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Characteristics Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX (Bolivia) Vokaribe (Colombia)Capacity buildingRadio Pio XII has been training local multilingualreporters for several years in basicjournalistic standards. As a result it has apool of reporters who are constantly trainedby the main editing staff. In almost all indigenouscommunities there is one personqualified to submit a news report. In theproject “Ondas en Red” with the support ofDW Akademie the Pio XII network was oneof the eight cooperation partners. Focus wason the improvement and quality of differentjournalistic formats, online journalism, andimprovement of the processes in the editorialoffice (see table 4).The radio station relies mostly on capacitybuilding through international organizationslike WACC (World Association for ChristianCommunication) and DW Akademie(see table 4).Ethic codices,newsroom guidelines“We use the standards of the NationalJournalist Association as guidance. Objectivityand honesty are the most importantprinciples” 101 There are basic principles andethics standards for all involved journalists,but nothing publicly available. Bolivia nowhas a new regulatory entity, ATT (Autoridadde Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicacionesy Transportes).In the process of legal authorization,Vokaribe elaborated its own ethics codeand principles based on pluralism and localparticipation. This style manual is obligatoryfor all community radios in Colombia.Public perceptionand support for themedia organizationThe radio station in Siglo XX covers thenorthern part of the department of Potosiwith approximately 243,000 inhabitants.According to audience surveys 85 percentof this population listen regularly to theprograms, in rural areas it has almost a monopolyposition, as there is no serious competition.The Bolivian congress, dominatedby the socialist political movement MAS,which is rather skeptical about the influenceof the Catholic church, gave Pio XII anaward in 2013 for its defense of democracyand human rights. Radio Pio XII in SigloXXis one of the most popular community radionetworks in Latin America.So far no systematic evaluation, there areabout 500,000 inhabitants in the region,Vokaribe has an active fan group and ata recent meeting for the relaunch, localrepresentatives and community membersparticipated in great numbers. Vokaribe willstill have to find its place in a rather complexurban broadcasting landscape with a lot ofcommercial radio stations.252