"In Bolivia community, radio has tended to support local community interests rather than discourses of the state, non-governmental organizations, or corporations. Yet, as the state has lately appropriated the language of community radio activists, ironically there is now a vulnerability that was not
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there when Bolivia was ruled by authoritarian governments. With the state establishing alternative radio channels to disrupt bottom-up interlinking of community radio stations, the game has changed. The structural and symbolic appropriation of community radio may make the state so deeply intermingled with its potential opposition that it would be impossible to separate one from the other. In addition, community and alternative radio in Bolivia face significant challenges arising from digitization." (Conclusion, page 299)
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"Tal como plantea el autor, frente a la producción de los medios electrónicos comerciales que se da en condiciones de ausencia de sujeto y con destinatarios convertidos en meros espectadores y consumidores de contenidos rápidamente digeribles, el reto es repensar la comunicación como acción del
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común, como una plataforma para replantear las relaciones y las posibilidades de constituirse en lazos sociales. Luego del desarrollo y consolidación del poder mediático a nivel global, que ha significado la mortificación y los intentos de anular las tramas antropológicas del lugar fomentando el individualismo y debilitando los procesos de colectivización, se plantea la necesidad de una inversión radical: concebir a una comunicación mediática no divorciada de la comunicación de proximidad." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"In the states, like Ethiopia, where internal conflicts, mainly ethnic conflicts, have currently been appearing in many parts, a medium that deals with those issues appropriately is vital. Among the three main media branches, such as public service, commercial, and community radio, the later can be
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described as an appropriate medium that can, perhaps, bring not only possible timely solutions to the cases but also some social changes in the society. This is because the nature of the community radio, which is close to the societies and covers the issues immediately, can serve the people well by raising directly relevant issues in relation to conflict and peace. By taking some cases from Ethiopia, it is the purpose of this chapter to show how community radio is a best platform in dealing with internal conflicts in particular and social issues in general in the marginalized societies that are vulnerable to various social and political problems." (Abstract)
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"While studies on alternative media and community radio stations have primarily focused on the media content and production techniques, scant attention has been paid to audience participation, a crucial aspect of community radio. This paper is based on ethnographic interview with the listeners and p
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rogram producers of RadioJU, the community radio station of Jadavpur University, which was the first community radio station of West Bengal. The radius around RadioJU covers two districts of the state that includes urban areas as well as suburban regions, including a large refugee colony. The paper focuses on the three dimensions of alternativeness: the relationship with social context, nature of the content, and organizational structure. The objective of this study is to explore in what manner community radio continues to be relevant in contrast to the mainstream media and in what way audience participation positions community radio within the alternative–mainstream debate. The paper also points to the challenges and the limitations of audience participation in community radio, and suggests that the notion of supplementary media can be an important move towards opening up the category of the alternative media in an increasingly commercialized broadcast environment." (Abstract)
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"Whereas the earlier ZACRAS manuals already covered issues of social and organisational sustainability, this manual addresses the issue of financial sustainability. These three aspects: social, organisational and financial sustainability e are described and explained in the following chapter. This f
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inancial sustainability framework manual consists of a set of really practical tools, for preparing the work stepebyestep. The manual can be used as a guide and tool in a radio station seminar, where the board and management sit down and develop the tools step by step. It can be further used as a support when you explain your financial situation and life to the broader group of community volunteer broadcasters, or to your members in an annual general assembly, or when breaking down in a discussion with a potential partner, how you work strategically and systematically with partnerships. Every community radio is a mirror of the community to which it belongs – and as every community is special and different, reflecting its history, composition and choices, so is every community radio. It is therefore not possible to present one, generic financial sustainability framework for use by all. But it is possible to present a set of questions that all community radio stations should be asking themselves in order to achieve financial sustainability. The answers will be different – special – and will be your own, special, framework for your own, special, financial sustainability strategy and framework." (Introduction)
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"El presente trabajo de educación y construcción de paz pretende que los medios de comunicación públicos, específicamente las radios comunitarias, se conviertan en escenarios propicios para que las comunidades que han sufrido el conflicto armado de los últimos cincuenta años en Colombia pueda
