[creative-radio] Digest Number 2583

There are 3 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. MediaInZimbabwe Website
From: George Lessard

2. Zimbabwe: New radio broadcasts from UAE
From: George Lessard

3. Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Middle school students produce radio
From: George Lessard

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1. MediaInZimbabwe Website
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:41 am ((PST))

MediaInZimbabwe Website.

http://www.mediainzimbabwe.com/

This website is an offshoot of ZimJournalists Arise which hit the internet
on August 26 2006 to Feburary 2007at www.zimjournalist1.blogspot.com

This was the brainchild of a senior Zimbabwean journalist to have a
website for Zimbabwean journalists and those who write about Zimbabwe.
This was in realization that despite being abused by the Robert Mugabe
regime, journalists still play an important role to deal with problems in
the country and to prepare for the future of a New Zimbabwe.

Hundreds of Zimbabwean journalists have been forced into the streets or
into exile for political and economic reasons, save for a small but
vibrant media.

Although journalists have faced harassment, torture, arrest, victimization
of all sorts, including poor working conditions, we believe that change,
as sure as tomorrow will come is Coming.

It is with that hope that we would like to be the central point for
Zimbabwean journalists. Our main functions is to link journalists with
newsmakers, so that the former can actively cover events and for
newsmakers to publicize their events.

We aim to facilitate this, by circulating information that journalists may
find handy in their work, provide a platform for networking, no matter
which part of the world we are in, to share ideas. Our main focus is to
promote well- informed and well-trained journalists, by keeping
journalists up to date with of training opportunities available and enough
information to prepare for a New Zimbabwe.

Our focus is to have journalists, even those who have been forced by
circumstances to leave their chosen professions, from getting their pens
rusty so that they are not caught with their pants down in a new and
better Zimbabwe.

While we may presently are working in a hostile media environment,
governed by oppressive pieces of legislation such as AIPPA, we need to be
able to be prepared for the future and also be better prepared to overcome
the present hurdles.

Zimbabwean journalists are talented and have a lot of potential as shown
by the growing number of publications, radio stations and news websites,
that have sprouted outside the Motherland.

Therefore given a chance, the Zimbabwean media can spring back to life one
day and we want to prepare journa's for that day.

As a lesson from the last 27 years of repressive rule, we endeavor to have
journalists who are sensitive to human rights and democracy, JOURNALISTS
that are past partisan journalism. Journalists who will report fairly and
objectively, without fear nor favor.

We endeavor to promote a journalists that will not discriminate on the
basis of tribe, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or any other
basis. This also involves dealing with any opposition and democratic
forces, whom we believe are also accountable to the people of Zimbabwe.

This website is for all Zimbabwean journalists whether they work for the
state media, private or international media.

Even state media workers are part of the website's plans because we
realise that although they may be used by the regime to churn out
propaganda, most of them are not doing so willingly but are doing it to
survive.

Media In Zimbabwe hopes to reach out to these journalists, expose them to
news, training programes and organisations that can help them become
better journalists in a New Zimbabwe. MIZ hopes that they are enlightened,
to the ethics and professional standards in journalism. MIZ also hopes to
expose them to news and opportunities beyond the eyes of the ruling party.

Another area of special interest to us are freelance journalists. Although
there are no statistics, freelance journalists, consist quite a number of
journalist, most of whom have been made jobless because of the closure and
turmoil in the Zimbabwean media. Most of these freelancers, do not have
access to press statements, reports etc. This is where we would like to
come in to help them with some of the tools they need.

We are not a news website, but a tool for journalists, and will only cover
a few important news items, or news not normally covered by most of the
media, as we feel that there are enough news website generating news. We
are essentially a TOOL for journalists.

The website also serves to stimulate debate by occasionally giving
commentary on issues and guidance on coverage by taking a honest, candid
and objective look at current issues, suggest ways to deal with the
Zimbabwe crisis and most importantly the challenging issues facing the
Zimbabwean media.

We look forward to working with each and everyone of you. Newsmakers are
most welcome to communicate through us, to a mailing list of the hundreds
of journalists in Zimbabwe, and all over the world.

Yours In
Striving For A Better Zimbabwean Journalist

The MediaInZimbabwe Team
For comments, suggestions, contributions e-mail editor@mediainzimbabwe.com
or mediainzimbabwe@gmail.com

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2. Zimbabwe: New radio broadcasts from UAE
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 9:15 pm ((PST))

Zimbabwe: New radio broadcasts from UAE
By Andy Sennitt
A new radio station, Zimbabwe Community Radio will start broadcasting today
joining several privately owned stations forced to transmit their
crprogrammes from overseas because of the country's prohibitive licencing
regulations. ...
<http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/zimbabwe-new-radio-broadcasts-from-uae>

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3. Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Middle school students produce radio
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 9:39 pm ((PST))

