Tell Our Story (eBook)

Multiplying voices in the news media

Julie Reid, Dale T. McKinley (Autoren)

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2020 | Main
Wits University Press (Verlag)
978-1-77614-579-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Investigating bias in the mainstream media, the authors dismiss the idea that some groups are voiceless, arguing that they are being deliberately ignored. Adopting an audience-centred approach and research in practice in three South African communities, they draw out a set of practical guidelines for journalists on listening journalism.

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The dominant news media is often accused of reflecting an 'elite bias', privileging and foregrounding the interests of a small segment of society, while ignoring the narratives of the majority. Tell Our Story investigates the problem of disproportionate media representation and offers a hands-on demonstration of listening journalism and research in practice to promote a more active engagement between journalists and local communities. In the process the authors dismiss the idea that some groups are voiceless, arguing that what is often described is a matter of those groups being deliberately ignored. The authors focus on three communities in South Africa, each presenting with differing but crucial historical, geographical and socio-political 'characteristics' of the post-1994 period. Adopting an audience-centred approach, the authors delve into the life and struggle narratives of each community. They expose the divides between the stories as told by the people in the community who have lived experience of these events, and the way in which these stories are understood and shaped by the media. The implications of the media's routine misrepresentation of the voices of the marginalised and poor for media diversity, media credibility and ethics, media education and training, as well as media research are unpacked and the authors offer a useful set of practical guidelines for journalists on the practice of listening journalism.

Inhalt

List of Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 1 The Importance of Voice and the Myth of the ‘Voiceless’ – Julie Reid Part 1 From the Inside: Voice(s) from the Ground Chapter 2 Community Perspective, Experience and Voice – Julie Reid and Dale T McKinley Chapter 3 Glebelands Hostel, Durban – Dale T McKinley Chapter 4 Xolobeni, Eastern Cape – Dale T McKinley Chapter 5 Thembelihle Community, Johannesburg – Dale T McKinley Part 2 From the Outside: Dominant Voice Chapter 6 Dominant Media Telling and Elite Communication – Dale T McKinley Chapter 7 The Political Economy of Dominant Power and Storytelling – Dale T McKinley Part 3 New Trajectories for Journalism and Voice(s) Chapter 8 Media Diversity and Voice(s) – Julie Reid Chapter 9 Rethinking Media Freedom, Revamping Media Ethics – Julie Reid Chapter 10 Planting the Seeds of Change – Julie Reid Notes Bibliography Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2020
• Zusatzinfo: 7 b&w
• Verlagsort: Johannesburg
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-77614-579-8 / 1776145798
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77614-579-9 / 9781776145799