[cr-india] OneWorld Radio Newsletter - October 2003

Andy Phipps andy.phipps at oneworld.net
Fri Nov 7 20:19:57 CET 2003 

ONEWORLD RADIO NEWSLETTER NO. 17 - OCTOBER 2003
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headlines – statistics – competition – new website – new address – audio –
members – working together – funding – events – news – mmtk – links -
contact



"MORE, MORE, MORE of the good stuff you already provide"
Wayne Turner, Mercy Ships, South Africa



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HEADLINES

** Competition deadline extended to 19 November
** Coming soon! All change at OneWorld Radio
** New audio: Peace documentary captivates audiences in Ethiopia
** New audio: Fighting hunger in the Caribbean
** New member: Centre for Communication and Development (Bangladesh)
** New member: Massive Effort Campaign (Bangladesh)



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STATISTICS

2824 programmes in 32 languages, in total
 104 programmes uploaded in October
  98 programmes downloaded in October
1044 members from 83 countries, in total
  22 new members joined in October,
     from Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium,
     Bosnia, Brazil, Canada, India, Jordan, Romania,
     Switzerland, Uganda, UK, US, and Yugoslavia



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ONEWORLD / MTV STAYING ALIVE COMPETITION 2003

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 19 NOVEMBER 2003.

The competition asks young people (aged 15 to 34) from around the world to
produce and submit original audio or video public service announcements that
convey the messages of MTV’s award winning HIV/AIDS awareness campaign,
Staying Alive.

The winner will be announced on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2003.

For details about how to enter the competition, visit...

http://aidsradio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.fullContent&id=2046



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COMING SOON #1: NEW ONEWORLD RADIO WEBSITE

We’re working on a new look and feel for the OneWorld Radio, AIDS Radio, and
Radio SEE websites. And on new OneWorld Radio editions in French and
Spanish, and a special edition for Africa.

We’re aiming to launch the new site by the end of November, so keep your
eyes on your mailbox for details of the new site – including changes to how
you log in.



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COMING SOON #2: NEW ONEWORLD RADIO ADDRESS

We’re moving office – so if you want to post anything to us, our new
address, FROM MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER, will be:

2nd Floor, River House
143-145 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3AB

Telephone numbers to be confirmed
Email addresses will remain the same



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AUDIO EXCHANGE

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=audio.listAll

There are currently 2824 audio files on the OneWorld Radio database, with
programmes from broadcasters around the world. Recent additions include...

PEACE DOCUMENTARY CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES AMIDST ‘WAR TENSIONS’
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3955
As the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea teeters on the brink of
collapse, a documentary on the Abore people making peace with their tribal
enemies, in the southern Ethiopian Rift Valley, is captivating audiences in
the capital, Addis Ababa... (from Sonny Inbaraj)

NEW WOMEN'S COALITION ADVANCES NON-VIOLENT SOLUTIONS TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
CONFLICT
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3931
Interview with Yael Martin, executive director of Promoting Enduring Peace
and the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace... (from Between The Lines)

THE SEARCH FOR AN HIV VACCINE
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3916
The human rights issues surrounding the research for a vaccine that will
help prevent the spread of HIV... (from Idasa Democracy Radio)

WAGING WAR ON WEEDS
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3919
The collaborative weed management project for Imperata control in Nigeria...
(from WrenMedia)

SELLING SEED TO SMALLHOLDERS
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3918
How an NGO, AT Uganda, is providing support to small-scale farmers,
encouraging them to diversify production... (from WrenMedia)

ISRAEL'S BOMBING OF SYRIA INCREASES FEAR OF REGIONAL CONFLICT
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3894
Interview with Robert Blecher, assistant professor of history at the
University of Richmond, who assesses reaction in the Middle East to Israel's
recent bombing raid against Syria... (from Between The Lines)

THE OROMO FESTIVAL IN ETHIOPIA
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3888
On the first Sunday of each October, the Oromo people of Ethiopia gather at
the banks of Lake Hora, near the capital Addis Ababa, to give thanks to
Waka, the one God, at the Irrecha Festival. But many young Oromos are also
using this festival to call for Oromo self-determination, with claims that
they are not free to practise their culture in the country... (from Sonny
Inbaraj)

FIGHTING HUNGER IN THE CARIBBEAN
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3880
In many Caribbean islands, land and water are premium natural resources. But
uncontrolled human development and pollution limit the region’s ability to
feed itself. Jerome Thomas, the chief agriculture officer in the tiny
two-island federation of St Kitts and Nevis, explains how Telefood can
connect the farming community in the fight against hunger... (from Caribbean
Environmental Reporters Network - CERN)

AIDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3879
How local authorities in South Africa are affected by AIDS - and how they
should respond... (from Idasa Democracy Radio)

SPEECH BY FELIPE PEREZ-ROQUE, CUBA'S FOREIGN MINISTER
http://index.php?fuseaction=audio.view&audio_id=3877
In his speech in Harlem, US, Perez-Roque spoke about the internationalist
approach Cuba has of exporting the benefits of the revolution by sending
doctors, other professionals and medicines to countries in times of
crisis... (from Between The Lines)



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NEW MEMBERS

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.browse

Twenty-two new members joined the OneWorld Radio community in August,
including...

TROPICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION TRUST (UK)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1664
THET promotes the strengthening of health worker training in Africa by
finding the expertise identified locally to assist in preparing indigenous
workers with the skills to meet the enormous needs of their communities

MASSIVE EFFORT CAMPAIGN (Switzerland)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1670
MEC is an international NGO which uses state-of-the-art communications and
advocacy strategies to catalyse society's potential to end HIV/AIDS, TB,
malaria and other diseases of poverty.

MADHAV CREATIONS (India)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1681
A complete in-house solution provider for media services. It produces an
awareness program for All India Radio on different issues, such as
breastfeeding promotion, children’s rights, literacy, and women’s rights.

CKUW 95.9 FM (Canada)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1684
Campus and community radio station based in Winnipeg.

SCOTT STEVENS (US)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1696
Producer and World Music Director of KAOS-FM Community Radio

CENTRE FOR COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Bangladesh)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1708
Non-government and non-profit organisation working in the field of mass
communication, mass media, journalism, BBC and advocacy campaigning.

KOLAWOLE OREOLUWA (Nigeria)
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=members.view&id=1709
HIV/AIDS youth activist, student, and freelance television presenter.
Currently looking for funding to start a television programme called "Youth
Summit" - to give young people  reproductive health and HIV/AIDS education
information, and to show youth involvement in the media.



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WORKING TOGETHER

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.ourCommunityPage

This is your space to share information with other members - about
co-productions you want to do or are doing, about sharing audio, help you
need, help you can offer, competitions and much more. Send us your notices
on radio at oneworld.net
If you are working to make audio an effective tool for promoting
development, democracy and social change and are not a member yet, join us,
its free.

WWOOF-UGANDA SEEKS PROGRAMME SPONSORSHIP
http://www.wwoof.org
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) in Uganda would like to
start a radio programme to provide information on organic farming. They are
seeking sponsorship for the programme, which will be broadcasts on a local
FM radio station. If you can help, please contact:
Bob Kasule, National Coordinator, WWOOF-Uganda, PO.Box.2001, East Africa.
tel: 256-75632076 ... (from WWOOF)

INTERESTED IN BEING A COUNTRY DIRECTOR IN BURUNDI?
http://www.sfcg.org
Search for Common Ground's Country Director in Burundi is leaving at the end
of the year and they are looking for someone to replace him. If you're
interested, please contact:
Francis Rolt, tel. : +32 (0)2 234 3661, mobile : +32 (0) 474 79 0766, fax
:+32 (0)2 732 3033, email: frolt at sfcg.org ... (from Search for Common
Ground)

EDITORS FROM 14 AFRICAN NATIONS TO CREATE REGIONAL FORUM
http://index.php?fuseaction=cms.fullContent&id=2106
Senior editors from 14 southern African countries will meet in Johannesburg,
South Africa on 29-30 November to establish the first of five planned
regional chapters for the new Africa Editors' Forum (TAEF)... (from IJNet)



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FUNDING

If you are looking for funding to support a project related to radio and
development, check out our funding section for possible organisations to
approach.

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.fundingResourcePage



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EVENTS

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.eventsPage

‘WAVES OF FREEDOM’ RADIO FESTIVAL
http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/newsarticle.asp?UILang=1&CId=151285
27-29 November 2003. Bamako, Mali
Pan-African festival, jointly hosted by the West African Journalist Union
(UJAO) and PANOS Paris, which aims to encourage African media diversity,
strengthen freedom of expression, and promote world-class creativity in
African radio broadcasting... (from IJNet)

WORLD ELECTRONIC MEDIA FORUM
http://www.wemfmedia.org/
9-11 December 2003. Geneva, Switzerland.
The World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF) is a unique opportunity to assess
the role of electronic media in the society of tomorrow. It will highlight
the new, enhanced role of radio, television and related websites in the
Information Society, taking into account both new technological
opportunities and new audience behaviour. Visitors to the website,
www.wemfmedia.org, can provide their input on vital media issues of the 21st
century through an online questionnaire... from World Electronic Media Forum

DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.fullContent&id=2097
9-27 February 2004. Trieste, Italy
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) is
organising a "School on digital radio communications for research and
training in developing countries ". It will cover radio-based computer
networking in academic and research environment, focusing on specific issues
for developing countries... (from Abdus Salam International Centre for
Theoretical Physics)

'BROADCASTASIA' TRADE SHOW
http://www.broadcast-asia.com/
15-18 June 2004. Singapore
Broadcast professionals from throughout Asia are invited to attend next
summer's BroadcastAsia2004 trade show - one of Asia's largest events for the
electronic media industry... (from IJNet)



