Wednesday, 6 May 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2622

There are 9 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. MENA Radio Jobs Postings at NCRA.CA
From: George Lessard

2. MENA US: 34th Annual Community Radio Conference - Downloads of Works
From: George Lessard

3. MENA Covering swine flu from The Canadian Journalism Project (CJP)
From: George Lessard

4. Survey on US Community Radio
From: George Lessard

5. US JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Prometheus Radio Project Hiring New Development
From: George Lessard

6. Kentucky, US: Appalshop's WMMT-FM Seeks General Manager
From: George Lessard

7. El Salvador's Journalists Urge New Government to Democratize
From: George Lessard

8. Fredericton, NB, Canada: JOB - VoicePrint PROGRAM-VOLUNTEER COORDINA
From: George Lessard

9. Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio - May 6 2009
From: George Lessard

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1. MENA Radio Jobs Postings at NCRA.CA
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 10:00 am ((PDT))

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [ncralist] Jobs Postings at NCRA.CA
From: "ncra/anrec" <magnus@ncra.ca>
Date: Wed, April 15, 2009 05:46
To: ncralist@ncra.ca
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The following jobs openings have been posted at
http://www.ncra.ca.

PROGRAM-VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
VoicePrint
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Closing Date: 17 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82848

Posted: 4 April, 2009

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
Vancouver Cooperative Radio CFRO 102.7 FM
Location: Vancouver, BC
Closing Date: 17 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82897

Posted: 6 April, 2009

FUNDING DRIVE AND SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82789

Posted: 1 April, 2009

FESTIVAL COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82790

Posted: 1 April, 2009

NEWS AND SPOKEN WORD COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82791

Posted: 1 April, 2009

MULTICULTURAL COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82792

Posted: 1 April, 2009

LIBRARIAN - RELOCATION COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82793

Posted: 1 April, 2009

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82794

Posted: 1 April, 2009

SUMMER PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR
CJSW Radio
Location: Calgary, AB
Closing Date: 27 April, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:
http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=82795

Posted: 1 April, 2009

View and post openings at http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/

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2. MENA US: 34th Annual Community Radio Conference - Downloads of Works
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 10:00 am ((PDT))

The 34th Annual Community Radio Conference took place April 1 through
April 4, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Select conference material is now
available for download.

Keynote Address
http://www.nfcb.org/conference/post_communityradioconference.jsp

Workshops, Panels, and Pre-Conference Intensives
http://www.nfcb.org/conference/postconference_workshops.jsp

via
http://www.nfcb.org/index.jsp

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3. MENA Covering swine flu from The Canadian Journalism Project (CJP)
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 10:00 am ((PDT))

Covering swine flu
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
Though the deaths in the latest international health crisis are so far
confined to Mexico, assignment desks across Canada have been waiting for
the Next Big One - are they ready? Covering Health Crises is a portal for
reporters to exchange questions and advice, starting with resources and
links to help make sense of the potential pandemic and learn from the
experience of SARS.

http://jsource.ca/english_new/category.php?catid=274

[excerpts]

Social media on swine flu
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Heather McCall
Poynter looks at how Wikipedia, Twitter and others are handling the story,
and provides links to two additional online resources at Mashable.com and
CNET. Comments»
Social media on swine flu
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Heather McCall
Poynter looks at how Wikipedia, Twitter and others are handling the story,
and provides links to two additional online resources at Mashable.com and
CNET. Comments»
Spreading the news: observations and advice on reporting on swine flu
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Candace Gibson
This is the first real test of the both the media and many of the pandemic
plans put into place by hospitals, public health agencies and local,
provincial and federal levels of government since the SARS epidemic played
out in Toronto in 2003. From my vantage point as an interested scientist
and science journalist, both sides seem to be doing a much better job of
communication and a more balanced job of reporting on the potential risks
this time around...

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A fierce outbreak of swine flu coverage
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Heather McCall
In this Washington Post piece, Howard Kurtz recaps big media's coverage of
the swine flu so far and weighs the pros and cons of the hype. Comments»
Was SARS coverage hyped or on target?
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Ivor Shapiro
A 2003 American Journalism Review article about coverage of SARS digs into
the debates that raged at that time. The issues remain relevant today as
coverage of the swine flu continues. From the AJR:

"Caution is the watchword for journalists involved in frontline reporting
on the mysterious, highly contagious disease. Some editors are
discouraging in-person interviews and implementing other health
precautions to reduce the risks. Meanwhile, a debate swirls: Has the
coverage been hyped or on target?" Comments»
BBC's "risk guidance checklist" helps ensure balanced reporting
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Ivor Shapiro
The BBC offers a "risk guidance checklist" for reporters seeking to
balance their coverage of health scares.

There's also useful commentary by the BBC staffer Roger Harrabin in "Risky
Business" British Journalism Review (15/1), March 15, 2004, p28-33.

(For those without library access or personal subscriptions, the article
may be purchased at Sage Publications.) Comments»
Science Media Center's backgrounder and FAQ for journos
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
The Science Media Centre in London and its counterpart in New Zealand have
put together a backgrounder for journalists on swine flu as well as an FAQ
for reporters and a round-up of expert responses.

The backgrounder includes the basics about the flu as well as a good
series of links to other resources options, including the American
Veterinary Medical Association. Comments»
Some data resources for swine flu coverage
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Fred Vallance-Jones
There are some excellent statistical resources available to those working
on swine flu stories... More»
AHCJ resources and tipsheet
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
The U.S.-based Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) has put
together a tip sheet called "Resources for covering swine flu, pandemics
and preparedness." Some of the resources... More»
TV, health and the fear factor
April 28, 2009 - Posted by Ivor Shapiro
Back in 2003, John Doyle, The Globe and Mail's TV columnist, pointed out
that both officials and the press underestimated TV's power to foster fear
rather than provide perspective. And it's not just photos of people in
masks that do it:

"Scenes of officials sitting at a table and talking in vague terms are
precisely what works on TV to generate fear.... For television to be used
to calm fears and present an image of a situation under control, the
clichés of medical shows must be harnessed -- an empathetic authority
figure who is in charge of the SARS crisis should have been put front and
centre on TV to speak in terms that mean something to everybody. Instead,
for weeks, a gaggle of people with vague titles talked about 'probable and
suspected cases' and merely made the world scared of SARS in general and
Toronto in particular." ("SARS coverage fuels fear instead of calming it,
" The Globe & Mail, April 28, 2003.)

Words worth remembering as swine-flu fever builds.

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Should reader comments be moderated more in public health stories?
April 27, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
CBC has compiled data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and
Prevention into a "Swine flu: FAQ" page for readers. The page includes
answers to questions including, "Can humans catch swine flu?" and "Can
people catch swine flu from eating pork?" As with all stories online, the
public immediately began to weigh in on the information provided. For
example... More»
From Poynter: Covering the swine flu "emergency"
April 26, 2009 - Posted by Ivor Shapiro
With the first Canadian swine-flu cases now confirmed and a public health
emergency declared in the United States, the Poynter institute offers
useful background resources for reporters.
Comments»
Media criticized for health-coverage priorities
April 22, 2008 - Posted by Deborah Jones
"Canadian media give inordinate coverage to health care issues and largely
ignore the 'non-medical' determinants of health ... This coverage is at
odds with our research which shows that Canadians see homelessness as an
urgent social and health issue," writes Dr. Jim Frankish in the online
journal The Tyee.

(Frankish is an academic at the University of B.C. who chairs the Impact
on Communities Coalition, is a senior scholar at the Michael Smith
Foundation for Health Research, and professor & director at the Centre for
Population Health Promotion Research, College for Interdisciplinary
Studies, and Department of Healthcare & Epidemiology.) Comments»
Too good to be true? Helping journalists assess scientific claims
April 4, 2008 - Posted by Candace Gibson

New breakthroughs, radical treatment options, the costs and benefits of a
new piece of technology: all of these events fall on the desks of daily
news reporters in all markets and regardless of their beat or
specialization. With that in mind, the American Medical Writers
Association journal published guidelines in 1999 to help journalists who
don't have a background in science to better navigate a health science
story.

