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Journal articles on the topic "Radio Broadcasting – Social aspects – Nigeria"
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Molchanova, Olga I. "Aspects of social management of a modern radio station in the conditions of media convergence on the example ofradio“EchoofMoscow." Moscow State University Bulletin. Series 18. Sociology and Political Science 25, no. 1 (April 18, 2019): 78–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.24290/1029-3736-2019-25-1-78-95.
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The article is devoted to the identification of specific features of social management of the editorial office of a modern radio station. The purpose of this article is to consider various aspects of the management of a modern radio station, on the example of “Echo of Moscow” to identify the principles of its functioning, the interaction of editorial staff with the target audience. The objectives of the study include consideration of such concepts as “format”, “programming”, “formatting” of radio broadcasting, as well as factors affecting the effectiveness of management, such as the potential of employees, means of production, culture of organization, leadership of the head of mass media, classroom factor; analysis of the classification of modern radio stations; identification of specific for modern socio-political radio “Echo of Moscow” methods of team management and work with the audience. Today, like other mass media, radio has become a mobile source of broadcasting. This factor has transformed the style of broadcasting and the content of radio programs in General. “Echo of Moscow” is a universal radio station on the thematic focus of broadcasting, but it is focused mainly on broadcasting news, special attention is paid to news of politics and culture, reviews of the press, conversations with guests who are experts on various socially significant issues. The organizational structure of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” should be considered to the structure of the linear-functional type, in which the full power takes over the linear head, who heads the team. This structure has both pros and cons. The editorial office of the radio station “Echo of Moscow” is a social organization in which specific relationships are formed, due to the organizational structure of the enterprise and the overall goal of the team. Mutual assistance, team spirit, willingness to help, both in professional activities and at the interpersonal level, speak of the formation of corporate relations in the team of “Echo of Moscow”. Joint events, collective events unite employees and help to solve the branding problem, contribute to the promotion of the media and strengthen its positive reputation.
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van Vuuren, Kitty. "Beyond the Studio: A Case Study of Community Radio and Social Capital." Media International Australia 103, no. 1 (May 2002): 94–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x0210300113.
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This paper explores the community development function of community broadcasting using a case study of three non-metropolitan community radio stations conducted in 1998 and 1999. I apply aspects of the concept of social capital to analyse the results of research conducted at the participating stations. The findings indicate that social capital is related to the age composition of volunteers at community radio.
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Doliwa, Urszula. "Transformacja systemu radiofonii w Polsce w kontekście zmian w Europie Wschodniej. Analiza pierwszego procesu koncesyjnego." Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski 12, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 399–413. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/pw.6484.
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This article analyses the first licensing process carried out after the adoption of the Broadcasting Act in Poland in 1992. Great excitement surrounded the award of the first television licenses – especially nationwide licenses. However, this article focuses on an analysis of this process in the case of radio broadcasting. It is based on documents gathered in the Archives of the National Broadcasting Council, particularly on reports of meetings with the candidates for radio broadcasting. The analysis also includes articles published in newspapers. A personal interview with the Vice-Chair of the National Broadcasting Council was also used. The study aimed to determine the shape of the Polish radio market desired by the National Broadcasting Council and the focus of this institution during the first licensing process. The author noted that the Council concentrated on the financial aspects of the submitted applications. This thesis corresponds well with the trend observed by media experts in the transformation of media systems in Eastern Europe in the early 1990s and how market logic prevailed when shaping the new media system.
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Sanusi, Bernice O., Felix Olajide Talabi, Omowale T. Adelabu, and Moyosore Alade. "Educational Radio Broadcasting and its Effectiveness on Adult Literacy in Lagos." SAGE Open 11, no. 2 (April 2021): 215824402110163. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440211016374.
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Education has been identified as one of the most important ways to achieve national development. With 3 million non-literate adults in Lagos State, the commercial nerve center of the nation, radio becomes a veritable medium to teach such adults who, for several reasons including economic, do not have the opportunity of formal schooling. The study assessed the effectiveness of educational radio broadcasting for adult literacy in Lagos State, Nigeria. Five hundred and five (505) adult learners participating in Lagos is Learning Project were purposively selected. Findings showed that a majority (62.4%) of the study participants used the instructional radio program, Mooko Mooka, to prepare for classroom instruction, while 53.5% of the study participants used the program for revision. Findings also revealed that 40.6% of them listened to the program three times per week and this implied that frequency of exposure could influence literacy skill. The study concluded that radio instructional techniques were effective in promoting adult literacy and therefore recommended that the radio listening sessions should be increased as part of efforts to reduce adult illiteracy in the country. Also, community media centers should be created in different communities to encourage group listening where learners can be supervised.
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Romaniuk, Myroslav. "The shaping of the Ukrainian content on the Polish Radio in 1930s." Proceedings of Research and Scientific Institute for Periodicals, no. 9(27) (2019): 34–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.37222/2524-0331-2019-9(27)-3.
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This paper is devoted to specific features of settling and development of Ukrainian broadcasting on Polish radio and its Lviv branch in 1930s. It is claimed that being launched after building the radio station in Lviv, broadcasting nonetheless didn’t embrace any Ukrainian programs. The author highlighted the role of Ukrainian public and cultural figures, journalists and radio listeners in a struggle for Ukrainian’s right to obtain radio information in Ukrainian language and analyzed distinctive features of Ukrainian radio movement in Halychyna region. The present study, having investigated the issue by examining the publications of newspaper Dilo, showed the reasons for its foundation and indicated the main aspects of Ukrainian Radio Society’s activity as well as of Ukraiinradio publishing house. The author stated that in 1932 it was officially declared a consent between Ukrainian ethnic minority in Poland and Polish Radio’s management. Music, religious and literary topics were outlined as the main for Ukrainian programs. At first they were prepared by polish journalists, who had difficulties with its contents. But even in such a deficient way, the Ukrainian content’s share became a good sign for Ukrainians, since gave an opportunity to introduce Polish citizens with creative work of Ukrainian talented well-known figures. It is pointed out, that Ukrainian professionals — journalists, writers, musicians, literary critics like Mykola Rudnytskyi and Roman Kupchynskyi joined the process in the second half of 1930s. The author identified such features of Ukrainian programs as a lack of political and social programs, so important for Ukrainians. Problems of content’s amount and quality were constantly discussed. Key words: radio journalism, radio programs’ topics, Polish Radio, Ukrainian Radio Society, Ukrainradio publishing House, «Ukrayinska Hazetka», radio listeners.
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Steinheber, Juergen. "Digital radio – the fight for diffusion in Germany." info 16, no. 5 (August 5, 2014): 70–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/info-02-2014-0006.
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Purpose – The diffusion of digital radio has experienced more challenges than for digital TV regarding a digital switchover. The purpose of this paper shows on the specific case of Germany, which difficulties the digital sound broadcasting technology of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) has been facing from several points of view. The difficulties are reviewed and outlined to overcoming different barriers and to facilitating its diffusion. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses how the diffusion of digital radio is perceived by industry representatives such as radio consultants and several stakeholders along the value chain of the radio industry. In semi-structured interviews, participants describe and evaluate the challenges for DAB as digital audio broadcasting standard mainly in Germany. Findings – After two decades of deploying digital radio in Germany, its success is still missing. Various very different aspects have prevented the diffusion of the new technology. Among various barriers, the radio industry sees missing benefits, marketing errors and a lack of inter-industrial collaboration as barriers in a retro-perspective. Research limitations/implications – The analysis does not cover other countries, where DAB as standard was introduced. Also other standards for digital radio are not considered. Practical implications – With referring to barriers for digital radio, there is a scope for those countries about to introduce the technology to troubleshoot the failings of overcoming barrier. An idea can emerge, how authorities and industrial stakeholders can help to facilitate the diffusion of digital radio. It also indicates the need of governmental interaction for the coordination of a technology introduction in a network industry. Social implications – The theoretical model, referred to, gives a good overview of potential diffusion barriers as most identified problems for the German case. The model and the illustrated problems of the paper can be used in practice to manage potential diffusion problems during technology introductions. Originality/value – There is a lack of published information about the faced challenges for the diffusion of digital radio. The retro-perspective benefits from the broad experience of participants having observed the challenges of the past decade with DAB in Germany. Additionally, the results are mapped to a theoretical framework with limits for the diffusion of innovation for generalising.
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Omeluzor, Saturday U., Molokwu Ugochi, and Victoria Kelechi Izuakolam. "Assessing the Use of Innovative Tools for Library Instruction and Services in Federal University Libraries in South-South, Nigeria." Information Impact: Journal of Information and Knowledge Management 11, no. 4 (February 22, 2021): 92–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/iijikm.v11i4.9.
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The study investigated the adoption of innovative tools for library instruction and services in Federal University libraries in South-South zone of Nigeria. The study cut across six federal university libraries in the zone with a total population of 93 academic librarians. The findings revealed that fewer numbers of the respondents have adopted and used innovative tools for library instruction and services which majority of the respondents are yet to use innovative tools for instruction and service delivery. It also showed that the frequency of use of the tools were staggered with social media and text messaging being the ones that are used daily, email was used on a weekly basis while Library Blog, website and OPAC were mostly used on quarterly basis and a general none use of radio broadcasting. The findings further indicated that inadequate use of innovative tools would affect patronage and adequate delivery of library instruction and services to the library patrons who are in different geo-political locations. The researchers recommended the need for library management in federal universities in the South-South zone of Nigeria to explore viable innovative tools for ilibrary instruction and services,
Keywords: Innovative tools, Library instruction, Library services, Librarians, University libraries
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Smułczyński, Michał. "Live-Ticker: Zu Der Neuen Multimodal-Hypertextuellen Form Der Live-Berichterstattung." Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia 27, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 14–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/fsp-2019-0005.
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Abstract The live broadcast of different, socially important events is nowadays no longer reserved only for radio and television. The live-ticker, a result of various media convergence processes, is a multimodal and interactive set of institutional reports, journalists’ and politicians’ opinions, pictures, short films and social media posts, that 24/7 provides the most up-to-date information on a specific topic. The article is an investigation into the media genre live-ticker with a focus on its multimodal structure, the language-image relations, as well as aspects of hypertextuality. Finally, I want to show what the live ticker differs from similar forms of online broadcasting. The corpus are three Danish live-tickers that provided the most detailed report on the trial of the Danish entrepreneur and designer Peter Madsen: bt.dk, ekstrabladet.dk and jyllands-posten.dk. Madsen murdered in 2017 a Swedish journalist Kim Wall, for which he was sentenced in April 2018 to life imprisonment.
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Ademilokun, Mohammed Ayodeji. "A CORPUS-ASSISTED CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF MODALITY IN SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION CAMPAIGNS IN NIGERIA." Discourse and Interaction 12, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 5–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/di2019-2-5.
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This article examines modal resources in the mediatised discourse of social transformation in Nigeria with a view to showing how they are strategically used to code interpersonal meanings for enhanced and impactful delivery of messages of social transformation in the nation. Data for the study comprises texts on aspects of social transformation campaigns in Nigeria in the context of democracy, anti-corruption crusade, insecurity and domestic violence compiled as small corpora. The data comprises texts produced by government and non-governmental actors consisting of speeches, radio commentaries, jingles, printed texts, interviews, tweets and online newspaper comments and covers the period from March 2013 to March 2018. The five-year span was informed by the wide gamut of negative realities in the nation during the time frame which led to increased mediatisation of social transformation messages. Corpus-assisted critical discourse approach was employed for data analysis, using Fairclough’s (1989, revised 2015) dialectical relational approach, the corpus linguistic tool of Antconc, chi-square test on R-Studio and normalised relative frequencies. Data analysis revealed that the different participants in the discourse characteristically used different modal resources to reflect their power on the one hand and resistance on the other and to capture the intensity of their views and feelings on the actions required for Nigeria to experience genuine social transformation. The study concludes that even though the discourse is largely ideational, modal resources are deployed for emphasising the urgency and seriousness of the issues in the ideational contents of the discourse.
