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Through the Lens of the Local

Public Arena Journalism in the Australian Community Broadcasting Sector

Bibliographic Data

ID7478230
AuthorsSusan Forde (0000-0002-1360-7384, Griffith University, Brisbane, corresponding author), Kerrie Foxwell (Griffith University, Brisbane), Michael Meadows (Griffith University, Brisbane), Michael E Meadows (0000-0001-8322-3055, Griffith University, Brisbane)
Year2003
Volume4
Issue3
Pages314-335
Publication date2003-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14648849030043004
OpenAlexW2057832415
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited15

This article explores the role of community or `public arena' journalism in offering alternative frameworks for making sense of the world through the lens of local communities and their various networks. Our particular focus is on new research into Australia's unique community broadcasting sector, based on nationwide telephone surveys and focus group discussions involving a broad range of community journalists, which suggests that they fulfil an important cultural role in providing communities with a local voice through what we have termed a `community public sphere

Broadcasting (networking · Focus (optics · Journalism · Lens (geology · Local community · Media studies · Political science · Public broadcasting · Public relations · Public sphere · Sociology · Through-the-lens metering · Computer Science · Engineering · Media Studies and Communication · Media, Communication, and Education · Social Media and Politics · Law

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Unique citing works17
Citations per year0,81
Citation span2005 - 2025 (21)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 17

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