Guyatt, G. et al. (1999) A journalist's guide to writing health stories.
AMWA Journal. 14(1):32-42.
More»

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(English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), are projects of The Canadian Journalism
Foundation in collaboration with leading journalism schools and
organizations across Canada.

Our goal is to enable a national conversation about the achievement of,
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resources. It also includes an expanding database of award-winning
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J-Source and ProjetJ will always be works in progress. Your comments,
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4. Survey on US Community Radio
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 12:35 pm ((PDT))

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andalusia Knoll <andalusia@prometheusradio.org>
Date: 2009/5/5
Subject: [Stubblefield] Survey on Community Radio
To: GRC list <grc@maillist.peak.org>, Stubblefield <
stubblefield@lists.prometheusradio.org>

Hello,
A Graduate Student from the Media, Art and Text program at Virginia
Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA is focusing her research on the
re-examination of radio in the digital age with a specific focus on
nonprofit local radio asked me to pass this survey on. There are only 4
questions in the survey. If you have a minute please fill it out. Here at
Prometheus we are a hub of information about LPFM stations but there is
still so much we don't know and dont have time to find out. Therefore, it's
great when there are academics who do have time and are interested in
researching community radio, it's impact etc.
Thanks,
Andalusia

This LPFM, College & Community Radio Survey is intended for active
participants in local radio and is part of my graduate research in the
Media, Art and Text program at Virginia Commonwealth University. This will
be the first step in a plan to study nonprofit local radio over the next two
years with the goal of promoting greater support for, and participation in
grassroots non-commercial community radio broadcasting in America.

Here is the link for LPFM & Community Radio Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rNpSsg96Apz2QbEXavn_2bQw_3d_3d

--
Andalusia Knoll
Station Support Organizer
(215) 727-9620 x 506
andalusia@prometheusradio.org

Prometheus Radio Project
www.prometheusradio.org

"Radio is one sided when it should be two. It is purely an apparatus for
distribution, for mere sharing out. So here is a positive suggestion:
change this apparatus over from distribution to communication. The radio
would be the finest possible communication apparatus in public life, a vast
network of pipes. That is to say, it would be if it knew how to receive as
well as transmit, how to let the listener speak as well as hear, how to
bring someone into a relationship instead of isolating them." Bertolt
Brecht
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5. US JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Prometheus Radio Project Hiring New Development
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 12:39 pm ((PDT))

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Anthony Mazza <anthony@prometheusradio.org>
Date: 2009/5/5
Subject: [Stubblefield] JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Prometheus Radio Project Hiring
New Development Coordinator
To: Stubblefield <stubblefield@lists.prometheusradio.org>

ANNOUNCEMENT: Prometheus Radio project is extending the deadline to apply

for the Development Coordinator position through Friday, May 15th !

People with grassroots and especially station fundraising experience are
*strongly* encouraged to apply! The new deadline, and how to apply are in
the paragraph below:

To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and up to three relevant work
samples to jobs@prometheusradio. org, and include "Development
Coordinator" in the subject line. The NEW application deadline is May
15st, 2009 at 6PM EST. First round interviews will be scheduled for the
week of May 25 - 29. We will continue to keep this call open until we feel
we have found the right person for the position.

More details are below, or check out our posting on the Idealist website:

http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/333072-268/c

ps- apologies for multiple postings!

Nan Rubin wrote:

> Position Available at Prometheus Radio Project.
>
> * * * * * * *
> Nan Rubin
> Community Media Services
> 4700 Broadway # 2J
> NYC NY 10040 USA
> 212-569-3391
>
> "The first hurdle is the people who
> will not accept the change that's already
> happened." -- Joss Whedon
>
> * * * * *
> JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
> Prometheus Radio Project Hiring New Development Coordinator
>
> The Prometheus Radio Project is looking for an experienced Development
> Coordinator to join our staff!
>
> The Prometheus Radio Project is a grassroots organization that works to
> expand and protect community radio stations, and to promote a more
> democratic and accountable media in the United States and around the world.
> From Black Panther-led community centers in Tanzania to farmworker groups in
> Oregon, we help community groups build their own radio stations as tools for
> their vital social justice organizing.
>
> Every day, we advocate for these groups and their stations, help them
> organize with allies near and far for their rights, and work with them to
> keep their stations thriving and t o help leaders teach new radio pioneers
> the skills needed to own your own media.
>
> We help community groups navigate the Federal Communications Commission
> (FCC) and the radio licensing process, and we provide technical assistance
> to groups building radio stations. We also advocate in Congress and at the
> FCC to protect community radio, and actively participate in the broader
> campaign for a better media. We are tireless in our fight to make community
> radio stations and other appropriate technologies available to every
> neighborhood, every city, every town that needs them.
>
> Position Description
>
> Prometheus is now accepting applications for our Development Coordinator
> position. This individual will be responsible for coordinating Prometheus'
> donor program and grant-related work, and working closely with staff to grow
> a fundraising culture within the organization and better integrate
> fundraising into Prometheus' program activities. The Development Coordinator
> will supervise 1-2 development personnel and volunteers, and will also
> support the Administrative Director in developing Prometheus' annual budget.
>
> We are seeking a candidate who has experience in coordinating a diversified
> fundraising program and who has a background in social and economic justice.
> In addition, the Prometheus office is a collective working environment with
> a consensus based decision-making structure. Candidates for this position
> should be prepared to20take on responsibilities related to collective
> processes- including shared day-to-day office maintenance tasks,
> collaborative event facilitation and group organization-building activities-
> and which extend beyond the job responsibilities outlined on the back.
>
> Job Responsibilities
>
> Foundation Work
> • Facilitate planning and strategy sessions and coordinating
> proposal-writing
> • Work with org to grow and maintain relationships with funders, and
> prospect for new grant opportunities
> • Maintain foundation files and track deadlines
> • Coordinate with staff to track grant-related program work and prepare
> reporting to funders
> • Report grant activities to staff and board
> Donor Work
> • Work with organization to develop and maintain a robust grassroots
> fundraising program and devise solicitation methods to support the program
> • Coordinate solicitations, follow-up tasks and other donor-related
> activities
> • Work with Prometheus and its supporters to develop new and innovative
> fundraising tactics
> • Strategize with staff to keep our donors regularly informed and engaged
> with PRP's work
>
> Desired Skills and Experience
>
> Essential
> • Strong written and oral communications skills
> • Web savvy
> • Well-organized and ability to be self-directed
> • Experience coordinating multiple projects simultaneously
> • Ability to adapt to shifting time tables and strict deadlines
> • Familiarity with word processing software, database work, spreadsheet
> manipulation and electronic communications (i.e. e-mail, distribution lists,
> etc.)
> Preferred
> • Past involvement in shaping a fundraising plan and annual budget
> • Success in building a team to take on fundraising activities
> • History of acting as a liaison for an organization and building
> relationships with donors and funders
> • Experience with consensus decision-making
> • Experience working with a Board of Directors around fundraising
> • Graphic design skills (familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign is a
> plus)
> • A valid drivers license
>
> Salary, Location and Application Info
> This is a full-time, salaried staff position. All Prometheus staff
> currently earn the same annual salary of $24,000 and receive full medical
> benefits. Our office is located in West Philadelphia, in the community
> center basement of the Calvary Methodist Church. Be ready to smell delicious
> cooking, hear the shouts of children learning martial arts, people singing
> gospel, or holding a self-help meeting.
>
> Prometheus Radio Project respects and values people of all backgrounds and
> considers applicants for positions without regard to race, color, sex,
> religion, creed, gender identity and expression, national origin, age,
> disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any legally
> protected status. Due to th e nature of work and the organization, this job
> is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and we cannot currently consider
> telecommuters.
>
> Please be advised that we are in need of someone experienced in
> coordinating fundraising efforts and with a history of involvement in social
> and economic justice work. An invitation to interview with us will be
> extended primarily on this basis.
>
> To apply, send a resume, cover letter, and up to three relevant work
> samples to jobs@prometheusradio.org <mailto:jobs@prometheusradio.org>, and
> include "Development Coordinator" in the subject line. The application
> deadline is Friday, May 15th 2009 at 6PM EST. We will keep this call open
> until we feel we have found the right person for the position.
>
> --
> Andalusia Knoll
> Station Support Organizer
> (215) 727-9620 x 506
> andalusia@prometheusradio.org <mailto:andalusia@prometheusradio.org>
>
> Prometheus Radio Project
> www.prometheusradio.org <http://www.prometheusradio.org/>
>
> _______________________________________________
>

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6. Kentucky, US: Appalshop's WMMT-FM Seeks General Manager
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Tue May 5, 2009 5:53 pm ((PDT))

From: fenner@community-media.com

Hi George -- Barry and I were down here in 2000-2002 -- he was station
manager -- could you pass on the word? It's a great station ...

