This online guidebook is designed to help journalists everywhere prepare
for future disaster coverage.
An excerpted version of the guide is available as an embedable interactive
widget (left). A PDF version of the guide, including an extended text and
additional sections, can be downloaded
in English here,
http://www.icfj.org/disaster/ICFJ_disaster_ENG.pdf
and in Spanish, here.
http://www.icfj.org/disaster/ICFJ_disaster_ESP.pdf
RT @mediamentor: International Center for #Journalists (ICFJ) #Journalism
Guide > Disaster and Crisis Coverage http://ow.ly/15HPR
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: NATIONAL COORDINATOR
FULL-TIME
Deadline for applications is Midnight, EST, February 23, 2010.
The National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA/ANREC)
http://www.ncra.ca/ is a not-for-profit national association of
organizations and individuals committed to volunteer-based,
community-oriented radio broadcasting.
The NCRA/ANREC seeks a National Coordinator to manage operations, and to
support and foster the growth and development of this dynamic association
and its diverse stakeholders. This position requires strong leadership,
excellent communication skills, and the ability to work strategically to
achieve the association’s goals. The ideal National Coordinator is a highly
organized self-starter who has worked or volunteered in the campus/community
radio sector, has experience in not-for-profit management, fundraising,
membership services and outreach in a not-for-profit context, and is
enthusiastic about joining an association which unites and serves
community-access radio broadcasters throughout Canada.
The National Coordinator, who will be based in Ottawa, will report to the
NCRA board of directors. This position carries an initial term of 6 months,
with possible renewal.
The successful candidate’s responsibilities will include, but are not
limited to:
- In consultation with the Board of Directors, seeking new and sustainable
funding streams for the association, including exploring all possible
fundraising methods, sourcing and writing proposals for applicable grants
and implementing an individual donor plan.
- Fostering member recruitment and retention by maintaining regular station
contact, providing assistance, and overseeing and developing member services
and resources.
- Encouraging collaboration within the association by linking members for
the purposes of mentorship, information-sharing, and regional development.
- Liaising and developing relationships and partnerships with other
organizations, government agencies, and regulatory bodies, such as ARC du
Canada, ARC-Q, CRTC, Industry Canada, Heritage Canada, CAB, and AMARC.
- Working collaboratively with the Treasurer to ensure the sound financial
management and fiscal stewardship of the association, including bookkeeping,
preparing annual budgets, and providing regular financial reports to the
Board of Directors.
- Working in conjunction with the Board of Directors to define the
association’s strategic direction, review and developing goals and
objectives, plan and execute programs and services, and measure the impact
of the association’s activities.
- Preparing for and attending meetings of the Board of Directors (and
Committees as required) and supporting them in carrying out their work.
- Developing and maintaining the accuracy and relevance of the association’s
communication tools including email listserves, website, newsletter,
membership kits, press releases and annual report.
- Along with members of the Board of Directors, acting as spokesperson and
point of contact to stakeholders, including government, regulatory bodies,
other organizations, funders, media, and community members.
- Keeping abreast of relevant sector developments such as emerging broadcast
technologies, new media, regulatory issues, and copyright tariffs.
- Representing the association as an ex officio member of Community Radio
Fund of Canada’s Board of Directors, and supporting the fund in carrying out
its work.
- Undertaking the recruitment, selection, training, and management of staff
and volunteers, and assisting the Board of Directors in maintaining
appropriate human resources and volunteer management policies and practices.
- Carrying out a variety of administrative tasks to keep the national office
running smoothly.
- Other duties as assigned by the board
*Qualifications*
- Previous experience:
- working collaboratively and strategically to effect organizational growth
and development.
- working or volunteering at one or more campus or community radio
station(s)
- conducting community outreach, public education, and advocacy
- working in the not-for-profit voluntary sector with a volunteer Board of
Directors in a management and administration capacity (at least three years)
Strong skills in:
- communication, including written, oral, and interpersonal (ability to work
effectively in both English and French is an asset)
- conflict resolution and diplomacy
- financial management, planning and reporting
- Microsoft Office and accounting applications
Demonstrated ability to:
- write successful grant applications and administer grant-funded programs
- build and maintain sound relationships with colleagues, community members,
media, existing or potential stakeholders, and a wide variety of
personalities and interests spread across the country.
- be highly productive and organized while working alone with minimal
supervision.
Also required:
- thorough knowledge of the relevant issues affecting the c/c radio sector
- Diploma or university degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent
combination of training and experience.
Compensation: range of $32,000 to $38,000 per annum, commensurate with
experience
The National Campus and Community Radio Association is dedicated to
advancing the role and increasing the effectiveness of campus and community
radio in Canada. The NCRA/ANREC, in accordance with its Statement of
Principles, encourages applications from under-represented communities,
including women, people of colour, members of the LGBT community, people
with physical and mental challenges, people living with HIV/AIDS, Native
peoples, and people whose age, education, or economic status may be a
barrier to employment. The NCRA/ANREC does not discriminate on the basis of
race, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, or class.
