Mobile Community Reporting: A Grassroots Perspective on Journalism
Leiden: Sidestone Press (2014), 144 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 117-129
ISBN 978-90-8890-240-6
Signature commbox: 100:70-Community 2014
"In this book, the author presents what he calls the 'Mobile Community Reporting' approach based on a six-year training experiment [of the Voices of Africa Media Foundation] in which he was involved as trainer and coach in eight African countries. The main argument underlying the MCR approach is the following: if a member of the community covers news using a reporting tool that is familiar to that community, and taking into account the values, interests and worldviews of that community, chances of capturing what the community thinks are very high." (Back cover)
Introduction, 9
1 At the Heart of Community Life, 21
2 The Gates, Sources and Ethics, 41
3 Reporting Governance, 57
4 Reporting the Rights of the Child, 71
5 Environmental Reporting, 85
6 Conclusions and Paths for Future Exploration, 103
1 At the Heart of Community Life, 21
2 The Gates, Sources and Ethics, 41
3 Reporting Governance, 57
4 Reporting the Rights of the Child, 71
5 Environmental Reporting, 85
6 Conclusions and Paths for Future Exploration, 103
