Research Papers/Topics in Journalism and Media Studies

Taming The ‘Digital Leviathan’: A Studiy Of The Digital Strategies Adopted By The Herald.

Abstract Digital media in Zimbabwe came about at a time media trends were changing the world over as a result of the advent of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs). However, the situation in Zimbabwe was rather unique in that the evolution coincided with a deteriorating socio-political economic situation which resulted in a sizeable population of the country migrating to South Africa, Britain, Australia and the United States among other territories. The media landscape in Zimbabwe wa...

Othering The Other? The Herald And The Newsday’s Framing Of Victims, The Harare City Council And Land Barons In The Context Of The Current Housing Demolitions By The Local Authority

Abstract The issue of land in Zimbabwe for residential and other purposes has remained a contested terrain between the poor communities and government since the days of the colonial era up to now. The wrangle has seen the subaltern fighting losing battles with the authorities over land. In the 2015/2016 period, government demolished settlements in Harare claiming that they were illegally built on land invaded by land barons and sold to unsuspecting home seekers. Such issues did not escape the...

Nationalistic Historiography Or Patriotic History? A Look At The Discourses Of Chronicles From The Second Chimurenga: A Sunday Mail Column.

Abstract The study set out to explore the discourses in the column Chronicles from the Second Chimurenga in The Sunday Mail .The intention was to find out if it is nationalistic historiography or patriotic history or both histories being propagated on the Column Chronicles from the Second Chimurenga .The theoretical framework of the study is informed by the framing theory and concepts of nationalistic historiography and patriotic history .Methodologically the study is grounded in the qualitat...

A Decolonial Reading Of The Herald’s Construction Of The Local/ Foreign Coach Debate

Table of Contents DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i DEDICATION ................................................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................. iii Acronyms ............................................................

Language And The (Re)Production Of Dominance: Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-Pf) Advertisements For The July 2013 Elections

ABSTRACT Language is a political tool used to legitimise, delegitimise, produce and (re)produce dominance. In Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF advertisements for the July 2013 elections were an attempt to deploy language to (re)produce dominance. The advertisements were produced in the context of a power-sharing government comprising ZANU-PF and the MDCs. Adopting sign theory, the article uses legitimation analysis to explore the ways in which ZANU-PF used language to retain dominance. Research revealed tha...

Community Radio And Information Needs: The Case Of Live Fm In Rehoboth (2013)

Abstract This study was an explorative investigation that sought to examine the role Live FM radio plays in serving the information needs of the Rehoboth community. The study was motivated by the fact that community radios in Namibia mainly focus on music and entertainment, which do not contribute much to Namibia’s socio-economic development. Data was collected using focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews and self-administered questionnaires. The study used both qualitative and...

Hiv & Aids Stigma, Namibian Newspapers And Health Policies, 2000 - 2012: An Investigation Of Framing, Priming And Agenda-Setting Effects.

ABSTRACT Media representation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease has greatly influenced how the disease and those who are affected by it are perceived in the society, thus often causing stigma towards those infected and affected. This dissertation therefore investigated to what extent stigma is present in print media reporting on HIV & AIDS in Namibia. This is because controlling the spread and managing HIV & AIDS in the country has be...

An Investigation Of The Impact Of Social Media As An Effective Communication Tool In Namibia: A Case Study Of The Affirmative Repositioning Movement (Arm)

ABSTRACT The study assesses the impact of social media, as a communication tool, its efficacy and the paradigm change it has brought to the communication process in Namibia. Using a qualitative method in the form of a case study, the researcher focuses on Namibia‟s socio-political movement, the Affirmative Repositioning Movement (ARM) to predict the impact of social media in Namibia, particularly Facebook. ARM is a youth driven movement which put immense pressure on the Government of Namibi...

Framing Of The San People By The Namibian Print Media

ABSTRACT This largely qualitative and partly quantitative study is a critical analysis of the representation of San people of Namibia in selected stories published in The Namibian, New Era, Informanté, The Southern Times, The Villager, The Windhoek Observer and Namibian Sun newspapers over two years from January 2012 to December 2013. The aim was to evaluate the economic, socio-cultural and political situation of the San people as reported by the seven newspapers. A purposive sampling techni...

Evaluating Government-Media Relations In The Namibian Public Service

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate government-media relations in the Namibian public service. This study employs a qualitative design by using two methods of data collection namely the face-to-face interviews as well as focus group discussions. Data was collected by means of key informant interview guides as well as focus group discussion guides. The population of this study comprised of the 23 government Ministries and the country‘s 13 print media houses. Data received was ...

Benchmarking Public Relations Practice In The Namibian Public Service With The Principles Of The Excellence Theory

ABSTRACT The minister responsible for the management of government information in Namibia, as well as commentators, have expressed concern about public relations practice in government ministries, arguing that citizens are disadvantaged and the full spectrum of the advantages effective communication confers are lost at the national and transnational level (Kapitako, 2013; Mutambo, 2014; Namibia News Digest, n.d.). This study sets out to compare public relations practice in the Namibian publi...

Social Media And Police-Community Relations: A Case Study Of The Namibian Police Force’s Facebook Page

Abstract The purpose of this study was to establish if the people who have 'liked' the NAMPOL Facebook page found the page useful from the purview of police-community relations; to determine if there is a difference in perception of police-community relations between those who have “liked” the page and those who have not liked the page; to determine if demographic variables impacted respondents' views on interactivity and engagement of NAMPOL's Facebook page. The study involved a survey ...

The Adoption Of New Media Technologies By The Namibian Print Media: A Case Study Of The New Era And The Namibian Newspaper

Abstract This study investigated the strategies employed by newspapers in Namibia to adopt new media technologies in their daily operations with a specific focus on New Era and The Namibian newspaper. The study also assessed how the print media has adopted new media technologies and examined how new media technologies have changed operations of news organisations. Using a qualitative method in the form of a case study, a non-probability sampling technique was used to purposively select the s...

Deconstruction Of Gender Stereotypes In The Media: An Analysis Of Media Framing Of Women In Leadership Positions In Parliament And State-Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) In Namibia

ABSTRACT The study examines the power the media play in driving public perceptions and makes a cogent case to challenge the traditional gender stereotypical frameworks assigned to women in media reportage in politics and corporate business. The study analysed gender stereotypical frameworks in the Namibian print media on women in leadership positions in Parliament and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) by employing the triangulation method of using both the quantitative and qualitative tools of ...

Exploring Male And Female Voices In The Reporting Of Gender-Based Violence In The Namibian Media

Abstract Considering the efforts to resolve the societal phenomenon of violence against women, universal in all countries, information, awareness-raising and the role of the media are regarded as key targets. According to the European Commission (2010), the media sector is the most important source of information. Consequently, this paper aimed to look at the roles male and female voices play in reporting Gender Based Violence in the media. The media plays a big role not only in creating awa...


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