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Kokotović, MsC Sonja, and PhD Miodrag Koprivica. "From Traditional to New Media - Pmi (Public Media Institution Radio Television of Vojvodina) Rtv of Vojvodina in Step with the 21st Century and Media Literacy." European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research 10, no. 2 (May 19, 2017): 291. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/ejser.v10i2.p291-291.
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Today, digital media technologies enable faster reaching the necessary information and placement information that are important to the user, quickly and easily using new communication channels available to everyone around the world. Internet mainly compared with the "information buffet" from which users take as much information as he is when he needs to. This information can be used for information, education, entertainment, advertising, sales, and other aspects of the business. As we live in the age of new media, which enabled the creation and exchange a wide variety of content, including the content of traditional media such as those produced by JMU broadcasting a large number of Internet users, researchers influence of the media warn of increase dependence on the media, especially new and the need to create the institutional basis for the introduction of media education in the regular education program. Gradual influence of new media people indirectly determine the meaning of life, because it is believed that two-thirds of our waking time with the media or with media and other activity. This work will define terms such as Internet, communications, new media, media literacy, social media, media content, but ... I will analyze the expectations and challenges that we accelerated technical and technological developments made in terms of the Internet and other forms of electronic promotions.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Radio Broadcasting – Social aspects – Nigeria"
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Da-Wariboko, Biobele. "Investigating the effects of the proliferation of commercial broadcasting on public service broadcasting: the case of Rivers State of Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002876.
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1992 marked a turning point in Nigeria’s broadcasting history as the country formally deregulated her broadcast space. However, it was not until March 2002 that the first commercial radio station was established in Rivers State, a broadcast environment hitherto monopolised by Radio Rivers. The coming of the first independent radio station in Rivers State in March 2002 was followed by the establishment of two other stations in October 2003 and November 2003 respectively. As important as these events in broadcasting in Rivers State are, however, media scholars have argued that in most societies where such change has taken place, public service broadcasters have tampered with their values of being an open space where individuals and groups can come together to be educated, informed, and entertained. This study investigates the extent to which the proliferation of commercial broadcasting outlets has affected Radio Rivers’ public service programming and scheduling. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods, through in-depth interviews and analysis of the mandate and programme schedules, the study established that while Radio Rivers still maintains some public service values, its current programming policy is driven by the need to compete with the commercial broadcasters. This is evidenced in the decrease in the programme space allocated to current affairs and educational programmes on the schedule, (the genre of public service broadcasting), and the increase in attention to advertisements and entertainment programmes, (the genre of commercial broadcasting). The study also confirms the adverse effects of dwindling financial resources as forcing public service radios to compromise on their public service values, as majority of programmes on Radio Rivers current programme schedules are now geared towards attracting advertisers rather than serving the public good and interests. However, the study proved that it is not in all cases that the entry of commercial broadcasters into Rivers State broadcast space has undermined Radio Rivers public service values. Indeed, in leading to the expansion of interactive, news, and the diversification of entertainment programmes spaces on Radio Rivers’ programming schedules, the proliferation of commercial broadcasters has yielded some positive effects on Radio Rivers public service values and contribution to the public sphere. The study further highlights the need for some policy reforms at Radio Rivers, such as the introduction of licence fees, increased government funding and loosening government’s current control over the station. In addition, there is the need for the edict establishing the station to be amended to reflect the current trends in broadcasting in Rivers State, and above all to reposition Radio Rivers to sustain public good and public interests in its programming.
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Ogoso, Erich Opolot. "Talk radio and public debate : a case study of three Ugandan radio stations." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007723.