Everyone is thanked for applying; however, only those selected for an
interview may be contacted.
Deadline for applications is Midnight, EST, February 23, 2010.
Please send resume and cover letter outlining suitability and qualifications
to:
NCRA/ANREC National Coordinator Posting
325 Dalhousie, Suite 230
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 7G2
Or email ncrajob@... <mailto:ncrajob@...>. PDF attachments are
accepted.
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RT @mediamentor: #Radio Dialogue losing patience with GNU over licence
delays | The #Zimbabwe Situation
http://ow.ly/14UzO
A Bulawayo based community radio initiative, Radio Dialogue has released a
press statement saying it is losing patience with government over its
failure to provide a broadcasting licence.
Speaking at a press conference held after the handover of the Radio
Dialogue constitutional report activities to the parliamentary select
committee(COPAC) on Saturday at Bulawayo Rainbow hotel, chairperson of the
Radio Dialogue Trust, Peter Zwide Khumalo said the inclusive government
has failed to liberate the media.
Khumalo said failure to provide radio licences is testimony that the
government cannot fulfill the Global Political Agreement.
“For five years now Radio Dialogue has been meeting with government on the
issue of community radio licensing,” Khumalo told the conference, “The GPA
brought great hope that, at last, licences would be issued. For sixteen
months now the people of Bulawayo have been waiting the Inclusive
Government to fulfil its promises. But this has been in vain.”
Khumalo was reiterating the words of the executive director of Radio
Dialogue Nigel Johnson who said the GPA is not working.
“Article 19 makes it clear that all licences , all applications will be
processed immediately,” Johnson said, “This was signed by Robert Mugabe,
Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara. They all signed that they will
process applications immediately but it hasn’t happened.”
Khumalo also criticised the ministry of media, information and publicity
for its failure to constitute a legitimate broadcasting authority.He said
the ministry is in a state of confusion.
“The Minister unilaterally appointed members to BAZ,” he said, “These
appointments were immediately rejected by the Deputy Minister and
subsequently by the Prime Minister.”
6WR Waringarri Radio 693AM - The Voice of the East Kimberley, Western
Australia http://ow.ly/14UkU
Waringarri Radio 6WR broadcasts the latest music, news, weather and
community information over a 300km radius in the remote East Kimberley
region of Far North Western Australia. Our powerful coverage includes
Kununurra, Wyndham, Warmun, Oombulgurri, El Questro, Argyle Mine and
Timber Creek.
RT @Northern_Clips: 6WR Waringarri Radio oldest #Aboriginal-owned
community #radio station http://ow.ly/14UgO in Western #Australia
[excerpt]
The Voice of the East Kimberley now faces an uncertain future.
A lightning storm recently knocked out one of the four modules on the
5-kilowatt transmitter of Kununurra's 6WR Waringarri Radio in Western
Australia's northern Kimberley region.
But it didn't faze the station's manager Colin Cameron, a jack of all
trades in the radio business, who walked the 500m down the road to fix it
himself.
The storm was not enough to take "The Voice of the East Kimberley",
Western Australia's oldest indigenous radio station, off the air. But it
brought back memories for Mr Cameron, 73, of when the station's board had
called him in February 2002 when lighting had taken out the transmitter
completely and 6WR had been off the air for 47 days.
Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar.
End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar.
The veteran radio broadcaster, manager and station owner quickly got the
station up and running again and the board soon asked him if he would like
to stay permanently.
"The station was in survival mode when I arrived, it needed tender loving
care," Mr Cameron said. More than eight years later and with the help of
dedicated presenters and local volunteers, 6WR continues to broadcast to
towns and remote communities in a 300km radius around Kununurra, including
Oombulgurri to the northwest, El Questro station to the south, and over
the border to Timber Creek in the Northern Territory.
There are also FM translators at the Argyle mine, Wyndham, Warmun and
Kalumburu.
Established in 1987, 6WR was the first Aboriginal-owned community radio
station in the Kimberley and continues to be the only station with its
studios and administration in Kununurra.
RT @mediamentor: Community Media Association 365 http://ow.ly/14TMX 2010 –
a photo blog year in the life of community media - About http://ow.ly/14TOy
About
<http://photo365.commedia.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/cmaboxlogo_purple.jp\
g>
The Community Media Association (CMA) <http://www.commedia.org.uk/> has
started this photo blog for 2010 but we need your help. We would like you
to send us photos of your community project that we will publish on
“Community Media 365″. Every day in 2010 we will post to this blog an image
relating to community media so that over the course of 2010 together we will
build a rich visual picture of the community media sector.
All images are welcome – whether it’s a picture of the stapler on your desk
or a visit to your project by a campaigning politician; a photo of your
staff team or the view from your window. Obviously the more photos we can
get from you the better chance we have of this project succeeding. The CMA
will also post the odd picture up so you will get a chance to see some of us
at work.
Please send your photos to: *photo365@...*
We can handle all digital photo file formats but sending jpegs will mean
less work for us to convert them. We can also scale down pictures so hi-res
photos are fine. When sending photos from a mobile phone try to set the
highest resolution possible. Please ensure that all photos are suitable for
publishing on the web in terms of rights clearance and privacy.
We will continue to make calls throughout the year for photos so just keep
them coming. We hope to feature as wide a spread of your projects as
possible but the more good photos that you send us the better the chances
are of your organisation featuring several times.
So please start immediately and send your photos now to: *
photo365@...*
***
The Community Media Association is the UK representative body for the
Community Media sector and we are committed to promoting access to the media
for people and communities. We enable people to establish and develop
community based communications media for empowerment, cultural expression,
information and entertainment.
*Background
*Founded in 1983, the CMA is a non-profit making organisation, supporting
community radio, local television and community-based internet projects. We
represent the interests of the community media sector Government, industry
and regulatory bodies.
Membership currently exceeds 600, bringing together established
organisations, aspirant groups and individuals within the sector. The CMA
provides a range of advice, information and consultancy, offering support to
anyone with an interest in the sector.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR151u9P5Ko (interview by Jane Regan)
An interview with Guyrleine Justin, director of REFRAKA (Network of Haitian
Women Community Radio Animators) who narrowly escaped from the REFRAKA office
when the six-story building collapsed.
And: http://www.youtube.com/user/JaneRegan
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> Community Radio Youth Involvement Officer
> Up to £22,000 + 5% pension contribution
> Full time, 37.5 hours per week
> Contract to 31 Mar 2011, with potential for extension subject to
> future funding
> With 21 years' experience in delivering innovative and effective
> community based arts and media projects, Preston Community Arts
> Project (Prescap) operates a highly successful full-time Community
> Radio project in Preston. The radio station reflects all of Preston's
> many communities, and gives everybody the chance to get their voice
> heard, and their message across.
> A vacancy has arisen for a Youth Involvement Officer to work within
> our community radio team, to lead the recruitment, training, induction
> and support of young volunteers, working with them to create broadcast
> material and facilitating young people’s involvement in all aspects of
> the wider community radio project.
> You’ll be experienced in and committed to engaging and working with
> young people, as well as excited about the opportunities community
> radio can offer them. Your focus will be to ensure the benefits of
> volunteering with community radio are available to all young people in
> Preston.
> Benefits include flexible working arrangements, 30 days annual leave
> and 5% pension contribution.
> Closing date for applications: 12pm, Monday 22nd February
> Post subject to enhanced CRB check.
> More information is available from www.preston.fm <http://www.preston.fm>
>
> Richard Lace
> Community Radio Project Manager
>
> Preston Community Arts Project
> 2nd Floor
> Buckingham House
> Glovers Court
> Preston
> PR1 3LS
>
> T: 01772 880791
> E: richard@... <mailto:richard@...>
> W: www.preston.fm <http://www.preston.fm/>
>
> Prescap provides a platform and catalyst enabling people to explore,
> realise and value their full potential through creativity.
>
> Prescap Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (no 2217850).
> Registered charity no 1046936. Registered office 5A Walton's Parade,
> Preston, PR1 8QT.
>
---Apologies for cross-posting----
Please circulate widely.
*Executive Director* - *Alliance for Community Media
*
The Alliance for Community Media (ACM) seeks an Executive Director
to lead this dynamic organization and take it to the next level. The
ideal candidate should be committed to the mission of the
organization and its success, and provide consistent support for its
members through organizational management and operations, advocacy
efforts, fundraising, leadership and coalition building.
The ACM is a national, non-profit membership organization that
represents over 1,000 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG)
access television, community media organizations, members and
supporters throughout the country. Founded in 1976, the ACM is a
leading advocate for localism and diversity in media and for media
democracy. Critical to the mission of the ACM is the preservation of
the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech, with
corresponding legislation and policies to protect community channels
and sustain funding for their operation. The ACM advances its
mission through member development, public education, a progressive
legislative and regulatory agenda, coalition building and grassroots
organizing.
*
*
*Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
*The executive director serves as the chief executive officer and
principal spokesperson of the ACM. Key responsibilities include:
* Manage operations and administration of the organization
utilizing staff, contractors and volunteer efforts to maximize
resources.
* Increase the organization’s membership and ensure members are
provided services on a timely and consistent basis.
* Develop and secure funding to build and maintain a strong,
thriving and sustainable national non-profit organization.
* Maintain appropriate fiscal and budgetary control of the
organization. Prepare budgets and monitor expenses and revenues.
* Lead advocacy efforts by representing ACM membership before
Congress and the FCC, and supporting policy initiatives at the
state level to protect and grow community access television.
* Represent ACM membership in dealings with other public
interest organizations and maintain an active role in the
community.
* Support educational activities that benefit ACM members,
including national and regional conferences, publications and
other activities.
