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Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Radio in the Service of Democracy: Experiences from South Africa and Namibia

Ullamaija Kivikuru

International Communication Gazette, volume 68, issue 1 (2006), pp. 5-31

"The focus in this article is on two different modes of 'giving a voice to the voiceless' in Southern African new democracies, namely South African community radio and its support apparatus, Democracy Radio, and the Namibian People's Parliament. South African community radio operates within a sphere ... more

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The Trouble with Community Radio Research, Or, How Methodological Setbacks Can Inform Theoretical Development

Kitty van Vuuren

3CMedia: Journal of Community, Citizen's and Third Sector Media and Communication, issue 2 (2006), pp. 1-14

"Participatory research design appears as an attractive option in the study of community media organisations. It puts the generation of the research question, the design of data collection methods, and the analysis of the results in the hands of the researched. This approach can demystify the resear ... more

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Voces y movidas radiociudadanas: Itinerarios, experiencias y reflexiones desde la Coordinadora Nacional de Radio

Jorge Acevedo (ed.)

Lima: Coordinadora Nacional de Radio (CNR) (2006), 153 pp.

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Community Radios in Sydney: Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Eine Bestandsaufnahme. Die Beispiele Radio 2ser, FBI Radio und Koori Radio

Michael Katerla

Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Magisterarbeit (2006), 123 pp.

"Gemessen an seiner Einwohnerzahl hat Australien den größten Community Radio-Sektor weltweit. Seit der Verabschiedung des Broadcasting and Services Act im Jahr 1992 und der damit verbundenen Vereinfachung der Lizenzvergabe für Community Radios steigt die Zahl von Community Radios kontinuierlich a ... n. Von dieser Entwicklung ausgehend untersucht die vorliegende Arbeit die damit zusammenhängenden Auswirkungen auf die selbstdefinierten Ansprüche des Mediums Community Radio anhand von drei Fallbeispielsendern in Sydney. Im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit steht die Untersuchung der Umsetzung der zwei wesentlichen an die Medienform Community Radio gerichteten Ansprüche: interessierten Bürgern einen offenen Zugang zum und umfassende Partizipationsmöglichkeiten am Medium Community Radio zu bieten. Daraus wurde die grundlegende Frage für diese Arbeit abgeleitet: in welcher Art und Weise wird der theoretische Anspruch eines offenen Zugangs und einer realen Partizipation von den drei Fallbeispielsendern in der Realität verwirklicht? [...] Nachdem im deskriptiven Schritt der Untersuchung die drei Fallbeispielsender anhand gleicher Kriterien beschrieben wurden, ist vor dem Hintergrund der herausgearbeiteten Eigenschaften der theoretische Anspruch nach offenem Zugang und umfassender Partizipation analytisch untersucht worden. Diese Untersuchung lässt folgendes Fazit zu: die wachsende Konkurrenzsituation durch die Zulassung eines weiteren Community Radios (FBI Radio) führt in Teilen von Sydneys zu einem erhöhten Wettbewerb. Folge ist eine zunehmende Professionalisierung, womit zwangsläufig Selektionskriterien und Beschränkungen in den Bereichen Zugang und Partizipation einhergingen. Für interessierte Bürger in Sydney, die an einer Mitarbeit am Medium Community Radio interessiert sind, haben sich die Möglichkeiten einer Mitarbeit damit nicht verbessert, sondern verschlechtert. Zugang und Partizipation ist nur noch in einem Rahmen möglich, der den theoretischen Vorstellungen an das Medium Community Radio widerspricht, wie beispielhaft anhand der beiden Radiostationen Radio 2ser und FBI Radio verdeutlicht wurde. Daraus ergibt sich eine Diskrepanz zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. Die Radioschaffenden bei den drei untersuchten Community Radios müssen einen Balanceakt zwischen den Vorschriften der zuständigen Behörden (ACMA, CBF und CBAA), dem eigenen Anspruch und der Wirtschaftlichkeit ihres Radios bewältigen, der aber in zunehmendem Maße nicht mehr gelingt. Die Grenzen zwischen Community Radios – als not- for profit Organisationen – und kommerziellen Radios verschwimmen zusehends. Community Radios, die auf Kosten der Professionalität an den Ansprüchen des Mediums nach freiem Zugang und Partizipation festhalten, stehen vor immensen finanziellen Problemen, da sie nur wenig Sponsoren an sich binden können und staatliche Finanzierungshilfen weiter gekürzt werden. Im Falle von Koori Radio konnte gezeigt werden, dass dies einen geregelten Tagesablauf und eine zukunftsfähige Planung kaum zulässt. Wie dieser problematischen Entwicklung entgegengewirkt werden kann, ist nicht klar. Die Regierung hat sich bisherigen Anfragen nach einer Erhöhung der staatlichen Unterstützung für den Hörfunktyp Community Radio verweigert. Auch die Idee der Erhebung einer Sonderbesteuerung für kommerzielle Radios, um damit Community Radios zu unterstützen, hatte bislang keinen Erfolg." (Zusammenfassung, Seite 110-111) more

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The Challenges and Prospects of Community Radio in Ethiopia: The Case of Harar Community Radio

Mathewos Tadesse

Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, Master Thesis (2006), vi, 107 pp.

"The purpose of the study is to determine the challenges and prospects of community radio in Ethiopia, taking Harar Community Radio (HCR) as a case study. This radio station is selected because it has already stopped broadcasting a few months ago. For the effectiveness of the research, efforts have ... more

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Community Radio for Development: The World and Africa

Patrick Tor Alumuku

Nairobi: Paulines (2006), 272 pp.