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NEWS

http://radio.oneworld.net/index.php?fuseaction=cms.newsPage

COMMUNITY RADIO IN INDIA FALLS SILENT
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031027/asp/nation/story_2503821.asp
A radio revolution the government expected to unleash has come to naught.
The government had claimed that up to a 1,000 community radio services would
begin by the end of the year. However, not one institution has been granted
a licence, or is even half way into getting a licence... (from The
Telegraph)

SAUDI GROUP SAYS RADIO REPORTS OF PRO-REFORM PROTESTS JAMMED
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid
=1066888260747&p=1008596
A group calling for political reform in Saudi Arabia has accused the
government of jamming its radio station because it was spreading word of
demonstrations planned in several cities... (from Jerusalem Post)

CHAD: RADIO FM-LIBERTÉ CLOSED
http://allafrica.com/stories/200310220976.html
Reporters sans Frontières has protested against the indefinite closure of
the community radio station FM-Liberté by the Public Security Ministry for
"illegal operation and deviant behaviour". This decision follows the
broadcast of a report that was very critical of President Idriss Deby...
(from allAfrica.com)

RADIO SUFFERS AS COLOMBO BOSSES CALL THE SHOTS
http://www.panos.org.uk/newsfeatures/featuredetails.asp?id=1160
The smokescreen of 'community radio' has been used by bureaucrats
hand-in-glove with commercial interests to block the evolution of
broadcasting in Sri Lanka to the next stage - where community media are
owned, managed and sustained by the people... (from Panos London)

CAMBODIAN OPPOSITION REPORTER SLAIN IN FRONT OF RADIO STATION
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/10/18/latest/14597Cambod
ian&sec=latest
A reporter for a Cambodian opposition radio station was shot dead Saturday
in front of the station, the latest in a string of alleged political
killings, police said... (from The Star Online)

A BAD WEEK FOR AFRICAN JOURNALISTS
http://ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=20555
The African media had a bad week throughout the continent, as governments
closed private radio stations and newspapers, and arrested editors,
reporters and publishers in what press freedom organisations consider an
effort to eliminate the free flow of information... (from Inter Press
Service)

SIMBANI LAUNCH AND WEBCAST
http://www.simbani.amarc.org/
AMARC Africa has launched the Simbani Africa news agency... (from Simbani)

GUNMEN ATTACK RADIO STATION
http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/mon/oct13w12.htm
Unidentified gunmen attacked a radio station in the southern Philippines on
Sunday, and poured hydrochloric acid on its transmitter and other
equipment... (from Borneo Bulletin)

NIGER HEAD OF STATE WARNS INDEPENDENT RADIO STATIONS
http://allafrica.com/stories/200310100867.html
President M. Tandja Mamadou of Niger has warned independent radio stations
operating in parts of the country against broadcasting any programs "liable
to disturb the social peace and public order."... (from allAfrica.com)

SHOCK AS AXE HOVERS OVER SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO STATIONS
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20031010142146110C609280
&set_id=1
Several long-serving South African community radio stations have had their
applications for permanent broadcasting licences denied... (from
www.iol.co.za)

KIDS SHAPING THE FUTURE
http://www.bushradio.co.za/
Children from all over the world, representing various organisations and
radio stations, have again converged on Cape Town to participate in the 4th
Annual Radio Kidocracy Konfrence... (from Bush Radio)

TWO NEW RADIO STATIONS OPEN IN AFGHANISTAN
http://index.php?fuseaction=cms.fullContent&id=2067
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has welcomed the recent opening of
two new radio stations in Afghanistan - one in Jalalabad and one in Bamyan.
Both stations are supported by the non-governmental organization, Internews,
with funding from USAID... (from Radio Nederland Wereldomroep)

NIGER: COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY SUSPENDS 10 RADIO STATIONS
http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=17403
The Higher Council for Communications (Conseil supérieur de la
Communication, CSC) has ordered 10 of the country's privately-owned radio
stations to suspend their programming as of 25 September 2003... (from
Pambazuka News)



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MULTIMEDIA TRAINING KIT (MMTK)

http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/index.shtml

The MMTK aims to promote and support linkages between new and traditional
media for development through a structured set of materials. The materials
are based on a standard set of templates, and are intended to be used as
building blocks from which trainers can create their own training workshops.

Modules include ‘Producing content for radio’


http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/radiocontent.shtml


 and ‘Digital audio production’


http://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/audio.shtml



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CONTACT DETAILS

OneWorld International, 17th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP,
Tel: +44 (0)20 7735 2100, Fax: +44 (0)20 7840 0798, radio at oneworld.net

FROM MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER
OneWorld International, 2nd Floor, River House, 143-145 Farringdon Road,
London EC1R 3AB



THE TEAM

Andy Phipps, Editor, andy.phipps at oneworld.net

Albiol Sunyer, OneWorld Radio Espanol, radioespanol at oneworld.net

Birima Fall, OneWorld Radio Francais, birima.fall at oneworld.net

Predrag Vostinic, OneWorld Radio SE Europe, predrag.vostinic at oneworld.net


http://www.oneworld.net/radio


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