New open access article: Mapping community media organisations in Cyprus
The article “Mapping community media organisations in Cyprus: A methodological reflection” – authored by Chris Voniati, Vaia Doudaki and Nico Carpentier – has been published in the Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2018), pp.17-35.
Abstract
Identifying grassroots or ‘below-the-radar’ organisations, such as community media organisations, is a challenging task that is not always supported sufficiently by methodological literature. The objective of this article is to address this challenge by proposing a structured approach to mapping analysis: (1) driven by an (operational) definition of the social entity; (2) that allows for a population-based mapping process; (3) that uses a particular registration instrument (labelled a Mapping Index Card, or MIC); (4) to process data from multiple sources; and (5) to analyse the information registered in these MICs.
By zooming in on the only divided country of Europe – the island of Cyprus – this article then illustrates how to design and conduct a mapping research of community media organisations on a national scale. Other than giving an overview of the community media operating in Cyprus, this mapping exercise aims to provide a methodological guide for mapping civil society and ‘below-the-radar’ organisations in general.
The article can be downloaded from the Journal of Alternative and Community Media website and from Diva:
“Mapping community media organisations in Cyprus" at Diva
Nico Carpentier, professor in media and communication studies at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University.
Vaia Doudaki, associate professor in media and communication studies at the Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University.