Dear all,
Hope you are following the e-newsletter *CR News – Tracking Community Radio in India *that we are bringing out for all of you who are passionate about community radio. Two issues (July-September 2010 and October-December 2010) are already in circulation. You can access their pdf versions in the *CR News* archives on the website www.communityradioindia.org just in case you have not subscribed for their e-version on time. The next issue (January-March 2011) is under preparation. It focuses on AMARC 10 held in Argentina in November 2010 and the National Consultation on CR that took place in Delhi in December 2010. It should be out very soon. Those who have already subscribed to *CR News* will get the e-version in their inbox. We hope to upload the pdf version too simultaneously on the website www.communityradioindia.org. *CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS* Meanwhile we are writing to remind you to send us your feedback on the issues published so far, and also mail to us your contributions for the April-June 2011 issue that we are planning now. As you know, *CR News* is supported by UNESCO, and produced by the Department of Communication, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad. The e-newsletter’s editorial team consists of Ashish Sen (Trustee of VOICES, Bangalore and President, AMARC Asia-Pacific) as the Editor; Dr. Kanchan K. Malik (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) as the Associate Editor; and Vasuki Belavadi (University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad) for Design and Production. CR News has an Advisory Board that includes: Prof. Vinod Pavarala (University of Hyderabad and President, Community Radio Forum of India); Iskra Panevska (UNESCO, Delhi); Frederick Noronha (Independent Journalist, Goa); Anita Gurumurthy (ITforChange, Bangalore); Anujaa Shukla (Radio Bundelkhand, TARAgram Orchha, MP) and Nikhil Dey (Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan). The e-newsletter comprises *four* main segments, namely: · News and Events · Voices from the field · Opinion and Feedback · Announcements The editorial team seeks contributions by way of news reports, features, announcements and opinions on recent community radio activities in your organization/region/nation. Voices/Stories from the field, including interviews with community members (listeners and producers) are especially welcome. Kindly note: 1. Contributions should be in English, restricted to 300 words for news/event and 500 words for opinion pieces and features, and typed double spaced. 2. Contributions may preferably be accompanied by photographs/illustrations. 3. Contact address and details of authors/organization should accompany the contributions. 4. The last date for submissions is *March 20th, 2011.* 5. Electronic submission of contributions is recommended. Please email your articles/reports/features to: [email protected] 6. If you are unable to email, you can also send your typed articles/reports/features to: Dr. Kanchan K. Malik Reader, Department of Communication; Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication; University of Hyderabad; Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500046 Phone: +91-40-23135506(O); +91-990-858-2613(M) 7. The final selection of contributions will be determined by the editorial team. We look forward to hearing from you about your community radio station and/or all the community radio related developments that you are following. Please remember, the deadline for the content to reach us is: *March 20th 2011.* Thank you in anticipation. * * Best Regards Ashish Sen Kanchan Malik (Editor) (Associate Editor)
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