Media, religion and democratic participation: community communication in Zimbabwe and Norway

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A community's location and access to organized religion and the mass media can strongly influence how people participate in the democratic process at local levels. A case study of small communities in Zimbabwe and Norway found many similarities in the relationship between media, religion and democratic participation. Though both communities rely on religious organizations for political guidance, Zimbabwe's religious organizations are turning more to the media to spread their messages. The remote Norwegian community uses the media less as a means of communicating political and religious information.

Norway, Media coverage, Religion and politics

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Women, development and the media: the case for Uganda

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The Ugandan media's portrayal of women perpetuates gender inequality and inhibits the country's development process. Women in Uganda are rarely recognized by the media and when they receive media attention, the portrayals are largely negative. Women continue to be viewed as male property whose sole role is the care of family or husband's needs. The media can help correct Uganda's many gender imbalances through in-depth coverage of women's issues and portrayals of women as independent and intelligent members of society.

Women, Mass media, Uganda

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Mediums in Zimbabwe's media

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The Zimbabwean media partially hide the spiritual world of healers, gods, witches, ancestral spirits and their spirit medium because the media are slanted in favor of the city lifestyle and serve a privileged class. The spiritual world is very important to Zimbabweans, who get in touch with their spiritual figures indirectly through a spirit medium. There are more than 15,000 spirit mediums in Zimbabwe, most of whom are registered in a trade organization.

Spirits, Spirits (Supernatural beings), Religious aspects, Spiritual life

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