Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Nothing reaches out like radio

Deepa Kurup
Policy on community radio criticised
People are recognising radio as a key medium
Steve Buckley Bangalore: It is easy to get carried away by the policies formulated by the Indian Government which favour the growth of community radio. However, it takes some level of objectivity to realise its limitations and point out the existing anomalies. Even as civil society organisations celebrate and pontificate over new strategies to adopt, Steve Buckley of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) points out that the policy itself leaves much to be desired. Speaking to The Hindu on his visit to India to assess and understand the community radio scene here, Mr. Buckley says that the policy is restrictive in nature. "The fact that any organisation starting .......

Full story at :
http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/02/11/stories/2008021158270200.htm

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