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International Community Media Organizations and Networks      Association Mondiale des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires/ World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)  AMARC is an international non-governmental organization serving the community radio movement. Its goal is to support and contribute to the development of community and participatory radio along the principals of solidarity and international cooperation. This homepage outlines the services AMARC provides: consultation and training, funding, publications including newsletters and magazines, conferences and seminars, solidarity network relaed to freedom of speech, a women's network, action alerts    Community Radio  This site was developed by Radio Netherlands.  It is dedicated to promoting and supporting small-scale and community-oriented radio.  This site has 1) articles about recent events related to freedom of speech and censorship, 2) links to community radios around the world,  and 3) a link to RealRadio, an internet magazine with a lot of useful information (about purchasing equipment, lists of books and magazines about community radio, practical advice related to international radio jargon, etc.).      DevMedia   Devmedia is an internet site designed to help exchange information on "Media for Development and Democracy". This homepage has on-line reports available, a list of upcoming international events, links to list-serves about community media, and extensive links to other organizations related to media and communication.    Directory of Live Radio Feeds on the Internet   This internet site is basically a list of radio station all over the world that are connected to the internet (1584 stations from 96 countries so far)    Institute for Global Communication (IGC)   IGC is a non-profit organization that provides, for a fee,  alternative sources of information that are accessible online, as well as internet services for organizations.  This internet site has news alerts, an issues directory for research purposes, links to different networks (e.g. peacenet, econet, labournet, womensnet and conflictnet), and information about IGC's project.      The Mallard Concept    This organizatin promotes (technical primarily) and supports the establishments of small-scale community radio stations around the world.  This site has information about the Mallard Concept's projects around the world, and information about equipment that they provide technical assistance with and sell     OneWorld Radio News Service  One World provides this service that allows radio stations all over the world to exchange radio programs off the internet.  This site is divided into three sections: the first provides background information about One World and its Radio service; the second has announcements and news; and the third is a link to the radio news service complete with a searchable database or programs, a help section for technical assistance adn a listing of its members.        PANOS  The Panos London website is a source of news, opinions and perspectives from developing countries. It has information on a wide range of topics about the developing world with a focus on communications- such as the impact of the Internet, telecoms liberalization, the repercussions of climate change and other environmental issues, challenges facing women's health and reproductive rights, and the social impact of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.      The A-Infos Radio Project  Formed by grassroots broadcasters, free radio stations, journalists, etc. to provide themselves with a means to share their radio programs via the internet.  This site provides a forum where radio programs can be exchanged and it provides technical asistance related to downloading and uploading radio programs       top of the page

Regional-Specific Organizations and Networks    Africa  Banques de Programmes Radio  Developed with the assistance of Panos, this website offers radio programs for African community radios in French-speaking Africa.  This homepage has programming related to topics of social justice, the environment, health, etc. in Africa that can be downloaded off the internet    Center for Democratic Communication  The CDC is a project of the Democratic Media Trust which works towards being a fully-fledged multi-media production house serving the mass democratic movement in South Africa.  This homepage has information about the publications, and radio and audio programs the CDC produces       Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)    MISA is a non governmental organisation with members from  Southern African countries, and it focuses primarily on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media.  This homepage has action alerts related to freedom of speech infringements, links to media organizations around Southern Africa, links to other organizations, publications and a searchable database    National Community Radio Forum  Based in South Africa, this network lobbies for teh diversification of the airwaves adn effecting a dynamic broadcasting environment in South Africa by promoting community radio stations, and tries to promote networking between community radio stations.  This homepage has the Forum's reports and documents, step-by-step information about setting up a community radio station and a listing of members' stations    Asia  Asian Media Information and Communitcation Center  The Asian Media Information & Communication Centre (AMIC) is a communication centre for information, research and promotion of mass communication in the Asia-Pacific region. Their website has information about their publishing, research and training programs, as well as information about their special projects    Europe    Radio Netherlands  Radio Netherlands Radio Netherlands currently broadcasts radio programmes and publishes Internet pages in seven languages over its own facilities: Dutch, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Indonesian and Papiamento.  This homepage is very comprehensive.  This site has news stories and updates, thematic sections related to news stories, a guide to radio stations around the world, and link sites to realradio.   North America  Alliance for Community Media  The Alliance for Community Media, which focuses its work in the US,  is committed to assuring everyone's access to electronic media.The Alliance accomplishes this by creating public education, advancing a positive legislative and regulatory environment, building coalitions, and supporting local organizing. This site has information about state and national laws regarding teh communications industry, and other resources related to establishing and maintaining community media resource centers (e.g. a listing of useful publications, announcements, etc.)    Alliance for Public Technology  APT is a US-based non-profit coalition of public interest groups and individuals whose goal is to foster broad access to affordable, usable information, communication services and technology.  This homepage has up to date announcements about conferences, listing of publications which can be ordered on-line, and information related to advacy and lobbying using the media    Central and South America    Latin American Radio  Internet site with links to Latin American radio stations grouped by country and links to pages with more radio sites.    top of the page

Research and Publications on the Internet    Asian Media Information and Communication Center Database Search    Communication Institute for On-line Scholarship  Media Institute of Southern Africa Database Search   top of the page

List-serves  Alliance Forum Electronic Mail List  DevMedia   Rural-ICT-DEV     top of the page