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"This article examines the discourse surrounding Kibera, a highly populated low-income community in Nairobi, Kenya. Based on 11 months of fieldwork and interviews with 56 Kibera residents, this article discusses the disconnect between the lives experienced by residents and the hyperbolic and essenti ... more
"This article utilizes new institutional theory and its principle – coercive isomorphism – to examine explicit and implicit pressures exerted on news organizations by a regional government in Russia in 2009 and 2010. The study found that while empowering regional reporters by the myth of helping ... more
"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
"Die Tageszeitungen stecken in der Krise. Neben dem Rückgang der Verkaufsauflagen und den Einbrüchen bei den Werbeerlösen prägen auch der Besitzerwechsel bei Verlagen und Zeitungstiteln sowie der kräftige Abbau an journalistischem Personal den aktuellen Trend in der Zeitunsgbranche. Viele Medie ... more
"Youth in this study treat new media and technologies as one limited component of otherwise rich lives and social experiences. While new technologies promote individualistic mobility, Indian youth of small towns and rural places still live in collective social structures that shape their orientation ... more
"In summary, the findings show that more than half of the analysed newspapers do in fact seek to expose potential wrong doings of government and business and as such are important actors in promoting local accountability. Yet, the findings also show that a lot of the reporting is not as extensive, a ... more
"In South Africa, a fledgling democratic republic is making concerted efforts to foster media that will help to overcome a history of oppression based on difference. A qualitative analysis of interviews with 62 respondents found that the community journalists see themselves as community educators wh ... more
"The community radio stations participating in the pilot project offer special dedication and greeting programs that allow community members to send greetings to friends and family on air. The main objective of this pilot was to understand whether these generally underfunded radio stations could mon ... more
"ERBOL, con el apoyo de Ibis Dinamarca, organizó un intercambio de periodistas de sus radios asociadas para que cumplan un objetivo subrayado: conocer otras regiones, reconocerse en aquellas otras personas y hacer conocer a sus audiencias que esos otros y esas otras son igales como seres humanos, p ... more

Lokaler Fernsehjournalismus: Wachhund oder netter Nachbar? Rezeptionsbefunde zu Zuschauererwartungen und Qualitätskriterien

In: Theorie praktisch? Anwendungsoptionen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz der Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
Konstanz: UVK (2012), pp. 127-146
"Das Lokale ist publizistische Kraftquelle und innovativer Hotspot, hier wird mit neuen Formen und Formaten experimentiert. Im Lokalen beginnen viele Journalisten ihre Karriere. Das Lokale ist beim Leser beliebt und der Einfluss der Berichterstattung auf die Eliten vor Ort ist hoch. Band 5 zeigt pra ... more

Jordan's Local Radio Revolution: Progress, Challenges and Possibilities

In: The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception
Reading: Ithaca Press (2012), pp. 139-157
"The surge in the proliferation of Jordanian private radio stations can be seen as part of the broader expansion of media technologies in the Arab region. However, despite the massive expansion in the number of private sector stations, radio is not currently playing a decisive role in Jordan in incr ... more
"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
"This Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho is designed to encourage media coverage of news and events in Lesotho’s rural areas at local government level. According to the publication, to improve such media coverage there is a need to focus both on the providers and the collectors of news. ... more
"This manual describes the process for starting a local radio station—the organization of community support and planning, equipment needs, programming strategies, business growth and sustainability and journalistic ethics and standards. This manual does not insist that you follow a set of rules to ... more