Project in Bolivia aims to integrate rural and suburban radio stations

Project in Bolivia aims to integrate rural and suburban radio stations

Posted on: 10/06/2009 Multimedia, Radio Region: Latin America

By Mónica Bentivegna, IJNet Spanish Editor
 https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/project_in_bolivia_aims_to_integrate_rural_and_suburban_radio_stations
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In Latin America, radio -- especially rural radio -- is facing huge challenges. As more people access information digitally, radio stations are seeking new ways to organize and broadcast content, despite a struggling infrastructure in many areas.

To that end, Spanish journalist Celia Cernadas is working to create a digital platform for radio stations in both urban and suburban areas of Bolivia to share programming with one another--and ultimately with major news outlets in the capital.

Among the project's goals is to equip stations and staff with both the instruments and knowledge to improve their journalistic work, produce content, and keep stations updated on the Internet. It also aims to create a network of community radio stations and faciliate networking among community radio journalists.  

To learn more about the project, the International Journalists Network (IJNet) recently spoke with Cernadas, who is partnering with Grupo Fides, an influential radio network in Bolivia. Cernadas is a fellow of the Knight International Journalism Fellowship program, organized by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). She has 18 years of international experience as a print and radio journalist.