[ecrea] The Botswana Media Studies papers, Vol 3

The Media Studies Department at the University of Botswana has published
online free of charge Volume 3 of the Botswana Media Studies Papers.

This is a collection of papers originally presented at a series of
research seminars hosted by the Department of Media Studies in the
Faculty of Humanities at the University of Botswana during 2015.

It can be downloaded here.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/306251484/The-Botswana-Media-Studies-Papers-Vol-3
The work presented recognises the wide spectrum of teaching and research
that takes place within the department; ranging, in this collection,
across mobile phones, newspapers, teaching and television.

In this volume *William Lesitaokana* considers the appropriation and
signification of basic mobile phone handsets among urban youth in
Botswana. The focus of his article is on the figurative label Sedilame,
which has since become popular among youth in Botswana. This study has
revealed that many adolescents who have adopted and use basic mobile
phone handsets in Botswana were mainly influenced by its affordable
costs and specialised uses.
*Martha Mosha*offers an empirical study of the front pages of a
student-produced newspaper, the UB Horizon (UBH), with aims to analyse
the pages in terms of their design elements. Her study looks at the
basic elements of a newspaper front page with biasness to campus
newspapers and likens it to that of the UB Horizon. Basic front page
design elements pertaining to the headlines, text, photos, captions,
flag, teasers and white space are discussed.
*Richard Rooney*presents the findings of a survey undertaken among
students attached to the Media Studies Department, University of
Botswana. It interrogates the research question: How do students
studying Media Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of
Botswana say they prefer to learn? The results suggest that the majority
of students may havea confidence in their ability to learn for
themselvesand realise that there are sources of knowledgebesides the
teacher: books, programs, other teachers, peers or even themselves.
*Bame Lekoma*investigates Botswana Television News and the extent to
which it reports on issues of poverty and concludes that journalists do
not have a lot of freedom and their main sources of gathering
information is directly from the government.
Vol 1 of the Botswana Media Studies Papers is also available online here.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/206895870/The-Botswana-Media-Studies-Papers-Vol-1

<http://www.scribd.com/doc/206895870/The-Botswana-Media-Studies-Papers-Vol-1> 


Vol 2 of the Botswana Media Studies Papers is also available online here.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/258898779/Botswana-Media-Studies-Papers-Vol-2


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