radio – Journalism research news

N.I.C.E. in Philadelphia – Mutual aid journalism collaborative serving the BIPOC community

The study “Mutual aid for local journalism?: A public media collaborative” by Andrea Wenzel from Temple University, Philadelphia investigated a local project starting from local radio, News and Information Community Exchange (N.I.C.E.) and how the project challenged traditional journalistic norms, strengthened the connections between public media and grassroot influencers, and what sort of challenges it … Continued

Tags: community outreach, Covid-19, journalistic norms, local journalism, mutual aid, N.I.C.E., newsrooms, people of color, Philadelphia, radio, voice
Published: 26 May 2023

How community radio performs community identity

The study “‘Just like us’: community radio broadcasters and the on-air performance of community identity” by Bridget Backhaus from Griffith University looked at an understudied sub-area in community media studies: community identity. The study is situated in Australia, a country with rich and diverse scholarship on the topic. The concept of community is foundational in … Continued

Tags: audience, Australia, Brisbane, broadcasters, community, critical discourse analysis, identity, Queensland, radio, social contact
Published: 10 May 2022

Local media use in Chicago, crime and police

The study “Trial by Media?: Media Use, Fear of Crime, and Attitudes Toward Police” by Soo Young Shin and Brendan R. Watson from Michigan State University studies the cultivation effects of local media use in relation to residents’ fear of crime and attitudes toward police. The study was located in Chicago, a city that struggles … Continued

Tags: crime, fear of crime, local media, mean world syndrome, media use, police, police misconduct, radio, TV
Published: 7 May 2022

Picture: untitled by Austin Neill, license Unsplash

ARTICLE: Empowering women in Niger with radio journalism

Radio can be used for reaching marginalised and isolated communities in many regions in the Global South. It is important to see whether information broadcasted is accurate, independent and aligned with listeners’ needs or wishes, Emma Heywood of the University of Sheffield, the author of a new study, writes. In Niger, gender inequality is widespread … Continued

Tags: audience, local journalism, Niger, political journalism, radio, representation
Published: 2 Apr 2020

Abacus by Leo Kan, licence CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

ARTICLE: Gender parity should not be measured by numbers alone

Quantity alone is not sufficient for measuring gender parity in media, Anne O’Brien, of Maynooth University, and Jane Suiter, of Dublin City University, write. The authors analysed how women were treated on two Irish current affairs radio programmes. The programmes were Saturday with Claire Byrne, which is broadcast on a public service channel, and The … Continued

Tags: radio, representation
Published: 3 Feb 2017

CFP: The future of Canada’s native people’s broadcasting

A series of symposia on the topic of broadcasting and Canada’s native peoples is looking for contributions. Six regional gatherings and a three-day conference will be organised under the title “The future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis broadcasting: Conversation & convergence”. The series of events is intended to vitalize discussion in advance of an … Continued

Tags: Canada, minorities, public service broadcasting, radio, television
Published: 25 Nov 2016