SJMS Research Report: 2013 (condensed from original Rhodes University report)
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Staff members of the School of Journalism and Media Studies engaged in a variety of research activities during 2013. Outputs include journal articles and scholarly book chapters, but also articles in popular media in which academic research was communicated to a wider audience around issues of public interest, such as media transformation and freedom of expression. Staff participated in conferences locally and internationally, paid visits to colleagues at universities abroad, and received international visitors that contributed to the research culture of the School.
The Mellon-funded Focus Area project, co-directed by Professor Herman Wasserman and
Professor Anthea Garman, on ‘Media and Citizenship: Between Marginalisation and Participation’continued to produce several publications and conference papers, and the first group of MA students completed their theses in this area. A study on youth identity, media and the public sphere, led by
Professor Jane Duncan and funded by the South Africa Netherlands Research Programme onAlternatives in Development (SANPAD), drew to a close with the publication of a baseline study of youth identity, the media and the public sphere.
Several members of staff from the School of Journalism and Media Studies participated in the project, a collaborative effort with colleagues from Windesheim University in the Netherlands, the University of Cape Town and the media analysis company Media Tenor.
Distinguished Visitors/Overseas Visitors
Professor Anthea Garman travelled to Australia during her sabbatical to visit colleagues working in
areas related to the Mellon project. She also presented lectures on her own research at the University of Wollongong. Professor James Arvanitakis from the University of Western Sydney, Australia, visited the School to meet with colleagues and students working on the project and to present his own work.
Professor Lorenzo Dalvit visited the Bruno Kessler Foundation in Trento, Italy to discuss his work
on mobile and wireless media in marginalised communities.
Professor Herman Wasserman was invited to present a keynote lecture on China’s media
investments in Africa at the Forum for Media Development in Berlin, Germany.
Significant Research Aligned Events
Professor Jane Duncan made a presentation to the Task Team investigating transformation in the Print and Digital Media. Professor Anthea Garman curated the programme for the Think!Fest programme of public lectures as part of the National Arts Festival. Several staff members of the School as well as postgraduate students presented papers at the South African Communication Association's annual conference, which was held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth. The School was also represented by several staff members at the International Association for Media and Communication Research's annual conference, held in Dublin, Ireland.
Professor Herman Wasserman Deputy Head of School
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES
PUBLICATIONS
Books/Chapters/Monographs
Dugmore, H.L.
Dugmore, H.L. and Ligaga, D. (2013) The Future of Quality News Journalism. London: Routledge. ISBN:
9780415532860.
Prinsloo, J.R.J.
Prinsloo, J.R.J. (2013) Media and learning about the social world. In: Lemish, D. (ed.). The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media. London: Routledge. p.247-254. ISBN: 9780415783682.
Prinsloo, J.R.J. (2013) “You sexy thing”. Zur sexualisierung von madchen in kindersfernsehen. In: Die fernsehheld(inn)en der madchen und jungen. Munchen:Kopaed. p.79-92. ISBN: 9783867362856.
Sipondo, A.A.
Oxtoby, C. and Sipondo, A.A. (2013) Judicial Appointments: Do procedural shortcomings hinder access to justice? In: Bentley, k., Nathan , L. and Calland, R. (eds.). Falls The Shadow: Between the promise and the reality of the South African Constitution. Cape Town:University of Cape Town Press. p.127-147. ISBN:9781919895901.
Wasserman, H.J.
Wasserman, H.J. and Jacobs, S. (2013) Media freedom, citizenship and social justice in South Africa. In: Pillay, U., Hagg, G., Nyamnjoh, F. and Jansen, J. (eds.). State of the Nation: South Africa 2012 - 2013: Addressing Inequality and Poverty. Cape Town: HSRC Press. p.333-354.ISBN: 9780796924223.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Media Ethics in a New Democracy: South African perspectives on freedom, dignity and citizenship. In: Ward, S.J.A. (ed.). Global Media Ethics: Problems and Perspectives. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. p.126 145. ISBN: 9781405183918.
