Thanks Arne....fyi, a similar 'index' of sorts... http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=383&report=79 > From: arne <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: arne <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 11:18:02 -0400 > To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Comparative summary of community radio regulations by country? > > Thanks, Becky. The idea is to create a resource/database/map on various > fields of media and communications policy, pointing to and making > available policy documents, relevant research, etc, and one such field > should definitely be community media policy and/or the broader area of > alternative/radical/citizens/civil society media policy. The overall > project is being developed by people at McGill, Padova University and > Central European University, in collaboration with the SSRC, but many of > the specific policy maps should be done together with other researchers > and institutions. As for the community media policy field, a lot of work > has already been done by Kate Coyer, Salvo, Steve Buckley, and others. > There is also a loose group coordinated by Gabi Hadl, the Civil Society > Media Policy Consortium... and, of course, OURMedia as a whole would > have a lot to say on this topic. > > When there is a clearer idea of what the global media policy map will > look like and what a community media section could be, I will report > back to this list and then we can see how OURMedia (or OURMedia members) > can be involved and help shape and develop this thing. > > Best, > Arne > >> Arne Hintz just wrote back off list that he's embarking on this project as >> part of the global mapping project that Raboy/Padovani and others are >> pursuing and that was discussed recently at IAMCR. He'll be with us this >> coming year at McGill. >> >> Arne, can you add more clarification? Do you need more on your 'team'? >> >> >> >>> From: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]> >>> Reply-To: Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]> >>> Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:09:26 -0400 >>> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >>> Subject: Re: Comparative summary of community radio regulations by country? >>> >>> Dear Becky and you all, >>> I would happy to collaborate in compiling such resource with you and all >>> those interested. >>> >>> I have unlimited server space available on my project website >>> www.communitymedia.eu and it wouldn't be a problem to host it there if >>> needed. >>> Of course, there might be a number of other places where such a resource >>> could be potentially hosted (OurMedia, AMARC, etc.), so just let me >>> know....no matter where, this could become a very useful source for >>> practitioners, researchers, activists and policymakers. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Salvo >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Prof. Becky Lentz wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Colleagues, >>>> >>>> On and off-list I received quite a number of useful responses to my query >>>> about where a comprehensive, updated/current, list of country-based >>>> laws/regulations enabling/restricting community radio might exist. Seems >>>> there are several repositories that may or may not be fully linked. As >>>> indicated in my first email, this ATI/FOI summary exists >>>> (http://www.freedominfo.org/index.htm); is there any interest in compiling, >>>> collectively/comprehensively, something similar, for comparative research >>>> and advocacy purposes? >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Becky Lentz >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >>