edition-dw-akademie-in-the-service-of-the-public-functions-and-transformation-of-media-in-developing-countries-pdf

International Media Development PartnersPartnerAim of the cooperation(e.g., transformation of statebroadcaster, technical support,capacity building, etc.)Methods appliedMain results/progress/problemsAMARCAMARC (World Associationof Community Radio Broadcasters)has the mission tosupport and contribute to thedevelopment of communityand participatory radio. It has aspecial focus on Latin America,related to the development oflegal frameworks for communityradio, the promotion ofgender sensitivity, the use ofnew technologies, and treatmentof socio-environmentalquestions.News agency with many productsto be used by community radio(http://www.agenciapulsar.org/)Database on legal framework andlegal advice (http://amarcalc.org/infoderechos/)Declarations and lobbying incase of critical issues related tocommunity radio includinghuman rights alertsInternational conferences andvisiting missions with concludingstatements and recommendations(like the UN visitors andrapporteurs)Workshops and panelsPolitical dialogue eventsComparative studiesSupply of qualified newsAMARC is a leading referencefor community radio in LatinAmerica.At the introduction of the newArgentinean legislation oncommunication (Ley 26.522 deServicios de ComunicaciónAudiovisual), AMARC madea significant contribution bymeans of discussions, consensusbuilding, and legal advice. 106 ThisLaw guarantees up to 33 percentfor “communitarian media ofpopular nonprofit organizations.”There are severalgood practices facilitated byAMARC, for instance, for theinteraction with audiencesand impact assessment. 107DW Akademie(urban communityradioin Colombia)Ongoing project (2011 – 2014)with the aim of strengtheningfour recently founded urbancommunity radio stations andsupporting their transformationinto economically sustainableplatforms with attractiveand socially relevant programming.DW Akademie has beenadjusting its strategy for LatinAmerica; it now has a strongerfocus on capacity developmentand the long term accompanimentof community radio.Organizational development,capacity building in journalisticquality, advice for design, andstructure of programming,professional exchange.Project is still ongoing; in thecase of Vokaribe, which is oneof the five community radiostations participating, the coreteam expressed satisfactionwith the “process-orientedcounselling” and the practicaltechnical input. 108258