130
Views
5
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Factors associated with high media coverage of the HIV epidemic in Lesotho

Pages 225-233 | Published online: 24 Jan 2011

References

  • Berkowitz , D. 1987 . TV news sources channels: a study in agenda-building . Journalism Quarterly , 64 : 508 – 513 .
  • Bertrand , J. T. , O’Reilly , K. , Denison , J. , Anhang , R. and Sweat , M. 2006 . Systematic review of the effectiveness of mass communication programs to change HIV/AIDS-related behaviors in developing countries . Health Education Research, Theory and Practice , 21 ( 4 ) : 567 – 597 .
  • Dearing , J. W. and Kim , D. K. 2008 . “ The agenda-setting process and HIV/AIDS ” . In Communication Perspectives on HIV/AIDS for the 21st Century , Edited by: Edgar , T. , Noar , S. M. and Freimuth , V. S. New York : Lawrence Erlbaum .
  • Edelstein , A. S. 1993 . Thinking about the criterion variable in agenda-setting research . Journal of Communication , 43 ( 2 ) : 85 – 99 .
  • Entman , R. M. and Rojecki , A. 1993 . Framing: Toward clarification of a fractured paradigm . Journal of Communication , 43 ( 4 ) : 51 – 58 .
  • Gans , H. J. 1979 . Deciding What's News: A Study of CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, Newsweek and Time , New York : Pantheon Books .
  • Gender Links & Media Monitoring Project (MMP) . 2006 . HIV and AIDS and Gender Baseline Study, Regional Report , Johannesburg, , South Africa : Gender Links and MMP . Available at: <http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/index.php/resources/entry/map_hiv_regional_findings/>. [Accessed 31 October 2010]
  • Golan , G. and Lee , C. 2004 . Agenda-setting and international news: media influence on public perceptions of foreign nations . Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly , 81 ( 2 ) : 364 – 377 .
  • Hall , S. , Critcher , C. , Jefferson , T. , Clarke , J. and Roberts , B. 1978 . Policing the Crises: Mugging, the State, and Law and Order , London : MacMillan Press .
  • Hodgetts , D. and Chamberlain , K. 2006 . Developing a critical media research agenda for health psychology . Journal of Health Psychology , 11 : 317
  • Human Rights Watch & AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa . 2008 . A Testing Challenge: The Experience of Lesotho's Universal HIV Counseling and Testing Campaign , New York : Human Rights Watch . November 2008
  • Kimaryo , S. S. , Okpaku , J. O. , Githiku-aShongwe , A. and Feeney , J. , eds. 2004 . Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity: Strategies for Scaling Up the National Response to the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Lesotho , New Rochelle, New York : Third Press Publishers .
  • Krüger , F. 2005 . Ethical journalism in a time of AIDS . African Journal for AIDS Research (AJAR) , 4 ( 2 ) : 125 – 133 .
  • Kwansah-Aidoo , K. 2001 . The appeal of qualitative methods to traditional agenda-setting research—an example from West Africa . Gazette: The International Journal for Communication Studies , 63 ( 6 ) : 521 – 537 .
  • Len-Ríos , M. E. , Hinnant , A. , Park , S.-A. , Cameron , G. , Frisby , C. and Lee , Y. 2009 . Health news agenda-building: journalists’ perception of the role of public relations . Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly , 86 ( 2 ) : 315 – 331 .
  • Levine , S. , ed. 2007 . Trends in Human Development and Human Poverty in Namibia , Windhoek, , Namibia : United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) . October 2007
  • Lupton , D. 1994 . Moral Threats and Dangerous Desires: AIDS in the News Media , London : Taylor and Francis .
  • McCombs , M. 1992 . Explorers and surveyors: expanding strategies for agenda-setting research . Journalism Quarterly , 69 ( 4 ) : 813 – 824 .
  • McCombs , M. 2004 . Setting the Agenda—The Mass Media and Public Opinion , Cambridge, , UK : Polity Press .
  • McCombs , M. and Shaw , D. L. 1977 . “ Agenda-setting of the press ” . In The Emergence of American Political Issues: The Agenda-Setting Function of the Press , Edited by: Shaw , D. L. and McCombs , M. E. St Paul, Minnesota : West Publishing .
  • Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) . 2007 . Southern Africa Media Directory 2006/2007 , Windhoek, Namibia : Solitaire Press .
  • Ministry of Health and Social Welfare [Lesotho] . 2005 . ‘Know Your Status’ Campaign Operational Plan 2006–7: Gateway to Comprehensive HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support. Universal Access to HIV Testing and Counselling , Maseru, Lesotho : Government of Lesotho . 1 December 2005
  • Ministry of Health and Social Welfare [Lesotho] . 2006 . Know Your Status Communication Strategy , Maseru, Lesotho : Government of Lesotho .
  • National AIDS Commission (NAC) [Lesotho] . 2009 . Annual Report on the National Response to HIV and AIDS. Reporting Period January to December 2009 , Maseru, Lesotho : NAC . Available at: <http://www.nas.org.ls/documents>
  • National AIDS Commission (NAC) [Lesotho] . 2010a . ‘The history of HIV and AIDS in Lesotho.’ . Available at: <http://www.nas.org.ls/hivaids/default.php>
  • National AIDS Commission (NAC) [Lesotho] . 2010b . ‘Statistics: Progress on key indicators.’ . Available at: <http://www.nas.org.ls/statistics/Progress_key_indicators.php>
  • Nelkin , D. 1991 . AIDS and the news media . The Milbank Quarterly , 69 ( 2 ) : 293 – 307 .
  • Onyebadi , U. T. 2008 . Towards an examination and expansion of the agenda-setting theory: Did the media matter in Kenya's presidential election, 2007? , Columbia, Missouri : PhD thesis, Missouri School of Journalism, University of Missouri .
  • Onyebadi , U. T. Assessing Agenda-Setting's Theoretical Utility in the Developing World: The Case of Kenya . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association . May 20 2009 , Chicago, Illinois. Available at: <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p296903_index.html>
  • Robinson , S. P. 1998 . Unpublished Journalism Honors Project, DeKalb, Illinois, Northern Illinois University . Media agenda-setting , Available at: <http://www3.niu.edu/newsplace/agenda.html>
  • Silverman , D. 1993 . Interpreting Qualitative Data. Methods for Analysing Talk, Text and Interaction , London : Sage .
  • Singhal , A. , Cody , M. J. , Rogers , E. and Sabido , M. E. , eds. 2004 . Entertainment-Education and Social Change: History, Research, and Practice , Mahwah, New Jersey : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates .
  • Singhal , A. and Rogers , M. E. 2003 . Combating AIDS: Communication Strategies in Action , London : Sage .
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC) . 2003 . Declaration on HIV and AIDS Available at: <http://www.sadc.int/index/browse/page/175>
  • Stein , J. 2003 . What's news: perspectives on HIV/AIDS advocacy in the South African print media . African Journal of AIDS Research (AJAR) , 2 ( 1 ) : 75 – 83 .
  • Strand , C. 2009 . “ The portrayal of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho print media: fragmented narratives and untold stories ” . In Health Communication in Southern Africa: Engaging with Social and Cultural Diversity , Edited by: Lagerwerf , L. , Boer , H. and Wasserman , H. Amsterdam, , The Netherlands : Rozenberg Publishers .
  • Wilson , A. , Bonevski , B. , Jones , A. and Henry , D. 2009 . Media reporting of health interventions: signs of improvement, but major problems persist . PLoS One , 4 ( 3 ) : e4831

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.