Middle school students produce radio programs
Times and Transcript - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
Fredericton Radio CJPN 90.5 was one of four community radio stations across
Canada chosen to participate in the project, which was intended to enhance
the ...
<http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/587825>

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2582

There are 6 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. SENEGAL: Rappelle les principes de l'éthique et de la déontol
From: George Lessard

2. Brattleboro, VT, US: Global Community Radio Broadcast Against Discri
From: George Lessard

3. AMARC ALC presenta disco de "relatos con perspectiva de géner
From: George Lessard

4. Women make waves in Jordan Valley
From: Tamara Aqrabawe

5. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Community Radio short-changed in digital swi
From: George Lessard

6. Media in Zimbabwe » Media News » New Radio Station For Zimbabw
From: George Lessard

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1. SENEGAL: Rappelle les principes de l'éthique et de la déontol
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:06 am ((PST))

Le CNRA rappelle les principes de l'éthique et de la déontologie et exclu
les radios communautaires
SEDHIOU : Couverture médiatique des élections locales / SUD QUOTIDIEN
samedi, 28 février 2009 / Moussa Dramé

http://www.sudonline.sn/spip.php?article16867

[excerpt]

Un atelier régional d'information et de sensibilisation sur les prochaines
élections locales s'est tenu hier vendredi 27 février dans la nouvelle
région de Sédhiou.

C'est à l'initiative du conseil national de régulation de l'audiovisuel
(CNRA) en présence des représentants de presse, des responsables de partis
politiques des membres de la commission électorale régionale autonome et
autonome et les chefs du commandement territorial. La mission est de créer
les conditions d'une très bonne organisation du processus électoral.

La capitale du Pakao nouvelle région a accueilli hier vendredi la
délégation du conseil national de régulation de l'audiovisuel (CNRA).
L'objectif affiché est de créer les conditions d'une très bonne
organisation des élections locales en amont et en aval.

La salle de délibération de l'hôtel de ville de Sédhiou a avait refusé du
monde contenait pour l'essentiel les responsables de parti politique, les
représentants de presse, les élus et les sous préfets, préfets autour du
gouverneur de région Cheick Kane Niane.

« Depuis le 09 février en effet, nous sommes en tournée nationale pour
réunir les acteurs du processus électoral et discuter des conditions de
couvertures médiatiques des élections locales du 22 mars prochain. Nul
n'ignore que ce sont des élections à enjeu capital d'où une
sensibilisation des acteurs sur la question. Nous n'avons aucunement la
prétention de jouer au gendarme mais nous invitons les représentants de
presse à observer de façon scrupuleuse les principes du code de l'éthique
et de la déontologie qui recommandent entre autres l'équité,
l'équidistance, la responsabilité et la neutralité » note Modou N'gom le
porte parole du conseil national de régulation de l'audiovisuel.

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2. Brattleboro, VT, US: Global Community Radio Broadcast Against Discri
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:10 am ((PST))

Global Community Radio Broadcast Against Discrimination on WVEW

http://www.ibrattleboro.com/article.php/20090227101557105

une in to AMARC Global Community Radio Broadcast Against Discrimination
this March 21st on your community radio station, WVEW 107.7 LPFM!

Listen to the Radio Voices Without Frontiers broadcast on March 21, an
audio campaign of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
(AMARC), co-produced with affiliates from around the world, to commemorate
the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination. The broadcast, which explores issues of racism and
discrimination in all forms and seeks to bring these issues to light
through observations, reports and documentaries from community radio
stations worldwide.

It can be heard locally on Brattleboro Community Radio, 107.7 on the FM dial.

The multilingual broadcast includes a mix of current events and analysis,
documentaries, poetry, music and discussions. The programs are also a
diverse mix of language and culture that exhibit inclusive spirit of
community radio. Some examples include: a feature on Jerusalem's attempted
Pride Parade from Radio All for Peace, a trilingual
Spanish-Portuguese-Japanese broadcast addressing multiculturalism in Japan
from radio FMYY in Japan, as well as an edition of Making Contact from the
National Radio Project in the U.S. that where members of the Black Panther
Party speak about being tortured by police officers decades ago.

Other programs cover topics just as diverse but all committed to the same
theme: the elimination of discrimination in all forms. The Radio Voices
without Frontiers campaign allows for a global discussion of this topic.

For more information: http://www.rvsf.amarc.org

AMARC is an international non-governmental organization serving the
community radio movement, and linking more than 4,000 community radios in
over 110 countries. AMARC aims to support, defend and promote the
interests of community broadcasters through

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3. AMARC ALC presenta disco de "relatos con perspectiva de géner
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:13 am ((PST))

AMARC ALC presenta disco de "relatos con perspectiva de género"

http://elmercuriodigital.es/content/view/16985/53/

Escrito por pulsar
26-02-2009

La Red de Mujeres de la Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias de
América Latina y Caribe (AMARC ALC) editó un disco con producciones
radiofónicas sobre la situación de las mujeres en la región. "Picante
parlante. Relatos de un mundo con perspectiva de género" es el nombre del
disco editado por la Red de Mujeres de AMARC ALC.