Wasserman, H.J. (ed.) (2013) Press Freedom in Africa: Comparative Perspectives. London: Routledge. ISBN:
9780415539067.
Wasserman, H.J. and Garman, A.C.
Wasserman, H.J. and Garman, A.C. (2013) Being South African and Belonging: The Status and Practice of Mediated Citizenship in a New Democracy. In: Walthrust- Jones, N. (ed.). Diversity and turbulences in Contemporary Global Migration. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press. p.93-103.ISBN: 9781848881877.
Concerts/Exhibitions/Performances/Events/
Workshops
Dalvit, L.
Dalvit, L. Presenter. Discussions on the potential of mobile devices for public service in America. Forum on Mobile Devices and Public Service. Annenberg Community Beach House, Santa Monica. United States of America. 3 - 5 November 2013.
Duncan, J.
Duncan, J. Presentation. Presentation to the Print and Digital Media Transformation Task Team. Grahamstown, Grahamstown. South Africa. 30 January 2013.
Duncan, J. Presentation. Marikana and the paradox of press transformation. Wednesday Seminar: Departments of Sociology and Anthropology and Development Studies. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg. South Africa. 6 March 2013.
Duncan, J. Presentation. Presentation on the press coverage of the Marikana massacre. Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Johannesburg. South Africa. 12August 2013.
Garman, A.C.
Garman, A.C. Convenor of the programme. Think!Fest public lecture series for the National Arts Festival 2013.
N/A. Eden Grove, Grahamstown. South Africa. 27 June - 6 July2013.
Wasserman, H.J.
Wasserman, H.J. Invited Presentation via Skype. Echoes of Levison: Press Freedom, Regulation and Ethics in South Africa. Association for Journalism Education. Newcastle University, Newcastle. United Kingdom. 1 June2013.
Wasserman, H.J. Invited Address. South African approaches towards media development in the region and perceptions of Chinese activities. Forum Media and Development. Berlin. Germany. 1 October 2013.
Distinguished Visitors
Arvanitakis, J. University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Lectures and research collaboration with the Mellon Focus Area in Media and Citizenship. April 2013.Organiser : Garman, A.C.
International Visits
Dalvit, L.
Dalvit, L. Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy. Development and implementation of mobile and wireless services for marginalised communities. 1 July - 31 December2013.
Garman, A.C.
Garman, A.C. University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia. The Listening Project. 18 - 29 November 2013.
Other Publications
Duncan, J.
Duncan, J. (2013) The impossible task of global security (05 June 2013). In: The New Age. South Africa: TNA Media(Pty) Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) Future of information leaks (06 May 2013). In: The Witness. Johannesburg: Media24 Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) Downsizing Press Transformation (04 October 2013). In: The Witness. Pietermaritzburg: The Witness.
Duncan, J. (2013) South Africa: The Politics of South Africa’s Intelligence Priorities - http://allafrica.com/
stories/201310011109.html (01 October 2013). In: All Africa. Africa: AllAfrica Global Media.
Duncan, J. (2013) Political ‘hits’ concerning (13 November 2013). In: EP Herald. Port Elizabeth: Times Media Group.
Duncan, J. (2013) Media change a stalled cause. In: The New Age. South Africa: TNA Media (Pty) Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) Retrenchments, recession and rape (11 March 2013). In: The Witness. Johannesburg: Media24 Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) The Criminal Injustice System (human rights) - http://allafrica.com/stories/201302181208.html (18 February 2013). In: All Africa. Africa: AllAfrica GlobalMedia.
Duncan, J. (2013) The criminal injustice system in SA (22 February 2013). In: The New Age. South Africa: TNA Media (Pty) Ltd.
Duncan, J. and Royeppen, A. (2013) Death by a thousand pinpricks: South Africa’s every-vanishing right to protest - http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-03-08- death-by-a-thousand-pinpricks-south-africas evervanishing- right-to-protest/#.UgzxJ9JHJMg (08 March 2013). In: Daily Maverick. South Africa: Daily Maverick.
