatives from the academic world, civil society, the media and culture will be discussing the potential for integration and reconciliation within the contemporary cultures of remembrance in South Africa and Germany." (Introduction)
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"This article explains the change in radio programming in Accra, Ghana, in terms of the concepts of hybridization, hegemony, and the public sphere. It argues that private radio has transformed communication among linguistically and ethnically diverse groups of people. It discusses how local language
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use, especially Akan, on radio has assumed national significance, by examining the dynamics of the use of local language by private radio to reach a linguistically diverse audience. And it makes the claim that this approach to radio programming has improved and expanded the democratic function of the electronic voice medium." (Page 161)
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"Im Jahr 2008 bot eine Sinus-Studie die Möglichkeit, das Medienverhalten der Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund milieuorientiert mitzuerheben. Ausgangspunkt dieser Studie waren die langen Erfahrungen mit den Sinus-Milieus bei Erhebungen in der deutschen Wohnbevölkerung. Menschen nicht nur nach ihr
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en soziodemografischen Merkmalen zu betrachten, sondern beispielsweise nach Milieuzugehörigkeit oder nach typologischen Einordnungen zu analysieren, hat eine lange Tradition in den Sozialwissenschaften und den Nachbardisziplinen. Denn nur solche komplexeren Ansätze sind heute in der Lage, Gesellschaft näher und treffender zu fassen. (2) Unterschiedliche individuelle Verhaltensweisen, Einstellungen, auch Mediennutzungsmuster, lassen sich so besser beschreiben, analysieren und verstehen." (Seite 297)
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"Die Grundbegriffe Medienpädagogik sind seit vielen Jahren einschlägig. Anlass genug, über eine Weiterentwicklung nachzudenken und eine eigene Ausgabe der Grundbegriffe für die medienpädagogische Praxis zu konzipieren. Diese ergänzt die Grundbegriffe Medienpädagogik in idealer Weise, da die S
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tichworte um praxisrelevante Begriffe erweitert und vorhandene Stichworte auf die Anforderungen der Praxis hin fokussiert wurden. Bei der Auswahl der Begriffe stand die Relevanz für die medienpraktische Arbeit und die langfristige Bedeutung dieses Aspekts im Zentrum. 66 renommierte Medienpädagoginnen und Medienpädagogen garantieren in ihren 80 Beiträgen grundbegriffliche Qualität. Sie spiegeln die komplette deutschsprachige medienpädagogische Szene wieder. Insgesamt sei ... der Band allen medienpädagogisch Interessierten schon deshalb ans Herz gelegt, weil er in vielerlei Hinsicht eine fachspezifische Begriffsklarheit schafft und somit dazu beiträgt, inhaltliche Diskussionen konstruktiv zu gestalten." (Klaus-Dieter Felsmann in tv dikurs 1/2011)
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"[...] Radio Nawal Estéreo [es] una emisora indígena que transmite en idiomas K’iche, Kat’chiquel y castellano. Está ubicada en la localidad de Nahualá que, traducido al español, significa «el espíritu de las aguas». La ciudad, con unos 70.000 habitantes, huele a leña y a resistencia y
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parece haber sido intencionalmente dibujada en medio de montañas verdes. Su población de origen maya muestra aún los rasgos propios de su cultura. Las mujeres adornan el pueblo con los colores de sus wipiles (blusas) mientras son pocos los hombres que aún lucen sus ropas tradicionales. Radio Nawal Estéreo acompaña al pueblo maya a través de mensajes que se construyen con su propia lengua, donde se comparten costumbres y esperanzas. En las páginas que siguen se encuentra, además del perfil de la emisora, la riqueza del proceso de formación radiofónica que vivió Radio Nawal Estéreo impulsado por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER). Una riqueza que te invitamos a compartir, para conocer sus pasos, descubrir sus potencialidades y aprender de su trayecto. La primera parte expone los detalles referidos a la sistematización. La segunda descubre el escenario en el cual se desenvuelve la experiencia radiofónica. Luego nos referimos a las características más importantes de Radio Nawal Estéreo. La cuarta parte expone de qué manera el Proyecto Político Comunicativo (PPC), como propuesta pedagógica y metodológica, permitió actualizar los sentidos de lo que hacen, incorporar nuevos conocimientos y capacitarse. Por último, la quinta parte expresa lo que el camino dejó como aprendizajes." (Introducción, página 9-10)
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"This report aims to 'assist radio stations to understand formative target audience research and enable them to conduct such research'. The report is primarily based on the experiences with Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) of five South African community radio stations. The publication contains an in
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troduction to the history and situation of community radio stations in South Africa, followed by five detailed case studies. Besides general information about these community radio stations, the case studies picture and quote the opinions of the FGD participants on language use, programme content, listeners' participation, and other topics related to the programme and management of the radio stations they listened to. The publication is not a research guide, but gives concrete examples of the benefits which community radio stations can derive from audience research." (commbox)
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"La radio, un élément primordial du paysage médiatique africain, a connu un développement fulgurant dans les années 1990, avec la transition démocratique connue par les pays africains à cette période. Cette dernière favorisera la mise en place de radios communautaires, dites de proximité,
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dont l’objectif est de donner la voix aux sans voix. Ce mémoire souligne que, malgré les difficultés auxquelles sont confrontées les radios communautaires pour intégrer les femmes de manière efficace, l’impact sur les droits économiques et civils a été relativement important. Le mémoire tente de montrer les types d’impacts, leurs limites, mais aussi le rôle qu’ont pu jouer des acteurs extérieurs, telles que les instances étatiques ou non-étatiques dans le développement de cet outil de communication." (Résumé)
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"This manual was developed and tested as part of the IOM pandemic preparedness for migrants and host communities project. The manual was designed to assist children, adolescents, adults and families living in migrant and host communities and help them cope during and in the aftermath of a pandemic.
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It is important to understand that, people handle difficult situations differently and not all members of a community will cope in the same way. People will experience a wide range of reactions when exposed to distressful events, ranging from the mild to the severe. Some can be amazingly resilient. When a group of people share a difficult experience, some are able to work through it and move on with their lives, while others require more support. The purpose of this training is to revise and strengthen your counselling skills, skills you may not even be aware you possess, as well as refine your communication skills. We will review the steps we use in the process of counselling and practice them in various situations." (Introduction)
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"This publication offers a comprehensive and multidimensional approach to media education, considering it from three inter-related dimensions: its national, regional and global contexts; its value to citizens and civic participation; and the crucial role of collaboration among governments, civil soc
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iety and the private sector in the process. There are chapters on media education within the framework of educational systems in India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Canada, Ghana and Egypt as well as on civil society media education actors in Spain or Finland. In a cross-cultural perspective, other contributions analyse issues like the curricular contribution to media education, the conceptual convergence between information and communication sciences." (CAMECO Update 3-2009)
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"Sorensen investigates the manner in which Chilean media and public culture discuss human rights violations committed during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) as well as human rights problems which still exist." (Publisher description)
"In the first full-length scholarly study of the increasingly important phenomenon of digital diasporas, Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff examines how immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin use the internet. She argues that digital diasporas can ease security concerns in both the h
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omeland and the host society, improve diaspora members' quality of life in the host society, and contribute to socio-economic development in the homeland. Drawing on case studies of nine digital diaspora organizations, Brinkerhoff's research supplies new empirical material regarding digital diasporas and their potential security and development impacts. She also explores their impact on identity negotiation, arguing that digital diasporas create communities and organizations that represent hybrid identities and encourage solidarity, identity, and material benefits among their members. The book also explores these communities' implications for policy and practice." (Back cover)
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