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From: <david@appalshop.org>
Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Appalshop Seeks General Manager for WMMT-FM
To: fenner@community-media.com

Dear Friend,

As you may be aware, Appalshop is seeking a General Manager for
WMMT-FM. The organization is looking to friends and colleagues like
you to assist us in circulating the job announcement to potential
candidates. A complete job description can be found at
http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=275198048&u=2987513

WMMT's General Manager will lead the station in planning and overall
direction -- preparing the annual plan and budget, supervising staff
and tracking budget. S/he will be the keeper and advocate of WMMT's
vision -- understanding both the guts and the soul of WMMT;
articulating and advocating the station's mission locally and
nationally; representing WMMT in state, regional, national discussions
(especially media policy and fundraising); and leading WMMT's
strategic planning and major policy decisions.

Appalshop is dedicated to the proposition that the world is
immeasurably enriched when local cultures garner the resources,
including new technologies, to tell their own stories and to listen to
the unique stories of others. The creative acts of listening and
telling are Appalshop's core competency.

Again, we encourage you to pass this announcement on to those you know
who may be interested in applying for the position of WMMT's General
Manager. Additional information is available at our website
http://www.appalshop.org/wmmt/node/713

Download the job description as a PDF
http://www.appalshop.org/wmmt/img/GMjob.pdf

David Fields
david@appalshop.org
http://www.appalshop.org/wmmt/
Tel: 606.633.0108
Our postal address is
91 Madison Ave
Whitesburg, Kentucky 41858
United States

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7. El Salvador's Journalists Urge New Government to Democratize
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 6:21 am ((PDT))

El Salvador's Journalists Urge New Government to Democratize ...
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas - Austin,TX,USA

El Salvador's Journalists Urge New Government to Democratize Communication

Several organizations and communication networks in El Salvador have
united as the "Movement for Democratic Communication" and called on the
incoming government, which takes power June 1, to reform policies on
information and communication in a way that supports the democratic
process.

According to the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
(AMARC), the Movement is demanding the passage of an access to information
law and other reforms.

The group presented a nine-point, public manifesto, "Freedom of Expression
for a Country,", which calls for government advertising to be distributed
among media in an equitable way, "that guarantees it doesn't serve to
reward or punish media."

The proposals include reforming the Telecommunications Law in a way that
ensures fairness in granting radio and TV licenses in the public, private,
and community sectors.

<http://knightcenter.utexas.edu/blog/?q=en/node/3915>

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8. Fredericton, NB, Canada: JOB - VoicePrint PROGRAM-VOLUNTEER COORDINA
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 6:22 am ((PDT))

PROGRAM-VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

VoicePrint

Location: Fredericton, NB

Closing Date: 15 May, 2009

You can view the complete posting at:

http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/dspJobPostingsDetail.cfm?ID=84072

Posted: 5 May, 2009

View and post openings at http://www.ncra.ca/business/JobPostings/

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9. Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio - May 6 2009
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed May 6, 2009 6:28 am ((PDT))

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Subject: Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio - May 6 2009
From: "The Soul Beat" <soulbeat@comminit.com>
Date: Wed, May 6, 2009 03:34
To: media@web.net
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Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio
May 6 2009

For people using community radio for social change...

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The Soul Beat Extra: Community Radio updates you on community radio
related programme experiences, awards, trainings, evaluations, research
results and resource materials recently placed on the Soul Beat Africa
website.

SB Extra: Community Radio complements The Soul Beat newsletter through a
specific focus on Community Radio.

SB Extra: Community Radio subscribers: 6788
Soul Beat Africa Portal User Sessions, past 12 months: 104,786

===

For further information on Community Radio in Africa visit Soul Beat
Africa's Community Radio themesite -
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio

If you know someone who would be interested in receiving this free
e-publication, please forward this edition to them. They can "subscribe"
by subscribing to The Soul Beat (through the registration process) and
indicating an interest in community radio. See
http://www.comminit.com/en/user/register/38

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1. Citizen Empowerment for Good Governance through Community Radios in
West Africa
This book, published by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
Africa (AMARC Africa), is a compilation of reports that seek to increase
the social impact of community radio in West Africa. The book consists of
papers by 24 different contributors. The contributions provide
perspectives from a variety of West African countries related to the state
of community radio, national broadcasting landscapes, legislative
frameworks, good governance, and challenges and constraints in the
sector...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/288880/376

2. Financial Sustainability Model for Community Radio Stations in Southern
Africa
This document presents a financial sustainability model that has been
developed by The Southern Africa Institute for Media Entrepreneurship
Development (SAIMED) with the aim of assisting community radio stations in
Southern Africa to become financially sustainable from inception...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/189522/376

3. Heeding the Voiceless: A Guide to Use Oral Testimonies for Radio
Documentaries
This manual, published by Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA), explains the
philosophy of the Oral Testimony (OT) and suggests a step-by-step approach
for community radio volunteers, and radio journalists in general, who may
want to use this format. According to the publishers, OT focuses on
"hidden" voices, contexts, and content. The hidden voices refer to the
masses in the country that do not have the opportunity to make their
voices heard at government level, or on public platforms...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/289386/376

4. Wontanara (We Are United) - Guinea
In an effort to help restore peace and address post-conflict issues,
Search for Common Ground (SFCG) has collaborated with Guinea's national
media institution, Raido Rurale Guinee, to produce and broadcast a radio
soap opera entitled Wontanara (We Are United). Wontanara, which was
initiated in 2007, was designed to address issues such as refugee flows
and ethnic tensions in a non-partisan and non-adversarial fashion...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/288566/376

5. Community Radio Start-Up Information Guide
This guide, published by Farm Radio International, is meant to be used as
a tool for those interested in starting a community radio station. It
provides a general overview of some of the steps that are involved in
starting up a community radio station and provides resources for further
information...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/289916/376

6. Community Media Sustainability: The Business of Changing Lives
Launched by Internews, this guide addresses the challenge of how to make
community media financially sustainable in countries around the world. It
covers topics such as incorporating new online platforms and using
alternative energy to power radio stations...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/287055/376

7. Community Media Index (CMI) - South Africa
In partnership with the National Community Radio Forum (NRF), the
Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC) developed the Community
Media Index (CMI), a participatory assessment and action planning tool
designed to be used by community media projects to enhance their ability
to reflect and grow...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/290185/376

8. Media Pluralism, Democratic Discourses and Political Accountability in
Africa
This document is part of the publication of papers for a conference on
"The Role of the News Media in the Governance Reform Agenda". Its purpose
is to describe the media landscape of the previous two decades on the
African continent...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/280886

9. Women in Post Conflict Situations (WIPCS) Radio Project - Rwanda,
Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
This is a project by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
that works to provide a platform, via radio, for women in post-conflict
Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to share their
stories of survival...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/290598/376

10. Urungano (Generation) - Rwanda
This is a youth radio programme, launched by Search for Common Grounds
(SFCG) in Rwanda in 2008, which is designed to give young people,
especially girls, a platform to explore and discuss issues such as rapid
urbanisation, street children, reconciliation, and underage marriage...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/290675/376

===

VOTE IN THE COMMUNITY RADIO POLL:

Communities in Africa interact with their local community radio stations...