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This study is a comparative examination of approaches to talk radio as a genre on three Ugandan radio stations. The aim is to draw conclusions, from observations made about these stations, about the potential of talk radio to encourage public debate around social issues and improve democratic participation despite pertinent challenges in Uganda. The study first outlines a theoretical framework, which is informed by Habermas's theory of the media as a 'public sphere'. This framework is applied to an exploration of traditions of talk radio that have emerged globally in order to assess the potential of these traditions to play a role in contributing to the establishment of such a 'public sphere'. The study then goes on to discuss the historical development of radio in Uganda and the establishment of the current broadcast landscape. The focus is on the way in which this history has been defined by a struggle around public expression, in which government has repeatedly sought ways to control media as a vehicle for public expression. It is proposed that Ugandan talk radio has the potential to play an important role in ensuring broad participation in public expression. It is against this background that the study then describes and analyses the development of the talk genre at three Ugandan radio stations (each one an example of, respectively, a commercial, community and public service station). It is explained that staff on all three stations emphasise the importance of talk radio in encouraging participation, by their audiences, in the public debate of social and political issues. It is argued that, because of limitations that exist within these stations, none of the talk show teams fully realize the potential of the genre for participation in such debate. The picture that emerges is one of unequal access, with those sections of radio audiences in positions of privilege being further empowered, while those on the margins remain excluded from public discussion. The study finally recommends ways to improve public participation on Ugandan talk radio, noting the need to review government support, the problems of organizational culture within the stations, the need for more guidelines on practical arrangements around talk show production and the question of contradictions that exist at policy level.
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Saurombe, Memory. "The impact of media commercialization on public service broadcasting : the case of Radio Zimbabwe after the adoption of the Commercialisation Act (No 26) of 2001." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/601.
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Cultural and educational functions of public service broadcasting come at a fortuitous time, as the changing environment of broadcasting is on various agendas. At the heart of this is the question of the present and future status of public service broadcasting. Major changes have taken place in the political economy of the media and the world economy at large, technological advancement has resulted in privatization and commercialization of the media. In most societies where these changes have taken place, public service broadcasting has been threatened by the rapid rise of commercial institutions, resulting in stiff competition for audiences. This study will examine the extent to which the adoption of the Commercialization Act (No 26) of 2001 in Zimbabwe has affected Radio Zimbabwe’s role as a public broadcaster. The study is based on the hypothesis that with the adoption of the Commercialization Act, Radio Zimbabwe is no longer playing its public service role effectively. The current nature of programming at Radio Zimbabwe as the research hopes to show will highlight tremendous changes towards a commercial logic. The study uses a combination of document analysis, secondary literature and qualitative interviews.
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Almeida, Edney Mota. "Precarização social e o protagonismo da rádio comunitária: uma análise do processo de democratização da comunicação." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21207.
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In the context in which Brazil is one of the countries that does not present a fair regulation for the broadcasting, this doctoral research seeks to study a community radio, investigating its potential for the social, cultural, political and economic democratization processes with its residents and, moreover, as a mediator in the struggle for the implementation of public politics aimed at improving living conditions in the favela. Thus, it is sought to examine why these radios live precariously, suffer discrimination and criminalization, to the point of being persecuted by the Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (Abert) and by state agencies, such as Anatel and even the Federal Police. In this sense, in light of the legislation, the problems and challenges of this communication as a democratic possibility in the country are analyzed. It is the large groups of broadcasting prevent, through the supremacy in the correlation of installed forces, above all, in the National Congress, as well as through the legislation of the broadcasting, the growth and the development of the community radios, relegating them to the condition of inferiority. Finally, supported by in-depth interviews with: announcers and directors of the community radio stations Heliopolis and Paraisópolis; representatives of entities that defend the right to communication; and professors and researchers of the area, it was tried to identify the vicissitudes in the system of broadcasting that accompanied the crises of the Brazilian democracy itself. As an auxiliary resource of the research, besides the interviews, a study of documentary sources was carried out. Because it is a multidisciplinary subject, the theoretical framework permeates several fields of knowledge, especially the areas of communication, urban sociology and legislation pertaining to public policies