Se trata de una compilación de producciones radiofónicas que busca
problematizar la situación de las mujeres en América Latina. "Picante
Parlante" es un aporte sonoro para visibilizar las reflexiones y acciones
de los movimientos feministas y distintas organizaciones sociales que
discuten el lugar de las mujeres en las sociedades latinoamericanas.

AMARC ALC presenta un disco con "las voces de mujeres y hombres que
estimulan la reflexión crítica y la posibilidad de transformar el mundo",
según indica la publicación.

Las producciones que forman parte de "Picante Parlante" están disponibles
en la cobertura especial de Púlsar sobre el Día Internacional de las
Mujeres.

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4. Women make waves in Jordan Valley
Posted by: "Tamara Aqrabawe" tamaranet11@gmail.com aqrabawe
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 1:32 am ((PST))

Women make waves in Jordan Valley

Suha Philip Ma'ayeh, Foreign Correspondent

- http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090301/FOREIGN/960657601/-1/OPINION

Muneera Shatti, left, and Asma Raja prepare to broadcast their programme.

Salah Malkawi / The National

AMMAN //For the past year, Muneera Shatti and Asma Raja, two young women
from the Jordan Valley, have broadcast a weekly radio show that tackles the
issues faced by their impoverished community, from a lack of buses and the
theft of water, to boys using mobile phones to take photos of schoolgirls.

The work is not without challenges as the tribal-dominated valley on which
they report is staunchly conservative and one of 20 pockets of poverty where
the average income is about US$1,800 (Dh6,624) per year.

"At first there were men who refused to be interviewed by us. They would
say, 'You are women'. But they got used to us. Just last week I interviewed
young men in a cafe to gauge their views regarding public services," Ms
Shatti said. "Interviewing men is something I would have never imagined
myself doing before I became a correspondent for the radio."

In one programme, Ms Shatti reported on the lack of buses connecting her
town with a nearby village. Within a week, the Jordan Valley Authority
responded and provided the needed bus.

"That was encouraging even though later the bus was taken away as other bus
drivers protested that it was affecting their business."

In another broadcast, Ms Raja, 24, reported on water theft.

"Farmers were stealing water from the main pipes, depriving residents of
drinking water. I talked to a senior water official who promised to provide
citizens with another source of water while the government closed some of
the pipes to try to stop those from stealing. Since then, water theft has
declined."

Because the women do not have a licence to broadcast in their community,
Radio Al Balad, an Amman-based community radio, produces and hosts their
show, called the Voice of the Valley.

The women take three buses to get to Amman to broadcast the show, but for
them, the trip is worth it.

Radio Al Balad has been pushing hard to get a licence to launch the first
all-women community radio in Jordan.

But last month, the government turned down the licence application without
giving a reason. The country's laws do not oblige the government to explain
why it rejects applications.

The decision, however, has frustrated Daoud Kuttab, the founder of Radio Al
Balad, who has been trying to launch Zaharat Alghor, the Flower of the
Valley, which would not broadcast news or political programmes.

"We were excited. It is a station run by women. It was supposed to be a
women empowerment station. We were already seeing success in the one-hour
programme," he said. "If the government did not want to give us a licence,
then why entertain our application in the first place? It took us a year and
a half to fulfil the requirements of the application, including paying
$15,000 for the initiation licence fee. We rented offices [in the Jordan
Valley], too."

In 2002, Jordan liberalised its airwaves and a year later created an
audiovisual commission tasked with licensing independent satellite and radio
stations. Since then, 26 independent stations have been granted licences,
most of whom provide music, entertainment and social programmes. Seven have
licences for news and political programmes.

It is 50 per cent more expensive to get a licence for a news and political
broadcast because, according to insiders, the AVC believes the latter
generates more advertisements, while sceptics see it as another restriction
on media freedom.

It is the second time in two years that the government has rejected an
application by Mr Kuttab for a community radio licence, raising some
speculation that the decision was motivated by personal reasons.

Conservative officials are concerned that community radio in a traditional
society could create problems among tribes and upset their social and
cultural values.

Mr Kuttab has also been criticised for allowing Palestinian refugees from
Gaza to make their plea for citizenship on his radio programmes. Jordan sees
such a policy as serving the interest of Israel because the refugees would
then no longer be able to apply to return to Israel.

Because Radio Al Balad is licensed to broadcast only in Amman, residents in
the Jordan Valley can only hear the programme by tuning into Al Qamr radio
station in Jericho, a West Bank city on the other side of the Jordan Valley.

Mr Kuttab had signed an agreement with Al Qamr to rebroadcast the show until
he was able to obtain a licence. The programme can also be heard online, but
only 16 per cent of Jordanian households have internet access.