* Provide information and support to national and regional
leadership of the organization, including the Board of
Directors, and ACM national affiliates.
§ Work with the Board of Directors and staff to develop and
implement all policies, procedures, and long-range strategic plans.
Prepare periodic reports regarding progress toward and barriers to
the achievement of such policies and plans.
The individual will oversee the planning and delivery of ACM events,
programs and products, including the ACM Annual Conference, the
/Community Media Review,/ books, videos, list-servs and the ACM web
site. The executive director will develop written materials for the
advancement of the ACM’s policy agenda and member communications.
The executive director will enhance the business operations of the
organization by developing and maintaining policies and procedures.
Desired Minimum Employment Standards and Requirements:
/Education /Experience/:
§ BA or BS degree from an accredited college or university. [/NOTE:
Selected applicants will be asked to submit transcripts or other
verification of their degree(s)/.]
§ A minimum of five (5) years of upper management or supervisory
experience in the community media field, or in related areas such as
public administration, arts, etc.
§ Must have achieved a senior level position in an organization or
department.
§ Documented experience that demonstrates a thorough understanding
of the field of non-commercial Public, Educational, and Government
Access, or a related field.
The successful candidate should demonstrate experience in the
following areas:
§ Legislative advocacy
§ Leadership and management responsibility with a complex non-profit
organization.
§ Organizing and working with diverse groups of people.
§ Fund development
§ Strong communications skills, including effective public speaking
and negotiation.
§ Providing member services with excellence.
§ Strategic planning, implementation and preparation for an evolving
future.
§ Work with community media.
Desired qualifications:
§ Knowledge of the principles, practices and legal regulations of
cable communications.
§ Experience with a national or state organization structured on a
geographical basis.
§ Verbal and writing skills that reveal ability to effectively
communicate complex concepts and messages
§ Proven successful track record in fundraising
This job description should not be construed to imply that these
requirements are the exclusive standards for the position. Employees
will follow any other instructions and perform any other related
duties as may be required to fulfill all job responsibilities and
the mission of the organization.
The executive director should be available to begin work in June 2010.
The ACM national office is currently located in downtown Washington,
DC. The ACM expects to move to a virtual office in July 2010. The
ACM offers a salary range of $90,000 - $100,000 per year plus a
competitive benefits package. Relocation assistance is not provided.
The ACM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. For
more information about the ACM, visit www.alliancecm.org
<http://www.alliancecm.org/>
Applicants must submit a detailed letter of introduction (describing
how their experience, knowledge and skills match the identified
duties, responsibilities, and minimum employment standards and
requirements of this position), a current resume, salary
history/requirements, and at least three professional references
with telephone numbers. Submit materials via e-mail (MS Word or PDF
format documents as attachments/)/ to: Jacci Duncan, Meridian
Services, jduncan@...
*Deadline for submission: Applicant materials must be received by
5:00 PM, Friday Feb. 26, 2010.
*
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Media Promotion SMM Records
Kompleks Harco Mangga Dua Blok K No 35
Jakarta Pusat 10730Email :
ekpurwanto@.../ekpurwanto@...
Phone : +6285649962233PIN BB : Request MARVELL'S,RAMA, KEYLA, SECONDCIVIL,
MAYORET, MAHAGHITA, ETRIDI
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: radtimes <resist@...>
Date: 4 February 2010 21:50
Subject: [MRN] Mobile radio reaches out to Nepali communities
To:
Mobile radio reaches out to Nepali communities
http://southasia.oneworld.net/ictsfordevelopment/mobile-radio-reaches-out-to-nep\
ali-communities
10 December 2009
Antenna Foundation, in partnership with local FM stations, is helping rural
people in Nepal's hilly terrain access to information and opportunity to
participate in the political process. Under the Doko Radio initiative
community people are provided radio receivers as well as training for
carrying out on-location recording.
A project of the Antenna Foundation, an NGO that is dedicated to public
service broadcasting in Nepal, Doko Radio aims to take democracy to the
doorsteps of local people living in remote areas across a difficult terrain.
In Nepal, the word doko refers to the baskets that women use to carry water,
firewood etc. Madhu Acharya, the head of Antenna Foundation, describes Doko
as a mobile radio station that brings information to areas that might
otherwise not have access to it. "It's a backpack radio station," he says.
Doko staff travel across Nepal, stopping at locations for a few days where
they create and broadcast local programming that residents can tune in to on
their existing transmitters. In radio-shadow region, which have no
transmitters at all, Antenna Foundation distributes cheap devices, allowing
the local population to tune into their programming.
While Doko first started off as a mobile initiative that focused entirely on
creating and broadcasting its own programming in a region for a few days
before moving on, it didn't take long for the organisation to realise that
it wasn't having a lasting impact. Further consideration led the staff to
conclude that their best shot at enhancing Doko's impact would to partner
with local radio stations.
