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Community Radio Audiences & Use
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Radio Schools
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Research in Media & Communication
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Television
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Television Programming, Programme Structures & Programme Policies
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Audience Research
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Educational Radios
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Gender and Radio
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
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Access to Media & Information
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Advertising
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Agricultural Radio Programmes
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Radio Campaigns
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Community Radio Management
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Community Television
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Internet
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Economics of Media
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Press
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Radio Production
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Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
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Theories of Communication & Media
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User-Generated Contents
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Information Needs
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Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Rural Populations
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Media Reception & Effects: Youth
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Television Use: Youth
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Election Campaigns
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Catholic Radios
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Media Reception & Effects: Children
2
Videos
2
Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Media
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Community Radio Contents & Programming
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Conflicts and Media
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
2
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
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Radio Culture
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Radio for Development
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Interactive Media
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Financing Digital / Online Media
2
Podcasts
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Facebook
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WhatsApp
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
2
Nonformal Education
2
Training
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Vocational Training
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
2
Self-Regulation of Media
2
Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
2
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Good Practice Examples
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
2
Fondation Hirondelle
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Media Assistance: Radio
2
Media & Information Literacy
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Ombudsmen
2
Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
2
Financing Not-For-Profit & Community Media
2
Crowdfunding
2
Political Television Programmes & Political Talkshows
2
Television Production
2
Public & State Radios
2
University Radios
2
Media Effects
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Media Reception
2
Habits
2
Preference
2
Research Methods
2
Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
2
Participation
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
2
Regional Television
2
Television Programmes & Genres
2
Television Talk Shows
2
Urban Communication, Urban Media
2
Flow of Information
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Adblocking
1
Advertising Audiences & Target Groups
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
1
Agricultural Information & Extension
1
Peasants / Farmers & Communication
1
Geography
1
Audience Research in Media Assistance
1
Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
1
Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
1
Interactive Radio: Audience Participation, Interaction & Feedback
1
Television Use: Children
1
Media Use: Foreign / International Media
1
Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
1
Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
1
Opinion Polls, Public Opinion Research
1
Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
1
Books
1
Campaigning
1
Behaviour Change Campaigns
1
Radio Maria (Catholic Radio Network)
1
Radio Sutatenza (ACPO) (Colombia)
1
Radio Veritas (Johannesburg, South Africa)
1
Catholic Websites
1
La Croix Africa (Catholic News Portal)
1
Children and Media
1
Child Protection, Protection of Minors
1
Child Servitude
1
Children: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Children's Radio Programmes
1
Children's Rights
1
Christian Radios
1
Cinema
1
Indigenous Films, Indigenous Videos
1
Television Programme & Format Trade
1
Editorial Independence
1
Freedom of Expression
1
Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
1
Alternative Radios
1
ALER
1
Community Radio Concepts & Principles
1
Community Radio Equipment & Infrastructure, Community Radio Digitalization
1
Community Radio & Gender
1
Community Radio Setting-Up
1
Community Reporters, Media Volunteers
1
Community Television Policies & Regulation
1
Faith-Based Community Radios
1
Groups, Group Communication, Group Development
1
Group Media
1
Media Assistance: Community Radios
1
Violence in the Media: Reception & Effects
1
Contents of Media
1
Decoding
1
Discourse & Discourse Analysis
1
Media Criticism
1
Messages, Message Design, Message Analysis
1
Cultural Identity
1
Self-Financing
1
Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
1
Development Strategies
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Development Theories
1
Ethics in Development Assistance
1
Underdevelopment
1
Development and Media
1
Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
1
Edutainment Campaigns: Effects & Effectiveness
