Sunday, 15 February 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2569

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. D.R.C: Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst of mi
From: George Lessard

2. MENA D.R.C: Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst
From: George Lessard


Messages
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1. D.R.C: Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst of mi
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:33 pm ((PST))

Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst of military conflict
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/100770


Français: La Radio Communautaire Taïna pillée et incendiée lors
d'affrontements: militaires
http://www.ifex.org/fr/content/view/full/100771

Country/Topic: *Democratic Republic of Congo*
Date: *13 February 2009*
Source: * Journaliste en danger (JED) *
Person(s): **
Target(s): * radio station(s) *
Type(s) of violation(s): * other *
Urgency: * Flash *

*

(JED/IFEX) - On 11 February 2009, Taïna Community Radio was pillaged and
burned down between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (local time) during clashes
between the Armed Forces of the DRC (Forces Armées de la République
Démocratique du Congo, FARDC) and sections of the Democratic Forces for the
Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Other than the destruction of property, no
casualties were reported as the radio station was empty during the conflict.
Taïna Community Radio belongs to the Community Reserve of Taïna, a project
supported by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Kasugho, located approximately
50 km from Lubero, in the Lubero territory, and approximately 100 km from
Butembo, in North Kivu province.
*

Local sources informed JED that the pillage and destruction of the radio
station specialising in environmental news and wildlife conservation
focusing on monkeys, is the work of sections of the FDLR, which have been
pursued by the FARDC and Rwandan Army coalition since mid-January 2009.

JED condemns the destruction of the station and believes that Taïna
Community Radio should never be considered a military target. JED urges the
Congolese and Rwandan governments to protect the media as well as the
journalists in the region. JED also demands that the Congolese government
assist the only radio station in Kasugho in rebuilding its facilities and
reinstating service.
MORE INFORMATION:


For further information, contact D. M'Baya Tshimanga, President, JED, 374,
avenue colonel Mondjiba, 1er Etage, Complexe Utexafrica, Galerie Saint
Pierre, Kinshasa/Ngaliema, B.P. 633 Kinshasa I, Democratic Republic of
Congo, tel: +243 819 929 323, +243 813 637 037, +243 99 96 353, +243 819 898
076, fax: +44 207 504 3544, e-mail: direction@jed- afcentre.org, Internet:
http://www.jed-afrique.org


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2. MENA D.R.C: Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:44 pm ((PST))

Taïna Community Radio pillaged, burned down in midst of military conflict
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/100770


Français: La Radio Communautaire Taïna pillée et incendiée lors
d'affrontements: militaires
http://www.ifex.org/fr/content/view/full/100771

Country/Topic: Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 13 February 2009
Source: Journaliste en danger (JED)
Person(s):
Target(s): radio station(s)
Type(s) of violation(s): other
Urgency: Flash

(JED/IFEX) - On 11 February 2009, Taïna Community Radio was pillaged and
burned down between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. (local time) during clashes
between the Armed Forces of the DRC (Forces Armées de la République
Démocratique du Congo, FARDC) and sections of the Democratic Forces for
the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Other than the destruction of property,
no casualties were reported as the radio station was empty during the
conflict. Taïna Community Radio belongs to the Community Reserve of Taïna,
a project supported by the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Kasugho, located
approximately 50 km from Lubero, in the Lubero territory, and
approximately 100 km from Butembo, in North Kivu province.

Local sources informed JED that the pillage and destruction of the radio
station specialising in environmental news and wildlife conservation
focusing on monkeys, is the work of sections of the FDLR, which have been
pursued by the FARDC and Rwandan Army coalition since mid-January 2009.

JED condemns the destruction of the station and believes that Taïna
Community Radio should never be considered a military target. JED urges
the Congolese and Rwandan governments to protect the media as well as the
journalists in the region. JED also demands that the Congolese government
assist the only radio station in Kasugho in rebuilding its facilities and
reinstating service.
MORE INFORMATION:


For further information, contact D. M'Baya Tshimanga, President, JED, 374,
avenue colonel Mondjiba, 1er Etage, Complexe Utexafrica, Galerie Saint
Pierre, Kinshasa/Ngaliema, B.P. 633 Kinshasa I, Democratic Republic of
Congo, tel: +243 819 929 323, +243 813 637 037, +243 99 96 353, +243 819
898 076, fax: +44 207 504 3544, e-mail: direction@jed- afcentre.org,
Internet: http://www.jed-afrique.org

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Saturday, 14 February 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2568

There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. International Journalists' Network now available in Russian
From: George Lessard

2. Petition Radiofabrik - Community Radio Salzburg
From: Salvatore Scifo

3. Internews Establishes Emergency Media Fund for Disasters and Conflic
From: George Lessard

4. Radio Broadcasts Provide Vital Humanitarian Information to Gazans
From: George Lessard


Messages
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1. International Journalists' Network now available in Russian
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 8:56 am ((PST))

Russian-speaking journalists can now access the International Journalists'
Network (IJNet at www.ijnet.org) in their native language. IJNet connects an
unparalleled global network of journalists and media development
organizations through cutting-edge social networking tools, discussion
spaces, forums and news stories on worldwide journalism activities.

