"It has been found that overwhelming respondents from various social groups and occupation rely on "people" for local information. The Katuwali still constitutes a means of information for a sizeable portion of population. For national and international news, radio and television are among the major
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means. The possession of radio increases with increase in literacy. The Radio Nepal has the greatest number of listeners. The 6-8 am, 6-8 pm and 8-10 pm are the times during which the radio is listened by a great many people. The subjects that are preferred by the listeners are news and folk and dohari music. In the study area, only 31% of the household possess television set. It was found that no local newspaper is published from the area and also that there is no any public place or center where people could read newspapers. Moreover, the size of the regular reader of the regional and national newspaper is dismally small. Female lags behind the male in reading the newspapers. It was found that children school going age of a sizable portion of families do not go to school. The frequency of failing in exam is remarkably high; the children of 31% parents respondents have failed in school exam [...]" (Summary, page 104)
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"The specific objectives of the study were to: find out the source, means and condition of information; obtain some information on the condition of education; find out condition and practices related to caste and ethnicity; obtain some information on people's belief in tradition and superstition; ob
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tain information on economic aspects of household; find out pattern of use of technology in everyday life; obtain information on community activities and affair; find out the existing situation, attitude and practice in relation to gender; obtain information on situation of health; and find out the mode of people's participation in politics. [...] All data on the basis of which analyses have been made are primary which have been obtained from the field. The people inhabiting the areas that are covered by Radio Palung constituted the sole source of data required to meet the research objectives laid above. The villages covered were Palung, Daman, Chitlang and Bajrabarahi from Makawanpur district. In this research, population of active age and households in the above mentioned four villages constitutes the universe. Five hundred households, which is approximately 20% of the total households, were taken as samples. From each household, one person was chosen as respondents and interviewed. It is to be noted that only the owner of households were chosen as samples, and domestic servants, hired laborers, married daughters and people living in rent were excluded." (Introduction, page 2-3, method of study, page 6)
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"El presente artículo describe los inicios, el desarrollo y la proyección de un grupo de radios comunitarias del sur de Chile, a través de la sistematización de datos cuantitativos y de relatos aportados por sus creadores y equipos de producción. La zona en estudio es importante por cuanto perm
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ite analizar las particularidades de las radios comunitarias regionales, en contraste con el alto número de emisoras de la Región Metropolitana. Los resultados demuestran el papel que la Radio Comunitaria juega en el plano comunicacional participativo, como proceso que fortalece el desarrollo sociocultural basado en el respeto a las identidades y a la comunicación vista como diálogo entre iguales. La teoría analizada y la investigación realizada muestran la necesidad de una política nacional que contemple un plan de capacitación y sostenibilidad económica del proyecto radial comunitario." (Resumen)
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"El tema principal de este libro es la combinación de Internet y la radio, que ofrece un rango potencial y nuevo de posibilidades para los proyectos de comunicación para el desarrollo. Sus 17 capítulos examinan algunos proyectos que incorporan radio e Internet y los agrupan en tres amplias catego
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rías que ocasionalmente se superponen: proyectos que crean o apoyan a redes de radiodifusoras; proyectos en los cuales la emisora de radio sirve como portal o como un intermediario comunitario, proporcionando un acceso mediado pero significativo y eficaz, al potencial de conocimientos e información que se encuentran en Internet; proyectos que utilizan la combinación de radio e Internet para facilitar la comunicación con las comunidades emigrantes, proporcionando un acceso mediado pero eficaz al potencial de comunicación de Internet." (https://comunica.org/secreto)
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"There are growing numbers of grass-root communication and information service providers in the developing countries today. They are operating community radio stations, multipurpose telecentres, information centres, community learning centres and – in a few cases – community multimedia centres (
