(Re)producing cultural narratives on women in public affairs programmes in Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-311
Author(s):  
Emilly Comfort Maractho
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Cultural Narratives ◽  
Affirmative Action Policy ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Multi Method Approach ◽  
Public Affairs Programming

Ugandan women have made tremendous strides in public life, and hold strategic positions in politics and policy-making. This increased participation in public life is attributed to Uganda’s focused pro-women constitution and affirmative action policy. In spite of this progress, women’s visibility and voice remain limited in public affairs programming in Uganda. The article examines how mass media reproduce cultural narratives that affect women in Uganda. It is part of a larger study on representation, interaction and engagement of women and broadcast media in Uganda. It is framed within critical theory, in particular feminist thought, cultural studies and public sphere theory. The research is conducted using a multi-method approach that encompasses case study design, content analysis and grounded theory. The findings suggest that the media reproduce cultural narratives through programming that mirror traditional society view of women and exclude women’s political and public narratives. The interactive and participatory public affairs programming is increasingly important for democratic participation. While men actively engage with such programming, women have failed to utilize it for the mobilization of women, reconstruction of gender stereotypes and producing new argumentation that challenge problematic cultural narratives that dominate media and society.

Media Accountability and Democracy in Nigeria, 1999–2003

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayo Olukoyun
Keyword(s):  
Public Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Fourth Republic ◽  
National Question ◽  
The Media

Abstract:This article discusses the role of the media in Nigeria's Fourth Republic between 1999 and 2003. Employing a case study approach, it highlights as well as analyzes the media's role in insisting on accountability and decency in Nigeria's notoriously corrupt public life. The media's crusade ran against the country's geopolitical divisions and revived the debate on the national question as well as the media's own morality. The article draws on both primary and secondary data to examine the media's role in an emergent democracy.

The Tiger Woods Scandal in the Media: Measuring Attribute Effects on the Public

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Kozman
Keyword(s):  
Online Search ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
Public Agenda ◽  
The Media ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Tiger Woods ◽  
Attribute Priming

This case study examines the Tiger Woods sex scandal using second-level agenda setting and attribute priming as its theoretical structures. It approaches the case through the compelling-arguments hypothesis to explain the transfer of salience from the media agenda to the public agenda. A content analysis of print and broadcast media is employed to determine the dominance of scandal stories in general, and the “sex/adultery” attribute in particular, on the media agenda. This study also uses attribute priming to measure the presence of opinion and its direction in the public, after exposure to the scandal stories. The data that form the public agenda come from a nationally representative survey of the American public, as well as online search queries on Google.

Talking in a Crowded Room: Political Blogging during the 2008 New Zealand General Election

2012 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kane Hopkins ◽  
Donald Matheson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
General Election ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Political Blogs ◽  
Significant Growth

This article analyses two of New Zealand's foremost political blogs on public affairs in the four weeks prior to the 2008 New Zealand general election. The 2008 election represents, we argue, a moment when the scale and reach of blogging propelled it to a position of significance in New Zealand media. The study uses content analysis to track the material posted on these blogs and in their comments sections. It is concerned primarily with quantifying the kind of debate to be found there and, through that, analysing how these blogs contribute to the quality of public life. The findings show that while a small number of blogs dominate, one blog's comments section has seen significant growth in the number of individual commenters participating in political discussion. It therefore stands as a useful case study of how blogging has found a place within this country's mediated politics.

Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Alejandro Guerrero ◽  
Monica Luengas Restrepo ◽  
Carlos Fuentes Ochoa ◽  
Martha Lizbeth Palacios
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Public Issues ◽  
The Media

Media are key actors in supporting a pluralistic and healthy public life. Greater media autonomy and professionalism imply a balanced coverage of issues based upon diverse and contrasted sources. Thus, for covering different aspects of public affairs and policy in consolidated democracies it may be possible to expect the existence of investigative cabinets within media organizations. In the case of Mexico, by contrasting two theoretical models –Agenda-Setting and Indexing—to compare the coverage of three public policy cases with three investigative journalism stories in a group of print, broadcast and Web-based media, this chapter provides answers to the following questions: Are the media more autonomous and professional in their coverage of public issues? Are there any differences according to the type of media –print, broadcast or web? Does their coverage of public issues reflect the work of specialized investigative cabinets?