IJNet adds Russian to its multilingual media assistance portal, available in
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and Persian. A free Russian language
bulletin, *This Week in IJNet*, will reach interested subscribers each
Monday, and will contain all the latest news and information related to
journalism training and opportunities.

IJNet, launched in English in 1998, is the world's premier resource for the
media assistance community. It is published by the International Center for
Journalists, ICFJ. For more information about ICFJ, go to www.icfj.org.

Please visit IJNet Russian at https://www.ijnet.org/ru


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2. Petition Radiofabrik - Community Radio Salzburg
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:56 pm ((PST))

*Petition: Salzburg needs Radiofabrik. Radiofabrik needs Salzburg.*

Radiofabrik is the largest community Radio in western Austria.
Open access, media-related education, regional cover and international
networking are conceptual parts of the activities of Radiofabrik.
Radiofabrik is by far Austria's most award winning community radio
– it received six media awards in 2008 alone.

At the same time, there is a huge lack of funding for the radio station,
first of all due to the non-action of the federal state of Salzburg, who
makes no effort to support Radiofabrik.

The staff of the radiofabrik and more than 260 programme-creators call
on you to help the community radio to draw public attention to their
seriously threatend financial situation. Please sign the petition
available at:

*http://petition.radiofabrik.at <http://petition.radiofabrik.at/>*

There you cannot only sign the petition in a fast and easy procedure but
also receive detailed information on the funding of Radiofabrik.

Thank you!
Best Regards!


--
Radiofabrik - Freier Rundfunk Salzburg
Josef-Preis-Allee 16, 5020 Salzburg, EU
+43-662-842961-23
www.radiofabrik.at
107,5 und 97,3 MHz
Via CableLink 98,6 MHz

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http://petition.radiofabrik.at/
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3. Internews Establishes Emergency Media Fund for Disasters and Conflic
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:39 pm ((PST))

Internews Establishes Emergency Media Fund for Disasters and Conflicts
Internews (press release) - USA
(February 10, 2009) With a three-year, $500000 challenge grant from the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Internews Network has
established a ...
<http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090210_macarthur.shtm>

Press Release
Internews Establishes Emergency Media Fund for Disasters and Conflicts
MacArthur Foundation Challenge Grant Enables Local Media to Provide
Lifesaving Information in Emergencies

(February 10, 2009) With a three-year, $500,000 challenge grant from the
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Internews Network has
established a fund to enable local media to provide vital news and
information to survivors of humanitarian disasters and other crises.

"Internews' global reach and experience make it possible for us to respond
immediately in emergency situations," said David Hoffman, President of
Internews Network. "With the generous and far-sighted support of the
MacArthur Foundation, we will be able to help more people more effectively
by providing the timely and accurate information that is so essential
during a disaster."

The grant seeds Internews' new fund for emergency media, allowing local,
independent media in crisis zones to play a key role in disasters. This
includes immediately disseminating vital humanitarian information to
affected populations and providing a two-way channel of communication
between relief organizations and those they are trying to help. Donations
to the fund will be matched dollar for dollar by the MacArthur grant.

Established at the beginning of the year, the fund has already launched
its first crisis response.
http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090209_gaza.shtm
Starting on January 9, during the height of the conflict between Israel
and Hamas, Internews became the first and only international media
organization to organize the broadcast of vital information on
distribution of food and blankets, safe havens, road closures and other
humanitarian news to the people of Gaza. Produced by a team of Palestinian
journalists, the special broadcasts air on three independent West Bank
radio stations as well as one Gaza station.

Internews has considerable experience mobilizing local media to play a
lifesaving role in disasters and emergencies. Internews has responded to
the 2004 Asia tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, the ongoing Darfur
refugee crisis, and the 2008 post-election violence in Kenya, among other
crises. Yet these efforts have been ad hoc, undertaken only as funding
could be raised. The MacArthur grant will enable Internews to respond more
quickly and comprehensively.

"MacArthur has long provided support to ensure a diversity of voices and
expand the availability of high-quality content, both at home and abroad,"
said Elspeth Revere, Vice President of General Programs at the MacArthur
Foundation. "Internews Network is well-positioned to ensure the free flow
of information across the globe."

Internews Network is an international non-profit organization that
empowers local media worldwide to serve the information needs of their
communities. The organization has worked in over 70 countries and trained
over 70,000 people in media skills. Together with local partners,
Internews' activities include establishing and supporting media outlets,
journalist associations, and broadcast networks. Internews also has
specialized programs to improve reporting on the environment, humanitarian
crises, public health and women's issues.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people
and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and
peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the
Foundation works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and
security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is
affecting children and society.

