COM 2011 Volume 16
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Thinking about mass communication research
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)The article presents an argument for a return to phenomenological (mass) communication research. The article is informed by social semiotics' emphasis on the multimodality of communication and phenomenological hermeneutics' ... -
Stakeholder engagement: a crucial element in the governance of corporate reputation
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)The King III Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (with a separate chapter on Governing Stakeholder Relationships) highlights the importance of stakeholder management in corporate governance. For the first ... -
Recurring crisis of credibility? The state of public relations in South Africa
(Department of Communication, University of the Free State, 2011)This article is based on the notion that Prisa's approaching 55th anniversary presents an opportunity to reflect on the current state of public relations in South Africa – a state of affairs brought into sharper focus ... -
Different salves for different sores: international research remedies for a South African communication context
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)A fact so widely accepted as to be considered common sense is that communication is influenced by the context in which it functions. It is for this reason that there is no single communication-related measurement scale ... -
A Q-methodology analysis of journalists' reflection on learning at work
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)Journalism education and training has always suffered from doubts about its actual relevance to the preparation of young journalists entering the industry. It is a doubt encouraged by imaginaries such as the theory-practice ... -
All politics is local: suggestions for an editorial policy on political news for community media
(Department of Communication, University of Free State, 2011)In South Africa, the three spheres of government perform distinct functions in terms of the Constitution. By spreading the responsibilities of government across national, provincial and local structures, the Constitution ... -
The Outsiders: making the existential tradition of communication theory come alive
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)Albert Camus (1913-1960), recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, was one of France's greatest post-war writers. He published his first novel, The Outsider (L'Etranger), in 1942. Given that The Outsider is ... -
Knowledge management in higher education
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Visually representing social change - the South African social documentary photographer and the struggle
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)This research argues that the 1976 Soweto Uprisings as well as the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990 and the first democratic elections held in 1994 impacted significantly on the South African social documentary photographer, ... -
Public discourse and the attitudes of university students towards homosexuality as a sexual orientation
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)The legalisation of same-sex marriages in South Africa (1999) was a natural progression from the articles of the South African Constitution (1996), particularly those contained in the Bill of Rights, that safeguard ... -
'n Fantasietema-analasie van Maas se artikel 666 is net 'n syfer
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)Given the reality of persuasive communication practices in South Africa, the question arises as to which rational and/or non-rational characteristics of the contents of rhetorical messages contribute to the way in which ... -
The 2011 local elections campaigns in the Tlokwe Municipality, North-West Province: enhancing participatory governance?
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2011)The South African Local Government Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000) requires participatory governance. Although this Act is not concerned with electoral participation in the first instance, it is argued that it ...
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