"Consideramos que es importante publicar esta minuciosa investigación básicamente porque no existe mucha literatura que nos permita entender las circunstancias que dieron origen al servicio público de la radio, en particular del IMER, accesible al grueso de sus audiencias, que les permita contar
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con elementos para involucrarse más con los medios públicos. Saber y entender cómo fueron sus diferentes estadios habilita los derechos de participación de la ciudadanía en los medios públicos, los cuales en última instancia pertenecen a la sociedad mexicana en su conjunto." (Introducción, página 7)
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"This article aims to identify the sounds, editorial policies and values promoted by Radio Moçambique (RM) during the so-called “socialist period” (1975–1986). Given the high illiteracy rate in the country, RM became the primary medium for informing the populations of FRELIMO’s ideology –
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the ruling party within a single-party regime – and for spreading the values related to the “new Mozambican man” project. Building on Marissa Moorman’s “sonorous capitalism” concept (2008), this article explores the place of music in promoting and anticipating political and cultural changes in post-colonial Mozambique." (Abstract)
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"This article assesses the models of Indonesia and Germany’s public radio and particularly compares the two countries’ policies regarding their broadcasters. It begins by tracing the history of the two countries’ former state-run radio and the influence of political parallelism on the radio go
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vernance. This study applies qualitative methods and finds German and Indonesian public radio has been strongly influenced by changes in their countries’ political systems. Public radio in both countries experienced similar trips in post-autocracies but reaching different destinations. Germany’s radio has experienced rapid changes and enjoyed editorial freedom. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s public radio blends government and public interventions." (Abstract)
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"One of the first books to examine the status of broadcasting on its one hundredth anniversary, Radio's Second Century investigates both vanguard and perennial topics relevant to radio's past, present, and future. As the radio industry enters its second century of existence, it continues to be a dom
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inant mass medium with almost total listenership saturation despite rapid technological advancements that provide alternatives for consumers. Lasting influences such as on-air personalities, audience behavior, fan relationships, and localism are analyzed as well as contemporary issues including social and digital media. Other essays examine the regulatory concerns that continue to exist for public radio, commercial radio, and community radio, and discuss the hindrances and challenges posed by government regulation with an emphasis on both American and international perspectives. Radio's impact on cultural hegemony through creative programming content in the areas of religion, ethnic inclusivity, and gender parity is also explored." (Publisher description)
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"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
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l des Journalismus kämpft. Zahlreiche Anekdoten schildern humorvoll Schmidts Weg vom Tontechniker zum Gründer der Radio Bridge Overseas in Zimbabwe. »Stimmen des Südens für Ohren im Norden« war Idee des Projektes, das afrikanischen Rundfunk-Autoren half, der Welt ihre eigenen Geschichten zu erzählen. Zu Hause gab es dafür eine »Brücken-Sperre«, dennoch bleibt für ihn öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk Voraussetzung für die Möglichkeit, den Horizont sowohl der Stimmen als auch der Hörer zu erweitern und zwar abseits von passgenauen Stücken und unsozialen Netzwerken." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"The media play a key role in post-apartheid South Africa and is often positioned at the centre of debates around politics, identity and culture. Media, such as radio, are often said to also play a role in deepening democracy, while simultaneously holding the power to frame political events, shape p
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ublic discourse and impact citizens' perceptions of reality. Broadcasting Democracy: Radio and Identity in South Africa provides an exciting look into the diverse world of South African radio, exploring how various radio formats and stations play a role in constructing post-apartheid identities. At the centre of the book is the argument that various types of radio stations represent autonomous systems of cultural activity, and are 'consumed' as such by listeners. In this sense, it argues that South African radio is 'broadcasting democracy." (Back cover)
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"L’expérience radiophonique en Guinée a connu trois grandes périodes. Lors de la première, de 1950 à 1955, la radio était au service de la métropole, afin de servir les intérêts exclusifs des planteurs européens, franco-syriens et franco-libanais. Elle donnait des informations sur le mou
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vement des navires-bananiers et d’autres transports de produits. Cette période coïncide avec la relance économique en Europe, à la sortie de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Pendant la deuxième période, de 1956 à 1958, la radio a participé activement à l’éveil des consciences, à la lutte pour l’indépendance nationale, et à l’émancipation du continent. Elle a joué un rôle important dans la mise en place des structures de gestion en Afrique et singulièrement en Guinée. La loi-cadre du 23 juin 1956 a favorisé la participation des Africains à la gestion et à la prise de décisions importantes pour leur développement. Au cours de la troisième période, de 1958 à 1984, la radio a contribué à la consolidation des acquis de l’Indépendance nationale, à la lutte de libération des peuples africains encore sous le joug colonial, et à la valorisation de la culture nationale et africaine. Elle a joué un rôle de premier plan dans la propagande révolutionnaire et s’est illustrée comme porte-voix de l’Afrique combattante." (Dos de couverture)
