[creative-radio] Digest Number 2593

There are 5 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. UNHCR | Refworld | Philippine radio journalist survives shooting ...
From: George Lessard

2a. Re: Job opportunity, Project Manager, North Manchester FM community
From: Phil Korbel

3. Please Help Todd Urick
From: Jeff Simmons

4. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Newspapers attack community radio application
From: George Lessard

5. UNESCO manual for community radio managers / L'UNESCO publie un
From: George Lessard

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1. UNHCR | Refworld | Philippine radio journalist survives shooting ...
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:13 am ((PDT))

UNHCR | Refworld | Philippine radio journalist survives shooting ...
The reason for the attack on the director and anchor of DYYM Hot FM, a
government-run community radio station, was not clear, but Indelible told
the center that he believed it was related to his work. He has discussed
sensitive issues ...
<http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49b7be5fc.html>

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2a. Re: Job opportunity, Project Manager, North Manchester FM community
Posted by: "Phil Korbel" phil@radioregen.org
Date: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:45 pm ((PDT))

cheers Salvo!

appreciated as ever...

bests

Phil

2009/3/11 Salvatore Scifo <salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu>

> NMFM is a brand new community radio station which will broadcast to the
> diverse and disadvantaged area of North Manchester. The provisional
> launch date for the station is July 2009.
>
> We require an exceptional Project Manager to oversee the development and
> running of this station. You will have excellent organisational skills
> and substantial experience of project management including managing
> finances and staff. An understanding of the role of media in
> disadvantaged communities is required, but radio/media experience is not
> essential.
>
> - Salary: £25,649 - £29,439
> - 37.5 hrs per week
> - Based at One Central Park, Harpurhey, Manchester
>
> Application packs can be downloaded at http://www.northmanchesterfm.org
> or contact John on 0161 237 5012 or at info@radioregen.org<info%40radioregen.org>
>
> If you would like further information about the post, please contact Lou
> Armer at Lou.Armer@themanchestercollege.ac.uk<Lou.Armer%40themanchestercollege.ac.uk>or on 0161 918 6826
>
> Closing date for applications: Fri 3rd Apr 2009, 12pm
> Interviews: Thurs 23rd Apr 2009
>
> Note that this post is offered as a permanent contract initially funded
> by grant support from The Manchester College. However, the operation of
> NMFM as a full-time community station (and therefore the continuation of
> the Project Manager post) is dependent on additional funding being
> secured to employ other members of staff.
>
> NMFM is a community project set up by The Manchester College and the
> community radio development charity Radio Regen
>
> North Manchester FM CIC Company No. 6786495
>
>
>

--
Phil Korbel
Director
0161 237 5454

Radio Regen is a community, media and urban regeneration charity
A company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales No.
3753832
Registered office: 12 Hilton Street, Manchester, M1 1JF
Registered Charity No. 1077763
www.radioregen.org
www.communityradiotoolkit.net

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3. Please Help Todd Urick
Posted by: "Jeff Simmons" radiotwentythree@gmail.com jefforysimmons
Date: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:45 pm ((PDT))

Friends:

Todd Urick is an absolute angel who helped countless west coast organizations apply for licenses in the last FCC application window and has run on hard times since the holidays. It hasn't gotten any better for him since November.

KZME (Metroeast's new FM entity) would not exist without his work, and PRA would not have a 1.3kw Full-Power CP in southern Oregon - and that's just how he helped organizations I was involved in.

Please help out one of our own who can't help himself right now.

http://www.commonfrequency.org/getwelltodd.html
http://www.commonfrequency.org/getwelltoddphotos.html

Thank You

_________________________________________
jeff hylton-simmons

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jefforysimmons
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4. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Newspapers attack community radio application
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:21 am ((PDT))

Newspapers attack community radio application
Nova Scotia Business Journal - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
Joining the owner of CKDH in its battle to keep the Tantramar Community
Radio Society off the air were publishers Paul Marchant of the Oxford
Journal and ...
<http://novascotiabusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?sid=231219&sc=107>

Argument over advertising revenue could get nasty
BY BRAD WORKS, TRANSCONTINENTAL MEDIA
The Nova Scotia Business Journal

AMHERST - Maritime Broadcasting is not alone in opposition to the proposed
licence for a new Amherst-based community FM radio station.

Joining the owner of CKDH in its battle to keep the Tantramar Community
Radio Society off the air were publishers Paul Marchant of the Oxford
Journal and Richard Spicer of the Coffee News. There were also more than
50 other letters against sent to the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission.

The were joined by about 70 arguing in favour of the application, which is
now in it second attempt after its first was denied last September.

"With the global economic crisis, the Oxford Journal can ill afford to
lose anymore revenue in advertising," Marchant said in his letter to the
regulator. "We have been publishing a weekly newspaper for 110 years and
never before have the times been as difficult."

