The representation of the environmental crises on Lake Victoria in Uganda's media: a critical analysis of the Victoria Voice radio documentaries

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Title:	The representation of the environmental crises on Lake Victoria in Uganda's media: a critical analysis of the Victoria Voice radio documentaries
Authors:	Jjuuko, Margaret Prinsloo, Jeanne
Year:	2014
Periodical:	Journal of African Media Studies (ISSN 1751-7974)
Volume:	6
Issue:	2
Pages:	213-229
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Uganda
Subjects:	radio environmental degradation images social inequality
External link:	http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/jams/2014/00000006/00000002/art00007
Abstract:	This article is concerned with how the environmental crises on Lake Victoria is addressed by the media in Uganda, focusing on a single radio case study. It presents a critical textual analysis of the discourses and discursive practices of the Victoria Voice environmental radio documentaries aired on Uganda's Central Broadcasting Service (CBS) radio in 2005. The analysis focuses on two representative episodes of the Victoria Voice radio series relating to the situation on Lake Victoria. The authors argue that the framing and construction of the situation on Lake Victoria tend to privilege the wealthy or powerful elite rather than address the root causes of environmental degradation. The marginalization of the powerless recurs in these episodes, and while their voices are included in the programmes, they are framed by the more socially powerful. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited]