Making sense of community media
Community media practices vary greatly around the world. While some focus on countering what they see as problematic representations in the mainstream media, others focus on fostering a sense of …
Course: Why Does Media Matter for Development?
Case study: Slum TV
Community media doesn’t have to be on the radio. Slum TV is another community media organization – also based in Nairobi. By working with local residents to produce and screen …
Case study: Pamoja Radio
Perhaps the most widespread and well-known form of community media is community radio. Pamoja FM is a good example of a community radio station.Based in Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya – …
Welcome to week 2
Media matters for development – not just for the ways it represents other people and places – but also because it can facilitate communication within and between communities. Facilitating inclusive, …
Media Representations Intro
Our first main topic is ‘media representations’. Watch the video above to find out how and why the way the media cover the world around us matters for development.
Understanding the media’s role in development
How can we begin to make sense of the numerous different ways in which media matters for development? The video above gives an introduction to four different ways of thinking …
Why does media matter for development?
Watch the video above to hear different views about why media matters for development. How do you think the media can help tackle poverty and inequality? What examples or experiences …
Course overview
This video explains the structure of this course and the different topics we will cover each week. In week 1, after introducing the course, we focus on the topic of …
Welcome to the course
Welcome to ‘Why Does Media Matter for Development?’ from the School of International Development (DEV) at the University of East Anglia (UEA) – and the Public Media Alliance (PMA). Media …
Does Public Service Media have a future?
The changing media landscape has brought with it many opportunities as well as challenges for public media. While some PSM (Public Service Media) organisations struggle to make the transition from …
Grassroots voices in the media
If refugees are, by and large, denied a voice in mainstream news reporting, then digital media platforms and technologies create opportunities—albeit highly constrained—through which they can assert themselves as active …
Refugees in the media
Since 2015, the European ‘refugee crisis’ has become one of the most divisive political issues, repeatedly capturing news headlines across the continent. Through the language and images they choose to …
Introducing the Public Media Alliance
Talking point: Public media aims to represent and reflect a diversity of views. With this in mind, we’d like you to write down your initial ideas and understanding of public …
Concluding remarks
This week our learning focused on the role of social media and how it can be a help or hindrance to development. We learned that social media can enable greater …
Hashtags and online petitions
This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. In the first half of this week we explored the role of social media in promoting development in Uganda. In the next …