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Strategic Plan 2020-2025

Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2020), 12 pp.

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Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?
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Mary Myers, Nicola Harford

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2020), 28 pp.

"Radio stations across Africa are facing unprecedented threats to their sustainability due to weak media markets, limited advertising revenue and intense competition. A more pragmatic understanding of viability and more flexible donor strategies can help these outlets stay on air and maintain their ... more

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Wie ich lernte, die Welt im Radio zu erklären: Von Radio Bremen zur Übersee-Brücke

Klaus Jürgen Schmidt

Bremen: Kellner Verlag (2020), 359 pp.

"Als die Tonstudios, 1963, noch voll verkabelt sind, beginnt Klaus Jürgen Schmidt, sich durch die Strukturen der Öffentlich-Rechtlichen zu schlagen. Die biografische Erzählung ist ein Einblick hinter die Kulissen von Radio Bremen, aber auch in das Leben des Autors, der immer wieder für sein Idea ... more

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Assessment of Studio Kalangou's Impact on Women's Rights and Empowerment in Niger

Emma Heywood

Fondation Hirondelle;University of Sheffield (2019), 45 pp.

"This study was conducted between April 2018 and July 2019 with the aim of assessing the impact of Studio Kalangou’s radio broadcasts on women’s rights and empowerment in Niger. It comprised: A content analysis of approximately 60 hours of radio programmes broadcast in 2018 by Studio Kalangou in ... Niger; A series of 40 focus groups, 20 conducted before, and 20 after, the programmes were broadcast; Two knowledge exchange workshops in Niger with representatives from the media, civil society organisations, NGOs, and donors, held before and after the programmes were broadcast; A third and final knowledge exchange workshop, on completion of the research [...] Radio remains a main source of information in Niger and, based on the data collected during the study, is accessed primarily by mobile phone. Use of social media to access sources of information, including radio, remains limited. Whilst radio remains the main source of information amongst older focus group respondents, younger participants demonstrate little interest in radio, preferring social media. A generational divide exists between older and younger listeners. Older listeners are adamant about what youth should be doing, what they should like and what they should enjoy listening to. This does not chime with what young people want or are interested in. Female empowerment, according to the broadcasts, is a long-term process and affects women as part of a group. In contrast, according to listeners, empowerment must affect their daily lives and be on a personal, more micro level. Women-focused programmes, whilst necessary and beneficial, may serve to isolate information and themes as they depart from the normal expectations of a male-dominated society. Gender equality, which already emerges in Studio Kalangou’s mainstream broadcasts, needs to be encouraged and extended throughout the schedule to impact all listeners. There is evidence of changes in behaviour amongst listeners as a result of Studio Kalangou broadcasts. Improvements in general and specific awareness of subject matter and themes emerge strongly. There are differences in editorial priorities between what Studio Kalangou offers and what the listeners want." (Pages 4-5) more

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Radio & Audio Grantmaking: Reaching New Audiences Through Old Platforms

Sarah Armour-Jones

Philadelphia, PA: Media Impact Funders (2019), 17 pp.

"Both radio and audio funding levels are growing, reflecting both overall funding trends in media and particular interest in using old and new sound-based formats in creative and compelling ways. Both formats are driving innovation across programming, with radio often serving as a curator of news an ... more

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Radio Voices: How One Grant Changed a Public Radio Station. Case Study: KCRW

Laurie Trotta Valenti

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, Media Impact Project (2019), 14 pp.

"National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate KCRW received a three-year grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 2015 to spark public discourse about issues affecting disadvantaged and vulnerable populations in Los Angeles. It included initiatives to sponsor live events and to improve reporting acros ... more

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End of Project Evaluation of the BBC Media Action 'Radio Waves' and 'Tikambe' Projects in Zambia

Kimiko Hibri Pedersen, Birgitte Jallov, George Sichone, Mary Mutupa

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2019), vii, 55, 60 pp.

"This evaluation covers two independent projects implemented by BBC Media Action in Zambia. Tikambe provides information to young people about sexual reproductive health and rights and youth-friendly services via different platforms. Radio Waves supports independent media as a platform for dialogue ... more

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Commodification of Development Programming on Radio in Northern Ghana

Amin Alhassan, Felix Odartey-Wellington, Amadu Mohammed Faisal

African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 75-89

"This article discusses the commodification of development programming such as news and other content in the Ghanaian media space. It uses the case of two NGOs operating in the Northern Region to examine how development programming is transmitted via FM radio stations in the region. Using in-depth i ... more

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Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station That Helped Bring Peace to the Congo

Jennifer Bakody

Vancouver; Berkeley: Figure (2017), 304 pp.

"When Jennifer Bakody steps off the plane in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004, she walks right into the hardest and most inspiring job an idealistic young journalist from Nova Scotia could ever imagine. Six years of war involving eight countries and several million deaths have just ended ... more

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The Other Air Force: U.S. Efforts to Reshape Middle Eastern Media Since 9/11

Matt Sienkiewicz

New Brunswick, New Jersey, London: Rutgers University Press (2016), ix, 216 pp.

"As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern ... more

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Strengthening Accountability Through Media in Sierra Leone: Final Evaluation

Karen O’Connor, Josephus Kongo

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 55 pp.