1
Digital Communication, Digital Media
1
Daily Maverick (South Africa)
1
Rappler (Philippines)
1
The Quint (India)
1
Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
1
Digital Research Methods
1
Digital & Social Media Effects
1
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
1
Online Communication
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Social Media
1
Journalistic Social Media Use
1
Social Media Marketing in Broadcasting Enterprises
1
Information Society
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
1
Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
1
Identifying & Researching Disinformation
1
Television Industries
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Television Markets
1
Television Marketing, Branding & Promotion
1
Media Ownership
1
Financing Radio
1
Financing Television
1
Industrialized Countries
1
Social Capital
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Adult Education
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Basic Education
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Educational Radio Programmes
1
Schools
1
Higher Education
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Academic Training
1
Universities
1
Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
1
Radio Entertainment
1
Environmental Radio Programmes
1
Water Resources Management, Water Access & Supply
1
Defamation, Libel, Slander
1
Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
1
Women's Radio Programmes
1
Women's Television Programmes
1
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
1
Feedback
1
Moderation / Facilitation Skills & Techniques
1
Counselling
1
COVID-19 Communication
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
1
Food / Nutrition Communication & Media Representation
1
Health Radio Programmes
1
HIV / AIDS Communication
1
Indigenous Communication
1
Indigenous Media, Indigenous Language Media Productions
1
Indigenous Radio Broadcasting
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
Foreign Television Programmes
1
World Information and Communication Order
1
Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
1
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
1
Crossmedia Journalism
1
Financing Journalism
1
Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
1
Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
1
Local Journalism
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News
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Local News
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Radio News
1
Business & Economics Journalism
1
Election Reporting
1
Religion: Media Representation
1
Service Journalism, Consumer Information, Lifestyle Journalism
1
Language
1
Linguistics & Sociolinguistics
1
Local Communication & Media
1
Local Press
1
Local Television
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
1
Media Assistance Research
1
Communication Processes
1
Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
1
Information
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Information Exchange
1
Media Literacy: Television
1
Media Literacy: Youth
1
Human Rights
1
Licensing of Media
1
Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
1
Television Law & Regulation
1
Financing Public Service Media
1
Broadcasting Companies
1
Quality Management
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
1
Radio Management
1
Religious Media Management & Financing
1
Media Outlets, Media Associations
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BBC
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Deutsche Welle
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
1
People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
1
Political Influence
1
Political Systems
1
Democratization
1
Democracy / Democratization and Media
1
Election Campaigns: Social Media
1
Governance & Accountability as Focus of Radio Programmes
1
Political Role & Influence of Radio, Radio & Democratization
1
Public Opinion
1
Public Spheres
1
Editing
1
Magazines
1
Monitoring
1
Public Media, State Media
1
Public Service Broadcasting: Religious Programmes
1
Public & State Television
1
Radio Formats
1
Cultural Radio Programmes
1
Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
1
Radio Magazines
1
Muslim Radio Broadcasting
1
Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
1
Radio Stations
1
Commercial Radios
1
Bush Radio (Cape Town, South Africa)
1
Kovsie FM (Bloemfontein, South Africa)
1
Radio Elshinta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
1
Radio Maputaland (Jozini, South Africa)
1
Radio Progress (Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana)
1
Radio Riverside (Khara Hais District, South Africa)
1
Radio Zibonele, Khayelitsha, South Africa>
1
Regional Radios
1
Urban Radios
1
Audience Influence
1
Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
1
Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
1
Persuasive Communication
1
Attention
1
Social Participation
1
Mental Stress
1
Attitudes, Attitude Formation & Change
1
Opinion Change
1
Perception, Cognition & Comprehension
1
Personality
1
Television Reception & Effects
1
Religion and Communication
1
Communication & Media Indicators
1
Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
1
Formative Research
1
Participatory Research Methods
1
Research Results
1
Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
1
Social Conflicts, Social Problems
1
Civil Society
1
Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Minorities
1
Social Aspects
1
Digital Radio
1
Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
1
Technology Transfer
1
Mobile Phone Apps
1
Cable Television
1
RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
1
Audiovisual Language
1
Illustrations, Pictures, Images
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
1
Youth Television Programmes
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Youth: Media Representation & Reporting
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"The article studies the place and degree of interactivity of interactive elements in socio-political talk shows on Russian television during the period of the presidency and premiership of Vladimir Putin (2000–2017), and comprises unique material that allows us to analyse the interactive elements ... more
"As the most widespread and popular form of communication in the country, radio occupies an essential space in the deliberation and the construction of public opinion in South Africa. From just a few state-controlled stations during the apartheid era, there are now more than 100 radio stations, reac ... more