Broadcasting Policy in Botswana

2017 ◽  
pp. 217-230
Author(s):  
Seamogano Mosanako
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
State Control ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Local Television ◽  
Broadcasting Policy ◽  
Television Service ◽  
The Media

The media has been considered an essential tool in propelling social change. Nonetheless, in Botswana, while the media is expected to play a role in the country's development, there exists a broadcasting policy vacuum in that there is no formal media policy to guide the operations of the media. A national television service, Botswana Television (Btv), is used as a case study in this chapter to demonstrate that the lack of media policy in Botswana and possibly other developing countries is generally responsible for poor performance of the broadcast media regarding its role in national development. Such poor performance of the media is reflected by domination of government originated content, domination of foreign content on local television, state control of the media as well as increasing pressure on the media to be more accessible to opposition political parties.

scholarly journals Konvergensi Setengah Hati : Invasi Konten Media Sosial dalam Program Berita Televisi di TVOne

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Vivin Lizetha ◽  
Angga Prawadika
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Television News ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
News Program ◽  
The Media ◽  
News Programs

Growth of technology give big impact to development and changes in mass media. Today, even though broadcast media like radio and television still have place in the heart of audience, however should be recognized that the existence of social media, it must be recognized that the existence of social media has a significant impact on media development. Mainstream media, especially television broadcast media, are starting to look for ways not to be abandoned by their audience. They began put in social media content into television programs. That happened on all shows in television programs. No exception in the news program on TVOne. Therefore, it is interesting to study how the transfer of social media content to television news programs is a way for TVOne to survive in the midst of the onslaught of social media. This research focuses on news programs on TVOne that take social media content into the show. We will use descriptive qualitative research using the case study method and use the political economy theory of the media.

scholarly journals Master Suppression Techniques and Gender Stereotypes as a Means to Discredit Female Leadership in the Media Representation of a President. A Case Study (Argentina 2011–2015)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 189
Author(s):  
Maria Clara Medina
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Female Leadership ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

<p>Este artículo se centra en la representación mediática de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner en las portadas de la revista semanal Noticias durante su segundo mandato como presidenta de Argentina, 2011–2015. A través de una revisión feminista de la evidencia documental, este texto tiene como objetivo determinar los patrones más prevalentes en el uso de técnicas de dominación y estereotipos de género en los medios de comunicación, discutiendo la representación de mujeres políticas en narrativas visuales y escritas, ya que generalmente ésta refuerza los estereotipos de género, perjudicando la imagen pública de las candidatas y representantes femeninas. Los resultados muestran cómo cinco estereotipos de género identificables (el líder narcisista o la diva frívola; la viuda solitaria frente a la viuda malvada; la mujer hipersexualizada o descontrolada; la mujer mentalmente enferma o desequilibrada psíquicamente; y la mujer insopor­table) interactúan con siete técnicas de dominación complementarias (hacer invisible; ridiculizar; retener información; doble constreñimiento o doble castigo; culpar y humillar o avergonzar; objetivar; violencia, fuerza o amenaza de fuerza) para rechazar, subestimar o burlarse del liderazgo político femenino.</p>

scholarly journals Convergence Trends in the Television Media Industry - A Case Study on the Implementation of Media Convergence in Metro TV Jakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Suwandi Sumartias ◽  
Moh. Hafizni
Keyword(s):  
Media Convergence ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Tv Media ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Digital Broadcasting ◽  
The Media ◽  
Television Media ◽  
Streaming Technology

This study aims to determine the trend of convergence in the television media industry, specifically the implementation of media convergence in Metro TV.   Data for the case study were gathered from observations and interviews with journalists. The results showed that the media industry in Indonesia, especially Metro TV has expandedits coverage broadcast, characterized by the use of streaming technology and distributed through online sites. But until now in the Indonesian media industry, especially Metro TV, media convergence has notimplemented an effective system. Media industries affiliated with a group (Media Group) operate independentlyof each other with little coordination.  Broadcast media industry in Indonesia is still reluctant to switch to digital broadcasting due to the high costs of replacing the analog broadcasting. 

Smart Girls, Dumb Boys!?

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Latsch ◽  
Bettina Hannover
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Compensatory Strategies ◽  
Media Portrayal ◽  
Stereotype Lift ◽  
The Media

We investigated effects of the media’s portrayal of boys as “scholastic failures” on secondary school students. The negative portrayal induced stereotype threat (boys underperformed in reading), stereotype reactance (boys displayed stronger learning goals towards mathematics but not reading), and stereotype lift (girls performed better in reading but not in mathematics). Apparently, boys were motivated to disconfirm their group’s negative depiction, however, while they could successfully apply compensatory strategies when describing their learning goals, this motivation did not enable them to perform better. Overall the media portrayal thus contributes to the maintenance of gender stereotypes, by impairing boys’ and strengthening girls’ performance in female connoted domains and by prompting boys to align their learning goals to the gender connotation of the domain.

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