According to Fanon (1994) “Voice of Algeria” is a radio station that was created during the Algerian revolution , to broadcast news from the community and the Algerians instead of the french colonial powers. As most radio stations were controlled by the colonial power or the government, the news is mostly french and bias by the control of these powers. having a radio station by a colonial and listening to it , means that the country is confirming to the colonialism and its culture. “voice of Algeria” was created independently which resists any ideas from the french colony. it covered the revolution and empowered the revolution. having a radio and tunning in to “voice of Algeria” meant that people no longer tune in to the colonial world, opposing the enemy news , and instead obtaining news of the revolution from a non-french source. As Fanon (1994) noted , tuning in for Algerians meant same as going to war and united nation against the struggle. As explained by Dunifer (2010) Free radio is a continuous act of rebelliousness against the government controlling radios. As its a platform for a collective expression of the entire community not by the state. As noted by Dunnifer and manual, how easy it is to start a radio channel, therefore its a great platform to resist capitalism . As free radio sends the context in a direct way, its for self expression and making the community stand together against unfairness.
Fanon, F. (1994). This is the Voice of Algeria. Retrieved from: Fanon – This is the Voice of Algeria (excerpts).pdf
Dunifer, S. (2010). Latitudes of Rebellion: Free Radio in an International Context. Retrieved from: Islands-of-Resistance-excerpts.pdf
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