Spicer echoed Marchant's concerns. "If you throw another radio station
into the fray, someone is going to lose plain and simple," Spicer wrote.

All three also expressed concerns about the non-profit group's ambitious
fundraising goals effect on other community groups.

In an earlier interview, TCRS spokesman Randy Smith dismissed those
concerns saying the proposed station would work with those groups to help
boost their efforts.

The Town of Springhill appears to share Smith's view. "We are committed to
working with a not-for-profit organization that will be community-based
and volunteer driver and that will provide our citizens with an outlet to
voice their opinions, promote their events and activities and showcase our
home-grown talent," Springhill chief administrative officer Don Tabor said
in the letter to the CRTC from the town.

CKDH is still waiting to hear from the CRTC on its own FM licence
application. – Amherst Daily News

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5. UNESCO manual for community radio managers / L'UNESCO publie un
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:29 am ((PDT))

UNESCO releases manual for community radio managers
UNESCO (Communiqué de presse) - Paris,France

<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28438&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

UNESCO Office in New Delhi has published Digital archiving of audio
content using WINISIS and Greenstone software: a manual for community
radio managers. This self-instructional handbook is aimed at helping
managers of community and FM radio stations, public service broadcasting
agencies and any other organizations that deal with audio files create
prototype archives of digital audio documents.

[...]

This new publication is a reliable manual for digital archiving of
multimedia contents, with special focus on community radio contents. Its
users will find it helpful in their every-day work. The publication has
its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of two events,
supported by UNESCO: National Consultation on Community Radio for
Practising and Potential Community Radio Operators in India and National
Consultation to Review Community Radio in Nepal, during which community
radio station managers stressed the importance of archiving digital audio
contents.

In line with the needs of the community, the manual guides users in
creating their own archives with stable, free software like WINISIS,
GenISIS and Greenstone. The book also provides the URL addresses from
where this software can be downloaded.

The manual can be downloaded here.
<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28434&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

L'UNESCO publie un manuel pour les responsables de radios communautaires

Le Bureau de l'UNESCO à New Delhi publie Digital archiving of audio
content using WINISIS and Greenstone software: a manual for community
radio managers. Ce manuel autodidactique a pour objet d'aider les
responsables de stations de radio FM et communautaires, les organismes
audiovisuels publics et toute organisation traitant des fichiers audio à
créer des modèles d'archivage des documents audio numériques.
<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=28438&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

Cette nouvelle publication est un manuel de référence sur l'archivage
numérique des contenus multimédias, destiné tout particulièrement aux
radios communautaires. Il a été conçu pour aider les utilisateurs au
quotidien. La publication s'inspire des recommandations et actes des deux
consultations nationales sur la radio communautaire organisées en Inde et
au Népal, avec le soutien de l'UNESCO. Au cours de ces réunions, les
responsables de stations communautaires avaient souligné l'importance de
l'archivage des contenus audio numériques.

Pour répondre aux besoins de la communauté, le manuel guide l'utilisateur
pour lui permettre de créer ses propres archives avec des logiciels libres
offrant une grande stabilité, comme WINISIS, GenISIS et Greenstone. Une
liste d'adresses URL pour télécharger ces logiciels figure dans le manuel.

Pour télécharger le manuel, cliquez ici.

<http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=28434&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html>

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2592

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Job opportunity, Project Manager, North Manchester FM community radi
From: Salvatore Scifo

2. PANOS RADIO SOUTH ASIA's Latest Panoscope Issue, 11 March 2009
From: Satish Jung Shahi

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1. Job opportunity, Project Manager, North Manchester FM community radi
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:27 am ((PDT))

NMFM is a brand new community radio station which will broadcast to the
diverse and disadvantaged area of North Manchester. The provisional
launch date for the station is July 2009.

We require an exceptional Project Manager to oversee the development and
running of this station. You will have excellent organisational skills
and substantial experience of project management including managing
finances and staff. An understanding of the role of media in
disadvantaged communities is required, but radio/media experience is not
essential.

- Salary: £25,649 - £29,439
- 37.5 hrs per week
- Based at One Central Park, Harpurhey, Manchester

Application packs can be downloaded at http://www.northmanchesterfm.org
or contact John on 0161 237 5012 or at info@radioregen.org

If you would like further information about the post, please contact Lou
Armer at Lou.Armer@themanchestercollege.ac.uk or on 0161 918 6826

Closing date for applications: Fri 3rd Apr 2009, 12pm
Interviews: Thurs 23rd Apr 2009

Note that this post is offered as a permanent contract initially funded
by grant support from The Manchester College. However, the operation of
NMFM as a full-time community station (and therefore the continuation of
the Project Manager post) is dependent on additional funding being
secured to employ other members of staff.

