Community media in a digital age

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and UNESCO, recently published a book about community radio use of digital technologies.? Fighting Poverty: Utilizing Community Media in a Digital Age is based on a series of reflections raised during a roundtable on community radio and new technologies at the World Congress on Communication for Development (Rome, October 2006) and later further developed by workshop participants and others.

The ostensible subject of this publication is community media. The real focus of the text is on democratic and sustainable development. It reflects the main interest of those who support or are active in community radio, an interest that does not centre on technology, equipment, infrastructure or spectrum. Their interest focuses on participation.

The publication and additional audio and video material can be downloaded from AMARC’s website or you can order a print copy from here.

Table of Contents

- Communication for Development in the 21st Century: ICT-enhanced Empowerment of Poor and Marginalised People. A Foreword by Walter Fust, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Preface by Marcelo Solervicens, World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
- Introduction by James Deane, Communication for Social Change Consortium
- The Rescuing of Democracy: The Contribution of Community Radio in Nepal by Kunda Dixit, Nepali Times
- The Role of Community Radio in the Nepali Crisis: An Interview with Raghu Mainali by James Deane, Communication for Social Change Consortium
- Perspectives on Community Radio in Latin America by Alfonso Gumucio-Dagron, Communication for Social Change Consortium
- Community Radio at a Crossroads: A Perspective from Francophone Africa by Fatoumata Sow
- Perspectives and Experiences from Eastern and Southern Africa by Grace Githaiga, Econews
- Community Radio, New Technologies and Policy: Enough Watching, It’s Time for Doing by Bruce Girard
- What is Community Radio in the 21st Century? A Perspective from UNESCO by Wijayananda Jayaweera
- WCCD Statement on community Media
- Notes on Contributors