[cr-india] CR News – Launch, and Call for Contributions

[Kanchan K. Malik]

*ANNOUNCING **the launch of *

*CR News – Tracking Community Radio in India*



We are delighted to announce the launch of a quarterly e-newsletter on
Community Radio developments in India: *CR News – Tracking Community Radio
in India. *



The newsletter will be the first of its kind in the country and will provide
a platform for community radio practitioners, advocates, academics, and
policymakers to share community radio news, events, challenges and
opportunities.**



Supported by UNESCO, and produced by the Department of Communication,
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad,
the e-newsletter’s editorial team consists of Ashish Sen (Trustee of VOICES,
Bangalore and President, AMARC Asia-Pacific) as the Editor; Kanchan Malik
(University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) as the Associate Editor; and Vasuki
Belavadi (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) for Design and Production.



CR News has an Advisory Board that includes: Prof. Vinod Pavarala
(University of Hyderabad and President, Community Radio Forum of India);
Frederick Noronha (Independent Journalist, Goa); Anita Gurumurthy
(ITforChange, Bangalore); Rajen Varada (UNESCO, Delhi); Anujaa Shukla (Radio
Bundelkhand, TARAgram Orchha, MP) and Nikhil Dey (Mazdoor Kisan Shakti
Sangathan, Rajasthan).



The e-newsletter will comprise *four* segments, namely:

   - News and Events
   - Voices from the field
   - Opinion and Feedback
   - Announcements



The inaugural issue of *CR News – Tracking Community Radio in India* is
scheduled to be launched mid-June, 2010.



*CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS*



The editorial team seeks contributions by way of news reports, features,
announcements and opinions on recent community radio activities in your
organization/region/nation. Voices/Stories from the field, including
interviews with community members (listeners and producers) are especially
welcome.



Kindly note:

   1. Contributions should be in English, restricted to 200 words for
   news/event and 250 words for opinion pieces and features, and typed double
   spaced.
   2. Contributions may preferably be accompanied by
   photographs/illustrations.
   3. Contact address and details of authors/organization should accompany
   the contributions.
   4. The last date for submissions is May 10th, 2010.
   5. Electronic submission of contributions is recommended. Please email
   your articles/reports/features to: crnews2010 at gmail.com
   6. If you are unable to email, you can also send your typed
   articles/reports/features to:

Dr. Kanchan Malik

Department of Communication; Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication;

University of Hyderabad; Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046

Phone: +91-40-23135506(O); +91-990-858-2613(M)

   1. The final selection of contributions will be determined by the
   editorial team.



We look forward to hearing from you about your community radio station or
all the community radio related developments that you are following. Please
remember, the deadline for the content to reach us is: *May10, 2010.* Thank
you in anticipation.

* *

Best Regards



Ashish Sen                                                      Kanchan
Malik

(Editor)                                                           (Associate
Editor)
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