Media scarcity in an age of information abundance
The case of MK veterans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268280 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Elmer (0000-0002-5372-3072, Toronto Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 701-715 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443720968173 |
| OpenAlex | W3096045284 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This paper questions the dominant attention economy and media abundance framework in media studies by questioning the mediated politics of ‘media scarce’ communities and individuals. Focusing on the armed wing of the African National Congress (MK), the paper questions how media scarcity affects a group’s ability to engage in public campaigns, given their lack of historical media documentation. The paper analyzes how the MK developed various media tactics to overcome their lack of media documentation, both during the fight against the Apartheid state and in present day campaigns for military veterans’ rights
Abundance (ecology · Documentation · Economics · Media coverage · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scarcity · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |