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How talkback radio in Australia provides hyper-local news through mini-narrative sharing

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7477207
AutoresJacqui Ewart (0000-0001-5907-6032, Griffith University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume15
Fascículo6
Páginas790-807
Data de publicação2013-07-09
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournalism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884913491652
OpenAlexW2066472335
IdiomaES
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas39

Talkback radio in Australia has primarily been conceptualized as a space where populist meta narratives are constructed and, through repetition, entrenched. However, little attention has been paid to talkback that occurs beyond populist programs. This article focuses on the contributions non-populist talkback programs make to local news and community. It examines commercial and non-commercial talkback programs’ facilitation of the sharing of audiences’ mini-narratives and their provision of hyper-local news. Drawing on data from a study of 12 Australian talkback radio programs, the article identifies that these programs provide one of the few available sources of hyper-local news in an increasingly globalized media market. The article examines the type of hyper-local news the study participants gain from talkback and how they use that information

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