Tell Our Story. Julie Reid
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TELL OUR STORY
TELL OUR STORY
MULTIPLYING VOICES IN THE NEWS MEDIA
JULIE REID AND DALE T. MCKINLEY
Published in South Africa by:
Wits University Press
1 Jan Smuts Avenue
Johannesburg 2001
Copyright © Julie Reid and Dale T. McKinley 2020
Published edition © Wits University Press 2020
First published 2020
http://dx.doi.org.10.18772/22020055775
978-1-77614-577-5 (Paperback)
978-1-77614-581-2 (Hardback)
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER 1 | The Importance of Voice and the Myth of the ‘Voiceless’ Julie Reid |
| PART 1 | FROM THE INSIDE: VOICE(S) FROM THE GROUND |
| CHAPTER 2 | Community Perspective, Experience and Voice Julie Reid and Dale T. McKinley |
| CHAPTER 3 | Glebelands Hostel, Durban Dale T. McKinley |
| CHAPTER 4 | Xolobeni, Eastern Cape Dale T. McKinley |
| CHAPTER 5 | Thembelihle Community, Johannesburg Dale T. McKinley |
| PART 2 | FROM THE OUTSIDE: DOMINANT VOICE |
| CHAPTER 6 | Dominant Media Telling and Elite Communication Dale T. McKinley |
| CHAPTER 7 | The Political Economy of Dominant Power and Storytelling Dale T. McKinley |
| PART 3 | NEW TRAJECTORIES FOR JOURNALISM AND VOICE(S) |
| CHAPTER 8 | Media Diversity and Voice(s) Julie Reid |
| CHAPTER 9 | Rethinking Media Freedom, Revamping Media Ethics Julie Reid |
| CHAPTER 10 | Planting the Seeds of Change Julie Reid |
LIST OF FIGURES
| Figure 2.1 | Map of South Africa showing the three communities that provide the case studies: Xolobeni/Amadiba, Glebelands, and Thembelihle |
| Figure 6.1 | Xolobeni/Amadiba: total percentages of sources in news reports |