21.04.2011 - Do they really need community radio? Survey of community media audiences in western Hungary (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: In Hungary there are only a few cases of researching audiences of...

21.04.2011 - From Researcher to Teacher, From Participant Observer to Friend: Drawing on Media Ethnography to Study Community Radio Audiences (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: This presentation is based on a...

21.04.2011 - Integrating Qualititative and Quantitative Audience Reasearch – A proposed Irish framework (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: The Community Radio movement in the Republic of Ireland comprises 23...

21.04.2011 - Measuring Community Radio Audiences (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: For a number of reasons, professional audience measurement as carried out by Public Service and commercial radio broadcasters is...

20.04.2011 - Community Radio Audience Research (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: There are a number of debates as to the merits and validity of conducting formal audience research in the setting of a small...

20.04.2011 - Introduction – Researching Community Media Audiences (Thematic stream: “Researching Community Media Audiences”) Abstract: ‘Developing Dialogues’, the latest work by Australian scholars Susan Forde, Kerrie Foxwell and...

20.04.2011 - Panel 2: Tensions in Reconciling Quality and Participation From Storytelling to Participation – some notes on Radio Robin Hood’s practices Abstract: The existence of community radio is depending on the participation of people. To get...

20.04.2011 - Managing Quality in UK Community Radio (a contribution to the Democracy and Quality thematic stream) Using examples, this presentation with argue that the delivery of high quality Community Radio services requires more than a simple focus on the...

20.04.2011 - Community Radios in Brazil: clientelism, citizenship, quality, and democratization Abstract: Community-oriented radio stations are important for democracy. They are in the forefront of movements to democratize the access to mass media, as tools...

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