For more information, contact JoAnne Sullivan Woolley, 202-833-5740 ext. 208


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4. Radio Broadcasts Provide Vital Humanitarian Information to Gazans
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:39 pm ((PST))

Press Release
"The Only Thing That Connected Us to the World Was a Small Radio"
Radio Broadcasts Provide Vital Humanitarian Information to Gazans

http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090209_gaza.shtm


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Friday, 13 February 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2567

There are 5 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1a. Re: Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
From: CPrize Foundation

2. Declaration on community media adopted by the Council of Europe
From: Salvatore Scifo

3. China to introduce journalist "black list"
From: George Lessard

4. 2009 Radio Voices Without Frontiers/Radio Voix sans Frontières 20
From: George Lessard

5. Photographers Rights And The Law In The UK
From: George Lessard


Messages
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1a. Re: Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
Posted by: "CPrize Foundation" manager@cprize.org top_manager
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:08 am ((PST))


Can one ask why the objectives of 4000 new stations only managed 41? Who denied the many who would have liked radio stations from fulfilling their dreams? Was the number 4000 a massive overprojection by bureaucrats? Or was someone else involved with creating hurdles over which almost no one managed to leap?


Growth of community radio on the upswing
Hindu - Chennai,India

Chennai (PTI): The growth of community radio in the country is on the
upswing and number of functional Community Radio Stations (CRS) has grown
from 27 last year to 41 today, with 38 of them located in educational
institutions, a top official of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry
said.

'The Ministry has issued letters of intent to about 129 institutions for
setting up CRS. This includes 70 educational institutions, 31 NGOs and
nine state agricultural universities among others," Esther Kar,Additional
Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB), said in her inaugural
address at the Second Capacity Building Workshop on Community Radio here
on Tuesday.

Out of these, 21 institutions have received their Standing Advisory
Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA) clearance and eight have
signed the Grant of Permission Agreement, she said. As a word of wisdom
for those running CRS, she said frequency was a national and "currently
somewhat limited resource" and urged them to use it "optimally."

Terming broadcast as a "hungry monster" which called for "constant, rich,
relevant and meaningful feed," she said operators can tie-up with
like-minded organaisations in the same area if they could not generate the
content by themselves.

<http://www.hindu. com/thehindu/ holnus/004200902 101736.htm>

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2. Declaration on community media adopted by the Council of Europe
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:08 am ((PST))

----Apologies for cross-posting---

Dear list members,

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted on 11
February 2009 the Declaration on the role of community media (CM) in
promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue, you will find the
text in English and French attached.

The Community Media Forum Europe (<_http://www.cmfe.eu/>_) has been
working as an observer with the Group of Specialists on Media Diversity
(MC-S-MD) of the Steering Committee on the Media and New Communication
Services (CDMC) of the Council of Europe since December 2007 and
contributed actively to the drafting of this Declaration, cooperating
closely with AMARC Europe.

/We are pleased to see the positive results of this work and are
convinced that the declaration can support the further development of CM
across Europe. This declaration surely helps strengthening the position
of CM in national regulatory and legislation processes, e.g. concerning
financial support and access to communication infrastructures. It also
strengthens the presence of CM on European policy level.
/
Please help distribute the document to CM and CM-federations in your
countries! The Council of Europe and the Ministers of Culture of the 47
member states need and deserve attention for this positive outcome.
Please inform CMFE on publications, either on websites (links) or in
newsletters, so we can then inform the Council of Europe.

For questions, don't hesitate to contact CMFE via one of the contact
persons below.

Kind regards,

Pieter de Wit,
President CMFE
+ 31 24 3550559 mobile: + 31 6 34150581
mailto: _cmfepdw@me.com_ <_http://www.cmfe.eu_>


Nadia Bellardi
Vice-president CMFE
+ 41 44 5672 411
mailto: PR LoRa <_pr@lora.ch_>

============================================================================
CMFE (Community Media Forum Europe) is a network of policy experts,
organisations and federations, which aim to support the role of Community
Media in Europe
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3. China to introduce journalist "black list"
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:24 am ((PST))

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [ZESTMedia] China to introduce journalist "black list"
From: "Siddhartha Kumar" <mailsiddhartha.k@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, February 13, 2009 06:13
To: zestmedia@yahoogroups.com
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http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37996920090213?sp=true

China to introduce journalist "black list"
Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:13pm IST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's news censors will create a new "black
list" to force out reporters found breaking rules, an official news
agency said on Friday, adding to the wary government's tools for media
control.

Li Dongdong, a deputy chief of the General Administration of Press and
Publication, told officials that proposed strengthened regulations for
Chinese journalists would include a "full database of people who
engage in unhealthy professional conduct", the China News Service
reported.

"People entered into the transgressor list will be excluded from
engaging in news reporting and editing work," the report said, citing
Li.

She said stricter controls being drafted by the agency were needed to
"resolutely halt fake news".

But a critic said the ruling Communist Party's real target was
probably combative reporters and editors who buck its propaganda
controls.

"A database for this kind of thing would be a new thing," said Li
Datong, a former editor at the official China Youth Daily who was
shunted out of his job for criticising censorship.