NMFM is a community project set up by The Manchester College and the
community radio development charity Radio Regen

North Manchester FM CIC Company No. 6786495

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2. PANOS RADIO SOUTH ASIA's Latest Panoscope Issue, 11 March 2009
Posted by: "Satish Jung Shahi" satish@panossouthasia.org sjshahi
Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:27 am ((PDT))

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Panos Radio South Asia | Latest Panoscope Issue, 11 March 2009
www.panosradiosouthasia.org
Latest Upload on Panoscope:
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Trading in Wildlife

In this edition of Panoscope, we take you to Pakistan where its Senate, the Upper House of the Parliament, was shocked to learn that army helicopters were being used to facilitate wildlife hunting by foreigners, under diplomatic cover. Ironically, it was the use of army choppers that fuelled the shock; there has never been any uproar over wildlife hunting.
Country: Pakistan
Upload Date: 11/03/2009

Duration: 15:00

File Size: 13.7 MB

http://www.panosradiosouthasia.org/prsa/prsaarchives.php?id=60

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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
GPO Box 13651
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel.: 977-1-5521889/5531447
E-mail: prsa@panosradiosouthasia.org
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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2591

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Le Danemark met 850 millions à la disposition des médias bé
From: George Lessard

2. The community radio movement in India
From: George Lessard

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1. Le Danemark met 850 millions à la disposition des médias bé
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:20 am ((PDT))

Le Danemark met 850 millions à la disposition des médias béninois
L'Araignée - Benin
... le paysage médiatique du Bénin est très divers avec la présence
d'au moins 40 journaux, quelques 25 radios privées, au moins 25 radios
communautaires, ...
<
http://blesshnet.com/heberg/laraignee/lesw2/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1562
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2. The community radio movement in India
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:31 am ((PDT))

The community radio movement in India
MediaShift Idea Lab - San Francisco,CA,USA
The scope was only recently expanded to also include non-profit agencies,
agricultural research institutes, and schools, to set up community radio
stations ...
<
http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2009/03/the-community-radio-movement-in-india069.html
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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2590

There are 5 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. African journalist Frank Nyakairu discusses challenges, rewards of h
From: George Lessard

2. 'Communities are the radio stars', UK: Ofcom Community Radio report,
From: Salvatore Scifo

3. Community Media and European Policy: Workshop and Panel Discussion,
From: Salvatore Scifo

4. Community radio - a rare success story, Media Guardian (9 March 2009
From: Salvatore Scifo

5. UK: Community radio surges ahead
From: George Lessard

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1. African journalist Frank Nyakairu discusses challenges, rewards of h
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Mon Mar 9, 2009 2:35 pm ((PDT))

Currently featured on IJNet
https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/african_journalist_frank_nyakairu_discusses_challenges_rewards_of_human_rights_reporting

African journalist Frank Nyakairu discusses challenges, rewards of human
rights reporting<http://e2ma.net/go/1794288191/1637736/60952138/goto:https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/african_journalist_frank_nyakairu_discusses_challenges_rewards_of_human_rights_reporting>

*By Jessica Weiss, IJNet Editor* -- Ugandan human rights reporter Frank
Nyakairu received the 2008 Knight International Journalism Award from the
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in November. As a correspondent
in East Africa, Nyakairu is a voice for victims of genocide, rape and other
violent offenses stemming from wars in the region. He also serves as the
chairman of the Forum for African Investigative Reporters, and as a coach to
budding reporters.

Since January, Nyakairu has worked for Reuters' humanitarian news network *
AlertNet*, which aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public
up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe.

To learn more about the experience of human rights reporting in conflict
zones, IJNet Editor Jessica Weiss recently interviewed the accomplished
30-year-old Nyakairu. Read the interview >>.
<http://e2ma.net/go/1794288191/1637736/60952137/goto:https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/african_journalist_frank_nyakairu_discusses_challenges_rewards_of_human_rights_reporting>

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2. 'Communities are the radio stars', UK: Ofcom Community Radio report,
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Mon Mar 9, 2009 8:31 pm ((PDT))

---Apologies for cross-posting---

Source:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2009/03/nr_20090309a

Executive Summary at:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/cr_annualrpt/
Full report (pdf, 386kb):
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/cr_annualrpt/cr_annualrpt.pdf

Communities are the radio stars

More than 8 million people are now able to tune into community radio
stations and demand is still high for licences, Ofcom's first Annual
Report of Community Radio reveals.
Over 130 community stations are now broadcasting across the UK, with
another 50 preparing to launch.
These not-for-profit radio stations cover small geographical areas and
each typically provides 81 hours of original and distinctive output a
week – mostly locally produced.
Community radio licensing was introduced by Ofcom and the first licence
was awarded in March 2005.

Rich content
Community radio stations reflect the variety of cultures, demographics
and tastes in the UK.
For example, there are stations catering for urban music fans (New
Style, Birmingham) experimental music aficionados (Resonance FM, London)
younger people (CSR, Canterbury), the Armed Forces and their families
(Edinburgh Garrison FM) and religious communities (Cross Rhythms,
Stoke-on-Trent).
In total, 41% of stations are aimed at general audiences in town or
rural communities, 18% broadcast to general audiences in urban areas,
but a significant proportion target specific groups such as young people
(17%), minority ethnic groups (14%) or military communities (5%).

