tranquileye free media papers

Kitty van Vuuren
December, 2000
CBAA Conference, 25 November 2000
School of Film, Media and Cultural Studies
Griffith University, Nathan

Abstract: In this paper I explore the community development function of community broadcasting. I do so with a case study of three non-metropolitan community radio stations, conducted in 1998 and 1999. I apply aspects of the concept of social capital to analyse the results of research conducted at the participating stations. The findings indicate that social capital is related to the age composition of volunteers at community radio.