In the social and economic development context the aims of advocacy are to create or change polic... more In the social and economic development context the aims of advocacy are to create or change policies, laws, regulations, distribution of resources or other decisions that affect people’s lives and to ensure that such decisions lead to implementation. Such advocacy is generally directed at policy makers including politicians, government officials and public servants, but also private sector leaders whose decisions impact upon peoples lives, as well as those whose opinions and actions influence policy makers, such as journalists and the media, development agencies and large NGOs.
Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise o... more Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise of certain forms of communications can be a measure of the limits to which democracy itself has developed or is held back. This article takes a brief world tour to examine the development of radio as a popular communications tool. It then compares different forms of media construction against a typology of democracy and it sets out the challenges which popular communications media face to survive in the context of globalization and digitalization. Radio worldwide remains the most pervasive of the electronic communications media, but a reflexive and communicative democracy needs to underpin this with supportive policy measures grounded in human rights and linked to further development of the freedom of information and expression.
Chasqui Revista Latinoamericana De Comunicacion, 1997
Bajo el auspicio de la Union Europea de Difusion se desarrollo el primer sistema de radiodifusion... more Bajo el auspicio de la Union Europea de Difusion se desarrollo el primer sistema de radiodifusion digital Eureka 147 DAB. Ha provocado controversias, especialmente entre Europa y Estados Unidos. Hay muchos intereses economicos y politicos detras de esto. Los autores vislumbran muchas dificultades para que la DAB se convierta en la norma mundial, esto debido a que E.U. no se halla muy conforme al respecto.
Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise o... more Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise of certain forms of communications can be a measure of the limits to which democracy itself has developed or is held back. This article takes a brief world tour to examine the development of radio as a popular communications tool. It then compares different forms of media construction against a typology of democracy and it sets out the challenges which popular communications media face to survive in the context of globalization and digitalization. Radio worldwide remains the most pervasive of the electronic communications media, but a reflexive and communicative democracy needs to underpin this with supportive policy measures grounded in human rights and linked to further development of the freedom of information and expression.
In the social and economic development context the aims of advocacy are to create or change polic... more In the social and economic development context the aims of advocacy are to create or change policies, laws, regulations, distribution of resources or other decisions that affect people’s lives and to ensure that such decisions lead to implementation. Such advocacy is generally directed at policy makers including politicians, government officials and public servants, but also private sector leaders whose decisions impact upon peoples lives, as well as those whose opinions and actions influence policy makers, such as journalists and the media, development agencies and large NGOs.
Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise o... more Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise of certain forms of communications can be a measure of the limits to which democracy itself has developed or is held back. This article takes a brief world tour to examine the development of radio as a popular communications tool. It then compares different forms of media construction against a typology of democracy and it sets out the challenges which popular communications media face to survive in the context of globalization and digitalization. Radio worldwide remains the most pervasive of the electronic communications media, but a reflexive and communicative democracy needs to underpin this with supportive policy measures grounded in human rights and linked to further development of the freedom of information and expression.
Chasqui Revista Latinoamericana De Comunicacion, 1997
Bajo el auspicio de la Union Europea de Difusion se desarrollo el primer sistema de radiodifusion... more Bajo el auspicio de la Union Europea de Difusion se desarrollo el primer sistema de radiodifusion digital Eureka 147 DAB. Ha provocado controversias, especialmente entre Europa y Estados Unidos. Hay muchos intereses economicos y politicos detras de esto. Los autores vislumbran muchas dificultades para que la DAB se convierta en la norma mundial, esto debido a que E.U. no se halla muy conforme al respecto.
Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise o... more Democracy and communication are inextricably linked, so much so that the existence or otherwise of certain forms of communications can be a measure of the limits to which democracy itself has developed or is held back. This article takes a brief world tour to examine the development of radio as a popular communications tool. It then compares different forms of media construction against a typology of democracy and it sets out the challenges which popular communications media face to survive in the context of globalization and digitalization. Radio worldwide remains the most pervasive of the electronic communications media, but a reflexive and communicative democracy needs to underpin this with supportive policy measures grounded in human rights and linked to further development of the freedom of information and expression.
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