scholarly journals Locking Out the Mother Corp: Nationalism and Popular Imaginings of Public Service Broadcasting in the Print News Media

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Service ◽  
News Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Democratic Values ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Print News ◽  
Democratic Principles ◽  
Société Civile ◽  
Media Choices

Abstract: Early promoters of public-service broadcasting (PSB) in Canada emphasized its democratic and nationalist merit. Of these twin pillars, only nationalism appears to still be standing. In this article, the author surveys the vision of PSB that emerged in the national English-language print media during the 2005 CBC/Radio-Canada lockout and suggests that our peculiar brand of multicultural nationalism (which underestimates the divisions within civil society) has subsumed democratic values. Yet, she argues democratic principles—particularly those of access, participation, and publicness—are critically important to defending the relevance of PSB in the current environment of seemingly endless media choices and borderless technology. Résumé : Les premiers promoteurs de la radiotélédiffusion de service public au Canada mettaient l’accent sur ses mérites démocratique et nationaliste. Aujourd’hui, de ces deux piliers, il semble que le mérite nationaliste soit le seul qui tienne bon. Dans cet article, l’auteur analyse la vision de la radiotélédiffusion de service public que l’on retrouve dans la presse écrite nationale de langue anglaise au cours du lock-out de CBC/Radio-Canada en 2005 et elle suggère que notre type spécifique de nationalisme multiculturel (qui sous estime les divisions de la société civile) a englobé les valeurs démocratiques. Toutefois, l’auteur affirme que ces principes démocratiques—en particulier ceux d’accessibilité, de participation et de valeurs publiques—sont extrêmement importants lorsqu’il s’agit de défendre la pertinence de la radiotélédiffusion de service public dans le contexte actuel de soi-disant choix infinis de médias et de technologies sans frontières.

An Invisible Nation? The BBC and English-language Arts Television in Wales

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-428
Author(s):  
Amy Genders
Keyword(s):  
Language Arts ◽  
Public Service ◽  
English Language Arts ◽  
English Language ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cultural Representation ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
True Diversity ◽  
History Of

The history of the BBC's regional programming is one of perennial tension between representing and reflecting the diversity of the UK's nations and regions and what is often perceived as an unrelenting ‘metropolitan centricity’. Through charting the mixed fortunes of English-language arts television for and about Wales, this article examines how the narrow range of cultural representation available on BBC television is situated within a public service broadcasting strategy that continues to regard regional arts as inherently ‘provincial’ and as such, inferior to that of London. The data and analysis presented derives from a broader study based on 21 qualitative interviews conducted with key figures directly involved in the production and commissioning of arts content across the BBC's television, radio and online services. The accounts provided by these interviewees are also contextualised by analysis of broadcasting policy and internal BBC documents, including annual yearbooks and reports. The article concludes by arguing that if the BBC is to reflect more adequately the true diversity of the UK's nations and regions and the distinct arts and cultures constituted within them, it must start by devolving its commissioning powers more equally. Rather than merely shifting centralisation from London to allocated ‘centres of excellence’ such as Scotland in the case of arts broadcasting, an effective public service arts proposition should strive to give greater autonomy and agency to the nations and regions so that they might build their arts strategies in their own image as opposed to that of the capital.

Explaining public service broadcasting entrenched politicization: The case of South Africa’s SABC

Journalism ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 817-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ciaglia
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
The West ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Media Logic ◽  
Media Systems

Public service broadcasting is the terrain par excellence within today’s media systems on which political power and media logic interact and overlap. This study will argue that public service broadcasting politicization arising in certain democratic regimes cannot be effectively explained if attention is uncritically paid to the same theoretical grounds upon which media scholars rely to study the corresponding phenomenon in the West. By relying on content and legal analysis of the proceedings concerning five terrestrial channels by the Broadcasting Complaint Commission of South Africa between 1994 and 2014, and on three interviews with civil society representatives, the article will discuss the concept of entrenched politicization as a more proper analytical tool to assess subtler forms of media politicization.

scholarly journals The effects of modality, English language proficiency, and length of stay on immigrants' learning from American news about politics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Yulia Medvedeva
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
News Media ◽  
English Language ◽  
Television News ◽  
The United States ◽  
Symbol Systems ◽  
Political News ◽  
Print News ◽  
The U.S

This dissertation explored how well immigrants in the United States learn from American political news. Predictions in this online experiment were based on a 1990 survey in which Korean Americans with lower language proficiency and shorter length of stay in the U.S. demonstrated higher political knowledge scores when they reported relying on television news instead of print news. To test the findings of the 1990 study, news media were operationalized through modality as two symbol systems: words, which need to be learned to be understood, and pictures, which need to be recognized. One-hundred-forty-six individuals born in 52 countries completed the study in which each participant was exposed to one of the three conditions representing either television or radio or print news. Data demonstrated that immigrants with lower self-reported language proficiency correctly recognized more multiple-choice answers to questions about stories from television news in comparison to print news. This finding establishes a causal relationship between the presence of pictures in television's two-channel stream and better outcomes of memory about news for immigrants with weaker English language skills. Years of education in the U.S. emerged as the only reliable predictor of comprehension. Furthermore, in the television condition, immigrants with higher language proficiency correctly recognized about half-an-answer fewer than did immigrants with lower language proficiency. Findings suggest that television news is indeed beneficial for immigrants' learning about American politics, yet it becomes less beneficial once immigrants' competence increase.

