Abstract
My study looks at the transformations of the Haitian media system over the past 60 years. Its purpose is to examine changes in relations between different players in the Haitian media system based on three explanatory factors: linguistic, democratic, and technological. There is a question of the extent to which the Haitian radio system has reconfigured itself over the past six decades compared to the observed changes. I have hypothesized that the Haitian radio system would be transformed over the past 60 years under the influence of three sets of factors mentioned above. The combination of these three sets of factors creates favorable conditions for the transformation of the system. According to this hypothesis, the transformation would lead to a reconfiguration of the system. However, the study shows that despite the observed changes, the power structure in the radio system has remained largely intact. It doesn’t change. In summary, the findings of this study show that the observed changes in relations between the players in the Haitian radio system do not lead to a real reconfiguration of the system. Despite the rise of Creole, democratic movements, the development of digital tools, fundamental characteristics (politicization, precariousness, corruption, the domination of the radio space by an elite…) of the system are unchanged. It is based on a qualitative analysis of observation and maintenance data.
Presenters
Wisnique PanierMInister Counselor, Permanent Mission of Haiti to the United Nations, New York, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Systemic analysis, Transnationalism, Public space, System theory, Reconfiguration, Media, Configuration