*Sufficiently: communities influence programming content in a meaningful way.

*Infrequently: communities don't generally engage with their local
community radio stations.

*Not at all: community radio stations struggle to feature the voices of
their specific communities.

*With difficulty: communities try to engage with their community radio
stations, but the stations won't hear them or feature their voices,
struggles, and opinions.

To vote and send comments go to
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio and see the Top Right
side of the page.

===

RECENTLY UPDATED SUMMARIES ON THE SOUL BEAT AFRICA WEBSITE:

Soul Beat Africa is not just seeking information on new projects, but we
also like to keep the existing project information on our website up to
date. If your project is featured on the Soul Beat Africa website, and if
you think it requires an update, please send information to
soulbeat@comminit.com We will then feature it in the next Soul Beat
Extra newsletter.

11. Radio Galkayo, Radio for Peace - Somalia
This is a radio station which seeks to promote ideas of peace, love,
labour, and development in Somalia. This station was started in 1993,
during the 1991 to 1996 civil war, when a group of young people, some
older members of the community, and a few intellectuals came together in
Galkayo to advance the idea of a radio station for peace...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/124450/376

12. Radio Okapi Network - Congo (DRC)
Launched in 2002, Radio Okapi is a project by the United Nations (UN) and
Foundation Hirondelle which works to promote the process of dialogue and
peace-building in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It includes nine
radio stations broadcasting in French and 4 other commonly spoken
languages in the Congo, with programmes devoted to themes such as health,
education, human rights, culture, and music...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/128825/376

13. Mundo Sem Segredos (World Without Secrets) - Mozambique
This was a children's radio programme in Mozambique that addressed
HIV/AIDS and children's rights issues. A collaboration between Media
Support Partnership (MSP), a British non-governmental organisation (NGO),
and Radio Mozambique, children participated in the programming and hosting
of the radio shows. The programme was designed to encourage open dialogue
between young people and other members of the community about HIV/AIDS and
to reduce the mystery and stigma surrounding the disease...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/129465/376

14. Facing Justice Radio Programme - Congo (DRC)
Launched in April 2008, Facing Justice is a radio programme, produced by
the Institute for War & Peace Reporting Netherlands (IWPR-NL), which seeks
to increase public awareness in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
about war crimes trials taking place at the International Criminal Court.
IWPR-NL partner, Search for Common Ground (SFCG), distributes the
programme via a network of more than 90 partner radio stations within the
country...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/289202/376

===

For more information on Community Radio, see:

Community Radio Theme Site
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/community-radio/

Monday, 4 May 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2621

There is 1 message in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Panos Radio South Asia | Latest Development Dilemmas Issue, 4 May 20
From: Satish Jung Shahi

Message
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1. Panos Radio South Asia | Latest Development Dilemmas Issue, 4 May 20
Posted by: "Satish Jung Shahi" satish@panossouthasia.org sjshahi
Date: Mon May 4, 2009 6:46 am ((PDT))

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Panos Radio South Asia | Latest Development Dilemmas Issue, 4 May 2009
www.panosradiosouthasia.org

Latest Upload on Development Dilemmas:

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Journalists, Are We Free?

South Asian journalists face enormous challenges in the line of duty all across the region. There is a fearsome environment with the growing hostilities against them. Incidents of threats, attacks, assault and killings have been increasing at the hands of religious fanatics, armed political groups, criminal gangs, street mobs, government bodies. In this edition, we will discuss with journalists from across the region about the state of media in their countries. Nepali journalist Binod Bhattarai moderates this session in Kathmandu. Participants include journalists Milind Kokje, coordinator of Asia Media Forum, Shehryar Mohsin Warraich, reporter of Geo TV in Pakistan and Khairuzzaman Kamal, news editor of Focus Bangla News.
Country: Bangladesh-India-Nepal-Pakistan.

Upload Date: 04/05/2009

Duration: 30.20

File Size: 27.7 MB

http://www.panosradiosouthasia.org/index.php

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Panoscope is an independent production of Panos Radio South Asia. We're committed to providing a forum for voices, views, and issues not often heard in the mainstream media. Non-profit media, development and other organizations can download Panoscope radio magazine free of cost for air or online use. Credit should be given to Panos Radio South Asia (PRSA) an undertaking of Panos South Asia. If you have suggestions for future programs please contact us at:
Panos Radio South Asia
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E-mail: prsa@panosradiosouthasia.org
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Friday, 1 May 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2620

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. LIVE WEBCAST: Freedom of Press in South Asia: Old Challenges, New Me
From: Kishor Pradhan

2. Bihar children being trained in community radio
From: George Lessard

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1. LIVE WEBCAST: Freedom of Press in South Asia: Old Challenges, New Me
Posted by: "Kishor Pradhan" kishor@panossouthasia.org kp780
Date: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:49 am ((PDT))

Dear colleagues,

Panos South Asia in collaboration with UNESCO and Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) is organising a South Asian regional conference 'Freedom of Press in South Asia: Old Challenges, New Media' on 3rd and 4th May 2009, to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day 2009.

In this regard, and in order to reach out to wider audience beyond the confines of the conference hall, we are pleased to announce that the proceedings of the conference shall be LIVE WEBCAST from Nepal Standard Time 12:30 pm on 3rd May and from 09:00 am on 4th May 2009. The live webcast can be accessed at:

www.panosmultimedia.org

The detail program of the conference is also available on the webcast site. You can also participate virtually by submitting your comments and questions online through the feedback window form which is available on the webcast site.

Look forward to your active participation.

Best regards,

Kishor Pradhan
Deputy Director, Panos South Asia
Country Representative, Panos Nepal
Sri Durbar Tole, Patan, Lalitpur
GPO Box 13651, Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel: 977-1-5521889/5531447 (Off), Fax: 977-1-5544641
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Listen online to Panos Radio South Asia at www.panosradiosouthasia.org

"Panos South Asia's vision is to make our societies inclusive, democratic
and just. We seek to renegotiate power through the media by enabling diverse
opinions, ideas and theories to be included in the debate on governance and
development".

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2. Bihar children being trained in community radio
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri May 1, 2009 7:06 am ((PDT))

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Subject: [cr-india] Bihar children being trained in community radio
From: "sajan venniyoor" <venniyoor@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 1, 2009 09:38
To: "CR India" <cr-india@sarai.net>
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Children being trained to produce radio programmes
29 Apr 2009, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, TNN

PATNA: They do not carry the aura of tech-savvy children of metro cities.
But these children from hinterlands of Bihar are on the way to achieve
something, which would be first of its kind in India.

A group of 35 children from Patna, Gaya, Lakhisarai and Samstipur districts
are being trained these days to produce radio programmes. The goal is to set
up community radio stations at the aforesaid places by the end of next year
which would be run by these very children.

A joint initiative of Azad Bachpan, a social organisation working for the
cause of children, and Panos South Asia, an organisation of radio
journalists of South Asian countries, the training includes things like news
gathering, conducting interviews, script writing, editing, voice over, song
and drama. Technical skills required for running a radio show too have been
imparted to the trainee children.

Selection of children, most of whom come from poor families, was done after
weighing the trainees on various parameters like writing skills, oration
etc.

Four trainers have been invited from Tamil Nadu and Delhi who specialise in
things related to production of radio programmes.

"We intend to broadcast programmes which not only address the issues
concerning children's lives, but also produced by people of the same age
group so that the programmes connect well with the target group," Azad
Bachpan founder chairman Ajay K Singh told TOI.

