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Community newspapers in Zimbabwe and the phenomenon of the citizen journalist-cum-professional journalist: Rethinking a concept
Journal of Alternative & Community Media, volume 9, issue 2 (2024), pp. 197-216
"This article interrogates the phenomenon of citizen journalism in Zimbabwean community newspapers’ production processes. It questions the distinction between citizen journalism and professional journalism and calls for a rethink of ‘citizen journalism’ in the Zimbabwean context. Data were gat
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Prison Papers: Between Alternative and Mainstream
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 6, issue 2 (2021), pp. 197-216
"This article engages with the history of Swedish prison papers, situating them as alternative media within the broader media landscape shaped by the emergence and dismantling of the welfare state. The article not only aims to give a descriptive account of the history of Swedish prison papers but al
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Community Newspaper as a Tool for Community Development: A Readers’ Perception Study of Idikelethu Newspaper in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Journal of Asian and African Studies, volume 54, issue 6 (2019), pp. 930-944
"This paper evaluates readers’ perceptions of Idikelethu newspaper as a tool for community development, particularly in Alice, in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Data was collected from two focus group discussions that were held in the areas where Idikelethu newspaper has high readershi
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Reimagining Community Media: A Rhizomatic Analysis of Khabar Lahariya in Central India
Media Asia, volume 45, issue 3-4 (2018), pp. 102-113
"Based on an in-depth case study of “Khabar Lahariya” – a community newspaper located in Central India, this research paper analyses its decade-and-a-half journey and examines the metamorphosis it has undergone over the years. The paper borrows from Tanja Bosch’s (2010) synthesis of Gilles D
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Lokale Partizipation und Bürgermedien: Laienpublizistik und Öffentlichkeit im ländlichen Raum
Konstanz; München: UVK (2016), 246 pp.
"Welche publizistischen Angebote können gemacht werden, damit das Interesse der Bürger am eigenen Umfeld (wieder) zunimmt? Wie kann die lokale, demokratische Öffentlichkeit gestärkt werden? Diese Fragen werden im vorliegenden Buch untersucht. Im Rahmen des Bundesprogramms „Zusammenhalt durch T
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Where Are We Now? UK Hyperlocal Media and Community Journalism in 2015
Cardiff University, Centre for Community Journalism; Nesta (2015), 36 pp.
"There are more than 400 active hyperlocal websites in the UK, compared with 1,045 local papers. New sites are being uncovered by researchers on a daily basis. One in ten say they use local community websites or apps at least weekly (7 per cent in 2013). 17 per cent of UK internet users use websites
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The Development and Sustainability of Indigenous African Language Newspapers: A Case Study of 'Seipone', 'Nthavela' and 'Nghoho News'
Limpopo: University of Limpopo, Master Thesis (2014), ix, 149 pp.
"There is a conspicuous importance of having newspapers that publish in the indigenous African languages for the indigenous population in a democratic dispensation. The indigenous African languages are key components of their respective cultures. The survival of the language is, in some way, depende
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State of the Newsroom: South Africa 2014. Disruptions Accelerated
Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Journalism (2014), x, 134 pp.
Saving Community Journalism: The Path to Profitability
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press (2014), 254 pp.
"Examining experiences at a wide variety of community papers – from a 7,000-circulation weekly in West Virginia to a 50,000-circulation daily in California and a 150,000-circulation Spanish-language weekly in the heart of Chicago – "Saving Community Journalism" is designed to help journalists an
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Foundations of Community Journalism
Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2012), xix, 283 pp.
"Foundations of Community Journalism is the first and only book to focus on how to understand and conduct research in this ever-increasing field. With chapters written by established journalism scholars and teachers, this book provides students and researchers with an understanding of the multiple m
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Global Street Papers and Homeless [Counter] Publics: Rethinking the Technologies of Community Publishing
Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric, volume 10, issue 1 (2010), pp. 76-103
"This article argues that community publishing initiatives might extend the scope and impact of their work by critically examining the ways in which technology influences the production and circulation of their [counter]public discourse. Building upon the work of Paula Mathieu, the author analyzes t
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"The findings of the research reflect two overarching concerns: training content and training delivery. It is a central finding of the research that financial skills are required by the sector. Related to this is the need to encourage professional attitudes, processes, and systems within the sector.
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African Media Development Initiative: South Africa. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 116 pp.
"Overall, South Africa has a relatively vibrant and developing media environment. The 15 interviewees were involved in 37 media development initiatives between them. These development initiatives comprise the following: 12 training initiatives; nine advocacy initiatives; five research initiatives; t
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Community Journalism: Relentlessy Local
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 3rd ed. (2006), xxii, 432 pp.
"No matter how ambitious they may be, most novice journalists don’t get their start at the New York Times. They get their first jobs at smaller local community newspapers that require a different style of reporting than the detached, impersonal approach expected of major international publications
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Evaluation Reports on Selected Projects
Paris: UNESCO (2006), 147 pp.
Key Editorial and Business Strategies: A Case Study of Six Independent Community Newspapers
Deep Insights
Grahamstown: Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2006), 122 pp.
"From all that has come before it should be all too clear that starting up and developing a small independent community newspaper takes considerable tenacity. There is a general perception in this sector that the value of these publications often goes unacknowledged. Shirley Govender of the Southern
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The People's Voice: The Development and Current State of the South African Small Media Sector
Deep Insights
Cape Town: HSRC Press; Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) (2004), xiii, 27 pp.
Jornal impresso da forma ao discurso: Laboratório
São Paulo: Paulinas (2003), 88 pp.
La prensa marginal
México, DF: Ediciones El Caballito, 3rd ed. (1991), 174 pp.
