Participatory health research (PHR) and the use of arts-based methods continues to grow in popularity. Many scholars acknowledge the importance of (visual) ethics, especially in the dissemination... Show moreParticipatory health research (PHR) and the use of arts-based methods continues to grow in popularity. Many scholars acknowledge the importance of (visual) ethics, especially in the dissemination of photographs in a digital age, but ethical issues that arise in relation to contact with the press and social media are not well documented. This article presents second-person action research of a critical case of photovoice in which ethical issues arose when a newspaper report reinforced stigma and was widely disseminated via social media. Press and social media can rapidly engage people for social change, but this also presents risks. What is the potential to de-stigmatize in such situations? The context of the case in this article is the participatory KLIK project, a Dutch initiative which aims to improve the health and resilience of school children aged 8-11 years in a deprived neighbourhood. Awareness of the possibility of political listening and viewing is fundamental for an ethical practice. This article shows the importance of co-ownership, media literacy and collaborative learning about ethics in PHR. Show less
The revival of popular protest against South Africa's apartheid in the first half of the 1980s was also marked by a proliferation of new mass media. This chapter presents a case study of ... Show moreThe revival of popular protest against South Africa's apartheid in the first half of the 1980s was also marked by a proliferation of new mass media. This chapter presents a case study of 'Grassroots', a publication aimed at a Coloured and African readership in the Cape Peninsula, launched in 1980. The author shows how the newspaper chronicled "the everyday struggles of ordinary people" - ranging from demanding more washing lines to rising costs of living, unemployment benefits, and the history of past struggles. Those who worked for the journal did not see themselves primarily as journalists but as community activists. The author discusses the contradictions within this community - the 'racial divide' between Africans and Coloureds, as well as the "ideological, religious, linguistic, generational and socioeconomic" fault lines. The newspaper's project was to raise political awareness and build bridges across these divides, and to function as a catalyst between the interests of local and national organizations associated with the UDF and the wider Charterist movement. The newspaper was shut down in 1990. It shared the fate of most of the alternative newspapers, which did not manage to evolve a new formula to survive in the new conditions. Notes, ref Show less
