Current media policy regarding rural and regional community broadcasting favours a competitive environment, which constrains the potential for community radio to meet its founding principles. These include the provision of alternative programming and the development of a new relationship between broadcasters and their audiences. Part of the problem stems from widespread adoption of dominant media codes and practices. A reorientation towards development journalism could offer a way forward, both in terms of facilitating community development and in terms of developing a true ‘community’ perspective for community radio news.
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