Mr Kuttab has made it clear in editorials and blogs that he is not happy
with the AVC's decision. But Hussein Bani Hani, the AVC head, argued the
government had acted in the interest of investors.

"The government wants to give a chance for every investor. We want to give
equal opportunities to all," he said. "All the governorates are covered with
radio stations, and we have community stations in several universities that
also provide training for university students on media broadcasting.

"The stations tackle different subjects in different communities and
broadcast social programmes which vary from women and child issues to youth
issues. They are funded by organisations involved in media development."

Although the community radio stations have been welcomed in most areas,
there are some criticism that they are not completely independent.

Ms Shatti and Ms Raja were discouraged at first by the government's decision
not to grant them a licence. They closed the offices that Radio Al Balad had
rented for them last week. But the women said they will continue to
broadcast from Amman.

"I will not let the licence get me down. I will continue to work to make the
voices of people in remote areas heard," Ms Raja said.

--
Tamara Aqrabawe
Internews Network
Afghanistan,kabul

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5. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Community Radio short-changed in digital swi
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:56 am ((PST))

Community Radio short-changed in digital switchover
Razors Edge - Sydney,NSW,Australia
With digital radio landing in cities across Australia in May this year, it
seems the future is at our fingertips. The new technology offers pictures
and ...
<http://2ser.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-02-28T04_37_38-08_00>

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6. Media in Zimbabwe » Media News » New Radio Station For Zimbabw
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 1, 2009 8:06 am ((PST))

Media in Zimbabwe » Media News » New Radio Station For Zimbabwe
By Media in Zimbabwe
The Standard newspaper reports that a new radio station, Zimbabwe Community
Radio will start broadcasting today 28 February 2009 joining several
privately owned stations forced to transmit their programs from overseas
because of the ...
<http://www.mediainzimbabwe.com/?p=1353>
Media in Zimbabwe
<http://www.mediainzimbabwe.com/>

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2581

There are 7 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Inverell, New South Wales, Australia: Radio station approved for Inv
From: George Lessard

2. Nanaimo, BC, Canada: Gabriola radio airs call for support
From: George Lessard

3. LILONGWE, Malawi: Mzimba Community Radio put off air
From: George Lessard

4. NEW TOOLS - "Recording Phone Calls" from http://www.transom.org
From: George Lessard

5. ArtSound FM to broadcast Womadelaide 2009
From: George Lessard

6. Video: Community Radios Fill the Information Gap
From: George Lessard

7. Radio Content in the Digital Age, Limassol, 14-16 October 2009
From: Salvatore Scifo

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1. Inverell, New South Wales, Australia: Radio station approved for Inv
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:01 pm ((PST))

Radio station approved for Inverell
Inverell Times - Inverell,New South Wales,Australia
... meeting would be organised from that. "We want to get the wider
community involved to see what they want from their community radio
station," she said.
<
http://inverell.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/radio-station-approved-for-inverell/1446170.aspx
>

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2. Nanaimo, BC, Canada: Gabriola radio airs call for support
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:02 pm ((PST))

Gabriola radio airs call for support
Nanaimo News Bulletin - BC, Canada
By Niomi Pearson - Nanaimo News Bulletin Gabriola Radio's application to
establish a community radio service using 98.7 FM and the call sign CKGI
will go ...
<
http://www.bclocalnews.com/vancouver_island_central/nanaimonewsbulletin/news/40359163.html
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3. LILONGWE, Malawi: Mzimba Community Radio put off air
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:05 pm ((PST))

Malawi / Mzimba Community Radio put off air « Database of Press ...
By fgomez1
LILONGWE, Malawi, February 26, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ —
Malawi government through the Malawi Communications and Regulatory
Authority (MACRA) has put off air Mzimba Community Radio after it reported
about voter ...
<
http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/malawi-mzimba-community-radio-put-off-air/>

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4. NEW TOOLS - "Recording Phone Calls" from http://www.transom.org
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:01 pm ((PST))

TRANSOM.org
a showcase & workshop for new public radio
http://www.transom.org
February 26, 2009

* NEW TOOLS - Recording Phone Calls *

At last!

