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1	An exploration of a community's expectations of a community newspaper : a case study of Fourways Review Potter, Daniella Ann 02 1900 (has links) This research explores to what extent the community newspaper, Fourways Review, which is distributed to a geographically demarcated area in Johannesburg’s northern suburbs, is fulfilling the community’s expectations; how community members use the newspaper and how Fourways Review’s community journalists define their roles. The research uses a qualitative approach to collect data through face-to-face, in-depth interviews with a sample of 30 community members and eight news team members; and one week of participant observation in the newsroom. Data is analysed through a constant comparative technique. The research finds Fourways Review is accepted in the community but is not as community-minded as a community newspaper should be, which affects how the community members use the publication. Community member respondents attribute the criticism to the influence of a market-driven approach to reporting. This is echoed by the news team respondents who say news production is influenced by community, advertising and inter-departmental pressures. / Communication Science / M.A. (Communication Studies) Community journalism Community newspaper Community journalists Community Local news Expectations of a community newspaper Journalists’ role conceptions Pressures influencing news production Market-driven approach to reporting Community-oriented approach to reporting Using local news 070.968 Newspaper publishing Community newspapers Makeup (Printing) Reporters and reporting

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An exploration of a community's expectations of a community newspaper : a case study of Fourways Review