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Community Radio and Sustainability: A Participatory Research Initiative

Venu Arora, N. Ramakrishnan, Leonea Fernandez

Haryana; New Delhi: Ideosync;Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);UNESCO (2015), 46 pp.

"Community Radio is still nascent in Bangladesh while in India it has completed a decade and in Nepal it has existed in its myriad forms without a policy for much longer [...] The existence or non-existence of a guiding national CR policy plays an important role in determining the kind of Community ... more

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Community Radio as a Tool for Development: A Case Study of Community Radio Stations in Malawi

Peter Matthews Mhagama

Leicester: University of Leicester, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 342 pp.

"The thesis investigates community radio as a tool for development drawing on case studies of Nkhotakota and Mzimba community radio stations in Malawi. The thesis employs communication for development and ‘another’ development theories to help understand the role of community radio in developmen ... more

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The Political Role of the Media in the Democratisation of Malawi: The Case of the 'Weekend Nation' from 2002 to 2012

Anthony Mavuto Gunde

Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University, Doctoral Thesis (2015), xv, 239 pp.

"This study investigated the political role of the Weekend Nation newspaper in the democratisation of Malawi between 2002 and 2012 within the context of its foundational and ownership structures by a politician. Bearing in mind that the newspaper was founded by a politician belonging to the first de ... more

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Gender in the Myanmar Media Landscape. First Study: Yangon and Beyond

Dilrukshi Handunnetti

Stockholm: Fojo Media Institute (2015), 30 pp.

"Although female media practitioners are well-represented in newsrooms making up for over 50% of staff on average, media institutions remain male dominated on levels of decision making. This results in two main challenges for women within the industry: a lack of opportunity to advance their careers ... more

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Journalists' Perceptions of Nomenklatura Networks and Media Ownership in Post-Communist Bulgaria

Lada Trifonova Price

Medijske Studije / Media Studies, volume 6, issue 11 (2015), pp. 19-33

"This article discusses the role of the former communist party elite (the nomenklatura) in the Bulgarian post-communist media landscape in relation to media ownership and the origin of media outlets’ capital. The spotlight is on Bulgarian journalists’ perceptions examined through semi-structured ... more

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Hechos para contar: Conversaciones con 10 periodistas sobre su oficio

Lorenzo Morales, Marta Ruiz

Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, Centro de Estudios de Periodismo (CEPER);Penguin Random House (2014), 331 pp.

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A Clash Between Journalistic and Capitalist Values? How Advertisers Meddle in Journalists’ Decisions at the Nation Media Group in Kenya

Jacinta Mwende Maweu

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 1 (2014), pp. 27-42

"Grounded in the critical political economy of the media tradition, it is argued in the article that, in the highly commercialized media environment in Kenya today, market forces pose the greatest threat to media freedom and responsibility. Through in-depth qualitative interviews of twenty journalis ... more

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Connecting on Environmental Issues in North & South Caucasus: Insights from 36 In-Depth Interviews with Journalists, Environmental Activists, and Environmental Scholars in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia

Nino Japaridze

London: Internews Europe (2014), 35 pp.

"Key recommendations: Invest in increased nationwide coverage of environmental issues and media professionalism across all media platforms [...] Conduct more targeted, specialised training on effective environmental reporting [...] Build on dynamism of online information initiatives [...] Begin educ ... more

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Press Censorship in Turkey: Networks of State Power, Commercial Pressures, and Self-Censorship

Bilge Yesil

Communication, Culture & Critique, volume 7, issue 2 (2014), pp. 154-173

"This article explores the suppression of press freedoms in Turkey under the AKP (Justice and Development Party) government in the late 2000s. Drawing upon analyses of laws and legislation, surveys, reports, and interviews with journalists, it demonstrates how press censorship in Turkey has been act ... more

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ICT Economic Impact Assessment

Philibert de Mercey, Daniel Skillings, Camille Le Coz

Altai Consulting;USAID (2014), 90 pp.

"The ICT sector is one of few undeniable success stories in Afghanistan’s development over the past 12 years. In 2002, telecommunications services were virtually non-existent, restricted to a very small number of fixed-line connections and satellite communications were unaffordable to the general ... more

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The Integrity of the Image: Current Practices and Accepted Standards Relating to the Manipulation of Still Images in Photojournalism and Documentaty Photography

David Campbell

World Press Photo Academy (2014), 20 pp.

"The research is based on a survey of 45 industry professionals from 15 countries [...] The principal finding is that there is a de facto global consensus on how media organizations understand the manipulation ofimages. Manipulation is seen as involving material changes to an image through the addit ... more

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Video for Change Impact Evaluation Scoping Study: A Summary of Key Research Findings

Tanya Notley

Video4Change (2014), 16 pp.

"During the first half of 2013, the video4change Network worked with a small team of researchers to investigate and identify the opportunities, needs, challenges and barriers for measuring the impact of Video for Change initiatives. The primary goal of this research was to assess whether support was ... more

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Pistas para narrar la paz: Periodismo en el posconflicto

Ginna Morelo, Gloria Castrillón, Olga Behar

Bogotá: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS);Consejo de Redacción (2014), 142 pp.

