management resources for community media

What is Community Radio? - A resource guide - (MS Word)
This booklet discusses the role of community radio stations in building participatory democracy and development in Africa - and offers ideas as to how such stations can be established. It provides an understanding of the renewed popularity in community radio, as well as the reasons why it is controversial, and perhaps threatening, from the point of view of commercial and public broadcasters.

It has to be remembered that the definitions and examples referred to in this booklet are dynamic and that the concept of ‘community radio’ should be re-visited or redefined as societal developments dictate.

Published by AMARC Africa and Panos Southern Africa.

How to do Community Radio: UNESCO-CI
A Primer for Community Radio Operators. By Louie Tabing of the Philippines.

The African Community Radio Manager’s Handbook - PDF
By AMARC Africa and the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism.

Community Radio Step by Step

• Community Radio- the Promise & Potential….
• Community & Community Radio…..
• Profiles of Community Radio …..
• Existing Platforms for Community Participation
• Performances & Practices in India
• Content Planning
• Simple & Sustainable
• Impact & Evaluation
• Global & Regional Models

iTrainOnline Community Radio training materials
A collection of online training materials on content development, technology, etc.

Community Media Manuals from Open Society Foundation South Africa

OSF SA has published three manuals for community media.

- Community Radio Manual
- Curriculum for Training Community Radio Station Managers
- Community Radio Technical Manual

Go to http://www.osf.org.za/ and select Publications and then Media Programme from the menu.