Wide social benefits
The Community Radio Annual Report also reveals that, on average, each
station operates with 74 volunteers who together give around 214 hours
of their time a week. Across the sector this represents over 100,000
volunteer hours a month.
In fulfilling their wider requirements to deliver social gain to their
communities, each station are also required to provide training and
accessibility.
For example, in the year to April 2008 Bang Radio, broadcasting in west
London, delivered broadcast training to over 230 young people, and
continues to offer further work placements to local school and college
pupils.
Similarly, Wolverhampton's WCR Radio provided accredited training to 49
of its 190 volunteers – 44 of whom now hold a qualification in radio
production.

Funding community radio
The typical income of a community radio station is £66,500 pa – yet for
some stations this is as little as £6,000.
The Report has established that a community radio station's income is
primarily generated through grants (45%), donations (12%) and in the
growing area of service contracts with local authorities (11%). Across
the board, on-air advertising represents 18% of total income.
Peter Davies, Ofcom's Director of Radio Policy, said:
"Community radio is a real success story. It delivers rich and varied
content to listeners and provides additional benefits through community
involvement and training.
"Our Community Radio Annual Report reveals that, in just over three
years, 130 stations have sprung up across the length and breadth of the
UK. They reach many communities: from rural to inner city areas and
serving diverse audiences with content ranging from religion,
experimental music to RnB."
"We are delighted that interest from those wishing to run such stations
for their own communities remains high."

Those connected to and working within the sector:
WCR's (Wolverhampton) Zac Morris, 31, a former soldier currently seeking
work said:
"Before I joined WCR I had no knowledge of all the technical aspects
involved in radio.
"Now I can operate a studio, take interviews and I was broadcasting live
on-air after receiving my training."

Ian Wallace, Director of Gaydio based in Manchester, which is preparing
to launch said:
"There's a real excitement in Manchester's gay community about the
launch of Gaydio.
"As well as working with a great team of people we will also be reaching
out to those people who do not currently have a lot of contact with the
LGBT community, which can only be a win–win for everyone in Manchester."

Jonathan Bellamy who runs Cross Rhythms FM, a Christian radio station
based in Stoke, said:
"We have been thrilled at how well we have been received by local
Christians but also by those without a faith. In particular, our unique
music playlist mix of rock, pop, hip hop and R&B by Christian artists
has proved a real hit.
"Our community focussed programming has included features on Media
Action for Mental Health, Safer Cities Partnership, ADSiS (Alcohol and
Drug Services in Staffordshire) and many, many others."

Mark Page, who produces programming for a number of Army stations, said:
"Army audiences and their families, as well as civilians who live in the
local area really value our output.
"Listeners of Community Radio with a military focus regularly hear from
our boys and girls deployed in war zones - it is such a great feeling to
know our programming gives such comfort to those who tune in and that it
also provides real links with those outside bases."

The full report can be found here:
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/cr_annualrpt/

Ends

NOTES FOR EDITORS
1. Community Radio stations are different to local commercial radio
stations; they are not-for-profit and must deliver social gain. They
were created with the Community Radio Order 2004
2. Each community radio station that has been broadcasting for more than
a year is required to complete an annual report.
3. For the period May 07 – Apr 08 Ofcom received reports from 67 stations.
4. A full list of community radio stations can be found here:
www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radiolicensing/Community/community-main.html

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3. Community Media and European Policy: Workshop and Panel Discussion,
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Mon Mar 9, 2009 8:31 pm ((PDT))

---Apologies for cross-posting---

Community Media and European Policy: Workshop und Panel Discussion

März 12-14, 2008, Halle (Saale), Radio CORAX/Mitteldeutsches Multimediazentrum (Mansfelder Straße 56)

Organized by: medien ost e.V.
Supported by: Staatskanzlei Sachsen-Anhalt, Aktion Mensch (dieGesellschafter.de), Medienanstalt Sachen-Anhalt, Mitteldeutsches Multimedia Zentrum GmbH,
Radio CORAX, Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE)

The medien ost e.V. invites to an international workshop aiming at networking and exchange on the status of Community Media (CM) in the European
Political Sphere. The workshop will be held from March 12-14, 2009, in Halle. Knowing about the growing interests in non-commercial broadcasting
media offering open access noticeable in the European Parliament or in the Council of Europe politicians, representatives of CM and European, national
and regional organizations will discuss the potential and the perspectives of the third media sector in Germany as well as in Europe as a whole.
The workshop will be in English, the panel discussion will be in German.