"This fighting fake news is a cloak. You can call all sorts of news
fake," he said. "There really is a problem with fake reporting and
reporters, but there are already plenty of ways to deal with that."

Chinese media are state-controlled. But many of the nation's thousands
of newspapers and magazines are seeking to survive in a brutally
competitive market, and some seek to attract readers with exposes of
corruption and official misdeeds.

There have also been many reports of journalists, real and bogus,
seeking bribes from companies not to report bad news, such as coal
mine disasters.

China already has plenty of rules and officials controlling the flow
of news and the Communist Party's Propaganda Department minutely
manages what newspapers and other media do and do not report.

[...]


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4. 2009 Radio Voices Without Frontiers/Radio Voix sans Frontières 20
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:31 am ((PST))

---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: [Asiapacific-general] 2009 Radio Voices Without Frontiers/Radio
Voix sans Frontières 2009/Radio Voces Sin Fronteras 2009
From: "Marcelo Solervicens" <secretariat@si.amarc.org>
Date: Thu, February 12, 2009 16:29
To: "Secretariat" <secretariat@si.amarc.org>
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La version en français suit ....
La versión en español sigue ....

Dear all,

The 2009 Radio Voices Without Frontiers is coming soon!

It's time to prepare the programs for this year's 21st March International
Day against Discrimination International campaign.
March 13, 2009 will be the last day to submit the programs.
Radio members and the regional coordinators can send the audios by Send it
global ( http://www.senditglobal.com ) (to the email:
secretariat@si.amarc.org ) more information in "Submit a program" section
: http://rvsf.amarc.org/index.php?p=Submit_a_Program_to_RVSF&l=EN

For all the details please visit http://rvsf.amarc.org.

If you have any question, please contact-me

Hope having your news Soon!


Bonjour a toutes et a tous,

L'édition 2009 de Radio Voix sans Frontières c'est pour bientôt!

Il est temps de préparer vos émissions pour le 21 mars, journée
internationale pour l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination.

La date limite pour soumettre vos émission c'est le 13 mars 2009.

Les radio membres et les coordonnateurs régionaux peuvent envoyer leurs
enregistrement via Send It global (http://www.senditglobal.com) (à
l'adresse secretariat@si.amarc.org )plus d'informations dans la section «
soumettre un programme »
:http://rvsf.amarc.org/index.php?p=comment_soumettre_un_programme_a_rvsf&l=FR

Pour tous les détails visitez http://rvsf.amarc.org.

Si vous avez des questions, n'hésitez pas de me contacter.

Au plaisir d'avoir de vous nouvelles bientôt!

Hola todas y a todos,

La edicion 2009 de Radio Voces Sin Fronteras es pronto!

Es el momento de preparar sus programas para el 21 de marzo, día
internacional para la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación.

El último plazo para someter emisiones será el 13 de marzo de 2009.

Las radios miembros y los coordinadores regionales pueden enviar los
programa con Send It Global (http://senditglobal.com) (al
email:secretariat@si.amarc.org ) más información en la página "como
presentar RVSF":
http://rvsf.amarc.org/index.php?p=Como_Presentar_RVSF&l=ES

Todos los detalles en http://rvsf.amarc.org.

Por favor si tienen alguna pregunta no duden en contactarme.

Será un placer tener sus noticias!


Ricardo Costa
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5. Photographers Rights And The Law In The UK
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:50 am ((PST))


Photographers Rights And The Law In The UK - A brief guide for street
photographers.

Know your rights when you're out with your camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXk4nLIv5jo

Despite the law being clear on a citizen's rights to freely take pictures
in public places (with a few restrictions) there is growing evidence of
the police, police community support officers (PCSOs), security guards and
general jobsworths failing to respect the rights of photographers going
about their lawful business.

Street shots
If you're on a public right of way - such as a public pavement, footpath
or public highway - you're free to take photographs for personal and
commercial use so long as you're not causing an obstruction to other users
or falling foul of anti-Terrorism laws or even the Official Secrets Act
(frankly, this one is unlikely).

Property owners have no right to stop people taking photos of their
buildings, so long as the photographer is standing in a public place (e.g.
the road outside).

However, if you're standing on private property and the landowner/occupier
objects, then they have every right to request that you stop immediately
and ask you to leave if you refuse.


Shopping Centres
Most shopping centres and malls stand on private land with many gaining a
notorious reputation for speedily dispatching stroppy security guards
demanding that you stop taking photos.

The irony that they're already busy filming you from every angle via a
flotilla of CCTV cameras is generally lost on them.


Deleting images
Security guards do not have stop and search powers or the right to seize
your equipment or delete images or confiscate film under any
circumstances.

For more info on photographers rights, please visit:
http://www.urban75.org/photos/photogr...


