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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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