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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

Nolukhanyo T. Metula, Oluyinka O. Osunkunle

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 ... more

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Reimagining Community Media: A Rhizomatic Analysis of Khabar Lahariya in Central India

Annapurna Sinha, Kanchan K. Malik

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 ... more

Lokale Partizipation und Bürgermedien: Laienpublizistik und Öffentlichkeit im ländlichen Raum

Martin Welker, Andrea Kloß

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 ... more

Where Are We Now? UK Hyperlocal Media and Community Journalism in 2015

Damian Radcliffe

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 ... more

State of the Newsroom: South Africa 2014. Disruptions Accelerated

Glenda Daniels (ed.)

Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Journalism (2014), x, 134 pp.

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Saving Community Journalism: The Path to Profitability

Penelope Muse Abernathy

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 ... more

The Development and Sustainability of Indigenous African Language Newspapers: A Case Study of 'Seipone', 'Nthavela' and 'Nghoho News'

Edgar Julius Malatji

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 ... more

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Foundations of Community Journalism

Bill Reader, John A. Hatcher (eds.)

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 ... more

Global Street Papers and Homeless [Counter] Publics: Rethinking the Technologies of Community Publishing

Eric Anderson

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 ... more

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Training Needs Assessment of Independent Newspaper Managers in South Africa

Tiffany Tracey, Johanna Mavhungu, Peter du Toit, Francis Mdlongwa

Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA);Sol Plaatjie Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) (2009), 86 pp.

"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. ... more

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Key Editorial and Business Strategies: A Case Study of Six Independent Community Newspapers
Inspiring Practice

Claire Milne, Asta Rau, Peter du Toit, Francis Mdlongwa

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 ... more

African Media Development Initiative: South Africa. Research Findings and Conclusions

Claire Milne, Anne Taylor

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 ... more

Evaluation Reports on Selected Projects

Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2006), 147 pp.

Community Journalism: Relentlessy Local

Jock Lauterer

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 3rd ed. (2006), 432 pp.

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The People's Voice: The Development and Current State of the South African Small Media Sector
Top Insights

Adrian Hadland, Karen Thorne

Cape Town: HSRC Press;Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) (2004), xiii, 27 pp.

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Serviço à Pastoral da Comunicação (SEPAC)

São Paulo: Paulinas (2003), 88 pp.

The Rise and Fall of Philippine Community Newspapers

Crispin C. Maslog

Manila: Philippine Press Institute;Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (1993), 206 pp.