Special thanks to:
http://youtube.com/FKNnewz
http://youtube.com/DarrenPollard1st
http://current.com/people/opencircuit
http://youtube.com/SparksVids
http://youtube.com/BrianHowes390
Category: News & Politics
Tags:
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Thursday, 12 February 2009

[creative-radio] Digest Number 2566

There are 8 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Brazil: Lula to Decriminalise Unlicensed Community Radios
From: George Lessard

2. Do-it-yourself pirate radio kits available now
From: George Lessard

3. Windsor, Ontario, Canada - CJAM licence in jeopardy
From: George Lessard

4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur: Community radio station to b
From: George Lessard

5a. Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
From: George Lessard
5b. Re: Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
From: Vickram Crishna

6. Burkina Faso: Médias : Une radio communautaire pour la commune de
From: George Lessard

7. MENA Fw: Egypt: Concerns with Draft Broadcast Law
From: tamara aqrabawe


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1. Brazil: Lula to Decriminalise Unlicensed Community Radios
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:30 pm ((PST))

Brazil: Lula to Decriminalise Unlicensed Community Radios
Amisnet - Italy
A cura di Francesco Diasio • 11 Febbraio 2009

<http://mediascape.amisnet.org/2009/02/11/brazil-lula-to-decriminalise-unlicensed-community-radios/>

In January 2009, Brazilian President Lula sent a bill to Congress which
would decriminalise the operation of a community radio without a license.
This is a long-standing demand by community radio associations and freedom
of expression organisations in Brazil.

ARTICLE 19 has in its work repeatedly highlighted the obligation on States
to promote pluralism and diversity in the media, as an aspect of the right
to freedom of expression. International law recognises the important
contribution that community broadcasting, along with commercial and public
service broadcasters, can make to realising media pluralism. We therefore
welcome this initiative.

At the same time, we note that far more needs to be done to create a
proper enabling environment for public interest broadcasting in Brazil.
Current Brazilian regulatory policies and practices are not conducive to
the development of community broadcasting. Thousands of community radios
around the country are waiting to receive a license, in part due to the
lengthy and inefficient licensing process, which is not adapted to their
needs or situation, and in part due to the fact that an inadequate number
of licences have been allocated for community radio use. Community radios
still face potential civil or administrative measures for operating
without a licence, which can also have a harsh impact on them.

Data provided by the Federal Police in 2007 indicate that by August 2007,
1,800 community radios had been closed down and had their equipment
confiscated, and many individuals have been criminally charged for
operating 'illegal' radios. There are many accounts of intimidation and
violence by police officers and other authorities relating to these
closures.

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Brazilian government to undertake a comprehensive
reform of the regulatory regime for broadcasting, including creating an
enabling environment for community broadcasters. Urgent measures should
also be taken to speed up the processing of existing licence applications.


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2. Do-it-yourself pirate radio kits available now
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:32 pm ((PST))

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Subject: [MRN] Do-it-yourself pirate radio kits available now
From: "radtimes" <resist@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, February 11, 2009 20:02
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Do-it-yourself pirate radio kits available now

http://artthreat.net/2009/02/do-it-yourself-pirate-radio-kits-available-now/

February 2009

Ever wanted to make your own pirate radio station? Well, you're in
luck. The folks at Free Radio Berkeley http://www.freeradio.org/
have put together a short video that walks you through the actual
making of a 10 watt FM transmitter. That's enough radio juice to
broadcast in a 3-4 mile radius.

[See URL for video.]

The fun thing is they will send you all the parts – they sell the
kits for between $280 (15 watts) and $1050 (300 watts). And all you
have to do is sit down with your soldering iron (and leadfree
soldier) and follow along. Now, I own a 2 watt transmitter that I
built under the tutelage of Canadian performance artist (and former
electrical engineer) Bobbi Kozinuk, who in turn developed the
transmitter design from Tetsuo Kogawa's pioneering work in the 1980s in
Japan.

Owning your own portable radio station is pretty much the funnest
thing you'll ever do. I've broadcast a show in East Vancouver about a
movement to stop a disastrous transportation plan, and also in Cape
Breton with the Chapel Island First Nation, the first time they had
ever heard their own voices, music and language broadcast locally. A
microtransmitter is also a wonderful art tool – used it once to help
stage a performance in a parkade across the street from a gallery,
audience on the roof, performers engaged in clandestine movement,
music, and delight.

To be fair, it is a little complicated to put together a transmitter,
soldering is a skill and some of the components can be fried by too
much heat, but it seems like the folks at Free Radio Berkeley are
doing this for all of the right reasons and will likely be available
to help you get through any tricky patches.

Overall, the video is a great introduction, maybe not quite enough to
have you broadcasting to your friends and fellow citizens
immediately, but with a little dedication, patience, a few emails and
maybe a telephone call or two to the Free Radio Berkeley pirate radio
champions, a radio station could be yours. Radio Free Berkeley is a
pirate radio station that has been broadcasting in the Berkeley area
on a 50 watt transmitter since 1993. Props to Ceci Moss at Rhizome
for picking up on the video.