While the organisation has curbed traveling this year, as of last year, it
had traveled to 25 locations, and partnered with existing FM stations in
most of these. "We provide then with training and technology so they can do
on-location recording," explains Acharya. "Before this, the broadcasts were
limited to studios. Stations weren't collecting voices from the grassroots."
He explains that this is a far more sustainable approach: one that maximises
ROI.
Among the major issues that Doko aims to tackle is how to create consensus
in a region that is as politically complex as Nepal. According to Acharya,
once the Doko team explained their objectives, they ran into little
resistance from Maoists, and it was only in one or two regions that they
faced significant difficulties.
Looking towards the future, Acharya says that Doko's role could be
transformed into one of disaster relief. For now, he underscores that the
initiative's biggest priority is to develop an effective partnership with
local media stations.
"Over time when every district has its own radio station, the tool we
provide might be outdated. But any lasting outcome we have will be from
encouraging local stations to interact with the grassroots."
Doko Radio won an award in the community broadcasting category of the
Manthan awards, which recognise best e-content practices in South Asia.
--
Source:
http://blog.livemint.com/the-development-dossier/2009/12/09/doko-taking-radio-to\
-nepal%E2%80%99s-grassroots/#more-321
.
_________________________________________________________________
The International Microradio Network
For all list information and functions, including changing
your subscription mode and options, visit the Web page:
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Dear friends
Our good friends at Mediact in Seoul, South Korea, are facing imminent
closure. By their account this is part of a broader context of repression
of dissenting voices by the ruling party there.
They have launched a petition here;
http://www.gopetition.com/online/33662.html
With the launch of the Community Radio Toolkit in Korea the development of
the community media sector is at a critical juncture - to lose Mediact to a
less progressive operator would be tragic.
Please take a moment to sign the petition and pass on this email.
best wishes
Phil Korbel
Director, Radio Regen
--
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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'FM phase III finalisation soon' - Ambika Soni
http://ow.ly/12dMQ
[excerpt]
NEW DELHI: The government is working to ensure that at least 4000
Community Radio stations are operational in the next three years,
Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said on Friday,
reiterating that community radio reaches people at the macro level to
understand and resolve their problems.
She also announced that the government was in the process of finalising
the FM Radio Phase III policy soon. She said this was being done “with a
view to incentivise the introduction of FM radio services in the North
Eastern States, Jammu and Kashmir, and island territories, and to further
liberalise the regulatory framework to provide for greater diversity of
content and bring down operational costs”.
Inaugurating the annual BES Expo 2010 organized by the Broadcast Engineers
Society (India), she said broadcast engineers must play a crucial role in
guiding the best possible options in the carriage of the content to the
public, acknowledging that technology is clearly a growth driver for many
an innovation in Broadcast sector. She also urged broadcasters to ensure
that fruits of new technology actually reach the consumer.
The theme of 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial
and Satellite Broadcasting is ‘Broadcasters and new Media Technologies’
and it will conclude on 31 January.
Referring to the role of the Government, she said the endeavour of her
ministry is to ensure that policy framework and business models are in
sync to cater to the consumer interest. “We are guided by the thought that
technology neutral approach to policies is the appropriate way.
Convergence in technology has to fast become a reality.”
The minister also announced that serious thought was being given to devise
suitable policies for mobile television. She emphasised that the
government was committed to technological improvement/digitalisation of
the DD network to improve the viewing experience.
As the official broadcaster for telecast of the Commonwealth Games 2010,
it would ensure High Definition Television is in place. She added that
digitalisation of the Broadcasting Services of Doordarshan/All India Radio
and Cable Services is one of the key thrust areas identified by the
Ministry because of the “advantages digital mode offers in terms of
efficient utilization of available spectrum, better quality of picture and
services, various interactive and niche services and transparency above
all.”
She noted that the trend worldwide has been to fix sunset dates for
complete switch off of analogue
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From: Suman Basnet <suman_basnet@...>
Date: 2010/1/29
Subject: [Asiapacific-general] Community broadcasters mobilise in support of
Haiti
To: AMARC_AP_General_List <asiapacific-general@...>
*Community broadcasters mobilise in support of Haiti*
Community radio broadcasters are mobilising worldwide in response to the
earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January. In an unprecedented global
response in solidarity with the Haitian people, community radio broadcasters
have organised appeals for emergency and humanitarian relief and have
offered equipment and technical expertise to support Haiti's community radio
stations.
An AMARC volunteer team arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday carrying
equipment for SAKS (Society for the Animation of Social Communication), a
community media production and support centre in Port-au-Prince, whose
offices were destroyed when the earthquake struck. Sony Esteus, Director of
SAKS and AMARC Vice President, will accompany the international team as they
travel to Leogane, Grand Goave, Jacmel and other locations that are among
the worst hit areas outside of the Haitian capital.
Radio Saka, the local community radio of Grand Goave, was reported back on
the air, but at reduced power, and helping to mobilise local relief efforts.
