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1	Media entrepreneurs and the media enterprise in the United States Congress : influencing policy in the Washington community / Kedrowski, Karen M., January 1992 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (341-358).
2	Media accountability in a liberal democracy : an examination of the harlot's prerogative / Muller, Denis Joseph Andrew. January 2005 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Centre for Public Policy, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [350]-[354]).
3	Media accountability in a liberal democracy: an examination of the harlot's prerogative Muller, Denis Joseph Andrew January 2005 (has links) (PDF) This thesis is both a normative and empirical study of media accountability in a liberal democracy. While its focus is predominantly on Australia, it contains some international comparisons. Media ethics and media performance in relation to quality of media content are identified as the two main dimensions of media accountability. They may be conceived of as the means and the ends of media work. The thesis represents the first combined survey of both external mechanisms of accountability in Australia – those existing outside the various media organisations – and the internal mechanisms existing within three of Australia’s largest media organisations. These organisations span print and broadcasting, public and private ownership. The thesis is based on substantial qualitative research involving interviews with a wide range of experts in media ethics, law, management, and accountability. It is also based on two quantitative surveys, one among practitioners of journalism and the other among the public they serve. This combination of research is certainly new in Australia, and no comparable study has been found in other Western countries. In addition to the main qualitative and quantitative surveys, three case studies are presented. One deals with media performance in relation to quality of media content (the case of alleged bias brought against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation by the then Senator Richard Alston); one deals with media ethics (the “cash-for-comment” cases involving various commercial radio broadcasters), and one deals with accountability processes (the “Who Is Right?” experiment at The Sydney Morning Herald).
4	Grassroots video and the democratization of communication : the case of Brazil / LaSpada, Salvatore. January 1992 (has links) Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: William Sayres. Dissertation Committee: Maryalice Mazzara. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 328-245).
5	Media reach and reception in development communication: the case of the Rural Industries Innovation Centre in Botswana Maleke, Jackson Mogopodi January 1998 (has links) The study was conducted in Phitshane-Molopo in Botswana. Phitshane-Molopo is located about 115 kilometers south of the main village of Kanye in which the Rural Industries Innovation Centre operates. The study constitutes the first attempt at evaluating audience reach and reception of the RIIC media messages. In this study, a sample of 50 representatives of households (the rationale is covered in chapter 1) was taken, for which a questionnaire was administered, including conducting in-depth interviews with key informants. The study found that RIlC media are not reaching the audience in keeping with the corporate goals and assumptions on the basis of which the communication strategy was established. The audience has claimed that the print media relayed to them through the extension officer channel do not reach them. The study also found that the audience possessed adequate literacy skills and the majority of them could read materials produced in Setswana. Only a few individuals preferred media text produced in the English language. The study therefore deplores RIIC's proclivity towards producing its media texts only in the English language. This has tended to marginalise members of the audience who cannot read in English. It is thus hoped that this study would provide a learning experience for RIIC to consider producing its communication media in relation to the needs of the audience. The study also found that the impact of the RIIC radio programme is very poor, with only a low of 2% of the sample population having listened to this programme. The problem stems from the poor Radio Botswana transmission system. The audience said that for the larger part of the day, they can't get Radio Botswana on air. As a result, they have shifted their interest to the South African radio stations such as Radio Tswana and Radio Mmabatho, which are constantly on air. The study concludes that the RIIC communication strategy is failing in the study area because the paradigm in which it is located is somewhat flawed, as a result of which it does not effectively impact upon reach and reception. At the core of this failure rate are implementation problems and the lack of evaluation that would have picked up the - problems earlier, for which solutions would have been found. Consequently, th~$tudy recommends the need to explore the suitability and effectiveness of the indigenous media for possible syncretization with conventional media as recommended in the need based integrative model (Nwosu and Megwa: 1993). Indigenous media are ideally suited to rural communication needs because they are consistent with the socio-cultural expectations of the audience. RIIC therefore stands to benefit from these media because the bulk of its audience resides in rural areas. Communication in rural development Mass media in community development
6	Teletechnologies, place and community / Wilken, Rowan Cameron. January 2006 (has links) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture,Building and Planning, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 371-401).
