Through the Lenses of the Sociology of News Production: An Assessment of Social Media Applications and Changing Newsroom Cultures in Lesotho

IF 1.1 4区社会学 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Journal of Asian and African Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI:10.1177/00219096231179661

B. Makwambeni, Trust Matsilele, M. Msimanga

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Abstract

Using Lesotho as our case study and a qualitative methodology consisting of semi-structured interviews with journalists from three of the country’s leading newspapers – The Post, News Day and Lesotho Times – the study examined how social media applications are being embraced and changing news production and newsroom cultures in the country. The findings of the study show the pervasiveness of social media applications and their integration into news ecologies in Lesotho. The paper contends that mutations of the sociology of news provide a useful lens for examining how newsrooms are integrating far-reaching new technologies into newsrooms in the global South.

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通过新闻生产社会学的视角：对莱索托社交媒体应用和不断变化的新闻室文化的评估

该研究以莱索托为例，采用定性方法，包括对该国三家主要报纸——《华盛顿邮报》、《新闻日》和《莱索托时报》——的记者进行半结构化采访，考察了社交媒体应用程序是如何被接受的，并改变了该国的新闻制作和新闻编辑室文化。研究结果表明，社交媒体应用的普遍性及其与莱索托新闻生态的融合。该论文认为，新闻社会学的突变为研究新闻编辑室如何将影响深远的新技术融入全球南方的新闻编辑室提供了一个有用的视角。

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Journal of Asian and African Studies AREA STUDIES-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Asian and African Studies (JAAS) was founded in 1965 to further research and study on Asia and Africa. JAAS is a peer reviewed journal of area studies recognised for consistent scholarly contributions to cutting-edge issues and debates. The journal welcomes articles, research notes, and book reviews that focus on the dynamics of global change and development of Asian and African nations, societies, cultures, and the global community. Published articles cover: -development and change -technology and communication -globalization -public administration -politics -economy -education -health, wealth, and welfare -poverty and growth -humanities -sociology -political science -linguistics -economics JAAS adheres to a double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties. Decisions on manuscripts will be taken as rapidly as possible. However, while it is hoped that a decision can be made in 6-8 weeks, the refereeing process makes it impossible to predict the length of time that will be required to process any given manuscript.