No contexto em que o Brasil figura como um dos países que não apresenta uma regulamentação equitativa para os veículos de radiodifusão, esta pesquisa de doutorado busca estudar a importância da rádio comunitária, averiguando o seu potencial para os processos de democratização social, cultural, política, econômica junto à população de favela, além disso, como mediadora na luta por implementação de políticas públicas voltadas à melhoria das condições de vida das pessoas. Dessa forma, intenta-se perscrutar o porquê dessas rádios viverem precarizadas, sofrerem discriminação e criminalização, a ponto de serem perseguidas pela Associação Brasileira de Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão (Abert) e pelos órgãos do Estado, como Anatel e até a Polícia Federal. Nesse sentido, são analisados, à luz da legislação, os problemas e desafios desse modelo de comunicação como possibilidade democrática no país. Sustenta-se, hipoteticamente, que, os grandes grupos de radiodifusão impedem politicamente, por meio da supremacia na correlação de forças instaladas, sobretudo, no Congresso Nacional, bem como por meio da legislação da radiodifusão, o crescimento e o desenvolvimento das rádios comunitárias, relegando-as à condição de inferioridade. Por fim, apoiado nas entrevistas em profundidade com: locutores e dirigentes das rádios comunitárias Heliópolis e Paraisópolis; representantes de entidades que defendem o direito à comunicação; e professores e pesquisadores da área, procurou-se identificar as vicissitudes no sistema de radiodifusão que acompanharam as crises da própria democracia brasileira. Como recurso auxiliar de pesquisa, além das entrevistas, foi realizado estudo de fontes documentais. Por se tratar de tema multidisciplinar, o referencial teórico perpassa diversos campos do conhecimento, sobretudo as áreas da comunicação, da sociologia urbana e da legislação pertencente às políticas públicas
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Pinnock, William Jacob Amadeus. ""Your information station": A Case study of rural radio in the 21st century." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2115.
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The study examined how the introduction of high-speed internet into a rural community affected audience members' use of their local radio station. A qualitative case study was guided by uses and gratifications and niche theory. The author conducted interviews with KMMR FM audience members in Malta, Montana, to investigate how the introduction of high-speed internet impacted listener habits. Twenty participants who either listened to or produced content for KMMR FM were interviewed. The author performed a thematic analysis of different uses for the radio guided by typologies created by Rubin (1983), Palmgreen and Rayburn (1979), and Katz, Haas, and Gurevitch (1973). The results showed the internet and the radio gratify different needs for audience members: radio was used the most for local information and the internet for more specialized needs that could not be met by the radio. The findings also showed that the radio is important in fostering a sense of social cohesion within the community
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Namusoga, Sara. "Preparing for the information society: a critical analysis of Uganda's broadcast policy in light of the principles of the WSIS." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002929.
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This study analyses Uganda’s 2004 Broadcast Policy in light of the WSIS principles in order to establish whether the policy enables radio to build an inclusive and people-centred Information Society, and if so, in what ways it does this. The study specifically focuses on radio, which it views as the dominant medium in Uganda, and therefore the medium with the greatest potential to build a sustainable Information Society in the country. The study is informed by media policy theories as well as Information Society theories. It is argued that although most definitions of the Information Society consider the newer ICTs, especially the Internet, as the key drivers in the Information Society, most developing countries like Uganda are far from reaching the desired level of computer and Internet access as proposed by some Information Society theorists. Instead, most people in Uganda rely heavily on older ICTs, especially radio, for information about key issues in their daily lives. Inevitably, radio ends up being a key player in building the Information Society in these countries. The study, therefore, finds most of the common Information Society theories lacking and adopts the WSIS definition, which is more relevant to Uganda’s situation. This study also maintains that if radio is to be a key player in building an inclusive and people-centred Information Society in Uganda, the 2004 Broadcast Policy has to create that enabling environment, by, for example, promoting public service radio through local content programming, and diversifying radio ownership. The data for this study was obtained using the qualitative research approach, and specifically the research tools of document analysis and individual in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that the policy’s emphasis is on building a broadcast sector that addresses the public’s interests through local content programming and provision of diversified media services. However, the study also found that the policy is vague on some very crucial aspects, which would benefit the public, namely, local content quotas and the independence of the public service broadcaster.
