"Community media – of which community radio is one sector – enable people to voice common concerns, to unite around common causes, to challenge decision-makers on their own turf, to create communities that better respond to the needs of their members. As such, technological convergence posits a future in which community media (radio, television, digital platforms) become the nexus of grassroots democracy, of a genuine forum for good citizenship and good governance. In that sense, community radio could enable people to take on the “primary role of actors in their own destiny” instead of being bit-players in someone else’s drama. The risk is that community radio loses its relevancy by becoming just one more voice among many. The challenge is for community radio to represent the locality in ways that shape it for the better." (Editorial, page 2)