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Voice of the Church: A Debate about Religious Radio Stations as Community Broadcasters
- Source :
- Media and Communication, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 76-90 (2015), Media and Communication, Turbulences of the Central and Eastern European Media
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Cogitatio, 2015.
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Abstract
- In the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the role of community media in promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue passed on 11 February 2009 by the Council of Europe, stations run by religious institutions were explicitly excluded from the community media definition, as being too dependent on the Church. But the reality seems to be far from this definition. In practice, in many countries the religious radio stations officially belong to - or even dominate - this sector. In 2011 a new period began for community broadcasting in Hungary. While most of the former community media broadcasters could not find resources with which to operate, the community media landscape was dramatically overwhelmed by religious broadcasters both on regional and local levels. The legally-recognised third tier of broadcasting in Poland called 'social broadcasting' is actively and exclusively used by religious radio - seven stations broadcast locally and one is a powerful nationwide radio station called Radio Maryja. The authors gathered information and points of views from radio experts, organizations and activists living and working in different EU and non-EU states about the place of religious broadcasting in the community media sector. Two case-studies (Hungary and Poland) may be of interest for countries considering the introduction or reorganisation of regulations regarding community broadcasting. (author's abstract)
- Subjects :
- Declaration
Missionierung
Public administration
Regulierung
Öffentlichkeit
ddc:070
Sociology & anthropology
Wirkung
lcsh:Communication. Mass media
Sociology
Rundfunk
Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung
Polen
effect
Communication
regulation
the public
community radio
religious broadcasters
lcsh:P87-96
Interessenvertretung
Religion
Cohesion (linguistics)
Hörfunk
Ungarn
Kirchenpresse
ddc:301
Radio broadcasting
Sociology of religion
broadcasting
radio program
Broadcasting
Media Contents, Content Analysis
media policy
Broadcasting, Telecommunication
Medien
Rundfunk, Telekommunikation
Radio program
church press
News media, journalism, publishing
religious movement
media society
Hungary
Religionssoziologie
business.industry
Public broadcasting
media
religiöse Bewegung
Mediengesellschaft
Medienpolitik
radio
Soziologie, Anthropologie
Law
representation of interests
Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen
Sociology of Religion
Hörfunkprogramm
Poland
missionary work
business
Community media
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21832439
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Media and Communication
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....645b8b8bd136391c3fe0553fa3d4c818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v3i4.344