• Introduction
• Basics
• Content development
• Technical tips and tricks
• General

Introduction

AMARC, the World Association of Community Broadcasters, describes community radio as follows:

When radio fosters the participation of citizens and defends their interests; when it reflects the tastes of the majority and makes good humour and hope its main purpose; when it truly informs; when it helps resolve the thousand and one problems of daily life; when all ideas are debated in its programs and all opinions are respected; when cultural diversity is stimulated over commercial homogeneity; when women are main players in communication and not simply a pretty voice or a publicity gimmick; when no type of dictatorship is tolerated, not even the musical dictatorship of the big recording studios; when everyone's words fly without discrimination or censorship, that is community radio.

Independence and Integrity II: The Updated Ethics Guide for Public Radio Journalism

Developed by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Dr. Alan G. Stavitsky and Jeffrey Dvorkin
Type of resource: PDF guide
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

This guide provides an overview of some of the most important ethical issues that face public radio, as identified by public radio journalists. It offers principles and standards for ethical practice, in keeping with public radio's commitment to the highest standards of journalism.

Dhttp://www.cpb.org/radio/ethicsguide/

Community Radio - Content development

Radio Talkshows for Peacebuilding - a guide

Developed by: Search for Common Ground
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

A short guide for radio presenters/producers and others in how to do talk shows in a way which helps reduce rather than increase conflict. You need to register (for free) to download the guides.

Dhttp://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en

BBC News Styleguide

Developed by: BBC Training & Development
Type of resource: website
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

Avoid clichés and improve your journalism with this PDF version of the BBC News Styleguide. The Guide gives practical suggestions on many aspects of journalism style, including abbreviations, clichés, reported speech - and how to avoid irritating your editor.

Dhttp://www.bbctraining.com/pdfs/newsstyleguide.pdf

"Voices of Youth" Training Guidelines

Developed by: OneWorld
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

The Moab, UT-based Voices of Youth project has developed a handbook for youth radio production training. This easy-to-read resource for documentary production was written by Project Director Bruce Hucko, a photographer who brings an artistic eye and ear to radio sound design, recording and interviewing skills.

Dhttp://snipurl.com/b7b4

How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development: A Script Writer's Manual

Developed by: Johns Hopkins University School of Health
Type of resource: PDF (long)
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

This book by Esta de Fossard is a "practical manual for script writers preparing radio serial dramas for development projects. It will be useful both for novices and experienced script writers who have not yet written drama that educates as well as entertains."

Dhttp://www.jhuccp.org/pubs/fg/3/3.pdf

Interviewing for Radio

Developed by: BBC Training & development
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

A guide to preparing for interviews for radio, including live studio interviews and vox pops.

Dhttp://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourse.asp?tID=25
55&cat=2772

MMTK Radio Browsing Unit

Developed by: OneWorld
Type of resource: MS Word files
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

Using the "radio browsing" approach, community radio stations give their listeners access to a wealth of information from the Internet. This workshop kit offers materials which trainers can use as the basis of face-to-face workshops. The handout will be of value to anyone wanting to learn about radio browsing.

Dhttp://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/radi
obrowsing.shtml

Producing Content for Radio

Developed by: MMTK
Type of resource: MS Word files
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

Developed by AMARC and aimed at trainers in community radio, this workshop kit covers topics including interviewing, presenting and editing. Part of the Multimedia Training Kit.

Dhttp://www.itrainonline.org/itrainonline/mmtk/radi
ocontent.shtml

Radio Drama Techniques

Developed by: from Alan Beck, Lecturer in Drama at the University of Kent, UK
Type of resource: web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

Visit this website for tips on how to produce a radio drama, advice on how to use radio equipment to create different sound effects and much more!

Dhttp://www.kent.ac.uk/sdfva/technique/index.html

Reporting Human Rights and Humanitarian Stories

Developed by: Produced by Jo-Anne Velin
Type of resource: website
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

Produced by Jo-Anne Velin with Human Rights Internet & The International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting

This handbook is aimed to help journalists report on issues around human rights.

Dhttp://www.hri.ca/doccentre/docs/handbook97/

Community Radio - Technical tips and tricks

Microphones and sound for radio

Developed by: BBC Training & Development
Type of resource: web site
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

Learn about microphones, sound levels and ways to get the best recordings.

Dhttp://www.bbctraining.co.uk/onlineCourse.asp?tID=
2508&cat=2772

Minidisc for Radio

Developed by: BBC Training & Development
Type of resource: web site
Target audience: General, Trainers
Cost: Free access

A course for radio programme makers in using the minidisc recorder for interviews, vox pops etc, featuring an interactive 5-minute guide to using the Sony MZ-R55 mindisc model.

Dhttp://www.bbctraining.co.uk/onlineCourse.asp?tID=
5514&cat=2772

Community Radio - General

"Community Radio - The people's voice"

Developed by: ABC Ulwazi
Type of resource: PDF files
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

A "How to" guide for radio practitioners working in community media.

Dhttp://www.abculwazi.org.za/jsp/published_cr.jsp?p
g=published_cr

How to do Community Radio: A Primer for Community Radio Operators

Developed by: Louie Tabing, for UNESCO
Type of resource: Primer
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

This UNESCO-supported primer builds on the experience of Tambuli, which in the past ten years has grown from one community radio to a network of 25 stations. Often located in remote rural areas, these stations are “operated in the community, for the community, about the community and by the community”. The handbook features basic community radio concepts, including equipment, finances and programming. It also brings in aspects of community radio ethics, councils, and codes of conduct. The document is online as a PDF file (327 Kb; 70 pages)

D http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/file_download.php/
9f3aef45c6447010890b417095e3a27cCom_radio.pdf

Using Community Radio for Non-Formal Education

Developed by: Commonwealth of Learning
Type of resource: PDF
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

Community radio can be a powerful medium for non-formal education. This short guide introduces the possibilities, looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the medium, and gives tips on getting started.

Dhttp://www.col.org/colweb/webdav/site/myjahiasite/
shared/docs/KS2001-02_radio.pdf

Writing for Radio

Developed by: Mike Meckler
Type of resource: Web site
Target audience: General
Cost: Free access

This site is intended to help radio journalists improve their skills as writers and anchors. Topics covered range from writing copy to improving on-air delivery, and the site include a glossary and links to external resources. Although not directly aimed at community radio, http://www.newscript.com should be of value to practitioners in the area.

Dhttp://www.newscript.com/