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Ellis, Hugh. "Conceptualisations of 'the community' and 'community knowledge' among community radio volunteers in Katutura, Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002882.
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Community radio typically relies on volunteers to produce and present stations’ programming. Volunteers are generally drawn from stations’ target communities and are seen as “representatives” of those communities. It is with such volunteers and their role as representatives of stations’ target communities that this study is concerned. It poses the question: “what are the central concepts that typically inform volunteers’ knowledge of their target community, and how do these concepts impact on their perception of how they have gained this knowledge, and how they justify their role as representatives of this community?” The dissertation teases out the implications of these conceptualisations for a volunteer team’s ability to contribute to the establishment of a media environment that operates as a Habermasian ‘critical public sphere’. It argues that this can only be achieved if volunteers have detailed and in-depth knowledge of their target community. In order to acquire this knowledge, volunteers should make use of systematic ways of learning about the community, rather than relying solely on knowledge obtained by living there. In a case study of Katutura Community Radio (KCR), one of the bestknown community radio stations in Namibia, the study identifies key differences in the way in which different groups of volunteers conceptualise “the community”. The study focuses, in particular, on such difference as it applies to those who are volunteers in their personal capacity and those who represent non-governmental and community-based organisations at the station. It is argued that two strategies would lead to significant improvement in such a station’s ability to serve as a public sphere. Firstly, the station would benefit from an approach in which different sections of the volunteer team share knowledge of the target community with each other. Secondly, volunteers should undertake further systematic research into their target community. It is also argued that in order to facilitate such processes, radio stations such as KCR should recognise the inevitability of differences between different versions of “community knowledge”.
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Davidson, Brett Russell. "Mapping the Radio KC community : a case study assessing the impact of participatory research methods in assisting community radio producers to identify programming content." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003716.
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This thesis deals with the introduction of participatory research methods to programming staff working at Radio KC, a South African community radio station based in Paarl, in the Western Cape province. The focus is on a series of workshops conducted at the station, dealing with research tools developed to enable station workers to undertake research of their community. The aim was to determine, by means ofa case study, whether the introduction of participatory research methods could improve the ability of community broadcasters to facilitate democratic participation among the communities in which they operate. More particularly, the thesis assesses whether the application of such methods has improved the ability of the programming staff that were involved in this case study to identify a wider range of stories and voices within their target community, for inclusion in programming content. The participatory research techniques that are applied at the radio station are based on ideas in 'civic mapping' developed by Harwood and McCrehan (1996) under the auspices of The Pew Center for Civic Journalism, and supplemented by insights from Friedland (2001) and Downs and Stea (1977) about the cognitive, normative and imagined dimensions of community. All of the ideas and techniques were adapted for the South African situation. The findings of the research project illustrate that for community stations, the key concepts of 'community' and 'participation' are highly complex ones and that stations need assistance to apply these concepts in their everyday practice. The account of the intervention at Radio KC shows that the process did indeed assist the individual research participants to better deal with the application of these concepts. It did not, however, make much impact on the station as a whole. Reasons for this are believed to lie in the organisational dynamics of the station, and the fact that the model as applied in this case did not provide a means for tackling the agendas, investments and power relations that define the activities of individuals at a given community radio station - what Hochheimer (1993) talks about as the entrenchment of power and personalities. In order to address these shortcomings, an attempt is made to develop a model for future application, which places the mapping process within the context of a broader strategic planning process, focussed on a station's programming schedule.
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陸浩瀚. "從「商業電台名嘴封咪」及「領匯上市觸礁」事件, 看框架競爭與民粹主意." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2005. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/680.
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Tsarwe, Stanley Zvinaiye. ""Too tired to speak?": investigating the reception of Radio Grahamstown's Lunchtime Live show as a means of linking local communities to power." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002943.
