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Dear all,<br>
<p class="bodytext">Sustainability eludes community broadcasters
throughout the world, not least in Africa where, two decades after
broadcasting reforms prompted a mushrooming of community radio
and, to a lesser extent, television stations, most struggle to
make ends meet. </p>
<p class="bodytext">Faced with this quandary, community broadcasters
in Namibia, one of the first African countries to legislate for
community broadcasting, and the media project of the
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Africa (<i>fesmedia Africa</i>) decide
to investigate further:<br>
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<p class="bodytext"> <b>The sustainability of community
broadcasting in Namibia - an assessment and plan of action</b><br>
by David Lush and Gabriel Urgoiti<br>
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<p class="bodytext">The study found that, in their struggle to
generate the income for day-to-day running costs, stations become
detached from their communities, and end up competing - usually
unsuccessfully - with better-resourced commercial broadcasters.The
solution, the study suggests, is to invest in strengthening
community participation, rather than diluting this vital
ingredient in a bid to save money, as has tended to be the case,
particularly when donor funding dries up.<br>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Read more:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fesmedia.org/statements-and-reports/detail/datum/2011/11/03/participation-and-trust-the-key-new-study-pilots-methodology-for-assessing-sustainability-of-commun/">http://fesmedia.org/statements-and-reports/detail/datum/2011/11/03/participation-and-trust-the-key-new-study-pilots-methodology-for-assessing-sustainability-of-commun/</a><br>
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Link to the study:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://fesmedia.org/fileadmin/files-fesmedia.org/Namibia_Community_Broadcast_Sustainability_Report_final_16.08.2011.pdf">http://fesmedia.org/fileadmin/files-fesmedia.org/Namibia_Community_Broadcast_Sustainability_Report_final_16.08.2011.pdf</a></font><br>
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Kind regards<br>
Blanka Balfer<br>
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