"As the most widespread and popular form of communication in the country, radio occupies an essential space in the deliberation and the construction of public opinion in South Africa. From just a few state-controlled stations during the apartheid era, there are now more than 100 radio stations, reac
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hing vast swathes of the population and providing an important space for citizens to air their views and take part in significant socio-economic and political issues of the country. The various contributors to this book demonstrate that whilst print and television media often serve elite interests and audiences, the low cost and flexibility of radio has helped it to create a ‘common’ space for national dialogue and deliberation. The book also investigates the ways in which digital technologies have enhanced the consumption of radio and produced a sense of imagined community for citizens, including those in marginalised communities and rural areas." (Publisher description)
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"Cameroon is battled by several conflicts, so sensitive reporting is important to avoid escalation and foster peace. The Presbyterian Church has set up a network of community media outlets with this end, supported by Germany’s Civil Peace Service. Present results are promising." (Introduction)
"Faith-based broadcasters comprise half of all community radio stations in the South Pacific islands. As such, they reflect the deep indigenisation of Christianity and its central role in Pacific cultural identity. But their position within the media environment is surprisingly contentious. For secu
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lar community media practitioners, Pacific faith-based media are seen to interject foreign voices and capital into island communities. For the international development sector, partnership with faith-based organisations around development agendas brings fears that aid funds will be used for evangelism. This article explores the role of faith-based community radio in the South Pacific, and argues that they have achieved levels of sustainability that have thus far eluded secular community media through application of culturally appropriate and self-defined development pathways." (Abstract)
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"This chapter examines how community radio in post-apartheid South Africa is playing an important role in the cultural citizenship of ethnic minorities. Using the case study of Radio Islam, a community radio station located in Johannesburg in South Africa, it explores how the radio station provides
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spaces for the celebration of the culture and identity of the Muslim minorities in the country. Although Radio Islam considers itself to be a community of interest station, it is actually based on a hybrid model that mixes the geographic and community of interest organizational norms." (Introduction, page 303)
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"El primero de mayo de 1959, dia del trabajador, nace una emisora. Lo que empezó como una radio católica enfrentada a la radio de los mineros, se transformó luego en una emisora que da voz a los pobres y oprimidos. Ha aprendido de la gente y se ha adaptado a ella. En varias ocasiones los militare
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s han tomado la radio y destruido los equipos. Al igual que los campesinos y obreros de las minas, los trabajadores de la radio han sido perseguidos, encarcelados y maltratados y han tenido que huir para salvar sus vidas. Este libro describe, en un tono muy personal, un viaje siguiendo los pasos de la Radio Pio XII en el altiplano boliviano, entre mineros y campesinos. En compañía de colaboradores de la propia emisora, el escritor Johannes Jörgensen y la fotógrafa Barbara Lindell han sido testigos de la vida y el trabajo allá en los altos de la montaña." (Cubierta del libro)
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