AMARC estimates around 12 community radios are in areas directly affected by
the earthquake. The AMARC-SAKS mission will assess the impact of the
earthquake on the community radio sector, provide basic repairs and support
to community media workers, and assist community radio to contribute to the
humanitarian relief operation.
In the capital, most neighbourhoods have been heavily impacted. Many hundred
thousand people have been left homeless and there are thousands of temporary
camps. Everything happens in the streets. "The streets are the 'salon' of
the people" says an old Haitian proverb. This has become a reality, even for
those whose homes have not been damaged or destroyed, with people preferring
to sleep in the open rather than risk staying in a building that might
collapse with the next aftershock. Even the radio stations are broadcasting
on the streets, with journalists afraid to work in their studios
Major international media support organisations are on the ground working to
help restore Haiti's damaged communications infratructure:
AMARC, International Media Support, Internews, Reporters Without Borders,
are among the organisations collaborating in Haiti to avoid duplication and
to assure an effective response to the disaster and the challenges of
providing immediate relief.
AMARC has called on community radio broadcasters worldwide to support the
Haiti relief effort, not only by broadcasting humanitarian appeals, but also
be providing equipment, technical support and other resources to enable
community radio in Haiti to play a central role in assuring access to
information and enabling the populations affected to communicate their needs
and concerns.
-END-
For news updates, further information and offers of equipment, technical and
other support to assist community radio in Haiti, please visit:
http://www.amarc.org/haiti
Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the World
Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together a network
of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations and community media
stakeholders in more than 115 countries. The main global impact of AMARC
since its creation in 1983 has been to accompany and support the
establishment of a worldwide community radio sector that has democratized
the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the
international, national, local and neighbourhood levels and defends and
promotes the interests of the community radio movement through solidarity,
networking and Cooperation.
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RT @mediamentor: 16 Community #radio stations obliterated, off the air in
#Haiti Committee to Protect Journalists
http://ow.ly/11CDW
& face serious problems
[excerpt]
More than two weeks after earthquake that devastated Haiti, several
community radio stations are still off the air. In the western and
southeastern parts of the country, at least 16 stations are facing serious
problems that have suspended their broadcasts, Sony Esteus, executive
director of SAKS, a local organization of community radio stations, told
CPJ. The earthquake obliterated SAKS’ office in the Bourdon neighborhood,
east of Port-au-Prince.
• How to help
Community radio stations play a leading role in local news coverage in
Haiti’s most remote communities, filling the void left by private radio
stations in the capital. Most of them operate with low power transmission
equipment—between 10 and 500 watts. SAKS has a network of around 30
community radio stations throughout Haiti and has made bringing them back
into operation its priority.
[...]
Editor’s Note: If you have any information on journalists and media
outlets in Haiti please post a comment below or notify us via e-mail
msalazar@..., or Twitter: @HelpJournalists. We are collecting funds
that will go directly to Haitian journalists.
RT @mediamentor: RT @helpingmedia: In Haiti, Signal FM staff keeps station
running
Editor’s Note: If you have any information on journalists and media
outlets in Haiti please post a comment below or notify us via e-mail
msalazar@..., or Twitter: @HelpJournalists. We are collecting funds
that will go directly to Haitian journalists.
If you’d like to make a contribution, please click this link and enter
“Haiti” in the “Notes” section on the second page.
http://cpj.org/about/donate-online.phphttp://ow.ly/ZfE4
@pressfreedom #haiti #media
Signal FM is the only Haitian radio station to continuously broadcast
during and after the powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake that ravaged the
capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas on January 12. Signal’s
online news service kept operating as well. The station’s equipment,
located in Petionville (east of Port-au-Prince) remained in service,
withstanding, remarkably, tremors to the building and broadcasting
aerials. But the true credit goes to the station’s staff members, who made
extraordinary efforts and great sacrifices to inform the public during a
period of chaos, the station’s managing director, Mario Viau, told CPJ.
[...]
RT @mediamentor: Reporters Sans Frontières & Quebecor Media Operations
Centre gets backing from Haitian government
http://ow.ly/Zbse
#Haiti
Published on 21 January 2010
Haiti’s culture and communications minister, Marie-Laurence
Jocelyn-Lassègue, has given her support for the Media Operations Centre
installed in Port-au-Prince by Reporters Without Borders and Quebecor.
Their representatives are to meet with her in the capital this morning (at
9 a.m. local time) to discuss the way the centre will function and the
choice of journalists to run it.
The centre’s mandate is to:
1- make the equipment that Haitian journalists need to work available to them
2- act as a place where they can meet their international colleagues
3- offer the various organisations that defend journalists in Haiti a
place where they can operate
4- act as a news centre for the various government authorities and NGOs
that want to address as many media as possible
5- advise and assist the government and its partners as regards
relaunching news media that were hit by the 12 January earthquake, both in
the capital and provinces, especially in the towns of Petit-Goâve,
Grand-Goâve and Léogâne, which were very badly affected.