7	Gender discourse and Malawian rural communities: a study of the meaning the people of traditional authority Likoswe of Chiradzulo make from human rights and gender messages Manda, Levi Zeleza January 2002 (has links) Contrary to earlier beliefs and media theories such as the hypodermic needle or magic bullet, the audience of public communication is not a passive homogenous mass that easily succumbs to media influence. The audience is active, that is, it makes an effort to interpret media content. Depending on predisposing cultural, political, religious, or economic factors the audience makes different meanings from media texts. Media messages are not wholly controlled by producers, although the producers have their preferred and expected readings. Using qualitative research techniques associated with ethnographic and cultural studies (notably focus group discussions), this study sought to explore the meanings rural people in Malawi make out of human rights and gender messages broadcast on radio and through music. Interpreted against Stuart Hall's (1974b) Encoding and Decoding model, the study concludes that while rural communities understand and appreciate the new sociopolitical discourse, they take a negotiated stance because they have their own doubts and fears. They fear losing their cultural identity. Additionally, men, in particular, negotiate the messages because they fear losing their social power over land, property and family. Human rights -- Malawi Mass media -- Social aspects -- Malawi Mass media criticism -- Malawi Women's rights -- Malawi Sex role -- Malawi
8	Paradigma ontleding van en paradigma beskrywing vir deelnemende werkswyses Schenck, Catherina Johanna 11 1900 (has links) Community development and in particular participatory development is about people. This means that the person who studies or practices participatory development or any other of the participatory pratices should have a particular way of thinking about people. The main aim motivating this study was to investigate the paradigm/s about people on which participatory practices are based. This included a literature research on five participatory practices namely participatory development; participatory communication; participatory learning; participatory research; and participatory management. A guideline for paradigm analysis was developed by using Schriver's (1995) and Capra's (1996) descriptions of a paradigm as well as ideas of hermeneutics. From the paradigm analysis on the participatory practices two themes emerged: A shift from modernism to post modernism in the thinking processes and participatory practices. From the participatory practices the same concepts repeatedly emerged indicating a similar paradigm for all the participatory practices. Three post modern theories were therefore applied to enhance the description of the different concepts. The end result of this study is the development of an evolving paradigm for participatory practices in order to give enhanced meaning to concepts in the participatory vocabulary. Finally a critical reflection was done on the post modern research process. / Text in Afrikaans / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work) Community development Participation; Participatory practices Participatory development Participatory communication Participatory learning Participatory action research Participatory management Paradigm Paradigm analysis Evolving paradigm Theory Modernism Post-modernism Person-centred approach Second cybernetics Social constructionism Values Assumptions Relationships Dialogue Collective constructions Hermeneutics Implicit Explicit 302 Social psychology Social systems Participant observation Cooperative societies Human services -- Administration Social work administration Mass media in community development Social participation Paradigms (Social sciences) Social service Social interaction Behavioral assessment Social sciences -- Philosophy Postmodernism -- Social aspects Constructivism (Philosophy) Community development
9	Paradigma ontleding van en paradigma beskrywing vir deelnemende werkswyses Schenck, Catherina Johanna 11 1900 (has links) Community development and in particular participatory development is about people. This means that the person who studies or practices participatory development or any other of the participatory pratices should have a particular way of thinking about people. The main aim motivating this study was to investigate the paradigm/s about people on which participatory practices are based. This included a literature research on five participatory practices namely participatory development; participatory communication; participatory learning; participatory research; and participatory management. A guideline for paradigm analysis was developed by using Schriver's (1995) and Capra's (1996) descriptions of a paradigm as well as ideas of hermeneutics. From the paradigm analysis on the participatory practices two themes emerged: A shift from modernism to post modernism in the thinking processes and participatory practices. From the participatory practices the same concepts repeatedly emerged indicating a similar paradigm for all the participatory practices. Three post modern theories were therefore applied to enhance the description of the different concepts. The end result of this study is the development of an evolving paradigm for participatory practices in order to give enhanced meaning to concepts in the participatory vocabulary. Finally a critical reflection was done on the post modern research process. / Text in Afrikaans / Social Work / D.Phil. (Social Work) Community development Participation; Participatory practices Participatory development Participatory communication Participatory learning Participatory action research Participatory management Paradigm Paradigm analysis Evolving paradigm Theory Modernism Post-modernism Person-centred approach Second cybernetics Social constructionism Values Assumptions Relationships Dialogue Collective constructions Hermeneutics Implicit Explicit 302 Social psychology Social systems Participant observation Cooperative societies Human services -- Administration Social work administration Mass media in community development Social participation Paradigms (Social sciences) Social service Social interaction Behavioral assessment Social sciences -- Philosophy Postmodernism -- Social aspects Constructivism (Philosophy) Community development

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