For years, people have been asking Transom for advice on recording over the
phone. Slowly, we've been acquiring phone interfaces and software tools
for Jeff Towne to review and incorporate in his primer, and it is finally
done. Jeff covers high and low tech options--analog phone couplers and
hybrids, digital hybrids, cell phone taps, computer-based telephony like
Skype, taping little mics to telephones, and instructions on configuring
"mix minus". Various hardware and software options are reviewed, with
audio samples. There are links to other resources. This is a really good
rundown. You can stop asking now. Drop by to tell us about your own tips
or ask questions.
http://transom.org/?p=1165

Drop over any time,

Jay Allison
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
www.transom.org

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5. ArtSound FM to broadcast Womadelaide 2009
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:25 pm ((PST))

ArtSound FM to broadcast Womadelaide 2009 « ArtSound FM 92.7 and ...
By artsound
Just a few years ago, this broadcast was available only to Australian
community radio listeners, but now world music lovers all around the world
can enjoy our Womadelaide LIVE! broadcast, podcasts and blogs thanks to
this website. ...
<http://artsound.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/artsound-fm-to-broadcast-womadelaide-2009/>
ArtSound FM 92.7 and 90.3 - News page
<http://artsound.wordpress.com/>

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6. Video: Community Radios Fill the Information Gap
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:28 pm ((PST))

Global Voices Online » Video: Community Radios Fill the ...
By Juliana Rincón Parra

In a highly globalized and digitalized world, sometimes we may forget that
in many regions of the world, not even electricity is available, and the
possibility of using internet as an alternative information source is
still a distant dream. It is in locations like Guatemala, Chad and India
that community radio rises as the alternative for native communities to
speak about their concerns, hear news and stories, receive information and
all this in their native languages.

In Guatemala, Proyecto Suri [es] has been giving a community radio
workshop to the CUC, the Peasant Unity Committee [es], so they can train
different members of indigenous communities in the techniques to produce
radio shows geared specifically to their needs of information. In a
country where there are 54 living languages [en], there are places where
Spanish, the official language in Guatemala, is not spoken, or when it is,
it is spoken as a second language. Proyecto Suri writes about how
community radios have assisted in keeping these languages alive

Countries:
India, Chad, Guatemala
Topics:
Ideas, Arts & Culture, Development, Refugees, Entertainment
Languages:
Spanish, English

<http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/02/28/video-community-radios-fill-the-information-gap/>
Global Voices Online » Video
<http://globalvoicesonline.org/>

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7. Radio Content in the Digital Age, Limassol, 14-16 October 2009
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:51 am ((PST))

---Apologies for cross-posting---

> "Radio Content in the Digital Age"
>
> Limassol, Cyprus 14 - 16 October
>
> The Cyprus University of Technology and the ECREA Radio Research
> Section invite the
> submission of abstracts for their forthcoming conference, "Radio
> Content in the Digital Age".
> Over the past decade, developments in technology have dramatically
> broadened the range of options
> for programming audio. The revolution began in the mid-1990s with a
> newfound ability to listen to
> audio being streamed over the Internet. Since then, digital radio has
> continued to expand with the
> advent of podcasting, offering radio programming on demand, and the
> rollout of different digital
> transmission systems, which provide superior sound quality and
> additional stations on and outside the
> traditional FM and AM wavebands.
> What are the main characteristics of today's radio content? How does
> radio programming differ around
> Europe and in other countries? How is radio content, both programming
> and genre, changing through
> new and emerging technology?"
>
> Deadlines
> Abstract submissions: 31 March 2009
> Final answers: 15 May 2009
> To submit papers: http://sections.ecrea.eu/RR/index.html
> Contact person: Angeliki Gazi, Vice Chair Radio Research Section,
> ECREA, angeliki.gazi@cut.ac.cy
>
>
> Angeliki Gazi, PhD
> Visiting Lecturer
>
> Faculty of Applied Arts and Communication
> Cyprus University of Technology
> P.O. Box: 50329
> CY-3036, Limassol,
> Cyprus
> T:+35725002334
> E-mail:angeliki.gazi@cut.ac.cy
> join: http://www.ecrea.eu/divisions/section/id/13

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2580

There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. AMARC's 2009 celebration of International Women's Day!
From: George Lessard

2. Community Media Sustainability Guide: The Business of Changing Lives
From: Salvatore Scifo

3. Simak Efek Rumah Kaca di Kompas Sabtu dan bulan Maret
From: yurskie.

4. 24 hours of women's voices and music by 3CR Community Radio
From: George Lessard

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1. AMARC's 2009 celebration of International Women's Day!
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:34 pm ((PST))

AMARC's 2009 celebration of International Women's Day!

On March 8, 2009 Amarc will broadcast 24 hours of programming produced by
women, about women. Listen live online, starting at 1am GMT or rebroadcast a
program on your community radio station.
Below you will find the schedule of the broadcast. Please consider streaming
some of the March 8 broadcast on your community radio station. You may also
download and broadcast individual programs.

http://march8.amarc.org/index.php?l=EN

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2. Community Media Sustainability Guide: The Business of Changing Lives
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:19 am ((PST))

---Apologies for cross-posting---

Source:
http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090225_mediaguide.shtm

The Business of Changing Lives
Internews Launches Guide to Making Community Media Sustainable

(February 26, 2009) Internews has launched a wide-ranging new guide
addressing the challenge of how to make community media financially
sustainable in countries around the world. The Community Media
Sustainability Guide: The Business of Changing Lives (direct link:
http://www.internews.org/pubs/pdfs/InternewsCommunityMediaGuide2009.pdf
), is a 81-page publication covering topics such as incorporating new
online platforms and using alternative energy to power radio stations,
all with an eye to keeping the doors open in a sector not known for its
profitability.