He said that radio still being the main source of information for over
two-third of rural population in Bihar, the radio programme was likely to be
successful in terms of reaching the target audience, majority of whom are
still not aware of the issues concerning children.

To begin with, the selected children would produce radio programmes which
would be aired using the All India Radio platform. "We have already booked a
weekly slot and the first radio show is likely to be broadcast in June this
year," Singh said and added that about 120 episodes of the programme would
be broadcast.

"Our programmes would help in sensitising people about children's rights,"
said Baby, a trainee from Patna. Shivam of Lakhisarai is interested in
producing a programme on Aids awareness, particularly among the adolescent
ones. "These children have exhibited extraordinary interest in learning the
tricks of producing radio programmes," Singh said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Patna/Children-being-trained-to-produce-radio-programmes/articleshow/4460640.cms
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Thursday, 30 April 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2619

There are 3 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Following Swine Flu Online & HealthMap; Google's Global Disease Aler
From: George Lessard

2. IFEX COMMUNIQUÉ WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2009 EDITION
From: George Lessard

3. Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE)
From: George Lessard

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1. Following Swine Flu Online & HealthMap; Google's Global Disease Aler
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:07 am ((PDT))

Following Swine Flu Online
by Michael Day
Tracking and communications could play a key role in combating a pandemic.
Read More »
http://www.technologyreview.com/web/22554/?nlid=1986

Flu flow: HealthMap, created by Google and the CDC, annotates a global map
with news articles, official medical alerts, and other data in real time.
Credit: Google
http://healthmap.org/en

[excerpt]

The World Health Organization (WHO) admitted on Tuesday that it's too late
to contain swine flu, and experts say that it is now vital to track the
spread of the virus in order to mitigate its effects. Vaccines and
antivirals will be crucial to the effort, but tracking and communications
technologies could also play a key role in monitoring the virus,
distributing accurate health information, and quelling outbreaks.

Bloggers and social-networking sites were among the first to follow the
outbreak's rapid spread from its epicenter in Mexico--where swine flu has
been linked to more than 150 deaths--to cities across the United States
and on to Europe, Israel, and New Zealand.

The need for fast information has seen the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) build up a large following on Twitter. Groups ranging
from fellow federal institutions, such as the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, to local Red Cross divisions, as well as
many regular Twitter users, are employing the service to receive updates.
Some experts, however, warn that Twitter can just as easily spread
misinformation and panic. According to data from the medical tracking site
Nielson, conversations related to swine flu reached 2 percent of all
messages on Twitter over the weekend. By contrast, Google's Flu Trends, a
site that aims to spot flu outbreaks by monitoring search queries related
to flu symptoms and treatment, has shown little increase in activity in
recent days.

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2. IFEX COMMUNIQUÉ WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2009 EDITION
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:39 pm ((PDT))

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Subject: IFEX COMMUNIQUÉ WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2009 EDITION
From: IFEX Communiqué <communique@ifex.org>
Date: Wed, April 29, 2009 17:43

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IFEX COMMUNIQUÉ WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EDITION |
VOL 18 NO 17 | 29 APRIL 2009 | ------

INDEX

FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT:
1. World Press Freedom Day 2009: Focus on media, dialogue and mutual
understanding

IFEX MEMBERS' AND PARTNERS' WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS:
2. Africa
3. Americas
4. Asia-Pacific
5. Europe and Central Asia
6. Middle East and North Africa
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Visit the special World Press Freedom Day page on the IFEX website:
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/242/
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FREE EXPRESSION SPOTLIGHT

1. WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2009: FOCUS ON MEDIA, DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDING

Today in Sri Lanka, the government claims the 25-year-old war against the
Tamil Tigers is finally winding down - an event any journalist would be
eager to cover. But the government has refused to allow reporters access to
the war zones, or to those areas where thousands have been stranded amid
the shelling.

In times of upheaval, people's need for reliable information is especially
great - their very survival may depend on it. "Whenever blood flows,
reporters' ink should flow too," says IFEX member Reporters Without Borders
(RSF), who is leading an international campaign demanding that journalists
be allowed to move freely in Sri Lanka's conflict areas.

The demand is timely, as journalists and others from around the world
converge in Doha, Qatar to celebrate UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day,
whose theme this year is the potential of the media to foster dialogue,
mutual understanding and reconciliation.

"Strengthening the principles and practices of a free and professional
media is the most sustainable way of encouraging a media culture that works
towards building peace," says UNESCO's Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura.
"Only a media that is vibrant, independent, pluralistic, inclusive and
fair, editorially free and beyond censorship and influence from owners or
interests can contribute to dialogue and reconciliation across divides."

In light of this year's theme, the UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize,
awarded each year to an individual or organisation that demonstrates
courage in defending free expression, is honouring a committed Sri Lankan
journalist who opposed the war, Lasantha Wickrematunge.

Wickrematunge, the high profile leader of the Sri Lankan paper "The Sunday
Leader", was on his way to work in Colombo on 8 January 2009, when he was
attacked by a group of men on military-style motorbikes. He died several
hours later.

Perhaps most remarkable about his assassination was that he predicted it:
three days after the attack, "The Sunday Leader" published his final
column. Wickrematunge talked about how much the press freedom situation had
deteriorated in the past few years in the midst of a civil war. He
condemned with equal fervour the army's occupation of Sri Lanka's north and
east, and the Tamil Tigers the government is fighting. And he convincingly
argued that when he would finally be killed, "it will be the government
that kills (him)."

"Jury members were moved to an almost unanimous choice by a man who was
clearly conscious of the dangers he faced but nevertheless chose to speak
out, even beyond his grave," said the jury. "Lasantha Wickrematunge
continues to inspire journalists around the world."

UNESCO points out that communicating across cultural differences is as
crucial in peace times as it is in war. So during its two-day international
conference in Doha, attendees will address the role that media can play in
intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding by eradicating hate speech,
ignorance and prejudices.

Media can not only serve to promote tolerance and acceptance of difference,
says Matsuura, but can also strip away "the ignorance that breeds mistrust
and suspicion," and challenge "prevailing attitudes and stereotypes about
other cultures, religions and peoples."

Hot off the heels of a "defamation of religions" resolution at the Human
Rights Council and lingering anger at the Danish cartoon controversy, the
specific role of the media in promoting inter-religious dialogue and mutual
understanding is an apt topic.

And how about the journalists themselves? The need for self-regulation and
high ethical standards, particularly during times of conflict, will also be
at the heart of the dialogue. The Media Institute for Southern Africa
(MISA), for example, is using this World Press Freedom Day to call on the
media in embattled Zimbabwe and Zambia to set up self-regulatory
mechanisms. "Such efforts… are not meant to shield the media from criticism
or infringe on editorial independence, but in fact enhance the interaction
of the media with its public as well as enhance media professionalism,"
argues MISA.

As we celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2009, this year's theme of media,
dialogue and mutual understanding aptly captures the ideal situation that
many in the media yearn for and are working toward. In Sri Lanka, IFEX
members continue to demand that the media be allowed to provide that vital
space in which opposing views can be aired and dialogue can get started - a
crucial foundation for reconciliation and reconstruction. Matsuura reminds
us that "a free press is not a luxury that can wait until more peaceful
times. It is, rather, part of the very process through which they may be
achieved."

