PRESS RELEASE UNESCO CHAIR AT UOH GETS 2nd TERM as its work on community media goes global Hyderabad, December 11, 2015 The UNESCO Chair on Community Media at University of Hyderabad (UoH), the only one of its kind in the world,...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE issued jointly by the Nepal Dalit National Social Welfare Organisation (NNDSWO), Dalit NGO Federation (DNF), The Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO) and the Jagaran Media Center (JMC) on behalf of the Dalit Civil...
Read MoreOPENING REMARKS Conference on Community Media Sustainability: Strengthening Policies and Funding 14-15 September, UNESCO Paris Guy Berger, Director, Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development, Communication and...
Read MoreCommunity radio movement in the United States got a big boost with the passing of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010, with about 3000 low-power (about 100 watts) FM stations spread all across the country. Kanchan K. Malik and...
Read MoreFollowing the change in the country’s government earlier this year, the Indian Information and Broadcasting Ministry has ordered that its Electronic Media Monitoring Centre (EMMC) begin real-time broadcast radio monitoring as...
Read MoreWhile the impact of globalization has led to an increase in access to information, a major concern has been the absence of community specific concerns and participatory approaches to development. In this global debate,...
Read MoreThe South Asian Community Radio conference on ‘Enhancing the Role of Community Radio and Promoting Positive Social Change’ has called upon governments of South Asia to recognize the need to strengthen regulation in...
Read MoreEighteen years after the Supreme Court of India (SC) delivered a historic judgement (1995) declaring that “airwaves are public property” and that they must be “used for public good,” the Court is once again on the threshold of a...
Read MoreNew Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) Why not allow private radio stations, including community radios, to broadcast news when the same is allowed for television channels?, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre. Agreeing to hear the PIL...
Read MoreThe Uttarakhand floods are a wake up call to all of us that climate change is not just a reality but is also here to stay. As floods, earthquakes and drought increasingly confront the global landscape the writing on the wall...
Read MoreThe Chair will co-organise a South Asia seminar in association with AMARC Asia-Pacific, titled ‘Voices for Change and Peace: Taking stock of Community Radio in South Asia’, in New Delhi on January 17 and 18,...
Read MoreProf. Vinod Pavarala participated in a week-long series of civil society events, including presenting the key-note address, in Cyprus, from Oct 8 to October 13, including a public lecture organised by the Cyprus Community Media...
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