Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Given radio stations' editorial freedom, I first analyse which issues these choose to focus on. For this, I transcribe, translate, and analyse thousands of radio show recordings. 100
Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I show that education and women's empowerment are key themes in radio programming. Using ChatGPT, I further show that radios argue against child marriage, in favour of girls' education, etc. 100
Felix Rusche @felixrusche.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I then compute coverage areas and match these with DHS survey data. For identification, I exploit topographic features between radio towers and receivers, a standard approach in the literature. 100