Visit these links:
- IFEX World Press Freedom Day page:
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/242
- UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2009 page:
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/en/wpfd2009
- Sri Lanka: Call for journalists to be let into area where "a major
humanitarian crisis" is unfolding with no media presence (RSF):
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30813
- Emerging threats, the need for vigilance and consolidation on media gains
in Southern Africa (MISA): http://www.misa.org/
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IFEX MEMBERS' AND PARTNERS' WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY EVENTS

Every year, IFEX members and partners around the world mark World Press
Freedom Day with activities to promote the right to freedom of expression,
and to raise awareness of threats against journalists, writers and others
who are targeted for exercising this right. Find out here what is happening
in your area this year:

2. AFRICA

For the 15th year in a row, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
is unveiling its hefty report, "So this is Democracy", which looks at the
state of the media in Southern Africa. MISA recorded 163 alerts in the year
2008, the most serious violations taking place in Tanzania - most notably
the acid attack on journalist Saed Kubenea of the "Mwanahalisi". The
government later banned the weekly, allegedly for publishing seditious
material. A similar distrust of private media has been the basis for media
closures in Lesotho and Zimbabwe, says MISA. On 3 May, find out about other
noteworthy violations by reading MISA's World Press Freedom Day statement
and downloading the report here: http://www.misa.org

The West African Journalists' Association (WAJA) is taking up UNESCO's
theme of "media, dialogue and mutual understanding" by participating in
demonstrations in Bamako, Mali and Dakar, Senegal and calling for talks
between government and the media in West Africa. WAJA has high hopes that
dialogue will help create an environment conducive to development of the
media sector, "to decriminalise press offences and to put an end to the
killings, assaults, arrests and imprisonment of journalists." See:
http://www.ujaowaja.org

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is teaming up with the Ghana
Journalists Association to put dialogue between the government and the
media in practice. On 4 May, press freedom advocates, such as Kwame
Karikari, executive director of MFWA, and the presidents of Ghana's
journalists', newspaper publishers' and independent broadcasters'
associations, can exchange views with the Minister of Information, Zita
Okaikoi at a symposium at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra.
Two days later, on 6 May, more talks will follow on how to turn GBC - Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation - into a "true public service broadcaster." See:
http://www.mediafound.org

Worried about the growing intolerance towards independent journalism and
rising violence against journalists, the Eastern Africa Journalists
Association is organising a workshop on 2-3 May in Kigali, Rwanda. IFEX
members the Media Institute from Kenya and Somalia's National Union of
Somali Journalists will be just some of the attendees addressing the
situation facing journalists and media in eastern Africa, including
journalists' safety and working conditions, professional ethical standards,
the place of investigative journalism in the region, and media as a tool
for dialogue and reconciliation. Email: moise (@) eaja.org or omar (@)
nusoj.org

3. AMERICAS

On 24 April, radio reporter José Everardo Aguilar, who often talked about
corruption on his radio programme, was gunned down in his home in El Bordo,
in southwestern Colombia. To mark 3 May this year, the Writers in Prison
Committee (WiPC) of International PEN has released the "Declaration in
Defence of the Freedom to Write in the Americas".

Endorsed by 50 heavyweight writers, such as Noam Chomsky and Lydia Cacho,
the declaration condemns violence against journalists in Latin America and
the impunity that surrounds their cases. The situation is particularly dire
in Mexico, where in the past five years alone 20 journalists have died and
four others have disappeared - PEN is urging you to publicise the
declaration and to mobilise as many appeals as possible to the Mexican
President now and throughout the year, using the postcard found here:
http://tinyurl.com/cn34l8

It's official: Mexico has become the Americas' most dangerous country for
journalists. So this year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) joined the
Overseas Press Club to present a panel in New York City to discuss
"Mexico's Pitfalls for Journalists" on 27 April for World Press Freedom
Day. Panellists, including three experienced Mexican reporters, discussed
the risks associated with covering the news in Mexico and on the
U.S.-Mexican border, from the drug cartels that target "curious"
journalists to press freedom violations by the security forces. See who
said what, here: http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30835

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) knows that free expression is a
fundamental human right enshrined in international law - and wants to
ensure the world knows it too. IAPA is using 3 May to draw attention to its
public awareness campaign, "One word can make a thousand changes in your
life, and you have the right to say the next one." Download one of six ads,
each with a prominent figure in contemporary history (Simón Bolívar, Nelson
Mandela, Martin Luther King, Pope John Paul II, Pelé and Albert Einstein)
and a word or phrase that led to their success when they uttered it. For
materials, see: http://www.sipiapa.com/banner/regi/index.php?idioma=us

IFEX's member in Guatemala Centro de Reportes Informativos sobre Guatemala
(CERIGUA) punches in with its 2008 free expression report on Guatemala. The
results aren't good - besides growing media concentration, independent
journalists are at risk from organised criminals, which have penetrated the
small country and are one of the greatest threats to free expression. Read
about how they have made their mark on Guatemala here:
http://tinyurl.com/bpwxhf

What's it like reporting in conflict-ridden Afghanistan? Canadian
Journalists for Free Expression, together with the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC), is hoping to find out with a panel discussion on 29
April. Panellists will explore the challenges facing foreign and local
reporters, the pros and cons of embedded reporting and the role of
reporting in shaping Canadian public opinion and policy. Speakers include
Graeme Smith, a Canadian reporter credited with sparking debate in Canada
about the moral and legal parameters of Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
See: http://www.cjfe.org/releases/2009/28042009wpfd.html

"The recent conviction of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi in a
sham espionage trial in Iran puts a human face on the declining state of
press freedom, both in the Islamic republic and the world overall," says
Freedom House. Freedom House is launching its 2009 Freedom of the Press
survey on 1 May, which will highlight Saberi's case and other emblematic
stories. Has media freedom in the 195 countries and territories regressed
for a seventh straight year? Find out when the results are released on 1
May at Newseum in Washington, D.C., in front of Freedom House's massive
(36-feet-wide!) press freedom map. Bookmark: http://www.freedomhouse.org

Other activities:

- IFEX interim member the Association of Caribbean MediaWorkers (ACM) will
be in Grenada on 14-15 May, commemorating World Press Freedom Day in the
company of UNESCO Caribbean, as well as the Caribbean Broadcasting Union
and the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication:
http://www.acmediaworkers.com/

- Canadian journalists facing threats to their right to free expression, as
well as international cartoonists whose work illustrates that right, will
be honoured at the World Press Freedom Awards, handed out by the Canadian
Committee for World Press Freedom, in Ottawa on 5 May. Media outlets can
download copies of the winning and runner-up cartoons, on the theme of
"Protecting Privacy?" - a concept used by government bodies to deny
releasing information to the public, here:
http://www.ccwpf-cclpm.ca/cartoons-2009

- The Center for International Media Assistance gave the floor to the
Committee to Protect Journalists and the International News Safety
Institute to lead a discussion on the "Dangerous Truth" - safeguarding
journalists - on 29 April at the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C. See:
http://cima.ned.org/860/world-press-freedom-day-2009.html

4. ASIA-PACIFIC

The Federation of Nepali Journalists with UNESCO Kathmandu is gearing up to
host its South Asian neighbours to discuss their shared experiences at a
regional conference in Kathmandu on 3-4 May. Three themes are on the table:
media freedom, including security and impunity, how the media contributes
to dialogue, and the role of the media in countries in transition.
Participants from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Pakistan are coming to the celebration, which will also honour three
prominent Nepali journalists with the "Press Freedom Fighter" award. See:
http://www.fnjnepal.org/

The International Federation of Journalists and the South Asia Media
Solidarity Network will also be on hand to present their seventh annual
South Asia press freedom report, "Under Fire: Press Freedom in South Asia
2008-2009". The report, available on 3 May, records a worrying decline in
press freedom across the seven countries assessed - no surprises there,
considering the tumultuous year the region's had:
http://asiapacific.ifj.org/

Case in point: Pakistan. The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) with UNESCO
Islamabad is organising a 3 May conference to highlight the challenges to
free expression in Pakistan during these unstable times. Prominent
journalists will put chief guest, the former Minister of Information and
Broadcasting Sherry Rehman, to the test. PPF will also announce the winner
of its third Aslam Ali Award, worth 100,000 Rupees (US$1,300), which
recognises a person or group that has made a notable contribution to the
defence and promotion of press freedom in Pakistan. See:
http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/

