Prophetic Media

Jacob Srampickal a Patna Jesuit, has a doctorate in Development Communication from the university of Leeds, England and has authored several books including, Voice to the Voiceless, the power of people's theatre; Babel and Beyond, Media Education: A text book for teachers, Media Education: Emerging Perspectives, Messages or Massages, Cross Connections: Interdisciplinary communications studies at the Gregorian University, Issues in Media Ethics, Understanding Development Communications, Communications Can Renew the Church, Family Communications, etc. He is co-founder and Dean of the National Institute for Social Communications, Research and Training (NISCORT), CBCI's communications college at Gaziabad \NCR Delhi, and was Director of Communications Formations at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (2004-2010). Prophetic Media The Power of the Alternatives Prophetic Media tries to uncover the power of the media as a prophet. Everyone agrees on the immense power of the media today. But then can the media, like a prophet, challenge the unjust structures, promote social awareness and education among the less privileged and be an agent of societal transformation? The Alternative Media can. And this is what the author explores in these pages with a sound philosophy to support the cause of the Alternative Media. Contents 1. The Power and Functions of Media Today 2. Understanding Alternative Media B. Theories of Alternative Media 3. Frankfurt School / Cultural Studies tradition 4. Human rights 5. Right to Information 6. Right to Communication 7. McBride report -NWICO 8. The concept of democratization of communication\media 9. Traditional media / folk media / indigenous media 10. Rural media then and today 11. Low cost media 12. Group media / Participative media 13. Development communication 14. Media for development 15. The Emergence of Community media worldwide 16. The press as Alternative Medium 17. Radio as Alternative Medium 18. Television as Alternative Medium 19. Cinema as Alternative Medium 20. Internet as Alternative Medium 21. Social Networking Sites (SNSs) as Alternative Media Select Bibliography