"Fuga es un libro-disco producido en forma colectiva y colaborativa por personas que pasan por La Tribu. Imágenes intervenidas, testimonios en reposo, definiciones de lo imposible, músicas grabadas en pasillos. Intención de ofrendar aire para los fuegos que vendrán. La Tribu es un colectivo de c
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omunicación y cultura alternativa, comunitaria y popular que funciona en una casona del barrio de Almagro, en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, desde 1989." (Contratapa)
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"Johan Deflander revient sur 25 années d'évolution du secteur radiophonique. Il montre comment les multiples nouveaux opérateurs, nombre d'entre eux se présentant comme la voix des sans voix, ont libéré la parole, mais rencontrent aujourd'hui des problèmes de pérennisation, en raison de leur
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fragilité économique. Il insiste sur l'importance fondamentale, dans cette croissance du secteur radiophonique africain, des interventions des bailleurs de fonds et ONG internationales, en mettant en avant autant les avancées que les effets pervers et les défis que charrie cette dépendance financière." (Introduction, page 7)
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"A lively debate on (community) radio sustainability took place on the LinkedIn platform, with more than 200 people, from all continents, sharing and discussing simultaneously in English, French and Spanish. The debate was initiated in April 2014 by the communication consultancy CAMECO, run by its t
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eam of professionals with supporting translators, and coordinated by the authors of this article for ten days." (Abstract)
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"This dissertation explores the role of community media in democratic civil society governance through an examination of participatory communications under socialist administrations in Latin America, with a primary focus on the Bolivarian government of Venezuela. In so doing, it seeks to establish a
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theoretical framework that will facilitate publicly supported democratic media systems capable of displacing hegemonic commercial and state models. One major axis of investigation is the utility of public sphere theory for the structuration of participatory media institutions that function within a system of civil society governance." (Abstract)
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"En el primer capítulo se desarrollan algunas normas de redacción radiofónica, cuyo objetivo principal es poder comunicar con la mayor claridad posible lo que tengamos que decir en nuestras notas. El segundo capítulo está dedicado a los recursos y herramientas técnicas, como los formatos y cal
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idad recomendables para las grabaciones de locución, entrevistas y sonidos ambiente. Y por último, dedicamos un tercer capítulo a una serie de recomendaciones y pautas para conocer y utilizar diversos formatos periodísticos como la entrevista, el reportaje y la semblanza." (Página 10)
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"Drawing upon feminism and participatory communication, this research has used multiple methods to explore the rich and innovative experiences of the women’s radio stations in Senegal. The case of Gindiku FM, one of the four women’s radio stations in Senegal, is used to assess the community radi
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o’s revolutionary potential for development and progressive social change. The findings show that women’s community radio has emerged as a response to women’s marginalization in both mainstream media and in alternative community media, as well as to women’s need to have their own communication means. The findings reveal that Gindiku FM is an outstanding model of a women’s community radio station that has successfully articulated gender and participatory communication to empower rural and poor women living in a context dominated by a Sufy Islamic Order. The findings show that three key factors have contributed to the success of Gindiku FM. The first factor is a clear commitment to integrating a gender perspective in all of their actions and therefore to question gender-based discrimination and marginalization. The second factor is the set-up of a network of 60 rural women reporters and 60 listening groups, in as many villages, as a scheme to ensure women’s inclusion and participation in the radio station. The third factor is the implementation of gendered programming targeting inequality, social injustices, and women’s subordination. The findings of this study indicate that Gindiku FM has produced changes both at individual and community levels. Women have been empowered technically, culturally and socially. The traditional image of a silenced woman, lacking agency and self-esteem, is fading for a new one that is more vocal, dynamic and less entrenched in traditional and patriarchal values. Therefore, Gindiku FM has emerged as a powerful model that can inspire women’s media activists, as well as donors willing to support initiatives in gender and communication for development." (Abstract)