It's no small feat that being the site of a continuing fierce political
confrontation, Bangkok is playing host to two major events organised by
IFEX members on 3 May at the Art and Culture Centre. The Southeast Asian
Press Alliance (SEAPA) and UNESCO Bangkok join forces to highlight the
importance of freedom of expression and media independence, especially
during and after conflicts and crises. Speakers will talk about the
post-conflict role of journalists after the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia,
President Suharto in Indonesia, and President Marcos in the Philippines.
SEAPA and UNESCO will also present a website of banned materials of the
region, which can be accessed from SEAPA's site in the coming days:
http://www.seapabkk.org

At the same time, the Thai Journalists Association is organising a panel
with a national focus, looking at the situation of media independence in
Thailand, where "the government is walking a tight rope of political
tension." See: http://www.tja.or.th/

Just this month, Indonesia's Supreme Court ruled in favour of "Time"
magazine in a US$106-million defamation suit filed by former President
Suharto for a story that accused him of amassing billions during his rule.
So it's only fitting that this World Press Freedom Day, the Alliance of
Independent Journalists (AJI), who campaigned tirelessly on the case, is
tackling one of the biggest threats to press freedom in the country -
criminal defamation - in an event at the Jakarta Media Centre on 6 May.
Also look out for AJI's 2009 Press Freedom report, which will be unveiled
at the event. See: http://www.ajiindonesia.org/

If you happen to be frequenting Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia between 15 April and
15 May, keep your eyes peeled for eye-catching banners and billboards that
reference the Mongolia Constitution and Media Freedom Law as well as
UNESCO's declarations on free expression. The signs, care of IFEX's member
in Mongolia Globe International and UNESCO Beijing, are just one tactic in
Globe's "For Fair and Responsible Journalism" campaign, aimed at raising
public awareness of the importance of a free and independent media. The
campaign also involves the "We want to tell the truth!" event on 30 April,
where journalism students can take media leaders and politicians to task on
Mongolia's censorship, media concentration and lack of self-regulation
issues. For those who can't make it, Globe is also publishing its 2008
media freedom report, which will be made available on Globe's website:
http://www.globeinter.org.mn/

"Building Courage under Fire": that's the apt title of a regional event in
the Pacific being put on by Pacific Freedom Forum, UNESCO and the
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, with support from IFEX, on 6-8 May in
Apia, Samoa. The event was originally meant to take place in Suva, Fiji on
3 May, but Fiji's declaration of emergency rule and an ensuing clampdown on
the media actually made holding the event illegal. Delegates from
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will descend on Apia to gather
the latest info, skills and contacts to protect and promote media freedom
in their home countries. See: http://www.pacificfreedomforum.blogspot.com/

The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) in Australia knows that
good food is the way to your wallet. That's why it's hosting its annual
press freedom dinner on 1 May in Sydney, with all proceeds going to the
Alliance Safety and Solidarity Fund, which assists journalists and their
families across the dangerous Asia-Pacific region. Thanks to the fund, last
year the children of a dozen journalists killed in Nepal during the
country's decade-long civil war were able to go to school. Over dinner,
MEAA will unveil "Secrecy and Red Tape: The State of Press Freedom in
Australia 2009", an analysis of the successes and shortcomings of press
freedom in Australia. It's available from 1 May here:
http://www.alliance.org.au/documents/pf09.pdf

Other activities:

- IFEX interim member the Centre for Independent Journalism in Malaysia is
organising a public forum at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur on 10 May on
"Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment?" What options does the Prime
Minister have, vis-à-vis clamours for reform on one side and status quo on
the other, and can he deliver? See: http://www.cijmalaysia.org/

- The Cambodian Association for the Protection of Journalists is expecting
200 participants at a seminar on 4 May where local journalists will discuss
their challenges and the importance of free expression in a developing
country. Contact: umsarin (@) hotmail.com

- The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) is once again
organising a wreath-laying ceremony at Plaridel Shrine in San Nicolas,
Bulakan on 3 May in memory of the 100 journalists who have been killed
"since democracy was supposedly restored in 1986," says NUJP. Those
planning on attending the ceremony should wear white. See:
http://www.nujp.org/

- Who's more important to democracy, journalists or politicians? Three
members from New Zealand's Parliament will mull over the question with
three respected broadcasters on 4 May in Parliament. Proceeds of the
debate, conducted by the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, IFJ
Asia-Pacific and the Parliamentary Press Gallery, will go to MEAA's
Alliance Safety and Solidarity Fund. See: http://www.epmu.org.nz/

5. EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

It looks like a bullet-proof vest, but it's made of newspaper so doesn't
offer any protection at all. That's the image in an ad aimed at raising
awareness of the dangers journalists face in many countries as they go
about uncovering corruption, organised crime, government incompetence,
financial wrongdoing and more. The ad, along with a package of other
materials like interviews, articles and essays, is being offered by the
World Association of Newspapers (WAN) on the theme "Journalists in the
Firing Line", and is yours for publishing on 3 May. The free materials can
be downloaded in five languages - English, French, Spanish, German and
Russian, at: http://www.worldpressfreedomday.org

Taking up the theme of violence against journalists, the International
Federation of Journalists has renewed its agreement with the Brussels-based
Vintu Foundation to provide humanitarian assistance to 10 families of
journalists and media workers from around the world killed on duty. See:
http://tinyurl.com/cbxbw5

The International Press Institute (IPI) is using World Press Freedom Day to
name the winner of its 2009 Free Media Pioneer Award. This year's award
goes to... "Novaya Gazeta", the crusading Moscow newspaper that has
literally paid with staff members' lives to bring us in-depth, independent
reporting. According to IPI, four of the paper's correspondents have been
killed in the past decade, including the iconic Anna Politkovskaya. It's no
wonder Russia is Europe's deadliest country for journalists. "Novaya
Gazeta" has endured threats and government investigations but continues to
probe human rights abuses, corruption and the Kremlin's tough policies in
Russia's restive North Caucasus republics. See: http://tinyurl.com/dhh8lr

IPS Communication Foundation, better known as BIANET, will be making the
case for "Freedom of the Press and Freedom of Speech in Turkey on the Road
to the EU" at a conference of the same name on 3-4 May in Istanbul. At that
time, BIANET's quarterly report on free expression and press freedom in
Turkey will be available in Turkey and English on BIANET's website:
http://bianet.org/english

The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) has come out with a damning
"chronicle of confrontation for 2008" between the press and the authorities
in the Ukraine. Despite last year's conviction of three police officers in
the 2000 killing of journalist Giorgiy Gongadze, an outspoken journalist
who was highly critical of then-President Leonid Kuchma, the masterminds
are still at large. But the biggest offender last year was the economic
crisis, which has led to many journalists being the target of salary cuts,
arrears in wages and dismissals. The crisis gave the media the chance to
"discharge first" those journalists and editors who were independent, says
IMI. Find out who the other "Predators of Press Freedom in Ukraine" are
later this week on IMI's site: http://eng.imi.org.ua/

IFEX member Mizzima News, a Burmese news agency in exile in India and
Thailand, is trekking to Stockholm to visit Sida (Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency) on 29 April to talk about Burma's emerging
independent media, and the importance of media in exile to report on
countries where press freedom is violated. Attendees can catch "Burma VJ",
a documentary co-produced by Mizzima's own Soe Myint on the power of
protests in Burma. It's also where Frank La Rue, the UN's special
rapporteur on free expression, will be before heading to Doha for UNESCO's
main event. See: http://www.mizzima.com

On 3 May Adil Soz, IFEX's member in Kazakhstan, will be revealing the
winners of its third annual caricature contest, an event that has actually
revived a dying art: the editorial cartoon. Adil Soz has teamed up with
free expression groups in the region, including the Public Association
"Journalists" (PAJ) in Kyrgyzstan and the National Association of
Independent Mass Media, Tajikistan (NANSMIT) to collate the finest
depictions of free expression in the region into a calendar. The groups
will distribute 1,000 copies to media outlets and local and international
media advocacy organisations. The Central Asian groups have also run an
essay contest on free expression. Perhaps some of the young activists who
were detained in Almaty, Kazakhstan last week for planning a 3 May protest
on Internet censorship will share their experiences. After 3 May, winning
entries of both contests can be viewed here:
http://www.adilsoz.kz/?id=207&lan=english

