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INTERADIO SEEKS WRITERS ON "CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS"

TO: All supporters of the democratization of communications

FROM: Editor, InteRadio

My name is Elvira Truglia and I am the Editor of InteRadio, the bi-annual
magazine of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC).
The next issue will present the second part of a two-part series on
"culture and communications".  Due to the overwhelming interest in the
subject, we decided to continue the discussion in a second issue.

Below is a list of the articles that appeared in the latest edition to give
you an idea of the kind of articles were looking for. Ive also included
the description I submitted to the list in the fall to refresh everyones
memory. I am soliciting thought provoking articles (650 words) on the
topics described below.  The deadline for submissions is March 20, 1998 but
if you are interested in writing (or know of someone who may be
interested), please contact me right away. You can write in English, French
or Spanish as the magazine is published in all three languages. For more
information, contact me at the address listed at the bottom of the page.  I
look forward to hearing from you.

Oh yes, and if you would like to inquire on how to receive a copy of
InteRadio (by subscription or membership to AMARC), please contact the
International Secretariat c/o Marie-Line at amarcho@web.apc.org, or at the
phone and fax numbers listed at the bottom of this message.

In solidarity,

Elvira

INTERADIO, Volume 9, Number 2, 1997

Imagining Communities: Culture in the 90s

Editorial               Whats the difference?
                Culture in context
                Elvira Truglia

Global          The remembrance of knowledge lost
                Sustaining linguistic and biological diversity
                Sophie K. Ly

                Indigenous peoples and electronic media:
                Looking to the (financial) future
                Donald R. Browne

St. Vincent &   Taking it to the streets
the Grenadines  The National Youth Council gets mobile radio license
                Fred Campbell

Peru            Ancient culture in the blink of an eye
                "Nunqachik" - Quechua language radio programming in cyberspace
                Leo Casas

Brazil          The world according to gender
                Womens radio network claims a public voice
                Madalena Guilhon

Canada          Aboriginal culture breathes fresh air
                CKLB tastes assimilation and fights back
                Barry Zellen

USA             Defining a new oral tradition
                American Indian radio in the Dakotas
                M.L Cornette & Bruce Smith

Comoro          Reclaiming the spoken word
Islands         Kamal Eddine Saindou

South Africa    The Local Village speaks up
                Rural women in South Africa start community radio station
                Tracey Naughton

Federal                 Radio stations caught in paper chase
Republic of     Mirko S. Mandrino
Yugoslavia

India           Grassroots communication
                For a new generation of radio producers
                Sucharita Eashwar & Sarita Vellani

Australia       Pondering the Vox Pop
                Debate between ethnic community and government broadcasters
 heats up
                Elvira Truglia

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INTERADIO, Volume 10, Number 1, 1998

THEME: Cultural Diversity
        The premise for supporting cultural diversity is the affirmation of a
pluralist society where everyone has the right to express their differences
while maintaining access to economic and social equality.  While
multicultural societies have existed throughout history, pressure for
recognition of culturally diverse groups is on the rise along with the
anxiety from the effects of globalization. In so-called democratic states,
the liberal rhetoric of "equality" has often been a way to maintain the
status quo; the resulting class inequality, often based on ethnic and
racial lines, catalyzed the civil sphere to lobby for cultural diversity,
specifically, for the representation of minorities in all spheres of life -
political, economic, social. Cultural policies such as communications
policies are critical in the quest for representation. It is through
communication that we can express our differences and enter into dialogue
with others.
        Cultural diversity is clearly linked to the issue of human rights, such
 as
the right to liberty and equality. British activist Stuart Hall believes
that civil society should lobby the State to formally enshrine "substantive
rights" (rights that provide the means to equality) in constitutions; for
example, the "right to communicate".  Historically, radio, community radio
in particular, has been touted as one of the most democratic communications
mediums, providing access to the largest spectrum of the population in its
quest to promote social change. Legislative and other barriers have not
always enabled community radio stations to put theory into practice. Now is
the time to put our stations to the test. What are we actively doing to
promote cultural diversity? As importantly, what are our organizations that
support community radio and the democratization of communications doing to
promote cultural diversity?

I AM LOOKING FOR ARTICLES THAT DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS (AND/OR YOUR
SUGGESTIONS):

SECTION:
A) DEBATE??
(i) What is  "alternative" media?

(B) GLOBAL
(i) -Ethnic Minorities in the Media/Cultural Equity
(ii) - New Information and Communications Technologies (NICT's) -
Communication for Development/Can NICT's Promote Cultural Diversity?
(iii) -Intellectual Property Rights & Media Literacy - How does copyright
legislation hinder or encourage cultural diversity?

(C) REGIONAL

I am looking for case studies, analysis, features, etc. relating to the six
regions of the world: Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, Latin America &
the Caribbean, Europe

Some community radio issues related to cultural diversity:
Which "community" in community radio is served - the dominant or minority?
What about the question of  community radio in different contexts;
multi/cultural specific programming; employment and gender equity issues;
what languages are broadcast - the official languages or the pluralist
approach - does legislation allow the latter? If yes, how are specific
groups selected for broadcast, how much time is allotted to each? What
about new immigrants, do they have a voice? In regions where there is still
a monopoly on the airwaves (or very restrictive access), what creative ways
are being used to promote cultural diversity through communications? etc.

(D) Radio Art/Arts Activism (How is community radio being used as an outlet
for social activism through artistic expression? For example, do you any
original radio plays youd like to submit an extract from? Or any other
creative sound projects youd like to talk about?)
(E) International News (relating to community radio or communications in
general)
(F) Publications (ditto)
(G) Calendar (on interesting upcoming events relevant to progressive
communications)






Elvira Truglia
Editor, InteRadio

World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires
Asociacion Mundial de Radios Comunitarias
(AMARC)
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