Introducing Vigilant Audiences

Cambridge: Open Book Publishers (2020), xiii, 342 pp.
"The authors engage with a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives in order to explore the actions of a vigilant digital audience — denunciation, shaming, doxing — and to consider the role of the press and other public figures in supporting or contesting these activities. In turn, the volume il ... more
"The guide aims to make what community engagement practitioners do visible and demonstrate why it matters. We’re not walking Rolodexes for reporters to tap, nor are we party planners or social media administrators. We create spaces and processes for the people we want to serve to articulate their ... more
"This paper examines the motivation of audiences to participate in the programming of community radio; the readiness of community radio stations’ management and their audiences to embrace mobile applications; whether Rwanda is a conducive environment for the deployment of mobile applications in co ... more
"This article examines what drives audience participation in interactive broadcast shows, with implications for the democratic potential of these shows as spaces of citizen engagement and public discussion. It makes three contributions, the first two to audience and media studies and the last to pol ... more
"This article discusses participatory methods for data gathering in the context of a partnership between a Swiss-based media development organization, Fondation Hirondelle, and a research team at the University of Sheffield. In 2018–2019, the partnership conducted fieldwork which focused on the im ... more
"This paper analyses to whom Spanish journalists feel responsible. To achieve this objective, we sent out a survey to Spanish journalists to ascertain their opinion on this question. The journalists’ point of view was then compared with that of the general public though six focus groups consisting ... more
"El presente trabajo es un significativo esfuerzo que invita a la reflexión intelectual y práctica sobre la situación actual y los retos de la radiodifusión. Su propósito es el de identificar los criterios así como analizar los problemas y desafíos que matizan el quehacer radiofónico. Con es ... more

What if Scale Breaks Community? Rebooting Audience Engagement when Journalism is Under Fire

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 51 pp.
"This report focuses on how digital-born news media navigate audience engagement in the context of both rapid developments in a digital, mobile, and platform-dominated media environment and significant political pressure, including the ‘weaponisation’ of social media to target and harass indepen ... more
"Even at the most audience-informed organizations, journalists recognize the immense difficulty in making sense of what audience members and relevant experts know, particularly without presently available tools and ample staff. This work is hard, yet there is an increasing amount of interest in it. ... more
"This study was specfically intended to: 1. provide comprehensive insight into the public’s media consumption patterns, and its underlying causes: a) values; b) needs and interests, particularly regarding media content; c) motivation and aspirations, with specific emphasis on buying media content; ... more
"In this factsheet, we study online audience engagement with legacy and digital-born news media across social media platforms (Facebook and Twitter) and the open web during the 2019 Indian General Election on the basis of data collected between 11 April and 19 May. We analyse cross-platform online a ... more
"Community radio represents an opportunity for audiences to play a lead role in the production, dissemination and ownership of media channels and content. The active participation of audiences is one of the primary differences between community radio stations and their commercial and state-run count ... more
"In digitalized media societies, many journalists encounter audience hostility in publicly visible channels. Scholars theorized on the spiral process of the influence of audience feedback on journalists’ editorial work. In this spiral, audience feedback on past news coverage influences ongoing new ... more
"This report is intended to aid staff from news organizations and media entrepreneurs who wish to grow their revenue by deepening interactions with their audiences. It’s based on hundreds of conversations and interviews with journalists, managers, and members themselves, including newsroom fieldwo ... more

Estudiar las audiencias: Tradiciones y perspectivas

Chía, Colombia: Universidad de La Sabana;Ediciones Universidad de Navarra (EUNSA) (2018), 336 pp.
"Este libro pretende plantear, cuando menos, algunas preguntas sobre el problema de las audiencias: ¿cuál es el efecto y el impacto que estas nuevas formas de categorizar a las audiencias pueden tener en la propia industria de los medios y los mercados de la comunicación? ¿Qué corrientes de est ... more
"While studies on alternative media and community radio stations have primarily focused on the media content and production techniques, scant attention has been paid to audience participation, a crucial aspect of community radio. This paper is based on ethnographic interview with the listeners and p ... more