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3. Windsor, Ontario, Canada - CJAM licence in jeopardy
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:54 pm ((PST))

CJAM licence in jeopardy
Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada

Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2009

After 25 years on the air, University of Windsor's community radio station
CJAM-FM (91.5) could lose its licence in an international turf war between
the U.S. and Canada.

Adam Fox, CJAM manager, said there is a real concern the station's FM
frequency will be taken over by a commercial radio station in Michigan.

"The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has already granted a licence
to a station in China Township," said Fox.

It is located in St. Clair County, north of Port Huron, but its signal
power would reach the Detroit-Windsor market and the frequency would no
longer be available to CJAM.

[..]

The FCC earlier forced its Canadian counterpart, the CRTC, to impose
restrictions on CJAM because it claimed the signal was interfering with
WUOM-FM (91.7), the University of Michigan student radio service in Ann
Arbor.

In response, CJAM has applied to move its signal up the FM dial to 99.1,
and seek protected status under CRTC-FCC regulations. That would protect
other stations from effectively jumping CJAM's claim.

"We need our audience to write the CRTC and voice their approval," said
Fox. "Otherwise, we could find ourselves off the air."

Interventions for or against the application can be made online at
www.crtc.ca, by fax at 819-994-0218, or by mail to: CRTC, Ottawa, Ont.,
K1A 0N2.

While CJAM has occupied a spot on FM for 25 years, its history as a
community and college radio service stretches back to the early 1950s.

It began as the Assumption Music Appreciation Society on AM radio in 1952,
eventually becoming the Assumption Radio Club before joining Canada
Student Radio network. It operated as CSRW (Canada Student Radio Windsor),
a low-power community station on 550-AM until 1977 when the CRTC approved
its name change to CJAM.

The move to FM came in 1983. In 1997, CJAM boosted its signal power from
50 to 1,000 watts, but that's where some of the trouble started.

When it increased its signal power, it could be heard in Metro Detroit,
and raised the ire of stations in Michigan. The FCC, in an effort to
protect the interests of WUOM, forced the CRTC to retain CJAM's
lower-power designation, making it an unprotected signal.

By moving to 99.1, Fox said, the station will continue to be heard in
parts of Metro Detroit, but it should not pose a problem to other
broadcasters in the same spectrum.

CJAM is a community radio station with a mandate to broadcast
non-mainstream music content, which restricts it to less than 12 per cent
of current hits. Fox said the station seldom plays more than one or two
per cent hits.

The station also offers community promotions, multicultural content on
weekends, and programs which address such things as women's issues, gay
rights and labour.


© The Windsor Star 2009

More at:

<http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/entertainment/story.html?id=2f4306f2-c8e3-44f3-8a82-60837f05a91a>

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4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur: Community radio station to b
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 5:57 pm ((PST))

IIT's community radio station to benefit unskilled labourers, housewives

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200902102081.htm

New Delhi (PTI): The government on Tuesday approved setting up of a
community radio station by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
aimed at students, housewives, skilled and unskilled labourers in the
vicinity.

The station to be set up at the Media Technology Centre of IIT Kanpur is
expected to be operational within three months as per a Grant of
Permission Agreement with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

The community radio station will disseminate information on healthcare,
agriculture, science and technology in addition to the literacy programmes
for children and adults. The station will also provide a platform to run
awareness campaign on social issues.

The ministry has encouraged the community radio station with the view that
it promises to provide an opportunity to local communities to express
themselves and particularly empower women, youth and marginalised groups
to take part in self-governance and cultural development of the area.


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5a. Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:02 pm ((PST))

Growth of community radio on the upswing
Hindu - Chennai,India

Chennai (PTI): The growth of community radio in the country is on the
upswing and number of functional Community Radio Stations (CRS) has grown
from 27 last year to 41 today, with 38 of them located in educational
institutions, a top official of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry
said.

'The Ministry has issued letters of intent to about 129 institutions for
setting up CRS. This includes 70 educational institutions, 31 NGOs and
nine state agricultural universities among others," Esther Kar,Additional
Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB), said in her inaugural
address at the Second Capacity Building Workshop on Community Radio here
on Tuesday.

Out of these, 21 institutions have received their Standing Advisory
Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA) clearance and eight have
signed the Grant of Permission Agreement, she said. As a word of wisdom
for those running CRS, she said frequency was a national and "currently
somewhat limited resource" and urged them to use it "optimally."

Terming broadcast as a "hungry monster" which called for "constant, rich,
relevant and meaningful feed," she said operators can tie-up with
like-minded organaisations in the same area if they could not generate the
content by themselves.

<http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200902101736.htm>


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5b. Re: Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing
Posted by: "Vickram Crishna" v1clist@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:23 pm ((PST))

"As a word of wisdom for those running CRS, she said frequency was a national and "currently somewhat limited resource" and urged them to use it "optimally." Terming broadcast as a "hungry monster" which called for "constant, rich, relevant and meaningful feed," she said operators can tie-up with like-minded organisations in the same area if they could not generate the content by themselves."

What warm memories this news brings back!