"El manual que aquí se presenta tiene como propósito arrojar luces y facilitar herramientas, a partir de la experiencia práctica de periodistas y comunicadores, sobre los desafíos de los medios de comunicación en el posconflicto, basándose en una encuesta realizada a nivel nacional con distint ... more

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Brauchen wir Zeitungen? Zehn Gründe, warum die Zeitungen untergehen. Und zehn Vorschläge, wie dies verhindert werden kann

Michael Haller

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2014), 244 pp.

"Die Tageszeitungen stecken in der Krise. Neben dem Rückgang der Verkaufsauflagen und den Einbrüchen bei den Werbeerlösen prägen auch der Besitzerwechsel bei Verlagen und Zeitungstiteln sowie der kräftige Abbau an journalistischem Personal den aktuellen Trend in der Zeitunsgbranche. Viele Medie ... more

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Afghanistan in the British Print Media Report

Sarah-Jane Cooper-Knock, Stuart Gordon, Jenny Humphreys et al.

London: British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) (2014), 34 pp.

"Understanding how the British media has framed British aid efforts to Afghanistan is imperative to successfully campaign for continued public support for the long term development of the country. This is especially important given the scheduled troop withdrawal in 2014, which many commentators have ... more

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A quiet revolution: The moral economies shaping journalists’ use of NGO-provided multimedia in mainstream news about Africa

Katherine Wright

London: University of London, Goldsmiths, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 495 pp.

"Building a body of empirical evidence about why and how journalists use such multimedia and the consequences of this for journalism, NGO-work and those represented, is the central focus of this thesis. Unlike previous research on news coverage of Africa and journalists’ use of NGO-provided multim ... more

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Journalism in times of violence: Social media use by US and Mexican journalists working in northern Mexico

Jeannine E Relly, Celeste González de Bustamante

Digital Journalism, volume 2, issue 4 (2014), pp. 507-523

"Mexico ranks as one of the most violent countries in the world for journalists, and especially for those who work on the country’s periphery such as its northern border. Given the dire situation for Mexican reporters covering the northern part of the country, and the continued responsibility of U ... more

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An Exploration into the Operations and Sustainability of Community Radio Stations in South Africa

Towera Gondwe, Zororo Mavindidze

Braamfontein: Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI);RAITH Foundation (2014), 31 pp.

"Community radio remains the most readily available means of access to information for the majority of poor communities in South Africa. In this regard, the purpose served by community radio within communities is elevated to encompass greater significance in the promotion of active citizens and part ... more

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Digitale Illusio: Online-Journalisten in Argentinien, China, Deutschland und den USA

Alexis von Mirbach

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2014), 285 pp.

"Führen Globalisierung und Digitalisierung bei Journalisten zu einer weltweit einheitlichen Rollenvorstellung (= Illusio)? Rund 70 Leitfaden-Interviews mit Online-Journalisten zeigen das Fortbestehen nationaler und internationaler Unterschiede - aber auch eine klare Tendenz: Auf der Suche nach mög ... more

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Analysing the Scope and Influence of China’s International Media in Sub-Saharan Africa

Elisabet Helander

[author] (2014), 31 pp.

"In a pilot field study, conducted in February 2014 in Kenya and Uganda, news journalists reflected on the use of and interest in the Chinese international media offered in East Africa at the moment. An earlier survey, done in 2009, showed that Kenyan journalists emphasized several factors that play ... a role for their independence, such as their collective professional status and media owners’ financial and political interests. What foregrounds in this context, is the media organizations’ manipulation of news in favour or disfavour of various interests. The field study found that a pluralist media in itself does not guarantee a coherent debate based on factual information (Helander, 2010). Building on this analysis of the media in East Africa, my current research seeks to investigate the role of China’s international media in the local media system. China Central Television and China Radio International have their regional base in Nairobi, and work in close cooperation with the government led Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. The study has found that politically sensitive issues, which can have negative economic repercussions for China and the host country, are barely covered by Xinhua News. The correspondents at CCTV, CRI and China Daily Africa apply a cautious approach to the reporting of some important stories (Interview in Nairobi 14-02-10). Because China’s initiative in media is state-led and thereby less independent, these communication channels have yet to gain credibility among the media practitioners. However, the field study conducted in Nairobi and Kampala in February 2014, points to anther other question regarding the current efficacy, or popularity, of the Chinese news sources. The interviews gave cause to doubt the importance of perceived credibility of the content, to rather stress the question of whether Chinese international media is interesting. Both the framing, and the choice of news stories, were deemed by interviewees using the words boring, uninteresting or lacking political news value. After further interviews with media practitioners were conducted in Johannesburg and Nairobi in December 2014, a more varied view of Chinese news sources transpired. The opinions within the population of journalists in South Africa and Kenya ranged from trust and interest to very poor trust and complete disinterest, in reports from Chinese news sources." (Pages 1-3) more