Community media is any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic community or a community of identity or interest. Community media is separate from either private (commercial) media, State run media, or Public Broadcasters. Community media is increasingly recognized as a crucial element in a vibrant and democratic media system (for example by UNESCO, the World Bank, the EC, etc).
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Community media is any form of media that is created and controlled by a community, either a geographic community or a community of identity or interest. Community media is separate from either private (commercial) media, State run media, or Public Broadcasters. Community media is increasingly recognized as a crucial element in a vibrant and democratic media system (for example by UNESCO, the World Bank, the EC, etc).
Community media is described by Rennie, in a broad sense, as "community communication (p. 7)." Fundamentally, it is elusive to define the term in an absolute manner because it can take so many forms, be applied by so many different groups of people, and be directed at such a wide range of issues. The premise, however, that community media is a facilitative tool for discussion and engagement of the ordinary citizenry has some inherent implications. A major implication is that community media is for the most part independent of the market-driven commercial and mainstream...
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