Besides the public service and the private commercial broadcasters private non-commercial broadcasting media play an increasingly important role in
most of the European countries. They offer free access for social minorities and local communities, for individual, experimental and unusual approches
to media. They forward the intercultural dialogue and communication across borders, the regional identity or the political discourse on the current status
and the future of our society. There are thousands of CM working in Europe including a number of more than 100,000 active volunteers.
Community Media mean in this context most of all radioand TV, whereas plenty of initiatives broadcast via internet as well or even exclusively because
of not having broadcasting frequencies. In Germany the CM-sector contains the non-comemrcial local radios (German: NKL) and - with some restrictions -
the open channels (OK).

The motives and the profiles of CM are very heterogenous - on the international, national and even on the regional level. But they have common features:
a relatively open access, a high level of participation, ownership by the communities, openness for minoritiy-issues and -formats, an important role of
social, political and cultural volunteering and active citizenship: CM are part and expression of the civil society. In the political institutions of the
EU and in the Council of Europe CM had been eking out a shadowery existence for a long time - in spite of the growing importance of the European political
level for the national and regional political regulation in the fields of culture, education and media. But durung the last two years a number of
activities and reports first of all in the European Parliament and in the Council of Europe have been initiated which aim at the improvement of the
political and economical status of the ‚third media sector’.

The workshop is to contribute to a better state of information on CM and to involve existing organizations and associations like the Community Media Forum
Europe (CMFE) and AMARC, which play an increasingly important role in the European media policy and which regularly provide information on the sector on a
European or even global level. The workshop will also offer an opportunity for the exchange of knowledge and experience across borders among acitivists
coming from community radio and -TV-stations. It will contribute to the debate on the characteristics and potential of CM and present selected projects
and approaches from CM as examples of ‚best practice’. Finally, relevant conditions for CM will be discussed on the European and on the national level,
including the general question about the current and future status of CM.

The workshop will bring together representatives of federations and initiatives, which stand for the interests of self-organized and CM in their countries,
politicians and practicioners coming from CM. It will focus issues like the status of CM in the European political spere, co-production and co-operation on
a European level, the relationship of CM and minority or alternative media, CM and intercultural dialogue, CM and digitization and others. The workshop will
include a number of keynotes but it will offer a space for the development of new projects and ideas as well. On March 13th, from 19-21 hrs., there will be
a public panel discussion with the Minister for European Issues in Sachsen-Anhalt, Members of the European Parlimant and representatives of the Council of
Europe and the European Commission, which will be broadcasted via FM and internet stream.

Participants can register via mail: info(et)medienost.de, part. fee is 10 €, which will have to be paid at the reception desk.
Info: Thomas Kupfer, Tel. ++49 +345 681 95 70 / ++49 +178 388 16 11

Internet: www.medienost.de, www.cmfe.eu

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4. Community radio - a rare success story, Media Guardian (9 March 2009
Posted by: "Salvatore Scifo" salvatore.scifo@communitymedia.eu salvatorescifo
Date: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:58 am ((PDT))

Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/mar/09/community-radio-ofcom-plunkett-blog

Please note, that you can follow the blog discussion at the bottom of the article, where Plunkett asks

> Do you work in community radio? Do you listen to it? Is it in danger
> of being left behind by digital radio - or are the current stresses
> and strains of the commercial sector community radio's biggest
> opportunity yet?
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Community radio was today hailed as a triumph by the media regulator,
Ofcom, but is the new breed of volunteer-run stations filling the void
in local programming that commercial radio has left?

There are now more than 130 community radio stations across the UK,
with another 50 preparing to launch. Although, given current economic
conditions, it remains to be seen how many of those will actually take
to the air.

But with commercial radio in the doldrums, any radio success story
outside the BBC is to be celebrated.

The not-for-profit stations are required by Ofcom to deliver "social
gain to one or more communities" in their local area, with stations
catering for urban music fans (New Style in Birmingham), experimental
music aficionados (London's Resonance FM), the armed forces (Garrison
FM in Edinburgh) and religious communities (Cross Rhythms in Stoke on
Trent).

Ofcom says the community stations are "generally meeting their costs",
with the average station costing £101,000 to run, with average station
income also at £101,000. Well, they are supposed to be not for profit.

But it is worth noting, as Ofcom does, that the figures for the median
station are somewhat lower, with operating costs of £64,500 and income
of £65,500, suggesting that a small number of stations earn - and cost
- significantly more than the majority.

Community radio relies on a huge band of volunteers - an average of 74
a station, according to Ofcom - delivering a total of more than
100,000 volunteer hours a month. In return, some of them get training
and qualifications that they would not receive elsewhere in the
sector.

But how much can community radio provide the "local factor" that will
inevitably go missing from the big commercial radio stations as they
turn their back on locally produced content and heritage station names
in favour of syndicated programming and national brands?

Announcing Ofcom's first annual report of community radio today, Peter
Davies, Ofcom's director of radio policy, said community radio was a
"real success story".

"It delivers rich and varied content to listeners and provides
additional benefits through community involvement and training.