Duncan, J. and Royeppen, A. (2013) Inside Rustenburg’s banned gatherings - http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/
article/2013-03-07-inside-rustenbergs-bannedprotests/#. UgzwvdJHJMg (07 March 2013). In: Daily Maverick.
South Africa: Daily Maverick.
Duncan, J. (2013) Lesson from Mbeki’s exit (30 September 2013). In: Daily Dispatch. Port Elizabeth: TimesMedia Group.
Duncan, J. (2013) Danger of stifling artistic expression (06 September 2013). In: Star Africa. Johannesburg:
Independent News and Media.
Duncan, J. (2013) The spooks, the worms and the net (14 June 2013). In: The Mail and Guardian. Johannesburg:
Mail and Guardian.
Duncan, J. (2013) Tatane case: tragic comedy staged to shield cops (12 April 2013). In: The New Age. South Africa: TNA Media (Pty) Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) Getting away with murder (human rights) - http://www.dispatch.co.za/insight-getting-awaywith- murder/ (09 April 2013). In: Dispatch Online. PortElizabeth: Times Media Group.
Duncan, J. (2013) The Sex Regulators - http://afrimoney. com/2013/08/south-africa-the-sex-regulators/ (30 August 2013). In: Afrimoney.com. Africa: AfriMoney.com.
Duncan, J. (2013) It will take a strong media to navigate treacherous secrecy bill waters (05 May 2013). In:
Sunday Weekend Argus. Johannesburg: Independent News andMedia.
Duncan, J. (2013) The Auditor and the Hitmen - http://allafrica.com/stories/201311060354.html (06 November 2013). In: AllAfrica online. Africa: AllAfrica GlobalMedia.
Duncan, J. (2013) How deep does bugging run in SA? (06 August 2013). In: The New Age. South Africa: TNA Media (Pty) Ltd.
Duncan, J. (2013) Getting away with murder (09 April 2013). In: Daily Dispatch. Port Elizabeth: Times Media Group.
Duncan, J. (2013) Secrecy must not imperil state (06 October 2013). In: Sunday Weekend Argus. Johannesburg:
Sunday Independent.
Garman, A.C.
Garman, A.C. (2013) “At Home in the Many-Roomed House of Misfits.” Response to Robert Boyton’s Keynote Address at the IALJS, Tampere, May 2013. In: Hartsock, J. (eds.). Literary Journalism Studies. United States:
International Association of Literary Journalism Studies.
Garman, A.C. and Steenveld, L.N.
Garman, A.C. and Steenveld, L.N. (2013) Literature Review. In: Malila, V. (eds.). A Baseline Study of Youth Identity, the Media and the Public Sphere in South Africa. Grahamstown: Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies.
Garman, A.C., Strelitz, L.N., Steenveld, L.N. and Duncan, J.
Garman, A.C., Strelitz, L.N., Steenveld, L.N., Duncan, J., Bosch, T., Ndlovu, M. and Media Tenor. (2013). In:
Malila, V. (ed.). A baseline study of youth identity, the media and public sphere in South Africa. Grahamstown:
Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies.
Malila, V.C.M.
Malila, V.C.M. (2013) Born free without a cause. In: Garman, A. (ed.). Rhodes Journalism Review. Grahamstown:
Rhodes University School of Journalism and MediaStudies.
Rennie, G.
Rennie, G. (2013) Editor of daily newspaper of Wordfest at the National Arts Festival. In: WordStock newspaper.
Grahamstown: Rhodes School of Journalism and Media Studies.
Steenveld, L.N.
Steenveld, L.N. (2013) In search of the Holy Grail: youth media consumption and the construction of citizenship.
In: Rhodes Journalism Review. Grahamstown: RhodesSchool of Journalism and Media Studies.
