Dear Vinod
congratulations on this to you and to all of your team at the University of
Hyderabad.

Dorothy Kidd.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Rodriguez, Clemencia <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

>   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
> 405 325 1570
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>
>   From: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:57:46 +0100
> To: OURMEDIA <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: UNESCO Chair on Community Media set up at U. of Hyderabad
>
>  ---Apologies for cross-posting---
>
>
> 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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Dorothy Kidd
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