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In examining the four countries in this study, it is important to note that MIC was able to employ the region’s only media monitoring service, Media InSite, operating out of Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. This was helpful as we had access to all newspaper articles for both countries, as well as some television and radio.
In the case of Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia, the research was based on online searches and in- person visits to media entities in these countries for the viewing and analyzing of publication archives.
Limitations: 1. Limited data as there is a lack of media monitoring in two of the countries – Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia. Physical searches of records at media entities had to be done for these two countries and none of the media houses kept catalogued records. 2. There was more extensive feedback and access to media reports in Trinidad and Tobago as well as Barbados due to the fact that the media ecosystems there are more developed. Trinidad and Tobago is also ahead of Barbados with regards to the level of reporting and journalistic perspectives. This is evidenced in the stories reviewed for this research. 3. The data gathered did not capture and could not capture the topic as discussed on radio or on radio talk shows. This is important since radio is one of the most influential and pervasive forms of media in the Caribbean as evidenced in local surveys and media ecosystem assessments. These have been done by in-house media entities as well as media research companies such as Market Facts and Opinions. Extensive information ecosystem assessments have also been done by Internews on Barbados. 4. A review of the social media platforms where TIP stories were aired, showed a lack of replication of the stories in their social communities. The stories would have appeared in the digital copies of newspapers and / or the television news. However, reposting of these stories to social media was not a common occurrence.
60 A Media Analysis of the Coverage of Youth Involvement in Crime and Violence and Trafficking in Persons (June 2021 to June 2023) in the Eastern Caribbean
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