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WHO OWNS THE INFORMATION?. EGYPT, JANUARY 27, 2011. Internet and social media communications have been shut down during recent protests: Egypt, Iran, Libya. Natural disasters can also shut down radio, TV, and high-tech media networks. WQRZ LPFM, SEPT 2005. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WHO OWNS THE INFORMATION?
EGYPT, JANUARY 27, 2011
Internet and social media communications have been
shut down during recent protests: Egypt, Iran, Libya.
Natural disasters can also shut down radio, TV, and
high-tech media networks.
WQRZ LPFM, SEPT 2005Of the 42 radio stations along the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina, only 4 stayed live during the storm or its aftermath.
2 were small local stations.
Sources: WQRZ, Houston Chronicle
What does a local media network look like?
Local radio advocates put up an antenna for a new small-scale station, Florida, USA
In the US there are about 850 small-scale “Low-Power” FM
stations, and advocates have fought hard to protect them.
Large-Scale Commercial Broadcasters
Low-Power Local Broadcasters
LP-FM stations are gathering-places and organizing-places in their communities.
WGXC-FM studio, Hudson, NY
But US government policies have kept them out of urban centers.
In Jordan, the situation is similar.
Small-scale local broadcasters are becoming
a possibility.
31 Commercial Broadcasters, Jordan
4 Local or Community-run Stations, Jordan
Farah Al-Nas 98.5 FM in East Amman teaches youth technical skills and gives them a voice.
Who owns the information?
We do.