"En esta investigación, se busca conocer bajo qué formas, Radio Placeres de Valparaíso, Radio Tierra de Recoleta y Radio 1º de Mayo de La victoria, contribuyen en el empoderamiento tanto individual como comunitario de sus comunidades. Este objetivo se llevará a cabo, mediante la comparación en
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tre las definiciones teóricas de empoderamiento y medio de comunicación comunitaria, con las observaciones empíricas de 3 radios comunitarias chilenas. Se utilizó durante la investigación una metodología cualitativa, compuesta por entrevistas semi-estructuradas a radioescuchas de las radios y a personas que tuviesen conocimiento acerca de la relación entre las radios y las organizaciones sociales, a quienes llamamos 'informantes clave'." (Resumen ejecutivo)
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"Este informe da cuenta parcial de la investigación sobre procesos de comunicación comunitaria y ciudadana y su aporte a la paz y la transformación social en el Magdalena Medio colombiano. Fue adelantada por un grupo interdisciplinario de docentes de cuatro universidades (dos colombianas: U. Jave
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riana y U. del Norte y dos norteamericanas: U. de Oklahoma y U. British Columbia), en unión con una red regional de radios comunitarias. La investigación permitió explorar instrumentos cualitativos y participativos que ayudaron a apreciar el papel relevante y central de una tecnología de comunicación, como la radio comunitaria, en manos de una sociedad civil que se esfuerza por buscar la paz." (Resumen)
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"Radio stations have performed ‘Outside (away from the studio) Broadcasts' for decades using various telecommunications and antenna technology. Many of these resources are expensive, require a high level of technical expertise, and access to special telecommunications services. New mobile broadcas
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ting systems take a different approach. They harness Australia‘s wireless Internet and 3G mobile telecommunications networks to transmit an Outside Broadcast (OB) to your station through the Internet. This guide shows you how to create a broadcast connection with commonly used mobile phone and Internet plans. If you don‘t think you have the equipment for this think again! Many mobile phones have the capacity to act as modems these days, and a staff member or volunteer may be carrying one of these devices in their pocket!" (Page 4)
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"Nepal's community radio sector has flourished since it liberalized the airwaves for the first time in 1997. Drawing on an established tradition in other areas of the developing world, Nepal embraced community radio for its potential to overcome propagandistic and exclusive national media systems, t
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o bring news and information to remote areas, and to educate people about human rights, equality, health, family planning and sustainable agricultural practices. This thesis has two major objectives: first, to explore how marginalized social groups use radio as a tool of empowerment. It focuses upon the case of Radio Jagaran, a community-based radio station in Butwal, Nepal that uses participatory media to advocate for social justice on behalf of those who are otherwise excluded and discriminated against. Second, it problematizes the ways in which the funding requirements established by the international NGO donor community appear to be re-focusing the programming agendas of grassroots media organizations such as Radio Jagaran. It attempts to highlight the potential implications of donor-led community media projects by drawing attention to the ways 'truths' and 'realities' of poverty, human rights violations and related issues are constructed by CR stations through negotiating what they perceive to be INGO priorities and objectives." (Abstract)
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"This study aimed to map the community radio sector, with a view to helping it realise its promise. We have been critical, but always with construction in mind. All too often community radio stations are presented in glowing terms, as heroic endeavours .. and in many respects, they are. However, unl
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ess weaknesses are explored and gaps identified, community radio will not get smarter and more sustainable. The stations described here will change and grow. Everywhere we went we encountered extraordinary energy. There is great promise, and we hope that our report will be a positive contribution to the future." (Conclusion, page 67)
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"This research aims to explore the nature of community radio in Kenya, the levels at which some community radio stations were involved in the Kenyan post election violence and the impact they had on their audiences. Community radio is now widespread across Africa. Although it has a variety of functi
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ons, Zyl (2001) believes that the core concept of community radio station is that, it should be participatory, owned and operated by the community, and the broadcast contents of such stations should match with the needs of the community. Community radio like other media can be very important and useful in the growth and development of the community and country, for example providing health awareness and information. However, community-radio can be a double –edged sword, used for negative developmental purposes that, for example, can undermine social cohesion and encourage violence by propagating messages of intolerance and disinformation that have the tendency to manipulate the public to resort to violence. The complexity of the media landscape in Kenya, coupled with the 2008 ethnic violence, make it quite ideal to carry out a study of community radio and its role in violence. The government has persistently argued that the community radio stations that broadcast in local languages were responsible for the post-election violence in 2008. Other citizens have raised similar allegations." (Abstract)
