The ownership and funding of media organisations inevitably affects what news we receive
everyday. But is public or private ownership better? Looking at how news is constructed in …

The most striking feature of South Africa's mobile market is the skewed allocation of
spectrum and a seemingly endless sequence of failed attempts to hold an auction for it. A …

XK FM, a unique community radio station for the! Xû and Khwe communities of Platfontein, in
Kimberley was established in August 2000 as a protégé of the South African Broadcasting …

Political television advertising is becoming an important feature of democratic elections and
essential to election campaign strategies. In this article we take a close look at the role the …

Radio spectrum is a key input for mobile operators and the structure of the industry is
strongly related to and influenced by the ownership of spectrum licenses. Spectrum is …

This article examines the associated factors that contribute to differences in awareness of
chapter 9 and 10 institutions, which are specialised democratic institutions in South Africa …

Transnational media broadcasters, including MultiChoice, cater to global (or continental)
audiences, but have primary obligations to local domains in their country of origin. This study …

South Africa's electronic communications sector regulator, the Independent Communications
Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has a mixed track record in carrying out its mandate …

This chapter looks at the interplay between politics and broadcasting regulation in Uganda
since 1993 when the airwaves were liberalized. The narrowing of the political space for …

This thesis examines the creation of the National Communications Commission (NCC), an
independent media regulatory agency in Taiwan, in order to shed light on the relationship …