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Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

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Making Meaning Of Media Development Today, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh Dec 2018

Making Meaning Of Media Development Today, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

This article aims to fill a gap in the academic literature on how employees at a media
development intermediary construct meaning of their work. Based on in-depth interviews
with 18 employees of Internews, this research shows that employees believe the
organization has “evolved” from the past to include the entire “information ecosystem”
today. Themes that emerged include a focus on information as a solution, an emphasis on
local communities, the desire to give voice to marginalized communities, and a practice
of listening. Interviewees strictly adhered to official narratives of their work and to
contemporary development orthodoxy, perhaps because of group …

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Women's Enews: Reaching Out To The Arab World, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh Dec 2014

Women's Enews: Reaching Out To The Arab World, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

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Stoking The Research Fire: Three Views, Charles C. Self, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, Amy S. Weiss Dec 2011

Stoking The Research Fire: Three Views, Charles C. Self, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, Amy S. Weiss

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

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Social Changes In South Africa: The Possibilities Of Public Journalism And Development Journalism, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh Dec 2006

Social Changes In South Africa: The Possibilities Of Public Journalism And Development Journalism, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

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The Regionalization Of Global News: A Case Study Of Cnn Interactive, Margaretha Geertsema Dec 2006

The Regionalization Of Global News: A Case Study Of Cnn Interactive, Margaretha Geertsema

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

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