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MDDA - Media Develoment and Diversity Agency (South Africa)
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Radio Santa Clara (San Carlos, Costa Rica)
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Radio Sutatenza (ACPO) (Colombia)
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Christian Churches: Media Assistance
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Communication Rights
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Popular Cultures
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Financing Nonprofit Organizations
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Radio Progress (Wa, Upper West Region, Ghana)
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Sostenibilidad de medios comunitarios en la Red CORAPE
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie; Coordinadora de Radios Populares y Educativas del Ecuador (CORAPE) (2020), 33 pp.
"La Coordinadora de Medios Comunitarios, Populares y Educativos de Ecuador (CORAPE) es la red de medios comunitarios más grande de Ecuador y desde 2016 ha sido socio principal de DW Akademie en el país sudamericano. Entre 2016 y 2019 ambas organizaciones ejecutaron un proyecto financiado por el Mi
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Negotiating Context as a Survival Strategy: The Case of Mugambo Jwetu FM
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 5, issue 1 (2020), pp. 87-102
"Kenyan community radio works between international and national media paradigms, while seeking to meet the expectations of its local communities. International funding and training organizations active in the sector focus on enhancing technology for development, freedom of expression, democracy and
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Future Proofing Community Radio
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB); Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) (2019), 64 pp.
"This NAB guide is [...] aimed at assisting community radio as well as industry stakeholders to unpack current and future challenges facing the sector. These include issues such as digital disruption, technology convergence and the impact of new content platforms. The guide also provides an overview
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The Relevance of Public Policies for the Sustainability of Community Media: Lessons from Argentina
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 4, issue 2 (2019), pp. 74-90
"Since 2004 and for the first time in the history of broadcasting in the region, a dozen Latin American countries have acknowledged community radio and television stations as legal providers of audiovisual communication services. In Argentina, a law passed in 2009 not only awarded legal recognition
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By Any Means: Paths to Sustainability for Argentina’s Community Radio Stations
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 4, issue 4 (2019), pp. 80-92
"During 2016 and 2017 the Centro de Producciones Radiofónicas (CPR-CEPPAS) conducted a research project on the ways 11 community radio stations in Argentina generate and manage financial resources. We selected a comprehensive sample with different types of community radio stations and used UNESCO's
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Radio Adelaide: A Case Study of Community Radio Change and Resilience Within the Non-Profit Industrial Complex
Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 4, issue 4 (2019), pp. 4-19
"The Australian community radio sector is a rich source of information for researchers, activists and practitioners working to support and develop community broadcasting worldwide. With a 46-year history, it represents an established and enduring third tier of independent local broadcasting with ove
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Sostenibilidad económico-administrativa para las radios comunitarias
Radialistas Apasionadas y Apasionados; Radio Libres; Radioteca (2019), 34 pp.
"Este curso trata sobre la siempre difícil sostenibilidad económica de las radios de fines sociales. Pensaremos herramientas que ayuden a pensar unestra práctica en estos temas, dónde conseguir fondos, cómo adminstrarlos. La idea es reflexionar sobre las diferentes dimensiones que hacen que una
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The Economic Tensions Faced by Community Radio Broadcasters
In: The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media
Chris Atton (ed.)
London; New York: Routledge, paperback ed. (2019), pp. 247-257
"Community radio broadcasters obtain economic support from a variety of sources. During my discussions with community broadcasters and activists, there was a general expression of pragmatism towards the economic tensions they faced in running their stations. Their programme content may need to be su
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Assessing the Capacity, Challenges and Sustainability of the Community Radio Sector in Ethiopia
International Media Support (IMS); danicom (2019), 36 pp.
"International Media Support (IMS) carried out two initial assessment missions in Ethiopia in June and August 2018, and the community radio sector was identified as an area of possible cooperation and support. In order to follow up on this finding, an IMS team consisting of Mr. Tewodros Negash and M
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Financial Sustainability of Community Radio Stations: A ZACRAS Community Radio Handbook
Key Guidance
Fojo Media Institute; Zimbabwe Association of Community Radios (ZACRAS) (2018), 53 pp.