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n contar sus relatos y construir a través de sus propias experiencias nuevas formas de vida que den pie a la reconstrucción del tejido social. Se desea que las comunidades reconozcan, por un lado, la gran importancia que tienen los medios públicos de comunicación en general y la radio comunitaria en particular en el contexto cotidiano y, por otro, el papel que esta debe desempeñar en el posconflicto. Es a estas comunidades —marginadas en la mayoría de los casos— que corresponde promover la integración de sus ciudadanos mediante estrategias de aceptación de las diferencias y de creación de entornos de paz y reconciliación. Aquí es preciso resaltar que estos procesos apuntan al empoderamiento de las comunidades, de forma tal que aquellos interesados se conviertan en líderes transformadores y constructores de paz a partir del desarrollo de capacidades comunicativas que se orienten hacia la promoción de la participación ciudadana, la transformación de los conflictos y la creación de redes de cooperación en el posconflicto." (Página 2)
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"This work investigates the relationships between community radio and their audiences in the Department of Nariño, Colombia, considering Latin American and European experiences, and participation as a key element for social sustainability. The aim is to investigate whether the participation of citi
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zens in the production, diffusion and radio management has been supported or not. Methodologically, we follow a mixed design that combined the results of two questionnaires: one, applied to 632 people from eleven municipalities; and the second, to eleven directors of communal stations. This was complemented with information provided by eleven groups composed of radio broadcasters, publishers and producers. One key finding within the audiences is that they recognize a radio station as a tool to enhance socio-cultural dynamics in the region. As to the directors of stations, it was found that they didn’t encourage active participation with communities. It seems that the absence of active and critical participation on the part of the audiences is due to an organizational and radio production model that mirrors the commercial one. In conclusion, these factors have limited the construction of democratic relations between communal broadcasters and their audiences; and especially, reduced the possibilities for citizens to participate as valid interlocutors in a local communicational project." (Abstract)
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"This paper draws on the theory of participatory development communication to understand the nature and philosophy of community participation in development processes. It explored the symbiotic relationship between Carpentier (2011) and Arnstein’s (1969) theses on participation to propose four maj
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or indicators in evaluating the levels of community participation in Radio Gaakii’s broadcast. The paper also investigates the frequency of community members’ participation in the stations broadcast and ascertained the levels of satisfaction (or otherwise) of their participation in the radio broadcast. The study was based on cross sectional survey design. Multistage sampling was used in the sampling processes and 150 respondents across five listening communities were recruited for the purposes of data collection and analysis. The study found out that community participation in Radio Gaakii’s broadcast is limited to the radio programme listening stage and community members mostly participate through the use of mobile phones during specific programme phone-in segments of the broadcast. The study recommends establishing Radio Gaakii Listening Clubs to facilitate community’s participation in management, governance, programming and financing decisions to give true meaning to participation, create a sense of community ownership and ultimately, ensure sustainability of the Station." (Abstract)
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"The current study, which recognises the importance of creating learning organisations and the introduction of new broadcasting techniques to the survival of an organisation, explores the influence of learning orientation (LO) and creative broadcasting techniques (CBT) on the sustainability of CRS.
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There exists extant literature that attests to LO as an antecedent of innovation and the sustainability of firms on the one hand, and new broadcasting capabilities and procedures (CBT) as instrumental to the long-term sustainability of CRS on the other. Yet studies that explore the intersection of these three variables (i.e. LO, CBT and the diverse forms of sustainability) are hard to come by, hence this study. The study draws on an interpretive epistemology, qualitative approach and two case studies of CRS located in Bloemfontein, Free State. It investigates the LO and CBT of these institutions to develop some in-depth knowledge of their influence on the community stations’ sustainability. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews with CRS managers, producers and presenters and observed the broadcasting practices and activities of these CRS. The results of the study reveal that LO and CBT, especially the implementation of each of the components, positively influenced organisational, financial and social sustainability of CRS. The study recommends that each CRS should draw up a station constitution, which specifies the code of good practice and conduct in conformity to their licencing conditions, vision and goals. The constitution should be availed to all employees to ensure unity of purpose and common understanding of the practices adopted and methods implemented by the CRS." (Abstract)
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"[...] el principal objetivo de este cultivo y crianza de conocimientos y sabidurías es analizar los elementos de comunicación comunitaria presentes en la radio Ilumán, y la incidencia de éstas en la sostenibilidad económica, con el fin de proponer estrategias para su fortalecimiento y crecimie
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nto. Para el cumplimiento de este objetivo se identificaron los aspectos que caracterizan la comunicación comunitaria promovida por la radio y su importancia de su cobertura en el fortalecimiento de la identidad cultural de las comunidades. Asimismo, se procedió a analizar el carácter comunitario de la sostenibilidad económica hasta concluir con una propuesta de fortalecimiento de la radio. El estudio fue realizado en el año 2016, en la sede de la radio Ilumán en la Comunidad Ilumán Bajo, pe teneciente al Cantón Otavalo, así como en los lugares comunitarios y públicos de los 4 cantones de cobertura." (Página 243)