"Years ago, the notion of a business model for community media would
have brought responses ranging from dismay to ridicule," lead author and
editor Jean Fairbairn writes in the introduction to the guide.
"Community media's origins in political struggle, its community
ownership structure, and its mission – to give voice to the voiceless,
to provide an alternative to mainstream media, to place control of media
in the hands of ordinary people – seem to contradict the notions of both
'business' and 'model.' Today, however, community media is a valued and
recognized part of the media landscape."

In the guide, case studies of community media outlets and networks
include creative solutions to the perpetual problem of finding enough
funding to stay in business. For instance, Radio Madanpokhara in Nepal
effectively gains community support by asking listeners to donate the
equivalent of a handful of rice, while the Coffee Lifeline project in
Rwanda relies on partnerships with international groups to supply
agricultural news to coffee farmers. Meanwhile, Desi Radio, serving
London's Punjabi community, thrives on a mixed business model that
includes selling advertising, conducting media trainings and hiring out
volunteers to dance at weddings.

"Community media are becoming increasingly recognized for their value in
connecting with hard-to-reach and marginalized populations," Fairbairn
said in a recent interview. "Because they are local and participatory,
they reach people in a way that is sensitive to local cultures, and in
local languages and dialects."

Seventy years since the first community radio stations began
broadcasting to tin miners in Bolivia, community media has come of age.
The Internews guide is being published just as governments around the
world are introducing legislation that enables and protects community
media, and as media outlets are learning to take advantage of the new
online media platforms to extend their reach and services.

The Community Media Sustainability Guide is designed for community media
practitioners and activists, trainers, and the donors and development
agencies that support them. The guide provides different perspectives on
sustainability, practical approaches to achieving it, and a
comprehensive list of resources for practitioners and activists.

The publication was funded by a grant to Internews Network from the US
Agency for International Development via a subgrant from Pact. The
advisory committee, many of whom wrote sections of the guide, includes
community media experts Kate Coyer, Bruce Girard, Franklin Huizies,
Birgitte Jallov, Bill Siemering, and Ivan Sigal.

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Table of Contents

Section 1
Community Media: Core Principles and Definitions
It's Not Just About the Money: Approaches to Sustainability
Sustainable Energy for Sustainable Stations
Models of Sustainable Funding
Business Models, Business Plans, and Community Media
Making Donors Work For You
How to Write a Successful Funding Proposal and Achieve Your Goals
Getting Your Support to Media Right
The Role of National Networks in Sustaining Community Media
The Need for an Enabling Environment
Community Research for Community Media Sustainability

Section 2
The Business of Changing Lives
Work with What You Have
You Cannot Put a Price on Community Involvement
Keeping the Money Neutral
Soweto's "Number One" Station
Diverse Sources of Funding Keep the Five Rivers Flowing Strongly
It's Your Baby—It Needs Food
Sustainability Through Partnerships: A Lasting Cup of Coffee
The Road from Community Service to Social Enterprise
Listener-Supported Public Radio in the United States
Balancing Continued Aid with a Public Service Mission in a Competitive
Market
Sustaining the Intercontinental Radio Communication System
Peru's CNR: A Decentralized Network
Small Towns Find a Voice Online

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3. Simak Efek Rumah Kaca di Kompas Sabtu dan bulan Maret
Posted by: "yurskie." yurskie_erk@yahoo.com yurskie_erk
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:19 am ((PST))

Beken & Becus
 
Belakangan ini, banyak sentimen negatif terhadap artis-artis yang mendaftarkan diri menjadi caleg. Mereka dicap tidak cakap untuk menjadi anggota DPR. Tuduhan usang. Yang tidak cakap menjadi anggota dewan bisa dari mana saja, bisa artis, ulama, akuntan, dokter, wartawan, pedagang, pesulap, penata rambut, dan bermacam profesi lainnya. Mungkin juga sebaliknya, mereka semua cakap berpolitik……
 
Berita selengkapnya dapat dibaca di Kompas Sabtu halaman 3 dimana Efek Rumah Kaca didaulat untuk menulis a-politis menjelang pemilu 2009. Ikuti tulisan-tulisan lainnya setiap Sabtu.
 