Other activities:

- PAJ is inviting all journalists to attend a billiards tournament in
Bishkek. Apparently, billiard tournaments for journalists have become a
tradition in Kyrgyzstan on 3 May, a way to foster solidarity among
reporters and promote media workers' rights. See: http://www.monitoring.kg

- NANSMIT is meeting roundtable-style in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 3 May to
discuss three hot issues that affect Tajikistan's press freedom: the
financial crisis, decriminalisation of defamation and media
self-regulation. See: http://www.eng.nansmit.tj/

- The International Journalists' Network (IJNet) wants to know if the role
of media really is to promote tolerance, understanding, and an acceptance
of diversity, as UNESCO calls for. Or is the media's role simply to report
the facts, even if such facts breed mistrust or fuel divides? Post your
comments here: http://tinyurl.com/c559dr

6. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Many of IFEX's Middle East and North Africa members will be in Doha to
attend official UNESCO events - the Egyptian Organization of Human Rights,
the Bahrain Center of Human Rights (BCHR), the Arabic Network of Human
Rights Information and the Observatory for the Freedom of the Press,
Publishing and Creation (OLPEC) from Tunisia. (See the programme here:
http://tinyurl.com/d6cd7k )

One member who is conspicuously absent is the International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ). IFJ is refusing to attend because "the event is held in
a country which supports an international media freedom centre, but which
refuses to allow local journalists to form their own independent union or
association," said IFJ. Instead, IFJ will be in Bahrain, where it has
opened a regional office to campaign for ethical journalism. See:
http://tinyurl.com/cept4j

IFJ is also calling for a radical overhaul of media laws in the Middle
East, many of which lead to the jailing of journalists. Check out "Breaking
the Chains", IFJ's annual report on press freedom violations in the Arab
world, which documents the cases of jailed journalists in the past year and
the key legal articles that need reform: http://tinyurl.com/dbgwvw

Meanwhile, disgusted with the government's continuing onslaught on free
expression in Bahrain - websites are being banned, writers prosecuted and
human rights defenders prevented from speaking to the media - BCHR is
fighting back. One of the ringleaders of the clampdown is Bahrain's
Minister of Information and Culture, Mai al-Khalifa, who strangely has won
many awards for her support of "culture" and "openness". BCHR is
circulating a petition demanding that al-Khalifa's prizes be withdrawn, and
is calling on the government to stop breaching its human rights
commitments. See: http://www.bahrainrights.org/en

Together with UNESCO's regional office and with support from IFEX, IFEX's
member in Lebanon, Maharat, is organising an event on 7 May to tackle why
Lebanon has continued to slip in regional press freedom rankings. Be sure
to get a copy of Maharat's 2008 report on the status of freedom of opinion
and expression in Lebanon, which combines legal data as well as first-hand
interviews with Lebanese journalists and media organisations. See:
http://www.maharatfoundation.org/

Other activities:

- In Palestine, look out for the "Free Media, Free Country" poster, which
is being plastered throughout Palestine and in media outlets during May by
the Palestinian Centre for Development & Media Freedoms (MADA):
http://www.madacenter.org/en/
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3. Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE)
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:46 pm ((PDT))

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Subject: [ncralist] Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE)
From: "Ken Zakreski" <wash@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, April 29, 2009 14:43
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For anyone not going to NCRC, this look like fun... Gabriola will be
very nice this time of year. Ken

Gabriola Island welcomes World Sound Ecologists
Submitted Article
Tuesday, April 28 2009

The Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (CASE),
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/CASE/Homepage
in collaboration
with the Lulu Performing Arts Society, is very pleased to announce
the 2009 CASE Retreat and Symposium, which will take place at The
Haven on Gabriola Island this coming June 12th – 14th.

CASE is the Canadian affiliate of the World Forum for Acoustic
Ecology (WFAE),
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/home/
an international association of organizations and
individuals who share a common concern with the state of the world's
soundscapes. Members represent a multi-disciplinary spectrum of
individuals engaged in the study of the social, cultural and
ecological aspects of the sonic environment. The symposium will
gather together people from all over the world active in the acoustic
ecology field -- a group that is mostly comprised of sound artists,
but also includes biologists, geographers, architects, poets, visual
artists, philosophers, and writers, among others. Gabriola as a
location is a first for CASE, and has been chosen for the opportunity
that its rural setting provides for deeper listening.

The symposium will feature four keynote speakers, all seminal figures
in the field of acoustic ecology: Keiko Torigoe (Japan), a
musicologist, soundscape researcher and a professor at the University
of the Sacred Heart, in Tokyo; Helmi Jarviluoma (Finland), chair
person of the Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology; Hildegard
Westerkamp (Vancouver), a pioneer in the sound ecology movement, and
a founding member of World Soundscape Project in the early 70s under
the direction of Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer; and Eric Powell
(Vancouver), a composer and sound artist working with the
interrelationship between space, place and sound. Speakers will
present their own work, and share ideas and insights relevant to
sound ecology today.

The symposium will also feature other artists' work, and plenty of
opportunities for lively discussions of topics related to sound
ecology. In addition, several Gabriola youth will have an
extraordinary opportunity to develop and create short sound art
pieces to be presented at the symposium. These pieces will be the
outcome of a series of workshops facilitated by Kelly Price, that are
designed to engage youth in analyzing and studying the acoustic
environment of Gabriola Island through recordings and sound journals.

Tickets and passes for the symposium will be on sale soon. For more
information, please contact Leah Hokanson at 247-9854, or email
leahokanson@gmail.com.

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1. Sub-Saharan Africa
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1. Sub-Saharan Africa
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:51 am ((PDT))

* Sub-Saharan Africa* Fellowship on HIV/AIDS coverage open to experienced
African journalists
<http://e2ma.net/go/1947208651/1781808/66088698/goto:https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/fellowship_on_hiv/aids_coverage_open_to_experienced_african_journalists>

Journalists with at least two years of professional experience have until
April 30 to apply for the HIV/AIDS & the Media Project fellowship at the
University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/fellowship_on_hiv/aids_coverage_open_to_experienced_african_journalists
US agricultural journalism fellowship open to African journalists
<http://e2ma.net/go/1947208651/1781808/66088699/goto:https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/us_agricultural_journalism_fellowship_open_to_african_journalists>

Accomplished African journalists interested in development have the
opportunity to apply for a journalism fellowship at the Graduate School of
Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkley), in the
US. Deadline: May 21.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/us_agricultural_journalism_fellowship_open_to_african_journalists

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Resource aggregates free multimedia tools for journalists
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Journalists interested in building a community news Web site from scratch
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that aims to help journalists create a low-cost multimedia site.

http://www.kcnn.org/modules/the_freebies_list/

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Systems used to manage the content of a Web site. Slideshows &
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dramatic slideshow or share presentations across the
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Search Engine Optimization & Metrics - Simply put, paying attention to your site's metrics and SEO can increase your traffic.	Content Management Systems - Systems used to manage the content of a Web site.
Slideshows & Presentations - Put together a dramatic slideshow or share presentations across the Web.	Multimedia - When text alone won't do. Contains links to audio and video editing resources as well as interactive templates.
Advertising - Just how are you supposed to make money with your site?	RSS Readers - Organize your favorite links, blogs and news sites.
E-Newsletters - Get out the word fast with a group email.	Logo and Web Design - Use these resources for your logo and other design needs.
Mapping - 'Where?' is best answered by a map.	Wikis and Collaboration - Work together. A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content.
Social Networking - A social network builds online communities of people with similar interests, backgrounds or ideas.	Government Investigative Resources - The role of journalists is to provide a check on government. These links will get you started.
Phone Services - Speak to anyone, around the world, for free.	Other - When all other categories won't work.

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