"This guidebook offers instructions for strengthening the organisation of community radio stations, in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. The all-embracing essentials of community radio station management, ie, governance and programme/financial/technical management, are discussed i
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n detail. Aspects of these organisational tasks are human resource plans, resource mobilisation, fundraising, accounting, maintenance of equipment and the determination of a clear broadcasting policy. But not only advice for practical matters is given: The publication further discusses the underlying mission, vision and goals of organisations, which are viewed as not sufficiently thought through by many community radio stations, yet crucial for their survival. The guidebooks' step-by-step lists, tables and forms, in part taken from existing community radio stations like Radio Sagarmatha in Nepal, are particularly useful, as they show how theoretical and abstract manuals can be turned into practice." (commbox)
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"To fill a gap in UNDP’s current strategic approach to democratic governance in Timor-Leste, media development has been added as an essential pillar of its programme geared toward assistance for building a democratic state. This project aims to improve the enabling conditions for the media sector
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to function professionally, freely and independently. This project seeks to enhance media pluralism in Timor Leste through both a policy and a capacity-building approach. It will offer support to the legal framework for establishing media laws; assistance to technical and management training for community radio in the districts; and help to strengthen media capacity to report on and understand political and development issues relevant to decisions that affect daily lives. To achieve these objectives the project is focused on the following three key outputs towards developing the media in Timor-Leste: Output 1: Strengthen media-related legal and regulatory process; Output 2: Increase technical and managerial capacity for sustainability of community radio; Output 3: Improve professional capacity of print and community radio journalists and community radio producers through training, plus additional training and support." (Page 3)
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"This report aims to 'assist radio stations to understand formative target audience research and enable them to conduct such research'. The report is primarily based on the experiences with Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) of five South African community radio stations. The publication contains an in
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troduction to the history and situation of community radio stations in South Africa, followed by five detailed case studies. Besides general information about these community radio stations, the case studies picture and quote the opinions of the FGD participants on language use, programme content, listeners' participation, and other topics related to the programme and management of the radio stations they listened to. The publication is not a research guide, but gives concrete examples of the benefits which community radio stations can derive from audience research." (commbox)
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"This is an introduction to the collective marketing strategy with a regional and thematic emphasis on Nepalese community radio stations. In this publication, airtime is viewed as the "product" that all community radio stations sell, and which builds a link between them, as well as their mutual aim
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to contribute to the social progress of their communities. Hence, this publication suggests building partnerships to support each other in various contexts, eg, by sharing programmes on topics like immunisation, which are relevant for many radio stations, or by assisting each other in finding sponsorships or advertisers. The term "collective" refers to partnerships of Nepalese community radio stations amongst each other, either on a national or a regional level, or amongst those who have something else in common, although partnerships can also be built by community radio stations and commercial radio stations. The text includes an explanation of the principles of social marketing, and considers its specific features in relation to community radio. The desired structure and the underlying principles that follow this strategy are also discussed. All in all, the publication can inspire radio activists who wish to improve the programmes and the promotion of their radio stations by building a network with others." (commbox)
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"This is an overview of strategic planning tools designed for Nepalese community radios. In plane language, it introduces to the basics of strategic planning, situation and stakeholder analysis, long-term vision and guiding principles, identification of risk factors, definition of indicators and the
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implementation of strategic planning. Many graphs and tables illustrate and facilitate the use of the different concepts, as well as the concrete example of a strategic plan in the annex. Every issue is treated quite briefly, so maybe reading this manual will not be enough to really start a strategic planning process. Nevertheless, it serves the purpose of an introduction quite well." (CAMECO Update 3-2009)
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"Community broadcasters are united by six guiding principles. We will work to:
1. Promote harmony and diversity and contribute to an inclusive, cohesive and culturally-diverse Australian community
2. Pursue the principles of democracy, access and equity, especially for people and issues not adequate
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ly represented in other media
3. Enhance the diversity of programming choices available to the public and present programs that expand the variety of viewpoints broadcast in Australia
4. Demonstrate independence in programming as well as in editorial and management decisions
5. Support and develop local arts and music
6. Increase community involvement in broadcasting.
Throughout the Codes, community broadcasting licensees are referred to as ‘we’ or ‘our’. The terms are legally binding." (Guiding principles, page 3)
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"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism;
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relationship with the community; exertion of rights; accountability and good governance; community radio networks; financing and financial sustainability; and community radio in conflict and post-conflict situations. The detailed country studies show that the practice of community radio broadcasting differs widely according to the national context, the legal environment and the specific role of national community radio associations and networks. In comparing the country studies, the main report stresses good practices, e.g. regarding the role of strong national networks, as well as some challenges like the need to accompany volunteers in a more systematic way and to address the precarious financial state of many community radio stations." (CAMECO Update 5-2008)
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"El Manual de Gestión para Facilitadores es el resultado de la sistematización de una serie de talleres impartidos al equipo de Gestión y Formación de AMARC México y a la red de radios. Estos textos recogen la mirada del Programa de Gestión de AMARC ALC pero también los aportes e impresiones
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de quienes participaron en esos talleres. No se trata de un manual exhaustivo, sino de un texto que recoge e integra diferentes miradas, conocimientos y experiencias para construir una guía de trabajo para los facilitadores que emprendan la compleja tarea de trabajar la gestión en las radios comunitarias de México. Este manual también es tan sólo un acercamiento para retomar las mejores prácticas, un punto de partida de un momento específico, ya que creemos que aún faltan muchos temas por discutir y definir como red de radio comunitarias al respecto." (Introducción)
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"El programa CAESI ha sido el primer intento de trabajar un programa en conjunto entre ALER y AMARC, dos redes con mucha historia y momentos de rivalidad. Fue la primera vez en la historia que se hizo un proyecto de estas características. Se hizo en una región muy problemática, históricamente po
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stergada, invadida, fragmentada y empobrecida, con un desarrollo de medios comunitarios más rudimentario que en otras regiones del continente. Hubiera sido demasiado utópico esperar que un programa como éste resultara exitoso en todas sus dimensiones. Debe verse este primer período mucho más como un ensayo que como proyecto acabado con todas las garantías de efectividad. Por primera vez comunicadoras y comunicadores de radio centroamericanos han gestado juntos algo propio, por pequeño e inacabado que esto sea. Se ha creado por primera vez en la región un espacio propio, un tipo de consejo centroamericano de radios populares y comunitarias que en su misma práctica -y con muchos errores- está ensayando maneras participativas de tomar decisiones, de ejercer el poder, incorporando las miradas del género y de la interculturalidad. Es una experiencia inédita en el mundo de las radios comunitarias centroamericanas y excepcional dentro del mismo movimiento social de la región. Es una oportunidad que no debe soltarse con ligereza." (Lecciones aprendidas, páginas 34-35)
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"El presente trabajo, logrado por el comunicador social Tito Ballesterso, así como otros compañeros de ruta, reúne juiciosamente los elementos y las orientaciones básicas necesarias para una emisora comunitaria, integrando aspectos como la gestión, la administración, la producción, la program
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ación y considera también los apsectos técnicos. Se ha logrado la síntesis de una manual práctico de amplísima utilidad para los colectivos humanos que trabajan en estos medios tan importantes y determinantes en la construcción de nuestro país." (Presentación, página 6)
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