Resources

The radio resources will help you find your way in radio broadcasting. Radio is a very fast and efficient medium if you want to get your messages out!

Radio Manifesto

The Radio Manifesto sets out what young people want and what they really need from radio. Children's & youth radio groups in many different parts of the world have taken part in discussion workshops since 2001 to prepare their own contributions to the document. Their wishes for appropriate programming on the radio are presented in the form of a Declaration, with four following sections on Participation, Children's Rights, Traditional Culture & Entertainment, and Education.
The process of contributing to the Radio Manifesto remains open for other children's & youth radio groups. The World Radio Forum website offers notes for structuring discussion workshops, which enable young people to develop their thoughts on the issues. If you would like your youth group to contribute to the Manifesto, contact WRF Director Sarah McNeill.

Read the Radio Manifesto [PDF]

Teen Reporter Handbook

"Interviewing ordinary people—those who live in your neighborhood, older members of your family—is terribly exciting and rewarding. With a tape recorder and microphone, young interviewers are able to capture the unofficial, unrecorded history of our daily lives. This Teen Reporter Handbook is a wonderful guide to doing that work." - Studs Terkel

Download the Teen Reporter Handbook (pdf) from the Radio Diaries website

How to do Community Radio - A Primer for Community Radio Operators
 
Community Radio has a special place in UNESCO’s programs. The aim of UNESCO’s community radio program is to address crucial social issues at a community level, such as poverty and social exclusion, empower marginalized rural groups and catalyze democratic processes and development efforts.

Full manual in pdf (417 MB)

Let a Thousand Voices Speak: A Guide to Youth Radio Programs in the United States...And Hints for Starting Your Own
 
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) has published this book to help youth start their own radio programmes. Based on stories from youth in radio projects from across the United States, NFCB has compiled case studies of seven very different, successful youth in radio projects. Also offered are snapshots of more than a dozen additional programmes, as well as curriculum materials for training purposes.

Available as pdf download - click here

Shout Out! - A Kid's Guide to Recording Stories

Collecting stories is easier than you think. Find a park bench or front porch. Invite your grandmother, your friend, or coach to join you. And listen. That's the key. In the listening, you will hear stories that people often keep to themselves - that we don't slow down enough to hear. These stories can be truer and more important than many things we hear on radio, see on TV or read in the newspaper. This booklet will help you gather those stories. It is an introduction to spoken history. The stories you gather may be from your family, your neighbors or your coaches- everyone has a story to tell.

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"Youth Radio for peacebuilding – a guide"

Youth radio is a tool with tremendous power to build peace. Just as youth are deeply involved in conflict, so too they have the possibility to play a role in building peace. Radio has the potential to harness the creativity of young people. This guidebook has been written with such young people in mind. It is designed to help them and those who work with them design and produce entertaining radio programmes which help construct a peaceful future.

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"Radio Talkshows for Peacebuilding – a guide"

Radio talkshows feed on conflict, and many of them use conflict to attract listeners. But they risk doing more harm than good, leaving listeners angry or fearful. This guidebook is designed to help talkshow presenters and producers learn some new skills to deal with conflict constructively on air.

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