[cr-india] International Children's Day of Broadcasting - 14 Dec

[Vickram Crishna]

I happened to be in Pune on 14 November, which is our very own Children's Day, and had the joy of listening to a local radio station put on some fascinatingly sugary (Engadget calls this Keeping It Real Fake) tributes to what sounded like highly trained child voices, and pop stars doing kootchie koo with them. Pray our kids don't have to be maltreated with this kind of adult childspeak. 

 Vickram
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From: sajan venniyoor <venniyoor at gmail.com>
To: CR India <cr-india at sarai.net>
Sent: Monday, 24 November, 2008 12:00:36
Subject: [cr-india] International Children's Day of Broadcasting - 14 Dec


The second Sunday of December (14 Dec 2008?) is celebrated as International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB). It would be good if our campus and community radio stations, especially those licensed to schools, would hand over their radio stations to children this day of the year. 

As UNICEF says, we need to open the airwaves to young people not just for one day a year, but also throughout the year. 
Sajan
WHAT IS ICDB?
ICDB, celebrated on the second Sunday of every December, is a day
when broadcasters around the world "Tune in to Kids".  They air quality
programming for and about children. But most of all, they allow
children to be part of the programming process, to talk about their
hopes and dreams and share information with their peers.   Every year,
thousands of broadcasters in more than a hundred countries take part in
the day, celebrating it in ways that are as unique and special as
children themselves. 
Television and radio play a vital role in raising awareness of
global issues.  Television and radio also play a tremendous and very
critical role in shaping children's lives. UNICEF urges broadcasters to
advance overall child development in their countries by producing
documentaries that detail the plight of children, dramas that help
break down gender stereotypes and reduce discrimination and animation
that both teaches and entertains. Television and radio can become
meaningful, positive media experiences for children and young people.
UNICEF encourages broadcasters to open airwave to youth not just on
the second Sunday in December but also throughout the year, as ICDB
becomes an overarching initiative to involve more young people in the
media process.

http://www.unicef.org/videoaudio/video_33610.html



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