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 > [log in to unmask] > > > 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/ > > -- Dorothy Kidd Professor, Department of Media Studies Kalmanowitz Hall (K-Hall) 157 2130 Fulton St. University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94117-1080 415-422-5061 [log in to unmask]