High school days, discovering George Orwell, first Animal Farm.... then 1984, and the Ministry of Truth working overtime to help citizens rediscover the truth, or newspeak... and Shakespeare.

We now know that the number of stations has gone up (to 42 by our count, but the Ministry has said it is 41, and the Ministry is full of honorable people), but now we can cheerfully update our memories, given this heartening information, that the Ministry had announced the purpose of its Policy was to have 4,000 independent stations on the air at the end of 2008.

Foolishly*, we had believed in a rosy vision, that they would be stations run by ordinary persons for their own informational benefit. The Ministry has done otherwise**, allocating over 92% of the stations to persons graced by their educational qualifications, who have the virtue of belonging to a sector that has proven its elite credentials, by leaving gigantic swathes of the country functionally illiterate - oh sorry, did I say illiterate? I mean of course having the ability to leave less than illegible marks on paper purporting to represent names.


*misguided by our utterly naive and false memories of leader after
leader over the past 67 years telling us about our infinite capacity for self-reliance

**And the Ministry must be right, for they are all honorable persons

By the way, I attended the Nasscom (IT industry association) annual forum yesterday, to find out that the partner country is Brasil (which, just like India, is the largest country in its region, with diverse people and languages). What a shame that the our democracy is unable to take a leaf from Brasil's example, given the current news that President Lula has moved a bill to decriminalise community broadcasters running unlicensed stations.

Vickram
http://communicall.wordpress.com
http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com


________________________________
From: George Lessard <media@web.net>
To: creative-radio@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 12 February, 2009 7:33:31
Subject: [creative-radio] Chennai,India: Growth of community radio on the upswing


Growth of community radio on the upswing
Hindu - Chennai,India

Chennai (PTI): The growth of community radio in the country is on the
upswing and number of functional Community Radio Stations (CRS) has grown
from 27 last year to 41 today, with 38 of them located in educational
institutions, a top official of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry
said.

'The Ministry has issued letters of intent to about 129 institutions for
setting up CRS. This includes 70 educational institutions, 31 NGOs and
nine state agricultural universities among others," Esther Kar,Additional
Director General, Press Information Bureau (PIB), said in her inaugural
address at the Second Capacity Building Workshop on Community Radio here
on Tuesday.

Out of these, 21 institutions have received their Standing Advisory
Committee on Radio Frequency Allocation (SACFA) clearance and eight have
signed the Grant of Permission Agreement, she said. As a word of wisdom
for those running CRS, she said frequency was a national and "currently
somewhat limited resource" and urged them to use it "optimally."

Terming broadcast as a "hungry monster" which called for "constant, rich,
relevant and meaningful feed," she said operators can tie-up with
like-minded organaisations in the same area if they could not generate the
content by themselves.

<http://www.hindu. com/thehindu/ holnus/004200902 101736.htm>



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


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6. Burkina Faso: Médias : Une radio communautaire pour la commune de
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:21 pm ((PST))

Médias : Une radio communautaire pour la commune de Bama
LeFaso.net - Burkina Faso

<http://www.lefaso.net/spip.php?article30560&rubrique6>

Le lundi 26 Janvier 2009, le Gouverneur de la région des Hauts-Bassins
Pascal T. Bénon a procédé à l'inauguration de la radio communautaire de la
commune rurale de Bama appelée radio « Bama Pile ». Ce qui veut dire le
communicateur de Bama. M. Bénon a été assisté du parrain de la cérémonie
et de la radio, le député Alfred Sanou.

D'un coût estimatif de 67 millions FCFA, la radio « Bama Pile » émet sur
la bande de 97.1 avec une puissance de 300 Watts. Sa portée est de 70km.
Cette radio communautaire est le fruit de la bonne coopération entre la
commune rurale de Bama, le Conseil général de la Haute-Vienne, et Radio
France internationale (RFI) qui a contribué pour la partie technique. Le
parrain Alfred Sanou a remercié les partenaires français qui ont contribué
à la réalisation de cette Radio FM. M. Sanou a souhaité que Dieu renforce
ce partenariat.

En outre, il a invité le comité de gestion de la radio et les habitants à
veiller à la bonne gouvernance et à l'autonomie de la station. Car, a-t-il
ajouté cette radio doit pouvoir offrir des émissions de qualité qui
répondent aux besoins d'informations, de culture, d'éducation, de
développement et de divertissement de toute la communauté. Bama étant une
commune rurale cosmopolite, la radio « Bama Pile » doit refléter cette
diversité de langue et de culture. A ce propos, le parrain a dit que cet
aspect est déjà pris en compte, car les animateurs sont en formation pour
les langues parlées dans la commune à savoir le bobo, le dioula, le
fulfulde et le mooré.