"Whereas the earlier ZACRAS manuals already covered issues of social and organisational sustainability, this manual addresses the issue of financial sustainability. These three aspects: social, organisational and financial sustainability e are described and explained in the following chapter. This f
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The Influence of Learning Orientation and Creative Broadcasting Techniques on Small Business Sustainability: A Case Study of Selected Community Radio Stations in Bloemfontein
Master Thesis Free State Central University of Technology (2018), xvi, 237 pp.
"The current study, which recognises the importance of creating learning organisations and the introduction of new broadcasting techniques to the survival of an organisation, explores the influence of learning orientation (LO) and creative broadcasting techniques (CBT) on the sustainability of CRS.
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El suelo no está parejo: Límites y posibilidades de los medios locales en un mercado altamente concentrado
Conexión (Departamento de Comunicaciones de la PUCP, Lima), issue 7 (2017), pp. 78-103
"Este artículo expone los principales rasgos del mercado de la radio y la televisión de señal abierta en el Perú, y hace hincapié en los niveles de concentración de la inversión publicitaria, el control de las frecuencias y el marco regulatorio hecho a la medida de los grupos mediáticos más
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Local Radio in Afghanistan: A Sustainability Assessment
Altai Consulting; Internews (2017), 136 pp.
"This study assesses the role and impact of this local radio station network as well as its sustainability prospects, focusing on four pillars of sustainability in particular: Financial sustainability: at a minimum, radio stations need to be able to support their activities, and ideally enjoy some s
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Research Report: Regulatory Framework for Community Broadcasting
Johannesburg: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) (2017), 109 pp.
"There are currently 280 community broadcasting services (275 community sound and 5 community television services). According to AC Nielsen and All Media and Products Survey (AMPS) data, community broadcasting services collectively take up an audience share of 6.3 million people in South Africa. How
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Como sea: Sostenibilidad económico-administrativa en radios comunitarias de Argentina
Top Insights
Buenos Aires: Ediciones del Jinete Insomne; Centro de Producciones Radiofónicas (2017), 298 pp.
"Una radio social (comunitaria, alternativa, popular, local, etc.) posee múltiples y diversas fuentes de financiamiento. Múltiples: en el sentido de que no se sostienen con una sola fuente de financiamiento. Primero, porque es difícil conseguir una sola fuente que cubra completamente los gastos d
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Community Broadcasting Sector Financial Health of Community Radio Survey
Survey Matters; Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) (2017), 43 pp.
"Sector income has increased significantly since the last census was conducted in 2011-2012. Community radio stations collectively generated $103,533,154, including CBF grants, in the 2015-2016 financial year. This represents an increase of 41%, or $30,143,206, over the last four years. While it is
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The Need and the Opportunities for Sustainability: The Case of Local Radio Stations in Tanzania
Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 38-59
"Local radio stations have mushroomed in Africa, including Tanzania, partly due to increased support from international donors. However, research results show that the lack of economic viability is a major constraint for local radio stations. They can hardly generate sufficient revenues from adverti
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Los medios sin fines de lucro entre la Ley Audiovisual y los decretos: Estrategias, desafíos y debates en el escenario 2009-2015
Córdoba: Editorial de la UNC (2016), 199 pp.
"En octubre de 2009, la Ley 26522 inaugura un escenario inédito para las radios y televisoras del sector social-comunitario. La norma, por primera vez en la historia de la radiodifusión argentina, reconoce a todos los medios sin fines de lucro –incluidas las cooperativas- como prestadores legale
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How Community Broadcasting is Funded: A Useful Resource for Community Broadcasters
3CMedia: Journal of Community, Citizen's and Third Sector Media and Communication, issue 8 (2016), pp. 29-39
"This article is intended as a resource for community broadcasters and researchers. It draws on interviews and discussion with community broadcasters and activists to identify practical examples of funding methods. The seven common methods of funding a community station are detailed. These are: supp
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Myanmar Community Media Start-up Strategy: Building Blocks for a Sustainable Beginning of Community Media in Myanmar
UNDP Myanmar; Empowerhouse (2016), 23 pp.