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"This article examines the sociohistorical role of radio broadcasting in Afghanistan and analyses the interplay between the radio choices of the audience, political change and conflict. Though never explicitly trusted as a credible information source, the popularity of national radio in Afghanistan
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was critically weakened following the Communist revolution of 1978 and subsequent abuse of broadcasting under successive Afghan Communist regimes. Analysis highlights how the audience's thirst for unbiased information resulted in a substantial majority turning to the BBC World Service, this international service being perceived as a far more trustworthy and credible alternative. Discussion of the social history of Radio Afghanistan, the Taliban's Voice of Radio Shari'at and the BBC World Service serves to highlight the propagandist media machinery of the Communist era, the radical media policies of the Taliban regime and the value attributed to the BBC's current news reporting. In an example of the global becoming the local, the article concludes by examining how the BBC World Service has become the dominant radio broadcaster in Afghanistan and the extent to which this position is based on the quality of their outputs or their self-promotional discourses concerning impartiality." (Abstract)
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"Radio Centrafrique was established in 1958. In its roles as the nation’s public broadcaster, it is run like a state media. However, since 2013, Radio Centrafrique has tried to preserve a neutral tone and its focus on public interest information. However, its status within the Ministry of Communic
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ation and Reconciliation limits its independence and its capacity to diversify its supply of programs, to develop new types of content and to adjust its human resources." (Executive summary)
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"Si hay algo que caracteriza a Cristóbal Coronel, y que podría decirse es casi su esencia, es sin duda su incesante y marcada pasión por la radio. Ondas que provocan. Radio Illimani, los Estados y el nacionalismo forma parte de esa envidiable y particular obsesión por lo radiofónico que tiene a
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trapado a este investigador. El relato provocativo que con este texto logra construir, para llevarnos por esa línea de tiempo cercano al siglo de existencia de la radiodifusión en Bolivia y en particular de la Radio Illimani, atraviesa una espesa red de acontecimientos políticos, económicos, sociales, culturales, tecnológicos y desde luego comunicacionales. Más allá del análisis histórico, Coronel deja imaginar tiempos, instantes, situaciones en los que se fue haciendo el medio sonoro estatal. El texto se constituye, no cabe duda, en una referencia obligatoria para quienes deseen conocer la trama del surgimiento de las tecnologías mediáticas y los entornos que se modifican con su llegada. Pero específicamente el contexto de la radio (estatal) en Bolivia." (Prólogo)
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"Blickt man auf die Statistik aller derzeit angebotenen Kirchensendungen, zeigt sich, dass die Radio-Verkündigung schon rein quantitativ keineswegs eine zu vernachlässigende Medienaktivität der Kirchen darstellt. Die neun öffentlich-rechtlichen ARD-Sender sowie Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandrad
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io veranstalten 94 Hörfunkprogramme. 69 davon werden als klassische Hörfunkwellen terrestrisch ausgestrahlt (vgl. Funkkorrespondenz 37/2012). Von diesen 69 Wellen enthalten 42 Wellen konfessionelle Verkündigungsbeiträge. Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der kirchlichen Senderbeauftragten in der ARD, die eine Statistik über Formate, Umfang und Reichweiten dieser sogenannten Verkündigungssendungen führt, hat im November 2012 erhoben, dass in der Summe allein in katholischer Verantwortung bundesweit monatlich etwa 50 Stunden Hörfunkprogramm ausgestrahlt werden. Die Daten auf evangelischer Seite sind entsprechend. Waren es in den Anfängen des Radios zumeist klassische Wortbeiträge nach Art der „Worte für den Tag“, haben sich die Formate kirchlicher Sendungen in den zurückliegenden Jahrzehnten deutlich diversifiziert und nach Zielgruppen spezifiziert. Die Formatvielfalt reicht von anderthalbminütigen Spots bis zu Halbstunden-Features. Dabei bedient man sich einer bunten Palette radiophoner Gestaltungselemente (Musik, O-Töne, Atmo, Interview). Nicht zu vergessen: die in der Regel einstündigen Live-Gottesdienstübertragungen. Den größten Anteil an kirchlichen Sendungen bilden mit etwa 60 Prozent die „Kurzverkündigungen“, die auf allen Wellen anzutreffen sind. Die Formate heißen „Worte für den Tag“, „Worte auf den Weg“, „Morgengruß“, „Anstoß“ oder „Zwischenruf“ und bewegen sich in einer Länge von 1:30 Min. (z.B. MDR, „Augenblick mal“) bis 4:30 Min. (Deutschlandfunk, „Morgenandacht“). Ein Großteil dieser Beiträge läuft in den Morgenstunden zwischen 5:45 und 10 Uhr, also zur Radio-Primetime. Seit einigen Jahren haben sich auch abendliche und nächtliche Beiträge hinzugesellt, die als „Abendsegen“ (rbb) oder „Gedanken zur Nacht“ (MDR) von besinnlichem Charakter sind. Eine ähnliche Absicht verfolgen die etwa anderthalbminütigen „Nachtgedanken“ (rbb). Dabei handelt es sich um von kirchlichen Redaktionen ausgesuchte Literaturzitate, die zum Nachdenken anregen." (Seite 383-384)
