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University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press Open Access Books 2016-10 Journalism in a Small Place: Making Caribbean News Relevant, Comprehensive, and Independent Storr, Juliette University of Calgary Press http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51727 book http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca JOURNALISM IN A SMALL PLACE: Making Caribbean News Relevant, Comprehensive, and Independent by Juliette Storr ISBN 978-1-55238-850-1 THIS BOOK IS AN OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK. It is an electronic version of a book that can be purchased in physical form through any bookseller or on-line retailer, or from our distributors. Please support this open access publication by requesting that your university purchase a print copy of this book, or by purchasing a copy yourself. 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Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the wording around open access used by Australian publisher, re.press, and thank them for giving us permission to adapt their wording to our policy http://www.re-press.org The Gazette News Business Sports Lifestyle Opinion Features Classifieds TOP STORY : POLITICS 1 2 3 4 < PAUSE > Journalism in a Small Place Breaking News Making Caribbean News Relevant, Comprehensive, and Independent More News Articles World News Letters Juliette Storr Journalism in a Small Place Latin American and Caribbean Series Hendrik Kraay, General Editor issn 1498-2366 (Print), issn 1925-9638 (Online) This series sheds light on historical and cultural topics in Latin America and the Caribbean by publishing works that challenge the canon in history, literature, and postcolonial studies. It seeks to print cutting-edge studies and research that redefine our understanding of historical and current issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. No. 1 · Waking the Dictator: Veracruz, the Struggle for Federalism and the Mexican Revolution Karl B. Koth No. 2 · The Spirit of Hidalgo: The Mexican Revolution in Coahuila Suzanne B. Pasztor · Copublished with Michigan State University Press No. 3 · Clerical Ideology in a Revolutionary Age: The Guadalajara Church and the Idea of the Mexican Nation, 1788–1853 Brian F. Connaughton, translated by Mark Allan Healey · Copublished with University Press of Colorado No. 4 · Monuments of Progress: Modernization and Public Health in Mexico City, 1876–1910 Claudia Agostoni · Copublished with University Press of Colorado No. 5 · Madness in Buenos Aires: Patients, Psychiatrists and the Argentine State, 1880–1983 Jonathan Ablard · Copublished with Ohio University Press No. 6 · Patrons, Partisans, and Palace Intrigues: The Court Society of Colonial Mexico, 1702–1710 Christoph Rosenmüller No. 7 · From Many, One: Indians, Peasants, Borders, and Education in Callista Mexico, 1924–1935 Andrae Marak No. 8 · Violence in Argentine Literature and Film (1989–2005) Edited by Carolina Rocha and Elizabeth Montes Garcés No. 9 · Latin American Cinemas: Local Views and Transnational Connections Edited by Nayibe Bermúdez Barrios No. 10 · Creativity and Science in Contemporary Argentine Literature: Between Romanticism and Formalism Joanna Page No. 11 · Textual Exposures: Photography in Twentieth Century Spanish American Narrative Fiction Dan Russek No. 12 · Whose Man in Havana? Adventures from the Far Side of Diplomacy John W. Graham No. 13 · Journalism in a Small Place: Making Caribbean News Relevant, Comprehensive, and Independent Juliette Storr Latin American and Caribbean Series ISSN 1498-2366 (Print) ISSN 1925-9638 (Online) © 2016 Juliette Storr University of Calgary Press 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2N 1N4 press.ucalgary.ca This book is available as an ebook which is licensed under a Creative Commons license. The publisher should be contacted for any commercial use which falls outside the terms of that license. Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Storr, Juliette, author Journalism in a small place : making Caribbean news relevant, comprehensive, and independent / Juliette Storr. (Latin American & Caribbean studies ; 13) Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued in print and electronic formats. ISBN 978-1-55238-849-5 (paperback).—ISBN 978-1-55238-851-8 (pdf).— ISBN 978-1-55238-850-1 (open access pdf).—ISBN 978-1-55238-852-5 (epub).— ISBN 978-1-55238-853-2 (mobi) 1. Journalism—Caribbean Area. 2. Press—Caribbean Area. I. Title. II. Series: Latin American and Caribbean series ; no. 13 PN4930.5.S76 2016 079’.72 C2016-905246-X C2016-905247-8 The University of Calgary Press acknowledges the support of the Government of Alberta through the Alberta Media Fund for our publications. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for our publishing activities. We acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. Cover image: #4613384 and #3978273 (Colourbox.com) Cover design, page design, and typesetting by Melina Cusano Copy editing by Ryan Perks For Gladys, James, Val, and Nick & Caribbean journalists, who speak truth to power, enrich democracy, and comfort the afflicted. Contents Acronyms ix Acknowledgments xiii Preface xv PART I 1 1. Journalism and Media in the Caribbean 3 2. Practicing Journalism in Small Places: National and 31 Regional Implications 3. Caribbean Journalism’s Media Economy: Advancing 59 Democracy and the Common Good? PART II 91 4. Caribbean Journalism: Comprehensive and 93 Proportionate 5. Caribbean Journalism: Relevant and Engaging 123 6. Caribbean Journalism: Maintaining Independence 153 7. The Future of Caribbean Journalism 183 Notes 207 Bibliography 237 Index 255 vii Acronyms ABC American Broadcasting Corporation ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ACM Association of Caribbean Media Workers AD Anno Domini ALBA Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América AOL America Online ATI Access to information BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BC Before Christ BCJ Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica BNA CO Bahamas National Archives Colonial Papers CANA Caribbean News Agency CARICOM Caribbean Community CARIFTA Caribbean Free Trade Agreement CARIMAC Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication CBA Commonwealth Broadcasting Association CBC Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation CBS Columbia Broadcasting System CBU Caribbean Broadcasting Union CCN Caribbean Communications Network CEO Chief Executive Officer CIA Central Intelligence Agency CMC Caribbean Media Corporation CNN Cable News Network COSTAATT College of Science, Technology, and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago ix CSME CARICOM Single Market and Economy EPA Economic Partnership Agreement EU European Union FES Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation FOI Freedom of information FOIA Freedom of Information Act FOX Fox News Corporation FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas GBN Grenada Broadcasting Network IMF International Monetary Fund IPI International Press Institute JOA Joint operating agreement MAJ Media Association of Jamaica MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MSNBC Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company NBC National Broadcasting Company NGO Non-governmental organization NUJ National Union of Journalists NWICO New World Information and Communication Order OAS Organization of American States OGNR On the Ground News Report OJR Online Journalism Review PAJ Press Association of Jamaica PLP Progressive