Carla W Heath
Biographic Data
| ID | 4932388 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carla W Heath |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carla W |
| FAMILY NAME | Heath |
| SIGNATURE | HEATH C W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Randolph College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Regional Radio
In 1992, constitutional governance was re-established in Ghana, and private broadcasting made legal for the first time. This paper explores one of the responses of the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to this novel situation, the opening of regional FM radio stations. Primary data for the paper was obtained from visits to six of the stations and interviews with station directors and other staff in July 1998. The political economic…
Negotiating Broadcasting Policy
This article examines the nature of civil society and civic discourse in Ghana as they are reflected in the process by which broadcasting policy in that country is currently being negotiated. It is grounded in the notions that civil society is constituted by and in communication and that vital civil society and public discourse are essential aspects of a truly democratic system of governance. Public discussion of broadcasting policy began with a …
Children's Television in Ghana
The central argument in this paper is that Ghanaian children's television programmes are concrete realizations of a national discourse about culture for a modern Ghana. The principal themes in this discourse are that formal education is to play a major role in the construction of a new national culture; to be strong, that culture must draw upon the wisdom of the ancestors; to be relevant for today, it must selectively draw upon and adapt ideas fr…
Structural changes in Kenya's broadcasting system
Between December 1988 and March 1990, the government of Kenya restructured its broadcasting system. Examination of government documents and press reports viewed from the perspective of literature on authoritarian politics in Africa indicates that the structural changes were part of a strategy intended to enhance the image and authority of President Moi, breath new life into the ruling party and attract foreign investors. The strategy did attract …
Government—Media—Audiences
Commercial advertising and religious broadcasts are allowed in order to raise revenues, but at the same time the public broadcasting organization must ensure that the stability of the state is not threatened by alternative voices
Negotiating Broadcasting Policy
This article examines the nature of civil society and civic discourse in Ghana as they are reflected in the process by which broadcasting policy in that country is currently being negotiated. It is grounded in the notions that civil society is constituted by and in communication and that vital civil society and public discourse are essential aspects of a truly democratic system of governance. Public discussion of broadcasting policy began with a …
Children's Television in Ghana
The central argument in this paper is that Ghanaian children's television programmes are concrete realizations of a national discourse about culture for a modern Ghana. The principal themes in this discourse are that formal education is to play a major role in the construction of a new national culture; to be strong, that culture must draw upon the wisdom of the ancestors; to be relevant for today, it must selectively draw upon and adapt ideas fr…
Structural changes in Kenya's broadcasting system
Between December 1988 and March 1990, the government of Kenya restructured its broadcasting system. Examination of government documents and press reports viewed from the perspective of literature on authoritarian politics in Africa indicates that the structural changes were part of a strategy intended to enhance the image and authority of President Moi, breath new life into the ruling party and attract foreign investors. The strategy did attract …
Government—Media—Audiences
Commercial advertising and religious broadcasts are allowed in order to raise revenues, but at the same time the public broadcasting organization must ensure that the stability of the state is not threatened by alternative voices
Structural changes in Kenya's broadcasting system
Between December 1988 and March 1990, the government of Kenya restructured its broadcasting system. Examination of government documents and press reports viewed from the perspective of literature on authoritarian politics in Africa indicates that the structural changes were part of a strategy intended to enhance the image and authority of President Moi, breath new life into the ruling party and attract foreign investors. The strategy did attract …
Children's Television in Ghana
The central argument in this paper is that Ghanaian children's television programmes are concrete realizations of a national discourse about culture for a modern Ghana. The principal themes in this discourse are that formal education is to play a major role in the construction of a new national culture; to be strong, that culture must draw upon the wisdom of the ancestors; to be relevant for today, it must selectively draw upon and adapt ideas fr…
Negotiating Broadcasting Policy
This article examines the nature of civil society and civic discourse in Ghana as they are reflected in the process by which broadcasting policy in that country is currently being negotiated. It is grounded in the notions that civil society is constituted by and in communication and that vital civil society and public discourse are essential aspects of a truly democratic system of governance. Public discussion of broadcasting policy began with a …
Regional Radio
In 1992, constitutional governance was re-established in Ghana, and private broadcasting made legal for the first time. This paper explores one of the responses of the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to this novel situation, the opening of regional FM radio stations. Primary data for the paper was obtained from visits to six of the stations and interviews with station directors and other staff in July 1998. The political economic…
Political science (5 works) · African history and culture studies (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 works) · Broadcasting (networking (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public broadcasting (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Democracy (3 works)