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Other voices [electronic resource] : the struggle for community radio in India / Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pavarala, Vinod, 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community radio--India--Case studies.
- Community radio.
- Broadcasting policy--India.
- Broadcasting policy.
- Communication--Political aspects--India.
- Communication.
- Communication--Social aspects--India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Other Voices is a significant study of an emerging alternative media scene in India in the larger context of the globalisation of mass communication. It explores community radio in India. When the trend globally is toward mergers, acquisitions, and concentration of ownership in fewer and fewer corporate hands, civil society organisations all over the world have been promoting such alternative, community-owned media. This study investigates the ideologies and communication practices of various community-based organisations that have been using community radio as a means for empowerment at the g
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Introduction; Legislating for Community Radio; Mixed Signals; Facilitating Community Radio in India; Narrowcasting Development; Revitalising Civil Society; Community Radio for Empowerment; Conclusion; Appendix-I; Appendix-II; Appendix-III; Appendix-IV; Appendix-V; References; Index; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-313) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-07796-1
- 9786612077968
- 81-321-0158-8
- OCLC:
- 407906880
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