"Community radio is best understood against the background of the other forms of broadcasting, namely public service, and commercial or private broadcasting. Unlike these, community broadcasting is not state-owned, but rather community-owned and managed. Neither is it aimed at profit-making, but at ... more

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La influencia de las radios comunitarias: Caso Radio Ayabaca

Milton César Flores Córdoba

Piura (PE): Universidad de Piura (2006), ix, 136 pp.

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El horizonte de las radios comunitarias

Etcétera, issue 68 (2006), 104 pp.

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The Impact of Community Radio on Sustainable Rural Development: A Case of Dzimwe and Nkhotakota Community Radio Stations

Patrick Luc Lefief Mphaka

Malawi Polytechnic, Master Thesis (2006), ix, 109 pp.

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Evaluation of UNESCO's Community Multimedia Centres: Final Report

Heather Creech

Paris: UNESCO, Internal Oversight Service, Evaluation Section (2006), 61 pp.

"Since 2001, UNESCO has established more than 87 Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs) in over 22 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean with major funding provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The evaluation describes the initiative's ma ... in achievement: 'The CMCs are accepted by and fully integrated into the communities and can in many cases be sustained beyond the pilot phase without core operating grants. The effort and funding that UNESCO has channeled into this transformative initiative have been exceeded by the hard work and commitment of the CMC staff and the communities where they are based. Among other key findings, the evaluators clearly acknowledge the contribution of CMCs to local development, noting that longer term benefits are already being realized within individual communities, such as the gradual removal of barriers to social inclusion, the stimulation of poverty alleviation through access to knowledge of better health, resource management, agriculture practices and the creation of new livelihoods opportunities. CMCs are also recognized as critical tools for local communities to mediate changes brought on by globalization and the advent of new technologies: The CMC role in fostering cultural resilience. The capacity of a community to retain critical knowledge and at the same time adapt to external influences and pressures - is particularly remarkable. In addition to an extensive review of documentation, the evaluation used field research, interviews, questionnaires, an online survey, and case studies to review the CMC initiative, a flagship activity of UNESCO's Communication and Information Sector. Equitable and expanded access to ICTs is promoted in many ways, such as subsidized training for those with special requirements and/or marginalized groups; close work with schools, small businesses and the independent sector; or the provision of information to more remote communities through radio, says the evaluation report. The evaluation also points out challenges faced by the CMC initiative, including the strategic use of CMC networks as delivery mechanisms for development services, from projects and programmes of UN agencies and national governments to those of local civil society groups. Many challenges relate to sustainability of local facilities in low-income and least-developed localities. As CMCs depend on volunteers for the delivery of training, radio programming and other services, they face difficulties in finding appropriate incentives for volunteers and struggle with managing volunteer turnover. Another challenge consists of opportunities for networking and staff development, which to date have been limited. Evaluators point out the need for CMCs to learn from and access expertise more easily and systematically from each other in order to be sustainable. Enabling national policy environments are very important for the development and sustainability of CMCs. Sudden changes in national policies on connectivity charges can destabilize CMCs and broadcast licensing restrictions or restrictions on press freedom can prevent CMCs from being able to broadcast freely and to a broader constituency, says the report." (UNESCO website) more

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Community Media: A Global Introduction

Ellie Rennie

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2006), 215 pp.

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Notas para que suenen las radios ciudadanas

Jeanine El'Gazi (coord.)

Tatiana Duplat; Angie Forero; Camilo Andrés Tamayo (contrib.)

Bogotá: Proyecto Radios Ciudadanos;Ministerio de Cultura (2005), 236 pp.

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Assessing community change: Development of a ‘bare foot’ impact assessment methodology

Birgitte Jallov

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2005), pp. 21-34

"Impact assessment is one of a variety of monitoring tools available to ensure that a community radio effectively works towards set objectives and aspirations. In Mozambique a ‘bare-foot’ impact assessment methodology has been designed, tested, revised and implemented with eight community-owned ... more

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Community Multimedia Centres Around the World: A Global Directory

Stella Hughes, Ian Pringle (eds.)

UNESCO (2005), 156 pp.

"Inspired by innovations that emerged from the Kothmale Community Radio and Internet project, Sri Lanka, in 1999 and 2000, UNESCO has since established some fifty CMCs in a wide range of contexts in some twenty countries on three continents. In addition to new facilities and increased local capacity ... more

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Con permiso: La radio comunitaria en México

Aleida Calleja, Beatriz Solís

México, DF: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2005), 247 pp.

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USAID's Assistance to the Media Sector in Afghanistan

Colin Soloway, Abubaker Saddigue

Washington, DC: USAID (2005), xii, 31 pp.

"[...] It is too early to assess the full impact of media development efforts undertaken since February 2002, given the short timeframe and the absence of reliable audience surveys. Nevertheless, OTI and Internews deserve credit for adopting an innovative, cost-effective approach to media assistance ... more

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Evaluation of the Multi Media Training Kit Project (MMTK)

Jackie Davies

UNESCO (2005), 102 pp.

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Política pública de radiodifusão comunitária no Brasil: Exclusão como estratégia de contra-reforma

Cristiano Aguiar Lopes

[Brasilia]: Universidade de Brasília (2005), 164 pp.

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Community Radio in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Case of Bush Radio in Cape Town

Tanja Bosch

Transformations (2005), 14 pp.

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Indigenous Radio Stations in Mexico: A Catalyst for Social Cohesion and Cultural Strength

José Manuel Ramos Rodríguez

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 3, issue 3 (2005), pp. 171-188

"Due to the presence of over 12 million people from almost 60 different ethnic groups, Mexico is a multicultural/ethnic country. Indigenous radio has developed under the auspices of a governmental organization charged with policy-making directed toward these populations. Thus a hybrid model for radi ... more