Located on Cheriez Street in the Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of
Canapé-Vert, the centre has room for up to 20 journalists to work at any
one time, a news conference room that can hold 40 people and a terrace
that can hold 60 people. It will have broadband Internet, telephone lines,
an audio and video conference system, a satellite TV link and printers, as
well as facilities for journalists in distress.
Canada’s governor-general, Mickaëlle Jean, plans to address a message in
Creole to the Haitian people via the centre tomorrow. We invite Haitian
President René Préval to hold a meeting with the press in the centre and
we hope that the presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers of the
countries with particularly close ties with Haiti will also chose this way
to make a concrete commitment to the reconstruction of the Haitian media.
According to Mark Harvey, leading the European response for Internews, an
international media development organization which has been designated by
UNOCHA to coordinate all international media assistance efforts to Haiti,
“Local journalists in Port-au-Prince are the vital link between the
humanitarian relief and the Haitian population who is desperate for
information. Haitian media professionals are struggling to get back to
their vital work, and the importance of the work of Reporters Without
Borders in helping to do this cannot be underestimated.”
This centre belongs to Haiti’s journalists. Its ability to continue
operating in the medium term will depend on the technical and financial
assistance it receives from other NGOs, international bodies and foreign
media.
Reporters Without Borders and Quebecor would finally like to pay tribute
to four journalists who died in the earthquake: Wanel Fils of Radio
Galaxie in Port-au-Prince, Franklin Laurent and Leiva Jasmin (disappeared)
of Radio Koha, and Bazelais Volcy of Radio Echo 2000 in Petit-Goâve.
Feminist International Radio Endeavour (FIRE),
http://www.radiofeminista.net/
an Internet grassroots feminist radio station based in Costa Rica, has
joined efforts with the NGO's Colectiva Mujer y Salud (Women & Health
Collective)
http://www.colectivamujerysalud.org/
and Center for the Investigation on Feminist Action (CIPAF),
http://www.cipaf.org.do/
both based in the Dominican Republic, to open the Feminist International
Solidarity Camp Myriam Merlet next week on the Haitian-Dominican Border.
The camp will have a Communications Center from where media activists will
help coordinate local media efforts.
RT @mediamentor: Internews: Media Coordinating Relief in Haiti - Pulitzer
Center Untold Stories
http://ow.ly/Zbgq
Summer Marion, Pulitzer Center
Images and video by Jennifer Glasse, Internews
"...Though a few local radio and TV stations were back on the air a few
days after the quake, "we don't know how much of [the content was] really
information about the response to the crisis," Frohardt explained in an
interview with NPR's On the Media.
WNYC Audio Player
http://ow.ly/Zbip
Many Haitian journalists are not at work; rebuilding homes, locating
family members and securing food have taken priority. Among Internews'
provisions are stipends covering local journalists' basic needs, allowing
them to return to work disseminating information to relief agencies and
affected populations...."
RT @mediamentor: Haiti: Restoring Communications & Local Media Networks
http://ow.ly/Zb5v
RT @mediamentor: AMARC list of #community #radio stations in #Haiti.
http://ow.ly/Zb8J
The earthquake has caused extensive damage to communication systems
and other vital services. Among the many people directly affected are
community media workers and their families.
AMARC is conducting an urgent assessment of the status of community
broadcasting in the areas affected and is working to mobilize
resources and technical assistance. AMARC estimates that at least 12
community radio stations are located within the zones that have
suffered the most severe earthquake destruction. The full extent of
the impact is not yet known.
AMARC is calling on community broadcasters to support the
international relief effort by organizing airtime appeals and other
activities, and to provide direct assistance to community broadcasters
affected by the earthquake, including equipment donations and
financial support.
Even before this catastrophic disaster, Haiti faced enormous problems
of transport and communications infrastructure, access to electricity
and high rates of illiteracy. Community radio has developed, since
1992, as an essential part of Haiti's communications landscape,
reaching the poorest communities and enabling their participation in
development.
Signal FM - 90.5 FM Port-au-Prince (French Talk)
Plus Hauti, Plus Lion, Plus Fort !
RT @mediamentor:
Radio Signal FM- Radio #Haiti
http://ow.ly/YKvw
Listen Online
http://ow.ly/YKvx
RT @mediamentor: Local #radio proves a lifeline in Haiti
http://ow.ly/YKAw
"...Communications are still disrupted in Haiti, hampering relief efforts.
Cell phone service, is, however, slowly being restored, as are Internet
connections. But in the aftermath of the earthquake, many Haitians have
turned to local radio as a way to get, and share, information. We hear
from Mario Viau, director of SignalFM in Port-au-Prince, which has somehow
managed to keep broadcasting, on the airwaves and online, since the
earthquake struck...."
