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DOI	10.1080/02500167.2020.1848894
	Mapping Broadcast Media Outlets and Accredited Journalists in Kenya: Towards Understanding News and Information Inequalities
	Owilla, Hesbon Hansen; Chege, Njoki; Awiti, Alex; Orwa, Caleb
通讯作者	Owilla, HH (corresponding author), Aga Khan Univ, Karachi, Pakistan.
来源期刊	COMMUNICATIO-SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH
ISSN	0250-0167
EISSN	1753-5379
出版年	2020
卷号	46 期号:4 页码:96-131
英文摘要	This article reports on a study that attempted to understand news and information inequalities by mapping the distribution of broadcast media outlets, the spread of accredited journalists, and the presence of established news bureaus in the eight regions in Kenya. Further, the study sought to determine the ownership of the broadcast media in Kenya and the trends in ownership and audience reach within the context of commercial interest and public interest dialectics. The study was anchored on the theory of the political economy of the media which looks at power relations that influence the production, distribution and consumption of resources from a critical tradition. Based on the analysis of documents, audience research data, and literature on media representation and socioeconomic and political development, the study revealed that Nairobi County is the news and information hub. It has the most journalists, radio stations and news bureaus, whereas far-flung counties exist in news and information deserts. Central region residents were found to consume the least percentage of the non-local language radio stations as they prefer local language or vernacular radio stations Western, South Nyanza (Nyamira and Kisii) and North Western regions are unique in that their consumption of radio with a national target audience is fairly high when the Average Daily Radio Reach (ADRR) of the top five radio stations is considered. Ownership of the radio market is in the hands of five media organisations that share 43.70% of the ADRR. The establishment, audience reach and ownership trends of these media organisations coupled with the spread of journalists and news bureaus revealed news and information inequalities. The audience reach by broadcast media outlets, even in areas where vernacular radio stations provide a rich diet of media content, seems to be more interested in ownership for profit maximisation at the expense of public interest.
英文关键词	media mapping public service media journalism and development news and information inequalities broadcast media media and democracy
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000617468500006
WOS类目	Communication
WOS研究方向	Communication
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352538
作者单位	[Owilla, Hesbon Hansen; Chege, Njoki; Awiti, Alex; Orwa, Caleb] Aga Khan Univ, Karachi, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Owilla, Hesbon Hansen,Chege, Njoki,Awiti, Alex,et al. Mapping Broadcast Media Outlets and Accredited Journalists in Kenya: Towards Understanding News and Information Inequalities[J],2020,46(4):96-131.
APA	Owilla, Hesbon Hansen,Chege, Njoki,Awiti, Alex,&Orwa, Caleb.(2020).Mapping Broadcast Media Outlets and Accredited Journalists in Kenya: Towards Understanding News and Information Inequalities.COMMUNICATIO-SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH,46(4),96-131.
MLA	Owilla, Hesbon Hansen,et al."Mapping Broadcast Media Outlets and Accredited Journalists in Kenya: Towards Understanding News and Information Inequalities".COMMUNICATIO-SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH 46.4(2020):96-131.