Wasserman, H.J.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Birth of a new communications order. In: China Daily Africa. China.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) What on earth is going on downstairs. In: China Daily Africa. China.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Beyond the tired stereotypes. In: China Daily Africa. China.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Brics through the media’s eyes. In: The Star. Johannesburg: Independent Newspapers.
Peer Reviewed Non-Subsidy-Earning Journal Research Publications
Duncan, J.
Duncan, J. (2013) South African journalism and the Marikana massacre: A case study of an editorial failure.
The Political Economy of Communication. 1 (2). p.65-88.
Schoon, A.J.
Schoon, A.J. (2013) Book review: Lynn Schofield Clark, The Parent App: Understanding families in the digital age. Mobile Media & Communication. 1 (3). p.374-375.
Peer Reviewed Subsidy-Earning Journal Research Publications
Boshoff, P.A.
Boshoff, P.A. (2013) Sexy Girls, Heroes and Funny Losers. Gender Representations in Children’s TV Around the World edited by Maya Gotz and Dafna Lemish. Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity. 27 (3).
p.133-136.
Boshoff, P.A. (2013) The Supernatural Detective: Witchcraft Crime Narratives in the Daily Sun. Current Writing.
25 (2). p.164-175.
Boshoff, P.A. and Prinsloo, J.R.J.
Boshoff, P.A. and Prinsloo, J.R.J. (2013) “Face the music!” The Daily Sun’s representation of adolescent sex in the Jules High sex scandal. Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity. 27 (3). p.39-49.
Duncan, J.
Duncan, J. (2013) Mobile network society? Affordability and mobile phone usage in Grahamstown East.
Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research. 39 (1). p.35-52.
Duncan, J. and Reid, J. (2013) Toward a measurement tool for the monitoring of media diversity and pluralism in South Africa: A public-centred approach. Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research. 39 (4). p.483-500.
Hills, P.R.
Steiner , L., Guo, J., McCaffrey, R. and Hills, P.R. (2013) The Wire and repair of the journalistic paradigm.
Journalism. 14 (6). p.703-720.
Malila, V.C.M.
Paterson, C. and Malila, V.C.M. (2013) Beyond the Information Scandal: When South Africa bought into global news. Ecquid Novi-African Journalism Studies. 34 (2). p.1-14.
Malila, V.C.M., Oelofsen, H.M., Garman, A.C. and Wasserman, H.J.
Malila, V.C.M., Oelofsen, H.M., Garman, A.C. and Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Making meaning of citizenship:
How ‘born frees’ use media in South Africa’s democratic evolution. Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research. 39 (4). p.415-431.
Mare, A.
Mare, A. (2013) New media, pirate radio and the creative appropriation of technology in Zimbabwe: case of Radio Voice of the People. Journal of African Cultural Studies. 25 (1). p.30-41.
Mare, A. (2013) A complicated but symbiotic affair: The relationship between mainstream media and social media in the coverage of social protests in southern Africa. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies. 34 (1). p.83- 98.
Mukorombindo, Y.C.
Mukorombindo, Y.C. and Coetzee, J.K. (2013) A better life through networks and support? Vulnerable people living in a new human settlement in Grahamstown. Africanus: Journal of Development Studies. 43 (1). p.49-64.
Prinsloo, J.R.J.
Prinsloo, J.R.J. and Moletsane, R. (2013) The complexities of sex, gender and childhood in presentday South Africa: Mapping the issues. Agenda: Empowering women for gender equity. 27 (3). p.3-13.
Schoon, A.J.
Schoon, A.J. (2013) Exploring Participatory Video Journalism in the Classroom and the Community.
Communitas:Journal for Community Communication and Information Impact. 18 (2013). p.57-75.
Wasserman, H.J.
Richards, I. and Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Review Essay: The heart of the matter: Journal editors and journals.
Journalism. 14 (6). p.823-836.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Journalism in a new democracy: The ethics of listening. Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research. 39 (1).p.67-84.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) South Africa and China as BRICS Partners: Media Perspectives on Geopolitical Shifts.
Journal of Asian and African studies. 2013 (2013).p.1-15.
