Community Media

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Linda K. Fuller

      Pages 1-17

3. Aboriginal/Indigenous Experiences

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Remote Beginnings, Metropolitan Developments: Community and Indigenous Television in Australia

      • Elinor Rennie

      Pages 21-29

   3. (re)Coloring the Public Broadcasting System in Canada: A Case Study of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

      • Lorna Roth

      Pages 31-41

   4. Community Radio and Development: Tribal Audiences in South India

      • Yesudhasan Thomas Jayaprakash, Brian Shoesmith

      Pages 43-53

   5. Media as Constructor of Ethnic Minority Identity: A Native American Case Study

      • Ritva Levo-Henriksson

      Pages 55-65

4. Current Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67

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   2. Use of Television as a Community Media by Farmers in Bangladesh

      • M. Abul Kashem

      Pages 69-75

   3. Restricted Opportunities for Community Broadcasting in Belgium

      • Frieda Saeys, Tomas Coppens

      Pages 77-88

   4. Video-Identity: Images and Sounds of Citizenship Construction in Brazil

      • Rogério Santana Lourenco

      Pages 89-99

   5. Implications of Globalization for Community Broadcasting in Ghana

      • Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh

      Pages 101-109

   6. Vox Populi or Lonely Voices in the Wasteland of the Ionosphere: The Case of Israeli Community Television

      • Hillel Nossek

      Pages 111-122

   7. Asian Models of Community Communication, With Kazakhstan as a Case Study

      • Saule Barlybaeva, Alma I. Rusetmova

      Pages 123-128

   8. Top-Down Community Media: A Participant Observation from Singapore

      • Linda K. Fuller

      Pages 129-138

   9. Television to Save a Language and a Culture: The Basque Case

      • Carmelo Garitaonandía, Miguel Angel Casado

      Pages 139-150

   10. The Power of Participatory Community: Lessons Learned from Bangkokian Experience

       • Parichart Sthapitanonda, Chaiwat Thirapantu

       Pages 151-159

   11. Civic Adventure in Turkey: Creation and Evolution of TOSAM and the “Radio Democracy” Project

       • Dogu Ergil

       Pages 161-171

5. Virtual Community Visions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. The Architectures of Cyberdating: Personal Advertisement Photography and the Unworking of Community

      • Eric Freedman

      Pages 175-184

Drawing on case studies, this collection offers international perspectives on how community media serves their audiences. The contributors present perspectives on the ever-burgeoning area of grassroots. Their research represents participant observation, hands-on community involvement, boards of directors, content analysis, and ethical inquiries.

• America
• broadcasting
• Canada
• communication
• media
• Medium
• radio
• television

'For years, Fuller has been researching community media. Her collection of studies in Community Media draws on top researchers from across the globe to present cutting-edge analyses of what various communities and activists are doing with a wide range of community media. The collection is a valuable research tool that will be of use to all of us involved in community media and social change.' - Douglas Kellner, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA

• Wilbraham, USA

  Linda K. Fuller

LINDA FULLER is Professor in the Communications Department of Worcester (MA) State College, USA.

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