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"This is a qualitative comparative study on sustainability challenges facing the community radio sector in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study explores and determines community radio’s social acceptance to target communities, identifies its fundraising and marketing strategies, and evaluates
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its governance and management policies. The research draws from theories of community development and mass communication, namely: development theory and participant media theory. Detailed literature review, focus group discussion, in-depth interviews, and analyses of archival records and institutional documents were used as research methods. The case study purports that the quality of a community radio service is often a product of its resources. Furthermore, it appreciates the open access approach to broadcasting as fulfilling the original and moral imperative of community radio. However, it views sustainability issues, more specifically financial resources, as having far reaching effects on the sector’s independence and the ability to fulfill its functions. Often in community radio, the concept of sustainability tends to be narrowly used to refer to financial sustainability alone. The conclusions drawn from the comparative study of three community radio stations, namely: Botlokwa, Mohodi and Radio Turf reveal that a comprehensive approach to sustainability should recognise the role of social, organisational and financial aspects of the medium. Despite marked progress with respect to social acceptance, more innovative marketing and fundraising strategies, appropriate organisational and management policies in the sector are essential. In their absence, community radio continues to lack access to a fair share of resources and can barely raise funds to meet its obligations. Consequently, poor performance in community radio is largely attributable to sustainability challenges, particularly in rural communities where resources are often scarce as compared to urban centres." (Abstract)
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"La radio, un élément primordial du paysage médiatique africain, a connu un développement fulgurant dans les années 1990, avec la transition démocratique connue par les pays africains à cette période. Cette dernière favorisera la mise en place de radios communautaires, dites de proximité,
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dont l’objectif est de donner la voix aux sans voix. Ce mémoire souligne que, malgré les difficultés auxquelles sont confrontées les radios communautaires pour intégrer les femmes de manière efficace, l’impact sur les droits économiques et civils a été relativement important. Le mémoire tente de montrer les types d’impacts, leurs limites, mais aussi le rôle qu’ont pu jouer des acteurs extérieurs, telles que les instances étatiques ou non-étatiques dans le développement de cet outil de communication." (Résumé)
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"This chapter examines journalism that is produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Amateur media producers typically have little or no training or professional qualifi cations as journalists; they write and report from their position as citizens, as members
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of communities, as activists, as fans. This chapter will show how key writers in the subject area have understood the activities of these amateur journalists. The chapter places these activities in three categories: social movement media and citizens’ media; local alternative journalism; fanzines and blogs. It examines the major studies to show how different theoretical and ideological perspectives have infl uenced the nature of those studies." (Abstract)
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"Zwar liegt der Durchschnitt der Internetanbindungen – auch aufgrund der damit verbundenen Kosten – in Afrika mit elf Prozent der Haushalte gegenwärtig immer noch weit unter dem globalen Mittel von 23 Prozent. Dennoch haben der Ausbau der Infrastruktur, unterschiedliche Regulierungsreformen und
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kreative Geschäftsmodelle in den letzten Jahren zu einem signifikanten Anstieg der Internetnutzung in den meisten Teilen Afrikas geführt. Vor allem durch die rasante Verbreitung von Mobilfunk und gemeinschaftlich genutzter Internetanschlüsse haben sich Nutzungsmodelle entwickelt, die immer mehr Menschen Zugang zum Internet bieten. Dementsprechend finden auch in Afrika sogenannte Web-2.0-Anwendungen zunehmend Verbreitung – für persönliche und kommerzielle, aber auch für politische Zwecke. Dazu gehören soziale Netzwerkdienste wie Facebook oder SMS-Dienste wie Twitter, in erster Linie aber Weblogs. Einen Überblick zum Stand der afrikanischen Blogger-Community bietet der Aggregator „Afrigator“, der im Juli 2009 über 10 500 afrikanische Blogs aufführte. Südafrika nimmt mit 62 Prozent (rund 6400) der Blogs den weitaus größten Anteil ein, es folgen Nigeria (1094 Blogs), Kenia (555 Blogs) und Ägypten (325 Blogs)." (Seite 109)
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