Community radio in southern Chile: discouse analysis of its actors

Authors

  • Juan Domingo Ramírez Cáceres Universidad Austral de Chile

Abstract

The article discusses concepts of Community, Associativity, Legislation and Use of Social Networks in Community Radio from semistructured interviews. Use the Grounded Theory of Glaser and Strauss and Atlas.ti software analysis tool. Raises a discussion between the community and citizenship concepts and the need to observe the radial movements as a process. As a result, notes that there depth of speech about Needs and Participation; however, few people participate in management. In Associativity, participating in organizations, but there is little conversation with other stations, which defined as lack. The Use of Social Networks is massive (Facebook or Twitter), but not related to the growth of the same, in terms of increasing audiences or multiplication of Community message.    

Keywords:

Community radio, Community southern Chile, Grounded Theory, CitizenRadio, analysis Atlas.ti

Author Biography

Juan Domingo Ramírez Cáceres, Universidad Austral de Chile

Docente e investigador Instituto de Comunicacion Social, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades, Universidad Austral de Chile