We’re Still Listening: A Survey of the Media Landscape in the Accessible Areas of South Sudan in 2015 We’re Still Listening: A Survey of the Media Landscape in the Accessible Areas of South Sudan in 2015 Acknowledgements The cooperation and assistance of several organizations and individuals were crucial in the implementation of this assessment, and thus the research team would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the government authorities and citizens who participated in this assessment, as well as the Internews staff who facilitated research design and data collection. Sincere gratitude is extended to the following institutions: Internews South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics The following individuals at Internews contributed to the research and analysis of this report: Deborah Ensor Chief of Party South Sudan Rafiq Copeland Media Initiatives Manager South Sudan Mahrukh Hasan Research & Outreach Specialist South Sudan The following individuals at Forcier Consulting contributed to the research & analysis of this report: The following organizations endorse the questionnaire and methodology used to produce this report: Natalie Forcier Partner Hayley Umayam Lead Analyst & Engagement Manager for Internews Jonathan Forney Director of Research Design Anna Jaffe Project Officer The South Sudan Media Sector Working Group (SSMSWG) provided initial feedback to the methodology and findings presented herein. Etsegenet Wakjira Project Officer We’re Still Listening A Survey of the Media Landscape in the Accessible Areas of South Sudan in 2015 Table of Figures ......................................................................... iv Knowledge and Perceptions ................................................. 53 Table of Tables ........................................................................... ix Northern Bahr el Ghazal ............................................................ 56 Acronyms ................................................................................... xi Access to Media ................................................................... 57 Executive Summary ................................................................... 1 Radio .................................................................................... 58 Introduction ................................................................................ 4 Television .............................................................................. 59 Media Landscape of South Sudan ......................................... 5 Mobile Phone ........................................................................ 59 South Sudan’s Media Houses and Broadcasters ................... 6 Internet .................................................................................. 60 Methodology .............................................................................. 8 Newspapers .......................................................................... 60 Limitations ............................................................................. 10 Knowledge and Perceptions ................................................. 61 Key Findings ............................................................................. 12 Warrap ........................................................................................ 64 2015 National Findings ............................................................. 16 Access to Media .................................................................... 65 Demographic Profile .............................................................. 17 Radio ..................................................................................... 66 Socio-economics ................................................................... 18 Television .............................................................................. 67 Movement and Displacement ............................................... 19 Mobile Phone ........................................................................ 67 General Access: Contact with Media ...................................... 20 Internet and Newspapers ..................................................... 68 General Media Access and Socio-economic Demographics . 24 Knowledge and Perceptions ................................................. 69 Medium-specific Access and Weekly Reach ........................ 25 Western Bahr el Ghazal ............................................................. 72 Regularity of Access to Media .............................................. 26 Access to Media .................................................................... 73 Radio .................................................................................. 28 Radio .................................................................................... 74 Television ............................................................................. 30 Television .............................................................................. 75 Internet ................................................................................ 31 Mobile Phone ........................................................................ 76 Newspapers ........................................................................ 32 Internet .................................................................................. 76 Mobile phone ...................................................................... 33 Newspapers ......................................................................... 76 Sources of Information and News ....................................... 34 Knowledge and Perceptions ................................................. 78 Knowledge and Perceptions ............................................... 34 Western Equatoria ...................................................................... 81 Gender Perceptions ............................................................ 35 Access to Media .................................................................... 82 Radio and Security .............................................................. 37 Radio ..................................................................................... 83 Pre and Post-conflict Comparisons ..................................... 39 Television .............................................................................. 84 Conclusions ............................................................................ 42 Mobile Phone ........................................................................ 84 Recommendations .............................................................. 43 Internet ................................................................................. 85 State Findings Overview ........................................................ 44 Newspapers .......................................................................... 85 Fully Accessible States .......................................................... 46 Knowledge and Perceptions .................................................. 86 Central Equatoria ..................................................................... 47 Partially Accessible States ...................................................... 89 Access to Media ................................................................. 48 Eastern Equatoria ....................................................................... 90 Radio .................................................................................. 48 Access to Media ................................................................... 91 Television ............................................................................ 50 Radio .................................................................................... 92 Mobile Phone ..................................................................... 51 Television .............................................................................. 93 Internet ............................................................................... 51 Mobile Phone ........................................................................ 94 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE Newspapers ....................................................................... 52 Internet .................................................................................. 94 OF CONTENTS TABLE I II We’re Still Listening A Survey of the Media Landscape in the Accessible Areas of South Sudan in 2015 Newspapers .......................................................................... 94 Analysis ................................................................................................. 133 Knowledge and Perceptions ................................................ 95 Detailed Limitations .................................................................................... 134 Lakes ......................................................................................... 98 Sampling Strategy and Frames .............................................................. 135 Access to Media ................................................................... 99 Enumerator Error .................................................................................... 136 Radio .................................................................................... 100 Respondent-driven Bias: Fears and Concerns ...................................... 138 Radio in Awerial County (August 2014) ............................... 101 Analytical Limitations: Comparability and Derived