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This study sets out to investigate Lunchtime Live, a twice-weekly, one-hour long current affairs show broadcast on a small community radio station, Radio Grahamstown, to understand its role in the local public sphere, and its value in helping civil society’s understanding of and involvement in the power structures and political activities in Grahamstown. Lunchtime Live seeks to cultivate a collective identity and promote public participation in the public affairs of Grahamstown. As a key avenue of investigation, this study seeks to test theory against practice, by evaluating Lunchtime Live’s aspirations against the audiences’ perception of it. This investigation uses qualitative content analysis of selected episodes of recorded transcripts of the shows that aired between August 2010 and March 2011, together with the audiences’ verbalised experiences of this programme through focus group discussions. The study principally uses qualitative research informed by reception theory. The research reveals three key findings. First, that resonance rather than resistance is the more dominant ‘stance’ or ‘attitude’ towards the content of Lunchtime Live. Residents interviewed agreed that the programme is able to give a “realistic” representation of their worldview, and thus is able to articulate issues that affect their lives. Second, that whilst the programme is helping establish links between members of the civil society as well as between civil society and their political representatives, residents feel that local democracy is failing to bring qualitative improvements to their everyday lives and that more ‘participation’ is unlikely to change this. Most respondents blame this on a lack of political will, incompetence, corruption and populist rhetoric by politicians who fail to deliver on the mantra of ‘a better life for all’ in the socioeconomic sphere. The study finds a scepticism and even cynicism that participatory media seems to be able to do little to dilute. Thirdly, in spite of the largely positive view about Lunchtime Live’s capacity to be a platform for public engagement, its participatory potential is structurally constrained by the material privations of most of its listeners. Given that in order to participate in talk shows and discussions audience members have to phone in, economic deprivation often precludes this. It is clear from this research that despite shows such as Lunchtime Live that are exploring new techniques of popular involvement, the voice of the ordinary people still struggles to be heard.
Books on the topic "Radio Broadcasting – Social aspects – Nigeria"
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1958-, Girola Mariella, and Orcajo Oscar 1946-, eds. Radio o ruido comunitario? [Montevideo, Uruguay]: Tres Monos Comunicación, 2006.
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David, Cardiff, ed. A social history of British broadcasting. Oxford, UK: B. Blackwell, 1991.
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Sean, Connolly. Getting the message: Television and radio. Mankato, MN: Smart Apple Media, 2010.
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Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes. O rádio dos pobres: Comunicação de massa, ideologia e marginalidade social. São Paulo, Brasil: Edições Loyola, 1988.
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Lopes, Maria Immacolata Vassallo de. O rádio dos pobres: Comunicação de massa, ideologia e marginalidade social. São Paulo, Brasil: Edições Loyola, 1988.
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Lugo, Jorge Martínez. Radio regional y rural en México: Enlace de mil voces. México, D.F: Universidad Iberoamericana, 1992.
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Deleu, Christophe. Les anonymes à la radio: Usages, fonctions et portée de leur parole. Bruxelles: De Boeck, 2006.
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Solo, Ashu M. G., and Jonathan Bishop. "Conceptualizing Network Politics following the Arab Spring." In Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology, 231–39. IGI Global, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6066-3.ch014.
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This chapter defines a new field called network politics. Network politics refers to politics and networks. These networks include the Internet, private networks, cellular networks, telephone networks, radio networks, television networks, etc. Network politics includes the applications of networks to enable one or more individuals or organizations to engage in political communication. Furthermore, network politics includes government regulation of networks. Finally, network politics includes the accompanying issues that arise when networks are used for political communication or when there is government regulation of networks. The domain of network politics includes, but is not limited to, e-politics (social networking for driving revolutions and organizing protests, online petitions, political blogs and vlogs, whistleblower Websites, online campaigning, e-participation, virtual town halls, e-voting, Internet freedom, access to information, net neutrality, etc.) and applications of other networks in politics (robocalling, text messaging, TV broadcasting, etc.). The definition of this field should significantly increase the pace of research and development in this important field.