New media coming to Kapkoi

Gustafsson, Jessica

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“…The example of Esther illustrates some of the quantitative survey findings at Ziwa ward, reported by Gustafsson (2015). She falls into the group of Ziwa women who rarely speak on the phone and never send or receive SMS (23% of female respondents).…”

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“…Television usage has been hampered by affordability (Gustafsson, 2019;Gustafsson & Nielsen, 2017a). The uncompleted electrification of Kenya and frequent power cuts affect appropriation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Aspirations that are "easier stated in policies than carried out in practice" (Tufte, 2017, p. 264). Also, Kenya's ICT-driven dream of modernisation is characterised by continued disparities of digital inclusion (Gustafsson, 2019;Wildermuth, 2018). Thus, underlying socio-economic and socio-cultural inequalities have been more resistant to change, than the swift uptake of mobile phones alongside a steady increase in use and ownership of radios, TV sets and other digital/media devices might suggest.…”

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‘Restricted’ digital/media repertoires in rural Kenya: a constructive critique

Wildermuth

2020

Information, Communication & Society

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The ambition of this article is twofold and consists of an attempt to outline a problematic bias of research attention and interpretation, discernible in the field of studies that address the appropriation and usage of new media and networked communication technologies, as unfolding in Africa. Thus, I voice my concerns in respect to scholarly attempts, quantitative and qualitative in nature, to define those who are 'left behind' at the 'bottom of the digital/media pyramid', in narrow deterministic terms. Based on qualitative interviews from field work in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya I suggest a methodological-analytical approach to overcome this blind spot of attention and understanding, by show-casing a different strategy of data generation and interpretative reading. The article draws attention on the media practices and routines that are contextually embedded in the lifeworld concerns and pragmatic decisions of individuals located at the 'excluded' end of the continuum of communication ecologies in Kenya. My in-depth presentation and discussion of two protagonists from rural Ziwa ward, seeks to challenge commonplace characterisations of the causes and consequences of restricted digital/media repertoires. This includes a rejection of techno-centric, normative claims that define digital inclusion in narrow terms and the excluded as human impediments to democratic transition and development. Instead, I put forward a situated understanding of digital/media repertoires that while realised under constrained conditions, nonetheless allow people to address their lifeworld concerns. Concerns, here understood "as activities that matter to people" (Helle-Valle, 2019, 147), in consequence affecting digital/media practices and vice versa.

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confidence: 88%

“…Television usage has been hampered by affordability (Gustafsson, 2019;Gustafsson & Nielsen, 2017a). The uncompleted electrification of Kenya and frequent power cuts affect appropriation.…”

Section: Summary Discussion and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Wildermuth

2020

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The quality of radio journalism in Tanzania: Empowering citizens or at a crossroads?

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Katunzi

2023

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There is a dearth of scholarly work that measures the quality of journalism, both in Western contexts and in the Global South. This might be partly explained by the difficulty in defining, operationalising and measuring news media quality. However, those data would be helpful to identify the societal role of radio journalism in enabling citizens to participate and take decisions. As radio plays an overarching role in Tanzania for information, especially for those living in rural areas, this article assessed research data from the “Yearbook on Media Quality in Tanzania” that has identified quality as a list of criteria describing various characteristics of journalistic texts and set thresholds to distinguish good from poor quality. Thus, it measured the quality performance of 30 print, radio and TV media houses. This article now assesses radio journalism in the country, with a focus on comparison amongst radio stations. The assessment shows that some quality criteria were almost not fulfilled at all, although they are acknowledged as important, for example, the right of reply, or covering viewpoints that are critical to the government. Nevertheless, with regard to professionalism and comprehensive reporting, the data show that some radio stations perform largely better than others and that programmes are much better compared to newscasts. The external environment plays an important role in performance. Many shortcomings in quality are due to the harsh political environment and economic challenges. However, the internal newsroom environment plays an additional role and explains as well some of the quality differences identified.

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Navigating sociocultural communication spaces from a gendered perspective: An analysis of the use of new media technologies by Kenyan families

Lumala

2021

Journal of African Media Studies

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New technologies have challenged the established conceptual understanding of time and physical space as we know it and problematized how cultural values and power dynamics between men and women are viewed. This study sought to examine the time–space distanciation and comprehension in the face of increased access to and use of new communication technologies by families in Kenya. The article addresses the following questions: (1) How have new media technologies in Kenya affected individuals’ use of space at the family level? (2) How do women and men navigate through changes in spaces occasioned by the new media technologies? (3) What influence have new media technologies had on gendered power dynamics between men and women in the family set up? A qualitative study was carried out between October 2018 and October 2019 in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya. Interviews and observation techniques were employed with a total of 42 purposively sampled participants taking part. Qualitative techniques were used to analyse the data. The study generated a number of findings that formed the basis of key recommendations thereof.

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New media coming to Kapkoi

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‘Restricted’ digital/media repertoires in rural Kenya: a constructive critique

‘Restricted’ digital/media repertoires in rural Kenya: a constructive critique

The quality of radio journalism in Tanzania: Empowering citizens or at a crossroads?

Navigating sociocultural communication spaces from a gendered perspective: An analysis of the use of new media technologies by Kenyan families

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