"El hecho de propiciar y multiplicar los canales de expresión y participación ciudadana de niños, niñas y adolescentes es vital para asegurar su desarrollo y para fortalecer la cultura democrática en la sociedad. Que ellos puedan hacer oír sus voces para expresar sus inquietudes, deseos y nece
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sidades, es clave también para que los adultos que trabajan en áreas relacionadas con sus problemáticas puedan tenerlos en cuenta a la hora de definir las políticas públicas que los afectan. La serie de materiales de capacitación producidos en el marco del proyecto Red de Radios escolares rurales y de frontera se orienta en este sentido al promover, a través del espacio radial, la sensibilización de las comunidades respecto de los temas planteados por los niños, niñas y adolescentes, y la construcción de sus estrategias de transformación social junto con los otros actores de las comunidades implicados en ese proceso." (Página 3)
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"[...] Radio listening amongst young people appears to be high and most of those interviewed listen daily, usually after lunch and in the evening. The BBC and VOA are popular stations with young people as are local radio stations including Radio Azadi, Aman and Sharq. However, in cities radio compet
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es with TV, and young people from middle and low income groups often prefer it. Young people like listening to music but are also interested in news, debate and programmes, dealing with real issues or problems that offer insight, analysis and helpful solutions. Such programmes according to local journalists, youth workers and young people are in short supply, whereas music is not. Most young people indicate strongly that they want radio to contribute to both their broad education and their schooling. They want information about Afghanistan, its history and culture, its development and place in the world. They want to know how to help themselves, their families and their country and they want to be informed in an interesting, entertaining and frank way. They also want to know how other young people live in neighbouring countries. Young men and women would like a radio programme that gives them a voice and encourages debate about issues that affect them (for example, schools in rural areas, the introduction of private education, how much study to do, examination procedures, how to get into university, available courses, marriage and job opportunities). Women say they want radio to deal with the specific problems they face in relation to their status, education, work and security. Young people want to hear provincial, district and rural perspectives, not just voices from Kabul. There are high expectations of what the media can achieve in Afghanistan in terms of improving civic behaviour, government accountability, and changing harmful cultural attitudes and practices, particularly towards young women. Young women say radio should do more to persuade and influence fathers, uncles, brothers and imams on issues relating to their rights." (Executive summary, page 4)
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"Tsha Tsha is an entertainment-education television drama series focusing on young people and dealing with love, sexuality and relationships in a world affected by HIV/AIDS. Audience research utilised by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) showed that episodes 1-13 achieved an audience
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share of 48.1% during the first broadcast and 47.4% during the rebroadcast in the 16-24 year age group. Episodes 14-26 achieved 48.4% share. This report describes the conceptual underpinnings of Tsha Tsha and presents results of research on audience responses to the first 26 episodes. Data collection spanned the period April 2003 to May 2004." (Executive summary)
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"Entre jóvenes. Comunicación y VIH desarrolla estrategias para jóvenes preocupados por dos derechos que les son propios: el derecho a la comunicación y el derecho a la salud. Entre jóvenes. Comunicación y VIH es el resultado del desafío de abrir espacios y construir redes que fortalezcan la p
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articipación de los jóvenes en sus comunidades, promoviendo el ejercicio del derecho y el libre acceso a la información y la libertad de expresión. Es un proyecto pensado para los jóvenes y construido con jóvenes. Entre jóvenes. Comunicación y VIH se propone en todas sus instancias, tanto en los talleres presenciales, en el sitio web, como en este libro, capacitar y promover la participación de los jóvenes." (Prólogo)
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"This study investigates the role of Turkish commercial local radio in the construction of a youth community in the city of Sanliurfa, which is located in the poor rural south-eastern region near the Syrian border. Through in-depth interviews with radio listeners and analysis of their interactions v
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ia radio, this article also examines young people’s attempts to overcome traditional restrictions and social norms through talk radio. By doing so, this study aims to highlight the social role of radio, which is often underestimated in media studies, and to challenge western-centric scholarship on talk radio, which ignores talk radio’s role in community formation. By drawing on Downing’s concept of ‘radical media’, Atton’s definition of ‘alternative media’, and Couldry’s theorization of the ‘symbolic hierarchy of media power’, this study will discuss why some local commercial stations in Sanliurfa function as alternative media for the Turkish youth and how they cross the boundary between the ‘media’ and ‘ordinary’ worlds to create a space for themselves." (Abstract)
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