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CMCs) that already combine both radio and telecentre facilities. This book is intended to be of use to all those wanting to become involved or already involved in such initiatives – staff and managers, community groups, NGOs working for community empowerment, communication planners supporting development activities, trainers and project partners. It will obviously be of particular interest to those operating or considering starting a CMC as it covers the full range of topics linked to community broadcasting and to telecentre operations." (UNESCO website, 31.10.2007)
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"This dissertation analyzes the participatory community radios of post-war El Salvador through ethnographic research and analyses of their operations and programming. It explores the concrete local meanings of civil society and the ways this medium helped construct a vibrant popular culture. Its cor
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e is an analysis of the relationships between the community radios and the activities of emerging civil society organizations as part of a post-war movement reflecting a Gramscian discourse of civil society. Examples show how their collaboratively produced programs sought to increase popular participation especially among the formerly marginalized rural and urban poor, as well as to deepen understanding of human rights, promote practices of citizenship, and redefine “news” to fit their particular audiences. A viable civil society depends on the availability of public spaces. The dissertation investigates the issues underlying the battles to legalize the community radios and expand this virtual public space. Analyses of radio broadcasts of school graduation celebrations demonstrate the radios’ central role in activating the local public sphere, building on critiques of Habermas’ foundational concept (1989). Community radio is not a smaller version of commercial radio, promoting consumption which listeners arguably use to create a feeling of belonging (Garcia Canclini 2001). Instead, these radios are a form of popular culture: transformative expressive practices which reconnect people to their own agency and through which they construct a sense of collective identity (Rowe and Schelling 1991:7)." (Abstract)
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"This handbook explains how to 'set up, manage and sustain community radio', and gives guidelines for understanding 'the role community radio plays in social and economic development.' Here, community radio is understood as an important tool to strengthen democratic structures and to rebuild civil s
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ociety. A whole chapter is dedicated to the importance of human rights, and, as the publication has a regional focus on South Africa, to the South African constitution and its effects on the communication sector. Emphasis is also given to the underlying ethical agenda of community radio journalism, such as reporting gender fairly, and to aspects of radio production, eg, presentation and technical preparation. The handbook is structured in an easy to read manner: each chapter begins with a summary and contains 'let's make it clear' boxes and real life examples, as well as 'handy hints', checklists and additional boxes where difficult words are explained or where background information is provided." (commbox)
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"The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we beli
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eve that radio is the one to watch." (https://comunica.org/1-2-watch)
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"La mission a visité 18 radios communautaires dans la période prévue. Elle s'est focalisée sur une sélection de radios représentatives des différents types de régions (à l'exception de la région de Diffa, trop éloignée géographiquement pour que la mission puisse s'y rendre), de géograp
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hie, de climats, d’environnements (villes et petits villages) du Niger. Au moins une radio par bailleur a été visitée. De plus, la mission a veillé à rencontrer des radios créées au début du projet Ruranet et d'autres nées récemment. Cet échantillonnage avait pour objectif d'arriver à des conclusions applicables à l'ensemble des 66 radios communautaires du pays. La mission a trouvé la plupart des radios dans une situation 'fragile', en matière de personnel et d'équipements. Les résultats et l'impact du projet Ruranet, bien qu'ils soient positifs, sont donc 'fragiles' aussi. Parmi les premiers impacts, le personnel des radios ainsi que certains de leurs auditeurs ont remarqué que la station a offert un moyen de s'informer, et de s'exprimer, de communiquer. Un résultat indéniable est que « les gens du village commencent à se connaître, et à connaître les gens des autres villages », selon un des auditeurs à Goudel. Cet impact a beaucoup renforcé la culture de la paix, surtout concernant les conflits 'traditionnels' entre éleveurs et agriculteurs. Une fois devant le micro, et lorsque les arguments des deux parties sont exposés, les gens arrivent à se comprendre, et mê me à aboutir à des accords. Ces remarques ont été entendues non seulement à Radio Goudel et Bankilaré, mais aussi dans des villes plus éloignées comme Abalak, Tamaya, Dolé, Gagama, Sassoumbroum, Tchirozérine." (Conclusions et recommendations)
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