CR blog created...
I'm sitting with Ashish Sen in Voices, and among the many things we discussed was the theme of why community radio is just not happening in India. Can we network better through this group blog? Let's see....
Broadcasting in India is speedily shifting its profile. Indian radio is currently changing from being a government monopoly to highly-commercialized broadcasting. But this media needs to be democratized too. Privatization and total deregulation will not mean much to the average citizen if radio fails to get a chance to play a vital role in their lives. India has so far clearly given step-motherly treatment to public service, community, educational and development broadcast networks.
An independent journalist based in Goa, India... active in cyberspace.