"In just over three years, 130 stations have sprung up across the
length and breadth of the UK ... We are delighted that interest from
those wishing to run such stations for their own communities remains
high."

Each community radio station provides 81 hours of "original and
distinctive output", according to Ofcom, with most of it locally
produced.

To protect the revenue of existing commercial stations, community
broadcasters are barred from raising more than 50% of their income
from on-air advertising and sponsorship - it currently stands at 18% -
with the majority of their backing coming from public sources such as
local authorities.

Less than 15% of the UK population - around 6.5 million adults - are
able to receive a community radio station aimed broadly at them, says
Ofcom. The shortage of FM frequency availability hasn't helped this,
although the process of "digital migration" - you probably shouldn't
hold your breath - may one day free up extra spectrum.

My earliest experience of community radio was more than a decade ago,
when I covered the launch of the Rochester-based Medway FM in north
Kent. One of the joys was hearing about local news and events, which
were never covered by BBC Radio Kent, even though it was based just
down the road.

But it didn't have the newsgathering resources of the local newspaper
- I admit it, I was working for it - and the amateurish presentation
quickly moved on from endearing to irritating.

Still, Medway FM has moved on since then - its office is now a wine
bar and the newsroom a ladies' loo - and so has community radio, with
the current band first licensed in 2004.

Do you work in community radio? Do you listen to it? Is it in danger
of being left behind by digital radio - or are the current stresses
and strains of the commercial sector community radio's biggest
opportunity yet?

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5. UK: Community radio surges ahead
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:18 am ((PDT))

Community radio flourishing
Computeractive - London,UK
Around eight million people are able to tune into community radio stations
and learn about what is happening in their area, according to Ofcom. ...
<
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2238080/community-radio-stations
>

Community radio surges ahead
Radio Today - Manchester,UK
Mar 09, 2009 - More than eight million people are now able to tune into
community radio stations and demand is still high for licences,
Ofcom's first ...
<http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4483.2>

Community radio – a rare success story | Media | guardian.co.uk
By John Plunkett
John Plunkett: Ofcom is feting Britain's volunteer-run stations, but how
will they cope with the downturn? And is anyone listening?
<
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/mar/09/community-radio-ofcom-plunkett-blog
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Media: Organ Grinder | guardian.co.uk
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder>

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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2589

There are 2 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. Côte d'Ivoire / L'ONUCI équipe la radio rurale de San
From: George Lessard

2. RDC: La Radio télé diocésaine de Matadi
From: George Lessard

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1. Côte d'Ivoire / L'ONUCI équipe la radio rurale de San
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 8, 2009 11:07 am ((PDT))

Côte d'Ivoire / L'ONUCI équipe la radio rurale de San Pedro
Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse) -
Lausanne,Canton de Vaud,Switzerland
... a équipé la radio communautaire de San Pedro à hauteur de 6,1
millions de Francs CFA, dans le cadre de son programme de Projets à Impact
Rapides (Qips). ...
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2. RDC: La Radio télé diocésaine de Matadi
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sun Mar 8, 2009 11:08 am ((PDT))

RDC: La Radio télé diocésaine de Matadi participe à l'éveil de l ...
Agence de presse D.I.A. - Kinshasa,Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cette prouesse est due à l'équipe de la Radio télé diocésaine,
Kukiele, ... tout confessionnelle avec pour but privilégié d'être une
radio communautaire. ...
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[creative-radio] Digest Number 2588

There are 4 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

1. NRC's system for disseminating official time, shortwave station CHU
From: George Lessard

2. Conférence Nationale : La Radio Communautaire au service du dé
From: George Lessard

3. Free Invisible Web Tracker / Site Tracker / Visitor Tracker
From: George Lessard

4. Bolivia: Two people arrested after sabotage of community radio
From: George Lessard

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1. NRC's system for disseminating official time, shortwave station CHU
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sat Mar 7, 2009 5:32 pm ((PST))

Time to change your shortwave dial

After seventy years of broadcasting Canada's official time, NRC's shortwave
station CHU will move the transmission frequency for the 7335 kHz
transmitter to 7850 kHz. The change goes into effect on 01 January 2009 at
00:00 UTC.

http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

CHU is a part of NRC's system for disseminating official time throughout
Canada, broadcasting 24 hours a day from a location approximately 15 km
south-west of downtown Ottawa. Listeners hear tones to mark the seconds,
voice to announce the time in French and English, and digital data to set
computers.
Full Story<http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/common_files/stories/chu/communique_e.pdf>
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2. Conférence Nationale : La Radio Communautaire au service du dé
Posted by: "George Lessard" mediamentor@gmail.com themediamentor
Date: Sat Mar 7, 2009 6:01 pm ((PST))