Public Service Television in Wales

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitriona Noonan ◽  
Sian Powell
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
English Language ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Culture History ◽  
Informed Citizenry ◽  
Broadcasting Service ◽  
The Uk

This chapter discusses the role of public service broadcasting and its broadcasters in Wales. Public service broadcasting plays a crucial role in enhancing citizens' understanding of their culture, history, and political system. In Wales particularly, there is a limited range of news sources about devolved politics. A 2016 survey in Wales found that many readers relied on news produced in England, or UK-wide news, which has limited information about Welsh affairs. Therefore, while the provision of an effective public service broadcasting service is crucial throughout the UK, it is central to the future of a well-informed citizenry and publicly accountable government in Wales. One of the biggest changes in television provision in Wales relates to English-language programming. With the significant decrease within both the BBC and ITV in terms of both output and spend, there has been a narrowing of programmes and genres in Wales.

scholarly journals The Sound of Silence: The Absence of Public Service Values in Canadian Media Discourse about the CBC

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooks DeCillia ◽  
Patrick McCurdy
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Service ◽  
News Media ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ◽  
The World ◽  
Analyse De Contenu

Public service broadcasting (PSB) across the world is in crisis. This article examines how, if at all, normative academic ideals of public service broadcasting inform discussion about the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canadian news media. The researchers undertook a quantitative (N = 467) and qualitative (n = 29) content analysis of five years of Canadian news media coverage about the CBC published between January 1, 2009, and April 30, 2014. Their systematic analysis of this research found little connection was made between the CBC and discussions of public service values. This study contends that the pre-eminence of neoliberal discourse represents a serious assault to broadcasters with a public service ethos.Partout dans le monde, la radiodiffusion en tant que service public est en crise. Cet article examine comment les idéaux normatifs académiques de la radiodiffusion publique contribuent à alimenter le débat sur la Société Radio-Canada (SRC) dans lesmédias canadiens. Dans le cadre d’une analyse de contenu quantitative (N = 467) et qualitative (n = 29) portant sur cinq années de couverture médiatique canadienne à propos de CBC (1er janvier 2009 au 30 avril 2014), nous avons constaté qu’il y avait peu de relation entre les valeurs de la SRC et celles qui sont liées au service public dans les nouvelles diffusées par les médias canadiens. Cette recherche fait valoir la prééminence dans le débat d’un discours néolibéral qui soulève plusieurs enjeux éthiques quant à son adéquation avec les valeurs liées au service public en tant que tel.

Public Service Broadcasting, Hard News, and Citizens’ Knowledge of Current Affairs

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toril Aalberg ◽  
Stephen Cushion
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
News Media ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Commercial Media ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Current Affairs ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
Media Systems

Public service broadcasters are a central part of national news media environments in most advanced democracies. Although their market positions can vary considerably between countries, they are generally seen to enhance democratic culture, pursuing a more serious and harder news agenda compared to commercial media . . . But to what extent is this perspective supported by empirical evidence? How far can we generalize that all public service news media equally pursue a harder news agenda than commercial broadcasters? And what impact does public service broadcasting have on public knowledge? Does exposure to public service broadcasting increase citizens’ knowledge of current affairs, or are they only regularly viewed by citizens with an above average interest in politics and hard news?The overview of the evidence provided by empirical research suggests that citizens are more likely to be exposed to hard news, and be more knowledgeable about current affairs, when they watch public service news—or rather news in media systems where public service is well funded and widely watched. The research evidence also suggests there are considerable variations between public broadcasters, just as there are between more market-driven and commercial media. An important limitation of previous research is related to the question of causality. Therefore, a main challenge for future research is to determine not only if public service broadcasting is the preferred news provider of most knowledgeable citizens, but also whether it more widely improves and increases citizens’ knowledge about public affairs.

scholarly journals 2014 UNESCO Lecture: ‘No-one died covering celebrity news’

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
News Media ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Bill Of Rights ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Public Service Broadcasting ◽  
Television Network ◽  
Telecommunications Services ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Celebrity News

Commentary: We enjoy freedom of speech in New Zealand, even though the Bill of Rights Act guarantee can be over-ridden. We have a variety of privately owned news media, even though the vast majority are owned by overseas interests. We have state-owned radio and television, even though our major television network was freed of its public service broadcasting obligations in order to pursue commercial goals. We have high quality tertiary institutions to train our future journalists, even though the ranks of our newsrooms have been systematically depleted. We have sophisticated telecommunications services, even though only 1 percent of us have optical broadband. The qualifications will not be lost on you. In other words, when I reflect on our good fortune I see that it is tempered by shortcomings, actual and potential. In this address I argue that the shortcomings are increasing and, if unchecked, ultimately threaten the way we function as a society.

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