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Reality Must Improve: The Perversity of Expertise and the Belatedness of Indian Development Television

William Mazzarella

Global Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 3 (2012), pp. 215-241

"This essay argues against reducing the recent history of global television to an oversimplified transition between ‘statist’ and ‘consumerist’ dispensations. As apparently irreconcilable ideologies of television, the statist and consumerist models represent two ways of imagining the relatio ... more

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Who is the Community in Community Radio?

Savita Bailur

Economic & Political Weekly, volume 47, issue 17 (2012), pp. 92-99

"Despite the enthusiasm for community-owned radio, a movement which has been steadily gaining pace since the implementation of new legislation of 2006, we are yet to find an understanding of who the community is in community radio. Through an extended case study, this analysis shows how “community ... more

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Community MHz II: Assessing Community Radio Performance in Nepal

Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ);Open Society Foundation (2012), 94 pp.

"The Community Radio Support Centre (CRSC) at the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) assessed the performance of 15 community radios based on the Community Radio Performance Assessment System (CR-PAS) in 2012. The assessment was a first full-fledged test after a successful piloted the ... more

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Community Radio Directory in Bangladesh

Amin Al Rasheed (comp.)

Dhaka: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (2012), 48 pp.

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Compendium 2012: Community Radio Stations in India

Jayalakshmi Chittoor (ed.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (2012), 275 pp.

90 Indian community radio stations present their background, programming focuses, lessons learned and contact details.

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Abiding Voices: Sustainability of Community Radio in India

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);UNICEF (2012), 131 pp.

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Community Radio in Bangladesh: Achievements and Challenges

Amin Al Rasheed

Dhaka: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC);Free Press Unlimited (2012), 19 pp.

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Community Radio and Gender: Towards an Inclusive Public Sphere

Kanchan K. Malik, Daniela Bandelli

Brisbane: Paper presented at the India Media Symposium: Public Spheres, the Media & Social Change in India (2012), 20 pp.

"Gender is a significant dimension in community radio (CR) initiatives that are seeking to deploy communication technologies for social change in general and empowerment of women in particular. CR not only provides an opportunity for women’s access to information, but, more significantly, also all ... more

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Social Accountability Status of Community Radios in Nepal

Chakupat, Lalitpur (NP): Association of Community Radio Broadcasters Nepal (ACORAB);United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2012), 82, xli pp.

"About half of the community radios have set their Strategic Plan and Annual Budget System in place. Out of eight such institutional documents, the majority of radios have at least six of them and fewer of them are yet to set these frameworks. Radios are found to be socially inclusive. Though there ... more

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Reaching the Community Through Community Radio: Readjusting to the New Realities. A Case Study Investigating the Changing Nature of Community Access and Participation in Three Community Radio Stations in Three Countries New Zealand, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Ahmed Zaki Nafiz

Canterbury: University of Canterbury, Doctoral Thesis (2012), xii, 331 pp.

"In this case study, I have studied three community radio stations- RS in Nepal, KCR in Sri Lanka and SCR in New Zealand- investigating how the radio management policies are positively or negatively, affecting community access and participation. The study shows that in their effort to stay economica ... more

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Guidelines for Community Radio Support Scheme (CRSS)

New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Ministry (2012), 41 pp.

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Digital Storytelling in Bangladesh: Experiences, Challenges and Possibilities

Samia A. Rahim

IDS Bulletin (Institute of Development Studies), volume 43, issue 5 (2012), pp. 98-103

"This article reflects on a digital storytelling project undertaken for research, communication, and advocacy purposes in Bangladesh. The project trained young women from different regions of the country to make digital stories about their everyday struggles and journeys of personal growth. Excerpts ... more

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Country Case Study: Bangladesh. Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained

Francis Rolt

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 24 pp.

Examining Bangladesh’s booming and dynamic media sector, this report finds that there is an increasing tendency for political discourse to be based around personality rather than policy.

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Safeguarding Media Rights and Ending Impunity in Nepal: International Fact-Finding and Advocacy Media Mission to Nepal

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 42 pp.

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Ten Years That Shook the Media World: Big Questions and Big Trends in International Media Developments

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2012), 73 pp.

This report documents some very significant differences in how media companies in different countries have fared over the last decade, examining six affluent democracies (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States) as well as two emerging economies (Brazil and India).

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Ethical Practice Guidelines for Community Radio Stations

Jayalakshmi Chittoor

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2012), 37 pp.

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Propagandaschlacht am Hindukusch

Merjam Wakili, Kefa Hamidi

Message, issue 4 (2012), pp. 22-25

"Afghanische Journalisten sind weit davon entfernt, unabhängig arbeiten zu können. Ihre Etats kommen aus dem Westen, aus Pakistan oder Iran. Die Kritik daran wächst." (Seite 22)

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Women and the Web: Bridging the Internet Gap and Creating New Global Opportunities in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Yana Watson Kakar, Vicky Hausman, Andria Thomas, Chris Denny-Brown

Santa Clara, Calif.; New York: Intel;Dalberg Global Development Advisors (2012), 100 pp.

"This report [is] the first compilation of the global data on how women in developing countries access and use the Internet. I am convinced this report provides key insights for policy makers, the development community and industry. Based on interviews and surveys of 2,200 women in developing countr ... more

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Pakistan: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide

infoasaid (2012), 139 pp.

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Access Contested: Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace

Ronald Deibert, John Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski, Jonathan Zittrain (eds.)

Cambridge, Mass.; Ottawa et al.: MIT Press;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2012), xv, 414 pp.