Jadwal Efek Rumah Kaca Maret
 
2          I-Radio                                                                        20.00
4          SMP BPI 1, Bandung                                                   14.00
5          SMP 5, Bandung                                                          15.00
7          SMP 14 Bandung                                                         14.00
10        SMP YWKA Bandung                                     14.00
11        SMP 9, Bandung                                                          13.00
11        Bektishow, Trax FM                                                    20.00
14        Senayan, Labskul                                                         18.00
15        Makassar                                
17        SMP 19, Surabaya                                                       15.00
18        SMP 35, Surabaya                                                       15.00
19        SMP GIKI, Surabaya                                                   15.00
21        SMP Mardi Petra, Surabaya                                         11.00
22        Bale Barong, Malang                                                    20.00
23        SMP 39, Surabaya                                                       15.00
 
For info
efekrumahkaca@gmail.com
myspace.com/efekrumahkaca
YM : yurskie_erk@yahoo.com
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4. 24 hours of women's voices and music by 3CR Community Radio
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:25 am ((PST))

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: 3CR Program Coordinator <programming@3cr.org.au>
Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Subject: 3CR IWD
<mediamentor@gmail.com>

Hi

3CR Community Radio will mark International Women's Day with 24 hours of
women's voices and music.

3CR 855AM and streaming live via www.3cr.org.au

Thanks,
--
Juliet Fox

3CR Program Manager

Web: www.3cr.org.au

Email: programming@3cr.org.au

Phone: + 61 3 9419 8377

Fax: + 61 3 9417 4472

*Download a 3CR podcast today at www.3cr.org.au/podcasts *

CR 855 AM http://www.3cr.org.au
21 Smith Street Fitzroy Melbourne VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 3065
PO Box 1277 Collingwood Melbourne VIC AUSTRALIA 3065
tel. + 61 3 9419 8377
fax. +61 3 9417 4472
talkback: 03 9419 0155
email 3cr <http://www.3cr.org.au/contact>

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2579

There are 3 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Nepal: All day radio show to honor International Women's Day
From: George Lessard

2. US: Expanding community radio - LPFM to be reintroduced in Congress
From: George Lessard

3. Saksikan Efek Rumah Kaca akhir Februari
From: yurskie.

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1. Nepal: All day radio show to honor International Women's Day
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:47 am ((PST))

All day radio show to honor International Women's Day
Media For Freedom - Nepal,Nepal,Nepal
To honor and observe International Women's Day, the World Association of
Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) will broadcast 24 hours of programming
...
<http://www.mediaforfreedom.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=14551>

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2. US: Expanding community radio - LPFM to be reintroduced in Congress
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:49 am ((PST))

Expanding community radio - LPFM to be reintroduced in Congress
Reclaim the Media - Seattle,WA,USA
Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Lee Terry (R-NB) will announce the introduction of
the Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - Congress' latest attempt to expand
Low ...
<http://reclaimthemedia.org/deepmedia/expanding_community_radio_lpfm2409>

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3. Saksikan Efek Rumah Kaca akhir Februari
Posted by: "yurskie." yurskie_erk@yahoo.com yurskie_erk
Date: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:20 am ((PST))

Efek Rumah Kaca akhir Februari
 
26 SMP 1 Cikini                               15.00
27 SMP Tirta Martha, Pondok Indah   14.00
27 Square Inc. Tebet                         20.00
28 SMPK Ricci, Pondok Aren Bintaro 15.00
28 LA Indifest, Senayan                     19.00

Yurie "efek rumah kaca"
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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2578

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Reporting Awards
From: George Lessard

2. Southern Sudan: Thousands Attend Opening Celebration of Community Ra
From: George Lessard

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1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Reporting Awards
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:16 pm ((PST))

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nominations being accepted for award for HIV/AIDS reporting
https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/nominations_being_accepted_for_award_for_hiv/aids_reporting
African journalists and journalists working in Africa can now be nominated
for the Awards for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Communication in Africa.
Deadline: March 20.

African Business Reporting Awards now accepting entries
https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/african_business_reporting_awards_now_accepting_entries
African business journalists can now apply for the annual African Business
Reporting Awards, which recognize astute journalistic coverage of business
in Africa. Deadline: April 15.

Plans advance for West Africa media development fund
https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/plans_advance_for_west_africa_media_development_fund
A two-day roundtable convened to finalize preparations for the creation of
the West Africa Media Development Fund recently took place in Accra,
Ghana.

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2. Southern Sudan: Thousands Attend Opening Celebration of Community Ra
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:54 pm ((PST))

"It's Your Radio, Your Voice"

Thousands Attend Opening Celebration of Southern Sudan Community Radio
Station
http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090223_sudan.shtm

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(February 23, 2009) When Naath FM, the only community radio station in Leer
County, Southern Sudan, was officially launched this week, thousands of
people came to honor and claim the station that has been a part of their
lives for the past year.

"I have never seen anything like this," said Deborah Ensor, Internews Sudan
Program Director. "There were literally thousands of people here, and they
were all trying to get into the studio. If you want to know what community
radio is all about, you simply must come to Leer."

Naath FM is one of four radio stations that Internews has built in the most
remote regions of Southern Sudan. Though the station has been on the air for
more than a year, officials and the community were eager to have it formally
opened and dedicated as a community radio station.

