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Marshall Islands

By: Evangelia Papoutsaki & Marion Muliaumaseali’i
In: The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society
Edited by: Debra L. Merskin
Subject:General Media, Communication & Cultural Studies, Media & Society, Mass Communication
Keywords:islands; radio

This entry provides a brief overview of the media and communications landscape in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a Micronesian island nation in the northern Pacific Ocean. It first provides a background of the country and then discusses the country’s media landscape.

Background

The Republic of the Marshall Islands has a population of 53,000 and consists of 29 atolls, 24 of which are inhabited. The country gained its independence in 1979 but has a history of environmental damage due to its being a nuclear test site during World War II. The issue of environmental damage surfaced when other environmental factors became prominent in 2015. Local politician and climate change advocate, the late Tony De Brum, was instrumental in bringing the small nation’s environmental issues to the ...

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  Papoutsaki, E., & Muliaumaseali’i, M. (2020). Marshall islands. In D. Merskin (Ed.), The SAGE international encyclopedia of mass media and society (Vol. 1, pp. 1011-1012). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n391
  
  Papoutsaki, Evangelia, and Marion Muliaumaseali’i. "Marshall Islands." In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, edited by Merskin, Debra L., 1011-12. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n391.
  
  Papoutsaki, E. and Muliaumaseali’i, M. 2020. Marshall Islands. In: Debra L. Merskin Editor, 2020. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1011-1012 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n391> [Accessed 16 May 2021].
  
  Papoutsaki, Evangelia and Marion Muliaumaseali’i. "Marshall Islands." The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society. Edited by Debra L. Merskin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020, pp. 1011-12. SAGE Knowledge. 16 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n391.
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