Dear Vinod
I'd like to add my congratulations to you and your colleagues Vinod,
this is a testament to the important work you have been engaged with
over the past decade and more.
with best wishes
Jo
Professor Jo Tacchi
Deputy Dean Research and Innovation
School of Media and Communication
RMIT University
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>>> "Rodriguez, Clemencia" <[log in to unmask]> 2/16/2012 10:17 AM >>>
Dear Vinod:
Congratulations on the new UNESCO Chair. I am sure this will bring a
great deal of strength to community media in India.
Best, clemencia
Clemencia Rodríguez
Professor
Department of Communication
The University of Oklahoma
610 Elm Avenue Norman OK 73019
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Subject: UNESCO Chair on Community Media set up at U. of Hyderabad
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Prof. Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts &
Communication, University of Hyderabad has been chosen to be the first
ever UNESCO Chair on Community Media. An agreement to this effect has
been signed by the Director-General, UNESCO and the Vice-Chancellor,
University of Hyderabad. The Chair being set up at the University for an
initial period of four years will serve as a knowledge and resource
centre for the study and promotion of community media, including such
things as community radio, participatory video, and other citizen-driven
initiatives with media and communication technologies.
The prestigious Chair, which is the first of its kind anywhere in the
world, comes in recognition of Prof. Pavarala’s work in the last
decade on community radio. His research and writings, including the
book, Other Voices: the struggle for community radio in India, has
contributed to the opening up of airwaves in India. He has also been
the founder-President of the Community Radio Forum of India, a
collective of civil society organizations, activists, and other
advocates of community radio in the country.
The Chair would operate as a liaison among the communities, media
activists, academia and policymakers while, simultaneously undertaking
research and documentation of best practices in the country and capacity
sharing with the community members.
UNESCO now has the Chair information at this link:
http://www.unesco.org/en/university-twinning-and-networking/access-by-region/asia-and-the-pacific/india/unesco-chair-on-community-media-955/
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