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Community radio for development: the world and Africa (2006)

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Community radio for development: the world and Africa

Patrick Tor Alumuku

Nairobi: Paulines (2006), 272 pp., bibliogr. p.267-272

ISBN 978-9966-08-124-7

"Community radio is best understood against the background of the other forms of broadcasting, namely public service, and commercial or private broadcasting. Unlike these, community broadcasting is not state-owned, but rather community-owned and managed. Neither is it aimed at profit-making, but at ... more

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The one to watch: radio, new ICT and interactivity

Bruce Girard (ed.)

Contributor(s): Alfonso Gumucio Dagron; Jean-Pierre Ilboudo; Johan Deflander

Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2003), 250 pp.

ISBN 92-5-104950-5 CC BY-NC-ND

Other Editions: also published in Spanish

"The topic of this anthology is communication in rural areas. Most of the 17 contributions are concrete experience reports from radio and internet projects and networks. Especially worth reading are the contributions that deal with the combination of both technologies." (Commbox-CD)

African broadcast cultures: radio in transition

Richard Fardon; Graham Furniss (eds.)

Oxford: James Currey Publishers (2000), xvi, 256 pp., 8 illustr., abbrev. p.xiv-xvi, index

ISBN 0-85255-828-7

"Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. This text examines African radio broadcast cultures." (Publisher)

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Women's (community) radio as a feminist public sphere

Caroline Mitchell

Javnost: the public, volume 5, issue 2 (1998), pp. 73-85

"This article explores how women's community radio can contribute to a feminist public sphere and serve as a tool for women's empowerment through the media. Compared to film, TV and newspapers, radio is a relatively under researched and under valued area of the media. An extension of this situation ... more

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A passion for radio: radio waves and community

Bruce Girard (ed.)

Montreal; New York: Black Rose Books (1992), 212 pp.

ISBN 90-5638-0834 (ebook); 1-895431-35-2 (hbk); 1-895431-34-4 (pbk)

Other Editions: also published in French and Spanish

"The primary objective of this book is to present a wide range of community radio projects, not so that the “ideal” model can be identified, but in the hope that the book will serve as a useful tool for community broadcasters and potential community broadcasters looking to create or adapt models... more

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Radio y comunicación popular en el Perú

Mariano Valderrama (ed.)

Lima: Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) (1987), 319 pp., tables

"Presenta un perfil global de la evolución de la radio en el país. Se analiza su desarrollo histórico y sus características actuales, relevando las preferencias radiales y musicales de los oyentes populares de Gran Lima y el impacto de este medio masivo en el mundo campesino. Atención especial ... more