"The magazine programme Fo Rod and the debate show Tok Bot Salone built a loyal and engaged audience. The number of people who listened to either one or both programmes increased from 0.8 million in 2013 to 1.1 million in 2015, representing 29% of all adults. The proportion of regular listeners was ... more

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Broadcasting Peace: A Case Study on Education for Peace, Participation and Skills Development Through Radio and Community Dialogue

Kampala: UNICEF;Straight Talk Foundation (2016), 32 pp.

"The intervention was designed to increase awareness about conflict drivers in education, strengthen youth competencies in peacebuilding and access to established community structures for conflict management, as well as promote collaborative partnerships around education in local communities. In all ... more

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20 ans des médias pour s'entendre

Jean-Marie Etter (dir.)

Fondation Hirondelle (2015), 58 pp.

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The New Syrian Radio Stations: Appraisal, Challenges and Outlook

Soazig Dollet

Paris: CFI (2015), 19 pp.

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Impact Evaluation of Peace Through Development II (P-DEV II): Radio Programming in Chad and Niger

Steven E. Finkel, Reynaldo T. Rojo-Mendoza, Cassilde L. Schwartz, Chris A. Belasco, Anne Kreft

Washington, DC: USAID (2015), 48 pp.

"This document is a report on the radio component of Peace through Development II (P-DEV II), a multi-year development program funded by the United States Agency for International Development/West Africa (USAID/WA), whose main goal is to counter violent extremism in Chad, Niger, and Burkina Faso. P- ... DEV II has four strategic objectives: 1) empower youth; 2) increase moderate voices; 3) increase the capacity of civil society; and 4) strengthen local government [...] Part of P-DEV II efforts are concentrated on building the capacity of local radio stations to produce and broadcast content by providing them with equipment, technical assistance, and training of their staff. In Chad, training and equipment upgrades to partner radio stations led to the production and broadcasting of the series Dabalaye (The Meeting Place), a governance radio program, and Chabab Al Haye (Youth Alive), a program targeting youth. In Niger, local radio station capacity building led to the production and broadcasting of the series Sada Zumunci (Solidarity), a governance radio program, and Gwadaben Matasa (Youth Boulevard), a youth program. This report presents an assessment of P-DEV II radio programming in relation to its strategic objectives and stated goals by evaluating the impact of radio broadcasts among youth (ages 15-30) in selected radio-only zones (non-core) in Chad and Niger [...] P-DEV II radio programming had positive effects on interaction with people from other ethnicities in Chad, but no impact in Niger. The impact of radio listenership on interpersonal and institutional trust is mixed. In Chad, positive effects on trust in local government, central government and in religious leaders were found, but radio listenership had a negative effect on interpersonal trust. In Niger, listenership had positive effects on trust in local government and in religious leaders, but a negative effect on trust in the police. There are relatively strong positive effects of P-DEV II radio programming on the perception that other ethnic groups and youth participate in decision-making in Chad. In Niger, by contrast, negative effects were found on the perception that women and the respondent’s own ethnic group are involved in decision-making." (Executive summary, page 2-3) more

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Assessing Impact, Evaluating Adaptability: A Decade of Radio La Benevolencija in Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC

Lauren Kogen

Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS);Altai Consulting (2014), 38 pp.

"RLB’s interventions in Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC have achieved significant knowledge, attitude, and behavior changes. Among the most notable of these: With respect to gains in knowledge, members of RLB’s audience have gained better understandings of the cycle of violence and methods used by ... more

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Radio im interkulturellen Dialog

Frank Kaspar

Stuttgart; Berlin: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2014), 29 pp.

"Nach dem Fall der Berliner Mauer und dem Ende der Sowjetunion musste der Auslandsrundfunk sich neu orientieren. In der Außen- und Entwicklungspolitik sind Kultur und Medien zunehmend als wichtige Faktoren für die Gestaltung auswärtiger Beziehungen und internationaler Entwicklungszusammenarbeit e ... more

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The Power of Talk: Media and Accountability in Three African Countries

Rebecca Stringer

London: BBC Media Action (2014), 24 pp.

"This policy briefing offers an empirical contribution to evolving thinking on governance within the international development landscape. Using the example of media, we argue that interventions designed to foster demand-based accountability may not be as successful in some fragile settings as more d ... more

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Making Media Work for the Poor
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Adam Smith International;Springfield Centre (2013), 27 pp.

"The Nigerian media focuses little on business, and the business coverage that does exist is often dominated by macro-economic, large and international business issues, or is one-sided, representing only the views of government or the elite. The real issues that impact on Nigeria’s millions of sma ... more

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Village Voices for Development: A Study in the Use of Radio to Promote Human Rights and Enable Citizens to Act on Their Rights to Information and Freedom of Speech in Southern Madagascar

Yvonne Orengo, Nicola Harford

Tolagnaro (RM); London: Andry-Lalana-Tohana (ALT);Andrew Lees Trust (2013), 62 pp.

"The purpose of this report is to share the key findings of the VVD radio project in Southern Madagascar after six months of broadcasts in 2012, in particular to document the design and evolution of the pilot project; feedback the outcomes to participating stakeholders; inform the donor community ab ... more

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Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?
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Making Media Work for the Poor
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