Appropriately enough, the station is called Naath FM – it means "Citizen" in
the local language of Nuer and was chosen after listeners called in and
suggested it.

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1a. Re: Call for Submissions - Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Medi
From: Pantaleon Shoki

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1a. Re: Call for Submissions - Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Medi
Posted by: "Pantaleon Shoki" shokipn2000@yahoo.com shokipn2000
Date: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:50 am ((PST))

Dear Deborah Walter
 
I am interested in producing a paper as per your request. I wouldlike to know if the submission deadline is not yet passed so that I can apply. I shallappreciate for your response.
 
Regards

Pantaleon N Shoki (B.A, MSc)
Managing Director
Victoria Research Bureau Ltd
P O Box 1611
Mwanza, Tanzania
Cellular: +255-754-931-799, +255-732-981-281
Web: http://myprofile.cos.com/shoki

 

--- On Tue, 17/2/09, Deborah Walter <deb@cmfd.org> wrote:

From: Deborah Walter <deb@cmfd.org>
Subject: [creative-radio] Call for Submissions - Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Media
To: creative-radio@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 17 February, 2009, 1:45 AM

Warm greetings,

We are still looking for submissions for the following journal based in
Southern Africa. I am interesting in commissioning submissions on -

* What's New - briefs on new research, initiatives in training and
education, policy initiatives, and IT developments relevant to gender, media
and diversity, and activism. (500 words each)
* Media watch - review of media programmes from a gender and diversity
perspective, reports on recent monitoring projects by gender and media
networks (750 words each or in-depth articles 3000 words each)
* Talk back - opinion (750 words) and letters (250 words)

In focus topic: Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Media
(Articles 3000 - 3500 words each)

For more information and full guidelines, please visit:
http://www.genderli nks.org.za/ page.php? p_id=394

Please contact
Deborah Walter
editor@genderlinks. org.za

----

Gender and Media Diversity Journal No. 6

Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Media

The Gender and Media Diversity Journal is the biennial journal of the Gender
and Media Diversity Centre (GMDC). The GMDC is a physical and virtual
resource centre based in Southern Africa, managed by Gender Links and the
Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Network, with linkages in Africa
and across the globe. The journal is an intellectual but not academic
journal. It provides up-to-date and cutting edge information on media
diversity in Southern Africa and the space for the dissemination of research
findings and projects; case studies; campaigns; policy developments; and
opinion and debate on media practice in the region. Each journal covers
latest developments in media and diversity, as well a focuses on a different
thematic area identified in consultation with the GMDC advisory group.

Contributions are sought in the following broad categories:

* What's New - briefs on new research, initiatives in training and
education, policy initiatives, and IT developments relevant to gender, media
and diversity, and activism. (500 words each)
* Media watch - review of media programmes from a gender and diversity
perspective, reports on recent monitoring projects by gender and media
networks (750 words each or in-depth articles 3000 words each)
* Talk back - opinion (750 words) and letters (250 words)

In focus topic: Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Media
(Articles 3000 - 3500 words each)
The sixth edition of the Gender and Media Diversity Journal will focus on
the topic of "Gender, Diversity, Elections and the Media." This topic is
particularly relevant given the large number of elections happening in the
SADC region in the next few years, the August 2008 signing of the SADC
Gender Protocol (which includes commitments from leaders to 50% women in
decision-making) , and Gender Links' ongoing work with media and politicians
around gender and elections. The recent past and next couple of years will
see elections all around Southern Africa. The complex post-Zimbabwean
election aftermath, last years first Angolan Parliamentary elections since
1992, and Ghana's recent successful handover of power through the polls, all
offer cases for analysing intersections between Gender, Diversity, Elections
and the Media. Malawi, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique will
all go to the polls in 2009. In 2010, it is Mauritius' turn. The media's
coverage of elections is central to ensuring free and fair elections,
including the representation of diverse voices. Media access is also
essential for women politicians, to work towards successfully achieving the
50% goal.

For more information and full guidelines, please visit:
<http://www.genderli nks.org.za/ page.php? p_id=394>
http://www.genderli nks.org.za/ page.php? p_id=394

To submit an idea for contribution, please:

- Specify the key area you would like to write on.
- Provide a 200-300 word overview/abstract.
- Provide full contact details: your name, institution/ organisation,
telephone, email and the country in which you reside/country of origin.

* The editor will contact writers to discuss length and honorarium details.

Send to Deborah Walter editor@genderlinks. org.za (Tel: +27 011 615 6278 or
073 132 7032)

Deadlines:
Deadline for submission of commissioned articles: 2 March
Deadline for revisions: 20 March

We look forward to receiving a diverse range of topics for consideration.

Deborah

Deborah Walter
Editor
Gender Links Opinion and Commentary Service
9 Derrick Avenue
Cyrildene 2198
Johannesburg, South Africa
editor@genderlinks. org.za
http://www.genderli nks.org.za/

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