Sounds like a whisper
Australian Community Broadcasting hosts a quiet revolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7500869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kerrie Foxwell (Griffith University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-6708 • E-ISSN: 1744-6716 |
| Publisher | University of Westminster Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.16997/wpcc.48 |
| OpenAlex | W1590625654 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 7 |
Recent research into the Australian community broadcasting sector has revealed a developing role for community radio, in particular, in reviving notions of democracy by enhancing public sphere engagement by audiences. This paper is drawn from the first national qualitative audience study of the sector undertaken by the authors and provides strong evidence to suggest listeners are challenging globalised views of the world. They see community radio as ‘theirs’ and the only media able to accurately reflect Australia’s cultural diversity. This is enabling a revival of public sphere activity in the face of restrictions on democracy following an upsurge in global terrorism. We argue that the community broadcasting sector in Australia is providing citizens with services largely ignored by commercial media and to some extent, the publicly-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Astronomy · Broadcasting (networking · Computer security · Media studies · Physics · QUIET · Sociology · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · History
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |