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Dear All,
following up on my previous message, attached below, I am pleased to
inform you that the summarised version of the study
10 Years of Community Radio in Austria. An Explorative Study of Open
Access, Pluralism and Social Cohesion
by Judith Purkarthofer, Petra Pfisterer and Brigitta Busch (University
of Vienna)
is now available in English and can be downloaded from
http://www.communitymedia.eu/images/publications_books/2008_purkarthofer_pfisterer_busch_10_years_community_radio_austria.pdf
The findings will be also presented at the forthcoming ECREA conference,
to be held on 25-28 November in Barcelona, in the session 'Community
Radio, Participation, People and Practice' (Radio Research Section,
27/11/2008 | 11:00am | Room 131). Further info at
http://www.ecrea2008barcelona.org/guide/abstract.asp?id_callfor=1142&id_seccion=13&id_subseccio=114
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a qualitative research project which
was initiated by the Austrian Federation of Free Radios (VFRÖ) and
financed by the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and
Telecommunications (RTR). The research started in spring 2007 and aimed
at compiling and describing the effects of Austrian Free Radio on
plurality and social cohesion. It was also conducted as a pilot study
for further, more comprehensive radio research.
Twenty-two group interviews with staff and volunteers focused mainly on
the production side of Free Radio. Additionally, multimodal material
such as websites, flyers, schedules, broadcasts, network drawings, guest
books, e-mails, photos etc. completed the set of data used for the
analyses.
Here, an overview of only the most important findings shall be
introduced and presented. We invite those who are interested in a more
detailed report and read german to take a look at the extensive study
published by RTR in 2008. (http://www.rtr.at/de/komp/SchriftenreiheNr32008)
Best Wishes,
Salvo
Salvatore Scifo
Editor, communitymedia.eu
www.communitymedia.eu
connecting community media research>teaching>policy>practice in Europe
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Two new studies, included in the volume 'Non Commercial Broadcasting in
Austria and Europe' (Nichtkommerzieller Rundfunk in Österreich und
Europa) have been published by the Austrian National Regulator RTR
(Rundfunk & Telekom Regulierungs) and presented on 13 October 2008 in
Vienna.
The first one, 'Ten Years of Free Radios in Austria: Open access,
diversity of opinion and social cohesion' (10 Jahre Freies Radio in
Österreich: Offener Zugang, Meinungsvielfalt und soziale Kohäsion), has
been written by Brigitta Busch, Petra Pfisterer and Judith Purkarthofer
from the Center for Intercultural Studies, University of Vienna.
The second study, Community Media in Europe: Legal and economic contexts
of the third broadcast sector in 5 countries (Community Medien in
Europa: Rechtliche und wirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen des dritten
Rundfunksektors in 5 Ländern), has been written by Otto Tremetzberger
and Helmut Peissl, respectively Chairman and Deputy Secretary of the
Austrian Free Radio Federation (Verband Freie Radios Österreich).
The full version of both studies is currently available only in German
and can be downloaded from the RTR's website at
http://www.rtr.at/de/pr/PI13102008RF
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