Health Information and Social Inclusion of Women During COVID-19: Exploring Botswana Television’s Functionalist Communication Strategy

Ditlhokwa, Gopolang

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“…Television was one of the trusted sources of information during health crises, and it can be acknowledged to graciously http://www.td-sa.net Open Access merge with other technological forms such as social media apps to harness rapid information delivery. 40 Botswana just like other southern African countries was able to fully utilise this to its advantage as the numbers of viewers kept on increasing. In comparison to other southern African countries, Botswana had very low infection rates.…”

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Transboundary COVID-19 response on health communication in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Nyandoro,

Mduluza,

Nyandoro

2024

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

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A global COVID-19 pandemic caused untold community disruptions, a huge toll on lives and placed major burdens on the economies of developing countries. It spread worldwide within a short period of time before nations could mobilise evidence for the best responses. Communities in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe were heavily disrupted. This article focuses on exploring the transboundary differences in COVID-19 responses, plus the implications for improving the health communication strategies in a pandemic age. Health practitioners and governments were ill-prepared to inform the general public about the pandemic and enforced complete shutdowns of economic and social activities. With the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging communities, there was a dearth of focused health communication on COVID-19’s end. New tools of communication and dissemination of information were embraced in the southern Africa country-specific cases. For example, content on precautionary lifestyles, individual or personal responsibility and utilisation of community health workers in the pandemic era was prioritised to prevent or minimise infections and avoid recurrence of the disease. New communication methods were important for addressing uncertainty and can be applied for any future pandemic. This health communication topic addresses the neglected, but important gap on the efficacy of processes towards better health communication strategies. The transdisciplinary methods include improved health communication strategies informed by the experiences of three Southern African Development Community countries. While such measures to arrest COVID-19 proved plausible, these countries’ projections for the future are a concern, suggesting an urgent need to enhance and strengthen health communication in southern Africa.Transdisciplinary contribution: This is a transdisciplinary exploration of health communication and its implications for COVID-19 and future pandemic responses in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Transboundary COVID-19 response on health communication in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Nyandoro,

Mduluza,

Nyandoro

2024

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa

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“…At the time of this conflict, it had been reported that more than 17 million Australians utilized Facebook monthly to access news (BBC, 2021b). Hence, it is significant to acknowledge that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has served as an important and rapid tool for disseminating information to a wide audience (Ditlhokwa, 2022). Even amidst this dispute, it became apparent that when news access was restricted in Australia, Meta made a significant move by reinstating some news access on Facebook for government pages disseminating COVID-19 health information (BBC, 2021b).…”

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Platform Dependency in the Big Tech Era: Lessons from Australian Facebook Blackout and Botswana Implications

Ditlhokwa,

Cann

2024

SMC

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The surge in social media usage for news consumption has led to a heightened reliance on these platforms for accessing information worldwide. In Botswana, Facebook has become one of the primary channels for news consumption, mirroring trends seen in various nations. However, the 2021 Australian Facebook conflict exposed the risks associated with over-reliance on such platforms for news dissemination. In this paper, we investigate the phenomenon of platform dependency, specifically examining the implications for Botswana, in the wake of the Australian Facebook news blackout. Employing a stratified sampling approach, data was gathered by tracking the volume of news posts shared across 51 selected Facebook pages throughout February 2021. The findings revealed a noteworthy trend, with an average of 5630 news items posted or shared on the platform within four weeks. This marked a growing reliance on Facebook-exclusive pages for news consumption, with minimal engagement observed on alternative websites. We argue that there is a precarious position of pages solely reliant on Facebook for news sharing, especially amidst escalating big data politics and regulatory measures that target Tech Giants. Consequently, these pages face an uncertain future, potentially hampering access to vital news reporting and information-sharing to the adaptive population. Currently, in Botswana, there is a notable dearth of academic exploration into the regulation of Big Tech and its potential repercussions for the nation. Thus, this study serves as a cornerstone in pursuing this significant area of inquiry.

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“…Интенсивно развивающееся информационное медиапространство вызывает исследовательский интерес в разных лингвокультурах, поскольку массмедиа не только информируют, но и воздействуют на адресата как представителя той или иной языковой среды. Проблемам развития телевизионного дискурса посвящены работы ученых разных стран Kraidy, 2005;Джасим, 2009;Волкова, Лазутова, 2017;Желтухина, Доронина, 2018;Уразова, 2018;Olowe, Esiti, 2020;Ditlhokwa, 2022;Гладко, 2022;Loads, 2022 и др. ).…”

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Analytical study of cultural programs of Iraqi satellite TV channels

Zheltukhina

Radhi

2023

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Literaturoved. žurnal.

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The authors examine the trends of Iraqi television after 2011, when the national broadcasting reached a new level. During this period, cultural programs with the aim of stabilizing the public mood and moral recovery began to be developed and popularized. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the cultural programs of the Iraqi satellite channel, taking into account the socio-historical background. A general analysis of modern Iraqi television, which was formed after the end of the protracted military conflict with the United States, is given. The general thesis is put forward that the tense military and political situation in Iraq was naturally reflected in the airwaves of TV channels in the country, where the volume of the cultural component is extremely small. As the country goes through the post-war years, stabilizing the public mood is very important, and cultural programs can play an important role in this aspect. Modern Iraqi satellite television is in its formative and developmental stage due to external social and political factors. The research contributes to the development of scientific methodological and theoretical basis for the further study of Iraqi media.

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Health Information and Social Inclusion of Women During COVID-19: Exploring Botswana Television’s Functionalist Communication Strategy

Cited by 4 publications

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Transboundary COVID-19 response on health communication in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Transboundary COVID-19 response on health communication in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe

Platform Dependency in the Big Tech Era: Lessons from Australian Facebook Blackout and Botswana Implications

Analytical study of cultural programs of Iraqi satellite TV channels

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