"Diese Einführung geht von der These aus, dass Radio das Vielfältigste aller Medien darstellt. Dies ist u. a. der Tatsache geschuldet, dass niemand so genau weiß, wo die äußeren Grenzen des Phänomens Radio liegen. Manches nennt sich heute Radio - z. B. Internetradio oder Radio-on-Demand -, da
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kann man mit Recht fragen, ob dies vom Begriff eigentlich gedeckt ist? In jedem Fall aber gilt, dass das erste elektronische Medium - im Prinzip ca. neunzig Jahre alt - schon viel mitgemacht hat. Nach seinen Pionier- und Experimentaljahren wurde es zum Leitmedium der „goldenen“ Phase des Radios zwischen den 30er und 50er Jahren, es wurde später vom Fernsehen marginalisiert und erfand sich neu als Begleitmedium, wo es bis heute seine Stärke beweist. Es hat über die Jahre alle Lebensräume erobert und begleitet unsere Mobilität, es hat eine einzigartige Internationalität entwickelt und ist tief im Lokalen verankert. Es ist neben dem Fernsehen das meistgenutzte Medium in Deutschland und zeigt trotz des Siegeszugs des Internet kaum Rückgänge in der Nutzung. Mehr noch, es scheint zunehmend zum Komplementär im Internet-Zeitalter zu werden, da es wunderbar während der Arbeit am Bildschirm genutzt werden kann. Schließlich ist das Radio eine einzigartige Verbindung mit der Zivilgesellschaft eingegangen, im Unterschied zu allen anderen der klassischen Medien ist die Zugangsbarriere gering, das Selbermachen kein Problem, die Bedienung auch kleiner Zielgruppen möglich. Eine Einführung, die ihren Namen verdient, sollte eigentlich immer transdisziplinär angelegt sein. In der vorliegenden Studie sind dennoch alle nachfolgenden Kapitel monodisziplinär angelegt (Geschichte, Politik, Wirtschaft etc.) oder sie folgen zumindest einem Leitbegriff (Theorie, Nutzung, Journalismus), damit ist ein einfaches und nachvollziehbares Gliederungsprinzip intendiert. Diese Kapitel sind als Einführungen geschrieben, sie sollen einen Überblick geben, zentrale Zusammenhänge aufweisen und Beispiele geben." (Einführung, Seite 11)
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"Unlike most nations in southern Africa, Zimbabwe has not seen the expansion in community radio stations that has been characteristic of the region from the 1990s. A number of community radio initiatives (CRIs) were formed after the 2001 Zimbabwean Broadcasting Services Act (BSA), but no licences we
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re ever issued in any broadcasting sector. This article argues that CRIs reflected the wider political crises of the years since 2000. Even after the Global Political Agreement of 15 September 2008, no community radio station has been licensed. Taking two case studies of such initiatives – Community Radio Harare and Radio Dialogue of Bulawayo – the article investigates how they have survived the Zimbabwean political crisis. It examines the way they lobbied for the right to broadcast and how they produced and distributed programming, and utilized so-called 'roadshows' in an environment where alternative radio stations are viewed with suspicion by ZANU PF." (Abstract)
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"Kritischer Journalismus kann in Gemeinschaftsmedien die zivile Gesellschaft stärken. Voraussetzung dafür wären jedoch ausreichende finanzielle Ressourcen und ein unbestechliches journalistisches Rollenverständnis. Ein Erfahrungsbericht aus der lokalen Radiostation Arise FM in Ghana." (Einleitun
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"The South African community station movement, consisting now of around 100 such stations, situates itself explicitly in the international tradition of alternative, grassroots and (in some cases) radical media. The stations aspire - and are mandated to - cater for poor and marginalised communities,
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often left out of the information mainstream. Created as part of the democratisation process of the mid-1990s, the establishment of the sector represents a conscious attempt to broaden the Habermasian public sphere in South Africa, to improve opportunities for marginalised communities to participate in public discussion, and to build local identities in a range of ways. This article describes the way these stations are meeting their mandate in one area, news broadcasting, where they set out to cover events of particular interest to their communities. It presents a detailed analysis of the extent to which their news bullteins cover local stories, are generated by the stations themselves and use audio material. It also looks at staffing and resourcing, organisational challenges and values. On the basis of empirical research conducted at some 13 radio stations in and around Johannesburg, using methods that include content analysis, interview and observation, the findings indicate that community stations are generally failing to meet their mandate in the critical area of providing original, local news." (Abstract)
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"The Government is currently developing a Digital Radio Action Plan which is considering how national and large local stations might migrate to digital-only broadcasting at some point in the future. Small-scale radio stations, both commercial and community, would remain on FM. The Government is also
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planning to introduce a new Communications Bill in the next few years which could seek to change the way that small-scale radio is regulated. The purpose of this research is to provide an understanding of how much listeners value each type of small-scale radio in terms of the benefits they provide and to seek their opinions on the possible changes in the licensing and regulatory models currently applied to such services. Ofcom commissioned Essential Research to conduct the research and this report details its findings." (Executive summary)
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90 Indian community radio stations present their background, programming focuses, lessons learned and contact details.
"The study uses qualitative and quantitative research to perform a community-based needs assessment. It highlights the underlying issues of a weak economy, infrastructure and caste system. It also highlights social and family networks that strengthen communities. The research then investigates how t
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he community radio station is responding to these needs, presenting findings alongside the potential 'role of radio' (HCR 2002). The study uses a set o community radio indicators (James 2004) in collaboration with 'five conditions for social change' (Dragon and Tufte 2006) to identify limitations and constraints, and review effectiveness. The dissertation concludes with key recommendations for the station to: increase networking, increase learning and, most importantly, increase community involvement. It makes recommendations for donors to reduce control and increase community participation." (Abstract)
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"Community radio is well recognized as a powerful vehicle for advocacy and social change in Africa, but its use in the field of climate change has remained very limited, and then largely for top-down transmission of information to communities. This article discusses lessons learned to date from the
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Climate Airwaves, an initiative aimed at developing new approaches for supporting community radio broadcasters to investigate, communicate, and engage in broader debates on the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities in Ghana. It also discusses in depth the central role that action research aimed at effecting social change plays in this particular initiative, and in climate justice initiatives more broadly. Lessons learned to date have highlighted the challenges of addressing complexity and uncertainty appropriately, the importance of framing climate change in the context of rights and responsibilities, the role of sustainable partnership models, and how this work can contribute to broadcasters‘ and communities‘ longer-term visions of change." (Abstract)
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"This document reports on the pilot assessment of 15 community radio stations – or of radios that claim to be community radios – based on the Community Radio Performance Assessment System (CR-PAS) developed by the Community Radio Support Centre (CRSC) / Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (
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NEFEJ). The CR-PAS seeks to assess community radio stations in seven performance areas: participation and ownership, governance, programs, resource structure and management, station management, financial management and networking. It uses a set of 60 indicators and is intended to be a practical tool that the stations could eventually adopt for continuous self-assessment. Following a brief overview of radio in Nepal, this report provides an overview of the CR-PAS and the assessment process. Thereafter, it reports on the findings and analysis both of all the radios that were assessed and also of individual stations, leading to conclusions and recommendations." (Executive summary)
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"AMIC undertook a research project to assess the economic viability of the Tambuli model in the Philippines after 15 years of its introduction. This book documents the opinions and the perspectives of many stakeholders in the community radio sector. It reflects both the success stories and barriers
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facing the community radio in the Philippines." (Synopsis AMIC website)
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