http://www.kababachir.com/autresinfosdetails.php?recordID=12118

«Quels rôles doivent jouer les Radios Communautaires dans le Développement,
la bonne gouvernance et le processus démocratique ? » Cette phrase
interrogative était au centre des débats d'une conférence nationale initiée
en étroite collaboration entre INFORMORAC et la Radio Nederland au Training
centre de 4RGui. C'était du 17 au 18 février dernier à l'INRAP de Donka dans
la commune de Dixinn. Les participants à cet atelier, 2ème du genre étaient
venus des différents horizons du pays d'accueil.
En effet, diverses allocutions ont meublé la cérémonie d'ouverture de ce
Forum de deux jours de travaux intenses et de débats houleux entre les
séminaristes. De fructueux échanges d'idées ont été au rendez-vous. Dans son
discours, la directrice de la Radio Nederland Training, M. Tanja IJZER, a
tout d'abord apprécié le décret favorisant la libéralisation et l'émergence
des Radios Communautaires qui ont donné, selon elle, un souffle nouveau à la
Guinée. Grâce à ces stations des radios privées, dira Mme Tanja, un réel
développement du processus démocratique dans le pays est assuré surtout avec
l'avènement du CNDD au pouvoir. Pour garder certes une dynamique de
formation de qualité à-t-elle ajouté, il faut rajeunir le personnel des
radios en misant sur les jeunes diplômés afin d'accroître les revenus.
Représentant le ministre de la Communication, M. Riad Chaloub, a traduit le
message franc du gouvernement en ce qui concerne l'instauration et la
libéralisation totale des médias dont le rôle est le renforcement de l'unité
nationale. Pour conclure, M Chaloub a encouragé les partenaires au
développement pour leur assistance. Quant au formateur, M. Alassane Guissé
de l'ONG Sadjo à Dakar, il a insisté sur la réactualisation du rôle des
radios communautaires afin de pouvoir relancer le processus démocratique.
Poursuivant, l'orateur a souhaité que les collectivités locales financent
les radios communautaires pour identifier des défis, risques et menaces qui
pèsent sur la Guinée. Les représentants de certains partenaires au
développement comme M. Facély II Mara de l'UNICEF et Almamy Barry de
l'UNICEF Guinée, ont tous rendu hommage à la presse guinéenne pour le combat
qu'elle mène au service de son peuple. Ils ont tour à tour apprécié la
bataille contre la mortalité maternelle et infantile, avant de saluer
l'avènement de la junte militaire aux commandes du pays. Emboitant le pas à
ces devanciers, M. Quentin Kanyatsi de l'ONG Search for common ground, a
parlé du renforcement de capacités du secteur des médias et la dynamisation
de l'instance de régulation et de censure qu'est le Conseil National de la
Communication (CNC). Deux jours durant, les participants à ce forum national
ont travaillé sur les thèmes comme ''Les caractéristiques des radios
communautaires en Guinée, vision sur les concepts de développement et de la
bonne gouvernance. Le processus démocratique, l'analyse de la situation
actuelle en Guinée et l'identification des défis majeurs, les opportunités
qu'offre le contexte, les facteurs positifs et négatifs mais aussi les
risques et menaces qu'il faudra prendre en considération''. Toutes les
préoccupations ont été satisfaites grâce au talentueux formateur, M.
Alassane Guissé. Au sortir de cet atelier, les séminaristes ont souhaité
auprès des autorités et les partenaires au développement, le renforcement
des capacités des ressources humaines des radios communautaires et des
bonnes volontés au fonctionnement des radios rurales communautaires, la mise
en place d'un réseau national des journalistes, l'appui technique et la
subvention. A retenir qu'avec l'appui inconditionnel des partenaires
notamment la RER, l'UNICEF, le PNUD, le Search for common ground, Faisons
ensemble, le Plan Guinée, la rencontre de Conakry s'est déroulée dans les
conditions meilleures.
*AUTEUR:*Mohamed Damba
2009-03-07 10:13:30

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3. Free Invisible Web Tracker / Site Tracker / Visitor Tracker
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Mar 7, 2009 6:15 pm ((PST))

Free Invisible Web Tracker / Site Tracker / Visitor Tracker

http://www.statcounter.com/free_invisible_web_tracker.html

What exactly is a web tracker (also known as a visitor tracker or site
tracker), and why do you need one?

The idea behind a web tracker is very simple and has been around for many
years. Essentially you place a small piece of code on your website, when
someone visits your website, that small piece of code is executed and the
visitor's public details (ip address, browser, operating system, referrer,
page title and url etc) are analysed and stored for reporting to you
later.

The great advantage of web trackers are that they are better at tracking
'real people' as they track browsers NOT server requests. This often means
a web tracker will have a significantly lower count than standard log file
analysis. But it offers a more realistic figure of the visitors to your
website and far more detail. At StatCounter our web tracker is provided in
real-time so it's even better still.

A web tracker also records your visitors if they return to the same page
twice or more. This does not happen with log files. Your page would be
already cached in your browser. No request would be sent to the server.
That user activity would go unreported. Thanks to web trackers and their
use of a random javascript number - your counter is forced to load each
time and your visitor is tracked.