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"Die Rolle der Medien für die Integration von Migrantinnen und Migranten wird in kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Studien oft thematisiert. Doch welche Möglichkeiten haben sie in Deutschland überhaupt, aktiv an der Medienproduktion zu partizipieren? Christine Horz untersucht am Beispiel deutsch-i
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ranischer TV-Produktionen in Offenen Kanälen das große Interesse der Einwanderer/-innen an der Medienbeteiligung. Die Verknüpfung empirischer Befunde mit einem kritischen Theoriegerüst bietet aufschlussreiche Einblicke in Produktionsprozesse, transkulturelle Medieninhalte und Exklusionsmechanismen in öffentlich geförderten Medien." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Das von uns unter anderem vorgestellte Qualitätsmodell QMB (Qualitätsmanagement in Bürgermedien) beinhaltet beispielsweise die Aufforderung zu definieren, welche Vision den Sender oder das Radio leitet. Wie stellt man sich in der Redaktion „gelungenes Radio“ vor? Eine spannende Frage, die vi
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ele interessante Antworten bringt. Diese Auseinandersetzung mit Qualität endet nicht, Qualität ist nie fertig, denn Qualität verändert sich. Die Verständigung muss also immer wieder stattfinden. Wie haben sich die Rahmenbedingungen (zum Beispiel die Anforderungen und Bedürfnisse der Hörer) verändert? Was bedeutet das für die Definition von gelungenem Radio? Im Praxisbericht zum Modell QMFBplus weist die Autorin Colleen Sanders, darauf hin, dass es zu den vordringlichsten Aufgaben gehört, diesen Verständigungsprozess sinnvoll in den Alltag zu integrieren." (Seite 12)
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"This chapter focuses on community radio as one form of community media, and explores how citizens and activists use community radio stations for development and social change, despite the challenges of financial sustainability. First, a brief history of community radio is provided, in an internatio
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nal context; after which the chapter explores various examples of how community radio stations have been used for social change. The chapter also explores how stations having new media technologies are accommodating digital platforms, engaging with listeners via online social networking sites, and using cellphone-based systems of feedback. The chapter concludes with some reflections on the role of radio in creating a space for the formation of publics, and as a tool of resistance." (Summary)
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"Pocket FM is developed by Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT) and IXDS as an development platform for the production of modular FM transmitters. In the following we give you an overview of the Pocket FM Story, the first Version, (up and running in Syria right now), a preview of what is plann
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ed for the next iteration and the scope of possible use cases." (Page 2)
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"Since its beginnings community media has been local media—the voices of communities that echo their interests and concerns. Survival is difficult for broadcasting community media because they most often operate on small budgets, receiving a fraction of the support which the Federal Government pro
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vides to public sector broadcasters and operating largely as a result of support from the communities they service. The broadcasting community media in Australia is more a source which fosters participation than radical idealism; it is the voice of ordinary Australians who mostly do not seek to reorient the world, but to ensure everyone gets a ‘fair go’. It is alternative in that it provides a form to promote cultural diversity within the framework of an overall national culture and in that it delivers strong local voices in a media environment which is increasingly homogenous. It has been suggested that community broadcasting needs to change if it is to continue to deliver its unique services. It needs to become more professional in order to attract a greater share of funding from government and to enhance its main sources of financial support. This is a cause of discontent within the sector, as some consider such changes will betray the principles of community media." (Executive summary)
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"In this article, I analyse the changing nature and meaning of ‘community’ in community radio in the digital age using insights from literature on imagined communities, translocality and liminality. I argue that new media technologies are opening up new spaces for community radio that go beyond
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the geographical and community of interest to embrace translocal and diasporic communities. There is thus need to interrogate the meaning of community radio in terms of audiences and programming in such new configurations. I use two community radio stations in South Africa [Bush Radio and Radio Islam] to make my arguments. I conclude by pointing to the need for new research avenues on community radio in the digital age." (Abstract)
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