Search or add a thesis

Advanced Search (Beta)
Home > Opportunities Digital Technologies Present for Women in Media: Multi-Case Study of Newsrooms in Kenya

Opportunities Digital Technologies Present for Women in Media: Multi-Case Study of Newsrooms in Kenya

Thesis Info

Author

Oneya, Faith P.

Department

Graduate School of Media and Communications

Program

MADJ

Institute

Aga Khan University

Institute Type

Private

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2020

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Digital Journalism

Language

English

Added

2021-02-17 19:49:13

Modified

2024-03-24 20:25:49

ARI ID

1676727869140

Asian Research Index Whatsapp Chanel
Asian Research Index Whatsapp Chanel

Join our Whatsapp Channel to get regular updates.

Similar


This study is an exploration of the opportunities digital technologies present for women in media. Digital technologies have been praised for providing opportunities to journalism as a whole but little is known regarding those offered to women in newsrooms. The objectives of this study were to: (a) determine new ways women are participating in journalism because of digitisation, (b) establish the new forms of journalism where women have thrived and (c) explore the structures that support women working with digital technologies in the newsroom. The theory that guided the study was Technological Determinism. It employed the phenomenological research tradition. The researcher conducted 12 in-depth interviews with purposefully sampled research participants from five media houses in Kenya: Nation Media Group, Standard Group, Mediamax, Royal Media Services, and Radio Africa Group. Data were analysed thematically and presented in a narrative format. The study did not find an association between digital technologies and women's rise in the media. The results suggest that digital technologies have created substantial opportunities for women in the newsroom as sources, gatherers and decision-makers but the bulk of these lie outside the newsroom where women have used these digital technologies to reinvent and rebrand themselves as content creators, content aggregators and influencers and this is where they have thrived. The results also showed that the research participants found the current structures in digital departments inadequate and in some cases, non-existent. The study concluded that digital technologies offer great potential and opportunities for women in newsrooms but there are barriers, including structures in the newsroom, that need to be addressed for these women to fully benefit. Such structures include gender-sensitive workplace policies, flexi-time, mentorship and flexi-assignments. The study recommends for appropriate gender-sensitive policies, training and mentorship should be implemented by media houses to help them tap fully into the benefits of digital technologies for women.
Loading...
Loading...

Similar Books

Loading...

Similar Chapters

Loading...

Similar News

Loading...

Similar Articles

Loading...

Similar Article Headings

Loading...

جو غیروں سے پیمان کرنے لگا ہے

وہ غیروں سے پیمان کرنے لگا ہے
سرا سر ہی نقصان کرنے لگا ہے

تمھاری توجہ، تمھارا تبسم
مرے غم کا درمان کرنے لگا ہے

تغافل ، جفائیں ، ستم کاریاں
بہت مجھ پہ احسان کرنے لگا ہے

مقام تشکر ہے وہ اب تو مجھ پر
دل و جان قربان کرنے لگا ہے

نظر لگ نہ جائے کہ تائبؔ کی خاطر
وہ راحت کے سامان کرنے لگا ہے

خطابت نبوی اور قبل از اسلام فن خطابت

Oratory (خطا بت) has been of much importance in human history. In pre Islamic period a speaker had a very important place in Arab society. Speaker used to address on many different occaisions& nbsp; i.e war, death and marriage etc. But there were many faults in their speeches and speech methods. When Hazrat Muhammad (SWA) who is last prophet of Allah announced& nbsp; his prophethood, & nbsp; Allah bestowed him with many qualities; one of them is& nbsp; oratory or eloquence. Muhaddiseen have narrated more than six hundred& nbsp; speeches of Hazart Muhammad (SWA) in their books. The art of oration of Hazrat Muhammad (SWA)and& nbsp; art of oration in pre Islamic period will& nbsp; be discussed in this ariticle. Currently& nbsp; different Muslim speakers& nbsp; deliver speeches& nbsp; in different ways& nbsp; which are not according& nbsp; to Sunnah of Hazrat Muhammad, (SWA)Due to this practice& nbsp; they are criticised& nbsp; by the masses. This article will help them to adopt the qualities of the oratory of Hazrat Muhammad(SWA).

Relationship Between Workplace Mistreatment and On-Job Behavior Psychological Capital As Moderator

Workplace mistreatment is a workplace stressor which has adverse effect on work outcomes. Due to its inimical consequences, an ample of research has been conducted during last few years to cope mistreatment at workplace. This study investigates the moderating role of psychological capital on the relationship between workplace mistreatment (workplace incivility, abusive supervision, workplace mobbing) and on-job behaviors (job performance, organizational citizenship behavior towards organization, organizational citizenship behavior towards individuals and counterproductive work behavior towards organization, counterproductive behavior towards individuals). Multisource data was collected through questionnaires from faculty members serving in universities in Pakistan. The data for independent variables i.e. workplace mistreatment and moderating variable i.e. psychological capital was collected from 408 faculty members in first step, the data for on-job behaviors (job performance, organizational citizenship behavior towards organization, organization citizenship behavior towards individuals) was collected from their supervisors and data for (counterproductive work behavior towards organization, counterproductive behavior towards individuals) was collected from their peers. The results of the study revealed that workplace mistreatment (workplace incivility, abusive supervision, workplace mobbing) has significant relationship with and job performance, organizational citizenship behavior towards organization, organizational citizenship behavior towards individuals. The results also revealed that psychological capital moderates the relationship between workplace mistreatment (workplace incivility, abusive supervision, workplace mobbing) and job performance, organizational citizenship xvi behavior towards organization, organizational citizenship behavior towards individuals. However, in case of counterproductive work behavior towards organization, counterproductive behavior towards individuals, diverse results are revealed. Guidelines and recommendations are provided to Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and university management to tackle workplace mistreatment in the universities in Pakistan. Future research directions are discussed