Mediating an alternative public sphere: Malawian readers attitudes and perceptions towards a tabloid

Mediating an alternative public sphere: Malawian readers attitudes and perceptions towards a tabloid

In December 2013, the Weekend Times, a weekly tabloid newspaper owned by the Blantyre Newspapers Ltd ceased publication. The Weekend Times was Malawi’s first and only tabloid. In its two years of existence, the newspaper enjoyed a faithful following among youthful urban dwelling readers. The paper a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Japhet Ezra July Mchakulu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
Subjects:
public sphere
tabloid
journalism
alternative
youth
university students
newspaper
communicative space
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1452841

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1452841

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