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"This research paper draws on the theory of development communication to explore the relationship between community radio broadcast and community development in Northern Ghana. It traces the history of development communication practice in Ghana and its application in Ghana's rural development effor
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ts. The study draws attention to the special role of radio in development work by analysing the programming styles and formats of Radio Gaakii and its impacts on the community's development drive. The paper also explored areas of community concern most addressed by Radio Gaakii broadcast. The study adopted the qualitative approach in its design and employed in-depth interviews in its data collection. One significant findings of this study is that, the general programming style and format of Radio Gaakii's broadcast contents are practically aimed at responding to the felt needs of the communities it serve. Socio-cultural issues were found to be the primary concern of the listening community that the Station has addressed most since its inception in 2011. The station also made giant strides in the areas of agriculture, health and sanitation, women and youth empowerment. A key recommendation the study made is that, Ghana's Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development should take steps at mainstreaming CRB model into Ghana's local government system by supervising the setting-up of CRS in every district capital (especially those considered rural and without community radio stations) in a non-partisan manner, with coverage reaching all communities within the district. This, it is believed will facilitate social communication and development among rural populations of Ghana." (Abstract)
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"El presente trabajo indaga sobre las relaciones entre las emisoras comunitarias y sus audiencias, en el Departamento de Nariño en Colombia, en el contexto de experiencias latinoamericanas y europeas, desde una perspectiva de participación, como elemento clave para la sostenibilidad social. Intere
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sa observar cómo los ciudadanos se han propiciado o no de la producción, difusión y gestión radiofónica. Metodológicamente se trabajó desde un diseño mixto que trianguló los resultados de dos cuestionarios: uno, aplicado a una muestra de 632 personas de once municipios, y otro, a once directores de emisoras comunitarias. Esto se complementó con la información de once grupos focales integrados por locutores, editores y realizadores de radio. Uno de los hallazgos más relevantes, en las audiencias, fue el reconocer la emisora como un medio que puede potenciar dinámicas socioculturales en la región. Por su parte, en los directores, se encontró que han agenciado incipientes procesos de participación con las comunidades. Se infiere que existe una deficiente capacidad reflexiva y crítica en las audiencias, esto debido a que la mayoría de emisoras han adoptado el modelo organizativo y de producción de la radio comercial. Se concluye que estos factores han afectado la construcción de relaciones democráticas entre las audiencias y las emisoras comunitarias, y en especial, las posibilidades de participación de los ciudadanos como interlocutores válidos en un proyecto comunicativo." (Resumen)
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"El manual de estilo facilita el cumplimiento de los Objetivos, Misión y Visión de la Emisora, teniendo en cuenta los principios y políticas sobre los que se sustenta el hacer de la Emisora Comunitaria Vokaribe Radio. Éste busca dinamizar y guiar las prácticas que componen la apuesta global de
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avanzar en el ejercicio del derecho a la comunicación, a la información y libertad de expresión, como base de la democratización de la comunicación. El manual de estilo de Vokaribe Radio ubica estas guias prácticas a nivel de la localidad y se concreta a través del accionar de la Emisora Comunitaria, lo cual significa ofrecerle a los diversos públicos, colectivos y grupos organizados, comunidades y personas, los mecanismos de participación que les posibiliten expresarse a través de los espacios existentes en Vokaribe Radio." (Página 2)
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"Introduite dès les années 1930 sur les terres africaines et durablement ancrée au lendemain de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, la radio s’est peu à peu adaptée à l’environnement culturel, social et politique africain. Ses évolutions successives ont suivi la courbe des mutations culturelles
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et sociopolitiques qui ont traversé l’histoire contemporaine du continent. Car, comme le dit André-Jean Tudesq, « on ne peut séparer les médias des sociétés dans lesquelles ils se diffusent. Ils ne forment pas un système autonome, mais participent à la fois aux systèmes politique, économique et culturel locaux » (2009). Mais si l’on s’intéresse uniquement à la situation de ce début de siècle, on pourrait noter plusieurs changements par rapport à celle de la dernière décennie du XXe siècle." (Résumé)
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"Este libro da cuenta de lo actuado y lo vivido por la autora de la mano, en conjunto, con las distintas vertientes de los movimientos de la comunicación comunitaria en el contexto y el desarrollo de una épica (o época) por la que se soñó muchos años. Recupera el ser y el quehacer del movimien
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to de la comunicación comunitaria en Argentina y en América latina (1983-2015), en particular desde la realidad de las radios populares, comunitarias y alternativas.
El trabajo ha permitido dejar sistematizada una historia de los 30 años de una parte importante del mapa contemporáneo de los medios de comunicación argentinos y no se trata de una historia fáctica, construida a partir de hitos y acontecimientos, sino una historia de las significaciones que han dado sentido político a una porción (generalmente silenciada) del sistema de medios." (https://radioformateca.wordpress.com)
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