Wasserman, H.J. (2013) Die media, demokrasie en burgerlike deelname: ’n Etiek van luister. LitNet Akademies.
10 (2). p.506-522.
Research Papers Presented at Academic/
Scientific Conferences (Proceedings, Booklets and Attendance)
Cristoferi, M. and Dalvit, L.
Cristoferi, M. and Dalvit, L. Money-related uses of mobile phones in a South African rural area. Mobile Telephony in the Developing World. University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla. Finland. May 2013.
Dalvit, L.
Hamwedi, A.M. and Dalvit, L. Wikipedia Translation as an Additive Pedagogy for Oshikwanyama Language Learning. UNAM Annual Education Conference. University of Namibia, Windhoek. Namibia. September 2013.
Gunzo, F.T. and Dalvit, L. Teaching educators to use computers in their social science classrooms: A South African experience. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Dublin City University, Dublin. Ireland. June 2013.
Dalvit, L., Gumbo, S., Ntshinga, L.B. and Terzoli, A. TeleWeaver: An Innovative Telecommunication Platform for Marginalized Communities in Africa. Proceedings of the13th European Conference on eGovernment.
Universita’dell’Insubria, Como. Italy. June 2013.
Dalvit, L. and Kromberg, S.G.
Dalvit, L. and Kromberg, S.G. NikaNOW: a hyperlocal content and business model for community media in South Africa. Media and Reality: Breaking the Value Chain. Ramon Llull University, Barcelona. Spain. June 2013.
Dalvit, L. and Schoon, A.J.
Dalvit, L. and Schoon, A.J. Siyashuta! Capturing police brutality on mobile phones in South Africa. 3rd Mobile Innovation Networks Aotearoa. Auckland University ofTechnology, Auckland. New Zealand. November 2013.
Dalvit, L. and Strelitz, L.N.
Dalvit, L. and Strelitz, L.N. Media and mobile phones in a South African rural area: A baseline study. Media and mobile phones in a South African rural are: A baseline study. University of Canberra, Canberra. Australia. November 2013.
Dugmore, H.L. and Braun, J.S.
Dugmore, H.L., Braun, J.S. and Jobson, M.R. “A serious public health risk? Virodene, Viagra, Vitamins and a failed regulatory system - implications for South African health journalism”. South African Communication Association Conference. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PortElizabeth. South Africa. September 2013.
Dugmore, H.L. and Smith, J.
Dugmore, H.L. and Smith, J. The Five elements of effective and ethical health journalism. South African Communication Association Conference. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth. South Africa.
September 2013.
Fuel, I.C. and Dalvit, L.
Fuel, I.C. and Dalvit, L. Percepação Da Informação Agrícola Online Disseminada Via Rádio Comunitária: Caso Aso CMCs Da Namaacha E Murrombene. Ensino e a pesquisa em Comunicacao: desafios e perspectiva.
Conferencia Joaquim Chissano, Maputo. Mozambique. April2013.
Garman, A.C.
Garman, A.C. It was not the voice, but the ear that was lacking. Media, Listening and Citizenship. University of Wollongong Business School, Sydney. Australia. November2013.
Garman, A.C. Who can be a citizen? South African Communication Association. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth. South Africa. September 2013.
Garman, A.C. South African Media: Quo Vadis? Menell Fellows Annual Journalism Conference. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg. South Africa. June 2013.
Garman, A.C. Mark Gevisser’s Portraits of Power: giving white South Africans interlocutors to negotiate a postapartheid world. International Association of Literary Journalism Studies. University of Tampere, Tampere.
Finland.May 2013.
Garman, A.C. Bongos and Beneficiaries: being white and (not) talking about privilege and inequality in the South African (white) media. Whitewash 1: Negotiating Whiteness in 21st Century South Africa. University of
Johannesburg, Johannesburg. South Africa. March 2013.
Garman, A.C., Wasserman, H.J., Malila, V.C.M. and Oelofsen, H.M.