As web trackers only track 'real people', it is not able to tell you when
a search engine spider is indexing your website. For information like this
you need a good log analyser.

StatCounter.Com can produce far different results to standard log file
analysis. This is not surprising as our system is designed to track
browsers NOT server requests. This can result in a significantly lower
count than standard log file analysis. But it offers a more realistic
figure of the visitors to your website and far more detail and it is
provided in real-time!

So how do they differ?

A big factor is the placement of the StatCounter tracking code. You can
use StatCounter to only track the pages you want by simply placing it on
the pages you want to track. Log file analysis will track all server
requests by default.

If you have very large, slow loading pages it is recommended to place the
tracking code closer to the top of the page instead of the bottom. Or a
visitor may exit your page before the page finishes loading and the
tracking script will never have been loaded.

Framed websites can cause a big problem for log file analysis resulting in
an over-inflated count. When a visitor visits a singe page that could
often be recorded as 3 visits - loading the main frame, a side frame and a
footer. StatCounter does not have this problem.

Cached pages are another huge problem for log file analysis this time
resulting in a very poor undercount of visitors. Often your own local ISP
will keep a cache of many websites you visit regularly. This speeds up
your use of the web - unfortunately no server request is made to your
website when this happens. And your visit will go uncounted. This does not
happen with StatCounter with the use of javascript and a random variable
each time.

Web Proxies - many users, most noticeably AOL users access the web through
a web proxy. Their ip address can change on each request to your website
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4. Bolivia: Two people arrested after sabotage of community radio
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Sat Mar 7, 2009 6:27 pm ((PST))

Bolivia: Two people arrested after sabotage of community radio
Reporters without borders (press release) - France
... the investigation into the sabotage of the community radio Radio
Rurrenabaque, on 4 September 2008, in the department of Beni, north-eastern
Colombia. ...
<http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=30490>

5.03 - Bolivia: Two people arrested after sabotage of community radio

Reporters Without Borders today noted the arrest on 3 March 2009 of two
suspects, Juan Carlos and Saul Herrero Abrego, in the investigation into
the sabotage of the community radio Radio Rurrenabaque, on 4 September
2008, in the department of Beni, north-eastern Colombia. The two brothers
are reportedly members of the Beni Civic Committee that abducted and held
a journalist on the public radio network Red Patria Nueva during a wave of
violence in the autonomous regions. Elsewhere, Reporters Without Borders
condemned as shameful the behaviour of the mayor of Santa Cruz in eastern
Bolivia, Percy Fernandez, who insulted and assaulted journalist Marcia
Cedeño, of privately owned Unitel television during a press conference on
2 March 2009, as he did with a photographer the previous week.

More on Bolivia at

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=28550

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1. Community Media Sustainability Guide - The Business of Changing Live
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1. Community Media Sustainability Guide - The Business of Changing Live
Posted by: "George Lessard" media@web.net themediamentor
Date: Fri Mar 6, 2009 11:37 pm ((PST))

Community Media Sustainability Guide - The Business of Changing Lives
by Jean Fairbairn
Publisher
Internews
http://www.internews.org/prs/2009/20090225_mediaguide.shtm

Publication date
Feb 26 2009

http://www.comminit.com/node/287179/ads

Launched by Internews, this guide addresses the challenge of how to make
community media financially sustainable in countries around the world. The
Community Media Sustainability Guide: The Business of Changing Lives
covers topics such as incorporating new online platforms and using
alternative energy to power radio stations, all with an eye to
sustainability.

Case studies of community media outlets and networks featured here include
creative solutions to the problem of finding enough funding to stay in
business. For instance, the Coffee Lifeline project in Rwanda relies on
partnerships with international groups to supply agricultural news to
coffee farmers, and Desi Radio, serving London's Punjabi community,
thrives on a mixed business model that includes selling advertising,
conducting media trainings, and hiring out volunteers to dance at
weddings.

The guide is designed for community media practitioners and activists,
trainers, and the donors and development agencies that support them. It
provides different perspectives on sustainability, practical approaches to
achieving it, and a comprehensive list of resources for practitioners and
activists. The publication was funded by a grant to Internews Network from
the US Agency for International Development (USAID) via a subgrant from
Pact.

Click here to freely access the guide in PDF format.
http://www.internews.org/pubs/pdfs/InternewsCommunityMediaGuide2009.pdf

Internews Network is an international media development organization whose
mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and
information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their
voices heard. Founded in 1982, the organization has worked in over 70
countries and trained over 70,000 media professionals worldwide.
Contact

Anamika Nelson
Senior Program Associate, New Initiatives
Internews Network

1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 7th Floor
Washington DC
20036
United States
Tel: 202 833 5740 ext. 305
Fax: 202 833 5745
Internews website http://www.internews.org
anelson@internews.org

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