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Key Resources on Participatory Audio and Radio
Community Radio Start-Up Information Guide (Farm Radio International, 2008)
Manual for Participatory Radio Campaigns (Farm Radio International, 2010)
Community Radio Handbook (UNESCO, 2001)
Creating Participatory Radio with Children: A Facilitator’s Guide (Community Media for Development)
Teen Reporter Handbook: How to Make Your Own Radio Diary (Radio Diaries, 2000)
Creating a Podcasting Show on Windows (Hemel, no date)
Legislation on Community Radio Broadcasting: Comparative Study of the Legislation of 13 Countries
(UNESCO, 2003)
Az Dekhon ba Dekhon (Farmer to Farmer): A Participatory Radio Series for Private Farmers in Tajikistan
(FAO, 2002)
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
TOOL: Identifying Relevant Social Media Tools
Purpose: This tool can be adapted and used as the basis for community discussions about different
forms of social media in order to identify which (if any) may be particularly useful in your local context.
Resource: See Table 12 below
Table 12 highlights a number of free online social media tools that could be used to support activities and
campaigns related to the biocultural community protocol, create global networks, and share experiences
and resources with others working on similar issues. It is not intended as an official endorsement of any
particular website, but as a selection of the most popular and easy-to-use tools to be adapted to your
local context and priorities.
Each social media tool has unique phrases and ways of sharing information, which are explored further in
the hyperlinked guides below. They can be used on computers or internet-enabled mobile phones and can
be linked to each other to establish an integrated social media platform. Before setting up new accounts
or posting information online, be sure to read the fine print and discuss with the rest of the community
any concerns about privacy or local procedures for sharing certain information in the public domain.
Table 12: Overview of key social media tools
Tool
Blogger
Twitter
Description
Blog service for sharing updates,
substantive information, and opinions.
Readers can post comments.
Micro-blogging service for posting short
messages of up to 140 characters.
Readers can respond to and forward (‘retweet’) messages.
Facebook
Social networking site for sharing
messages, links, photos, and more.
Readers can comment on and forward
content.
YouTube
Video-sharing site for posting files in
formats such as .AVI, .MOV, .WMV, and
.MPEG4. Viewers can comment on, vote
for, and share videos with others.
Hosts online petitions that can be used to
target specific people, companies, or
organizations with a focused message
and request for action.
Change.org
Getting Started
Create an account at: www.blogger.com
See How to Use Blogger
Seek ‘followers’ to subscribe to your feed
Create an account at: www.twitter.com
See DigiActive Guide to Twitter for Activism
Add hyperlinks with a URL-shortening service
such as www.bitly.com
Seek ‘followers’ to subscribe to your feed
Create an account at: www.facebook.com
Set up a page for an organization or cause
See Facebook Pages: The Insider’s Guide
Seek people to ‘like’ your page
Create an account at: www.youtube.com
See How to YouTube: Top 5 Tips
Seek people to subscribe to your channel or view
and comment on specific videos
Create an account at: www.change.org
See How to Start an Online Petition
Seek people to sign your petition