Garman, A.C., Wasserman, H.J., Malila, V.C.M. and Oelofsen, H.M. Making meaning of citizenship: citizens’
use of the media in South Africa’s democratic evolution. Media and Citizenship: Identity Politics, Politicised Identities and the Question of Belonging. UNISA, Pretoria.South Africa. February 2013.
Malila, V.C.M.
Malila, V.C.M. Engaged citizens: The role of the media in the construction of citizenship amongst South African youth. SACOMM 2013. Nelson Mandela MetropolitanUniversity, Port Elizabeth. South Africa. September 2013.
Malila, V.C.M. and Oelofsen, H.M.
Malila, V.C.M. and Oelofsen, H.M. Young People, Media and Citizenship. International Association for Media and Communications Research (IAMCR) 2013 annual conference. Dublin City University, Dublin. Ireland. June 2013.
Nkwera, G. and Dalvit, L.
Nkwera, G. and Dalvit, L. Mobile phone sharing in rural Tanzania: a case study using a domestication approach.
Mobile Telephony in the Developing World. University ofJyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla. Finland. May 2013.
Rennie, G.
Rennie, G. Interpreting Turbulence: South African Literary Journalism in a Violent Time. Literary Journalism:
Text
and Context. University of Tampere, Tampere. Finland. May 2013.
Schoeman, M. and Dalvit, L.
Schoeman, M., Magadza, A. and Dalvit, L. The brick generation: South African students’ memories of their first mobile phone. Mobile Communication preconference workshop of the International Communication Association (ICA). The London School of Economics andPolitical Science, London. United Kingdom. June 2013.
Schoeman, M. and Dalvit, L. A Phenomenological Approach to Micro-blogging as a Cultural Form - A Case Study of Twitter. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Dublin City University, Dublin. Ireland. January 2013.
Steenveld, L.N.
Steenveld, L.N. The dilemma of ethical publishing in post-apartheid in South Africa: the politics of dignity vs.
freedom of expression raised by the case of The Spear. International Conference of Media Ethics. Seville. Spain.
April 2013.
Steenveld, L.N. Young People and the News: Implications for journalism education. World Journalism Education Conference. Mechelen. Belgium. July 2013.
Wasserman, H.J.
Wasserman, H.J. Control and Navigation: People searching to Reach their Goals in an Ever More (In) Flexible World. Mobile Africa Revisited. Afrika Studiecentrum,Universiteit Leiden. Netherlands. February 2013.
Wasserman, H.J. Ubuntu, rationality and listening: Normative exploration for the media. Ubuntu, Communication and Freedom of Expression. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg. South Africa. November 2013.
Wasserman, H.J. Media, Democracy and Citizenship: An Ethics of Listening. South African Communication Association Annual Conference. Port Elizabeth. SouthAfrica. September 2013.
Wasserman, H.J. China’s soft power within the BRICS alignment: The view from the South African media.
Communicating Soft Power: Contrasting Perspectives from India and China. University of Westminster, London.
United Kingdom. September 2013.
Wasserman, H.J., Mano, W. and Zhang, X. Charting the future of global journalism: China’s soft power in Africa.
Future of Journalism Conference. Cardiff, Wales.United Kingdom. September 2013.
Wasserman, H.J. and Ramaprasad, J. Comparing across continents: Journalists in South Africa and India.
Annual Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Dublin.
Ireland. June 2013.
Wasserman, H.J. and Garman, A.C.
Wasserman, H.J. and Garman, A.C. The meaning of citizenship: Media use and democracy in South Africa.
Annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Dublin.
Ireland. June 2013.
Wasserman, H.J., Garman, A.C. and Malila, V.
Wasserman, H.J., Garman, A.C. and Malila, V. Making meaning of citizenship: Citizens’ use of the media in South Africa’s democratic evolution. Colloquium ‘Media and Citizenship: Identity Politics, Politicized Identities and the Question of Belonging’. University of South Africa, Pretoria. South Africa. February 2013