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"Star Radio, one of Liberia’s leading nationally broadcast radio stations, went off-air at the end of 2010 following a staff strike. Started as an international project with funding from international donors, the station did not have the capacity to compete in a challenging market when donor fundi
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ng stopped; financial problems were what ultimately resulted in the staff grievances. Staff perceptions that the station’s management lacked independence, however, prolonged the stand-off, which proved impossible for the station to overcome. In uncovering these dynamcis and exploring Star’s role in the media landscape, this study highlights a number of important issues about media development in post-conflict countries. As a review of the current literature about media development reveals, the liberal democratic principles upon which media development was founded often lead to prioritizing support for both local and private media. In contexts of peacebuilding, however, both national and public service-style media may be of critical importance to the concurrent state-building and nationbuilding exercises. Using interviews to understand the issues that led to Star Radio’s closure, this study argues that it may be impossible for stations attempting to provide national public service to be either fully commercial or partially state-financed. In such cases, it is important for all actors to prioritize the value of public service-style media, rather than focusing on a debate between the value of the two business models: private- versus public-sector media. Delinking the concept of public service from public sector and embedding media development needs within broader national development strategies may allow media development and development actors to identify more creative approaches to supporting public service-style media." (Abstract)
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"This paper documents the effect of Serbian public radio on the voting behavior and nationalistic anti-Serbian sentiment of Croats in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, a post-conflict region of modern Croatia on the border with Serbia. We find that the exposure to the Serbian public radi
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o convinces some Croats to switch to voting for ultra-nationalist parties from voting to moderate nationalist party. In addition, exposure to Serbian public radio increases the incidence of ethnically-offensive graffiti on public buildings in the center of their villages. The results of a laboratory experiment confirm that Serbian public radio causes an increase in anti-Serbian sentiment among Croats. Our results indicate that foreign media can have substantial cross-border effects in countries characterized by post-conflict ethnic tensions such as Croatia. These findings are likely to apply more generally to areas of past conflict with similar languages and overlapping media markets. This suggests that peaceful relations between neighboring countries depend in part on the content of media programming, and the extent of media overlap. Hence, nation-building efforts implicit in the nationalistic content of the media (in this case, the Serbian radio) can have important spillovers on the persistence of peace between countries." (Conclusion, page 22)
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"Focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi’s public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program ex
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presses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms, grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi’s impoverished public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters’ everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear." (Back cover)
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"The findings of this research have indicated that Radio Madang [the public service broadcaster in Madang province] is an appropriate medium for disseminating information and messages on development issues to people in rural areas of Madang province. With an audience of about 200,000 throughout the
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province, Radio Madang has the potential to help shape the future of this province throught the different development programmes it produces. However, in recent years, the government has not been fully utilizing this medium due to various reasons listed below." (Conclusions & recommendations, page 155)
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"This book is an excellent introduction to practice and theory of managing radio stations. It is divided into three parts. The first section provides an overview of the radio sector in the United Kingdom and presents the core concepts of radio station management. The second and core part of the book
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is a detailed and comprehensive practical guide to the different elements of managing commercial and community radio. It provides useful tools and examples of management practice, ranging from 'station and organisational structures' and 'financial management, sales and fundraising' to 'managing news and phone-ins' and 'knowing and researching your audience'. The last part uses three case studies (a local radio, a community radio, the BBC 6 music programme) to illustrate different station structures and management approaches. The clear structure, the plain language and the illustrative examples make this guide a helpful tool for any person interested in radio management - not only in the United Kingdom, but also other parts of the world - and it may also give advice on setting up a station from scratch." (CAMECO Update 2-2010)
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