RT @mediamentor: Panos caribbean about
http://ow.ly/YiFG
to amplify the voices of the poor & the marginalized through the media
Mission statement
The Panos Institute Caribbean works to amplify the voices of the poor and
the marginalized through the media and ensure their inclusion in public
and policy debate, in order to enable Caribbean communities and countries
to articulate and communicate their own development agenda.
“Real People – Real Voices!”
The Panos Institute Caribbean is a regional organization which helps
journalists to cover sustainable development issues that are overlooked
and misunderstood. We also help people who are affected by certain issues
to express themselves through the media, and as such participate in
arriving at solutions. Panos focuses on themes which transcend national
boundaries, such as child rights, HIV/AIDS, environmental degradation,
gender and community solutions to development challenges.
Panos works to ensure that development information is effectively used to
foster informed public debate, to promote participation by all groups in
society and achieve accountability of leaders and policy makers.
Repairing Haitian Radio
Internews sends team of specialists, technicians to restore local
broadcasting
By Curtis Brainard
With radio and television news outlets crippled by the 7.0-magnitude
earthquake that struck Haiti last week, Internews, an international media
development organization, announced Wednesday that it was sending a team
to the impoverished island nation to help get broadcasters back up and
running. The team began to arrive on Friday, and over the weekend I sent a
list of questions to Jeanne Bourgault, Chief Operating Officer of
Internews, asking about the group’s progress. Communications with the team
have been more sporadic than anticipated, but Bourgault offered her
assessment of the situation as of Sunday evening.
RT @mediamentor: RT @Internews: From @CJR, details on equipment,
assessment, and staffing for our support to local radio in #Haiti
http://ow.ly/Yiu2
RT @mediamentor: RT @melissahk: Agenda for CRTC Community Radio hearings
here:
http://ow.ly/XXGS
RT @mediamentor: RT @melissahk: CRTC hearings for Community Radio start
today. Listen online at
http://ow.ly/XXEl
and look for "Listen to a Hearing".
Haiti: AMARC calls on community broadcasters to rally in support
RT @mediamentor: Haiti: AMARC calls on community radio broadcasters to
rally in support http://ow.ly/XPLQ
Friends, ignore Pator Pat Robertson and heed this call. As journalists, we
have a responsibility to support those in pain with our actions and
intentions.
AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, calls on
community radio broadcasters worldwide to rally in support of the people
of Haiti, following the massive earthquake that has killed thousands of
people and destroyed essential infrastructure.
It is estimated one third of the country's 9 million population have
been affected, tens of thousands have died and many more are injured and
without adequate medical support. The earthquake has caused extensive
damage to communication systems and other vital services. Among the many
people directly affected are community media workers and their families.
AMARC is conducting an urgent assessment of the status of community
broadcasting in the areas affected and is working to mobilize resources
and technical assistance. AMARC estimates that at least 12 community
radio stations are located within the zones that have suffered the most
severe earthquake destruction. The full extent of the impact is not yet
known.
AMARC is calling on community broadcasters to support the international
relief effort by organizing airtime appeals and other activities, and to
provide direct assistance to community broadcasters affected by the
earthquake, including equipment donations and financial support.
Even before this catastrophic disaster, Haiti faced enormous problems of
transport and communications infrastructure, access to electricity and
high rates of illiteracy. Community radio has developed, since 1992, as
an essential part of Haiti's communications landscape, reaching the
poorest communities and enabling their participation in development.
Community media have a vital role to play in times of emergency and
disaster. The restoration of communications infrastructure will be an
essential priority of the humanitarian emergency response effort. AMARC
will be working, in partnership with local community radio organizations
in Haiti, to support the reconstruction of community broadcasting services.
For contact details of the major relief agencies and to make offers of
equipment, technical support or other assistance for community radio in
Haiti please visit http://www.amarc.org/
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AMARC
Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together
a network of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations and community
media stakeholders in more than 115 countries. The main global impact of
AMARC since its creation in 1983 has been to accompany and support the
establishment of a world wide community radio sector that has
democratized the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to
communicate at the international, national, local and neighbourhood
levels and defends and promotes the interests of the community radio
movement through solidarity, networking and Cooperation.
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Dear Friends,
Some valuable info re radio in Haiti, and/or Haiti-related! Thanks for your
caring and concern! Very best wishes, Janet (Feldman, kaippg@...)
From: Constantin Severe csevere@...
I've been able to listen to Radio Signal FM (which I believe is the only radio
station still transmitting in Port au Prince) through radiosoleil.com (NYC
based), with Soleil jumping in with their own programming from time to time. Far
more illuminating than anything on CNN or any other of the American press.
In the time I've been listening they had a Haitian Senator who was in Parliament
during the earthquake. He said the Senate was in session and Senators Jacques
Wilbert (Centre) and Michelet Louis (Artibonite) were killed. Senate President
Kely Bastien and Joseph Lambert were among the injured, with Lambert pulled out
yesterday out of the ruins. House of Deputies was not in session when the
earthquake occurred.
Prime Minister Jean Max Bellerive is supposed to have a press conference early
this afternoon.
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