Heywood, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-6713 and Yaméogo, L. (2022) Radio and social media as a two-way communication tool in conflict- and pandemic-affected communities in Burkina Faso. African Journalism Studies, 43 (4). pp. 44-61. ISSN 2374-3670
Abstract
The article draws on the concepts of “felt needs” and “politics of listening” widely used in community development and applies them more broadly to the humanitarian crisis suffered by internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso. It investigates the two-way communication stream between radio journalists and listeners drawing on feedback collected remotely from 153 representatives of internally displaced and host communities in Burkina Faso during COVID-19. It argues that while a voice must be given to marginalised communities, it must also be listened to and acted upon. Rather than radio journalism being a loudspeaker for top-down messaging, the study argues that alternative approaches should be adopted in conflict- and pandemic-affected areas. It finds that a balance is needed between the information that listeners feel they need in their new extreme circumstances and the information that radio journalists, drawing on their expertise, feel would be strategically empowering.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Co-published by Unisa Press and Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | Radio journalism; Burkina Faso; internally displaced persons; Covid-19; conflict; felt needs; politics of listening |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Elrha - ENHANCING LEARNING & RESEARCH FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 50505 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2023 15:51 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2024 14:01 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23743670.2023.2204447 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:198278 |