S'adressant aux autorités locales et conseillers de Bama, aux ONG, aux
différentes associations de femmes, d'hommes, de jeunes, M. Sanou leur a
fait savoir qu'ils ont à présent un formidable outil de mobilisation et de
promotion. Pour ce qui est de la coopération entre la commune rurale de
Bama et le département de la Haute-Vienne, une collectivité territoriale
française qui vient d'offrir ce joyau aux populations de Bama, le maire de
ladite commune a indiqué que ce partenariat très fructueux date de plus de
20 ans. Et pendant ces 20 ans, beaucoup de réalisations ont été faites par
la Haute-Vienne au profit de la commune rurale de Bama.

Quant au représentant des partenaires français M. .Jean-Jacques Dubouchaud
Vice-President du conseil général de la Haute-Vienne à Limoge, il a
déclaré que leur souhait, celui de l'Etat burkinabé et son conseil
supérieur de la communication est que cette radio soit une radio
citoyenne, la radio de l'ensemble des habitants de Bama et non pas la
radio d'un groupe, d'une ethnie ou d'un parti politique. Profitant de cela
le chef de la délégation française a remercié particulièrement la
présidente du Conseil supérieur de la Communication du Burkina Faso, Mme
Béatrice Damiba et ses collaborateurs pour leur soutien quant à
l'aboutissement rapide et positif du dossier qui a permis la réalisation
de cette infrastructure médiatique.

Pour ce qui est de l'entretien de cette radio M. Dubouchaud a souligné «
si l'inauguration de ce matin de cette radio est un moment important, il
faut garder en tête que ce n'est que la naissance de la radio « Bama Pile
». Il lui reste maintenant à grandir et à devenir forte. Pour cela, il
faudra que chacun de vous veille sur elle comme son enfant, la protège et
la soutienne jusqu'à sa maturité. Radio « Bama Pile » s'est choisit un
parrain qui sera son tuteur. Et je sais qu'il veillera sur elle et saura
l'appuyer en cas de besoin ».

Avant la coupure du ruban symbolique de la radio par le Gouverneur de la
Région des Hauts-Bassins, la délégation française s'est présentée aux
autorités et aux populations. Cette délégation est composée de M.
Jean-Jacques Dubouchaud chef de la délégation, de Mme Monique Plazzi
Vice-Présidente du Conseil général, de M. Jean Claude Fauvet Conseiller
général, de M. Jean Duchambon Vice-President du Conseil général, Jean-Marc
Gabouty Conseiller Général, Mme Carine Directrice de Cabinet, Mme Béatrice
Arquetout, attaché territoriale, M. Thibaut Maisonneuve, journaliste à
France Bleu Limousin, et M. Patrick Baudet responsable technique à France
Bleu Limousin.

Félix G. OUEDRAOGO Correspondant à Bobo-Dioulasso

L'Hebdo


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7. MENA Fw: Egypt: Concerns with Draft Broadcast Law
Posted by: "tamara aqrabawe" aqrabawe@yahoo.com.au aqrabawe
Date: Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:24 am ((PST))

�
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: ARTICLE 19 <press@article19.org>
To: aqrabawe@yahoo.com.au
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 3:09:05 PM
Subject: Egypt: Concerns with Draft Broadcast Law

For Immediate Release � 12 February 2009 � Arabic to follow


Egypt: Concerns with Draft Broadcast Law

ARTICLE 19 and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information have serious concerns with the draft Broadcast Law released by the Egyptian authorities. A detailed analysis of the draft Law conducted by ARTICLE 19 highlights these concerns, including the fact that the oversight body, the National Audiovisual Broadcasting Regulation Authority, would be controlled by government rather than being independent, as required under international law.
The draft Broadcast Law was released in July 2008 and we understand that the Egyptian government plans to present it to the People�s Assembly in due course. ARTICLE 19 and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information�s key concerns with the draft Law, in addition to the lack of independence of the Authority, are as follows:

* It requires not only broadcasters, but also companies which deal in broadcast equipment, to be licensed.
* It allocates broadcasting licences on the basis of the highest bidder, as opposed to public interest approach and fails to recognise community broadcasting as a third type of broadcaster.
* It provides for excessive restrictions on broadcasting content.
* It fails to set out a framework of rules for regulating ownership concentration and for ensuring competition in the broadcasting sector.
* It provides only for heavy penalties, instead of putting in place a graduated system of sanctions for breach of the law, and fails to place appropriate conditions on the imposition of heavy penalties.
ARTICLE 19 and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information call on the Egyptian authorities to amend the draft Law before putting it to the People�s Assembly so as to rectify these problems and to bring it into line with international standards in this area.

NOTES TO EDITORS:
� The Submission is available in English at: http://www.article19.org/pdfs/analysis/memorandum-on-the-draft-egyptian-broadcast-law.pdf and in Arabic at: http://www.anhri.net/press/2009/pr0216.shtml
� For more information, please contact Toby Mendel, Senior Legal Counsel, ARTICLE 19, a19law@hfx.eastlink.ca, +1 902 431-3688, or Gamal Eid, Executive Director, Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, gamaleid@anhri.net, 0101936884.
� Arabic Network for Human Rights Information is a non for profit institution works on promoting the human rights in Arab World and defending opinion makers and free expression activists in the region.


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