Sharing Vital Information Through Community Radio Collaboration.

To celebrate World Radio Day 2020, Sukiman Mochtar Pratomo from Merapi Cross Community Radio in Klaten, Central Java and coordinator of a project called the Merapi Information Network talks about the importance of collaboration across community media to provide timely information in the face of disaster.

Sukiman Mochtar Pratomo at Lintas Merapi FM studio in Klaten, Central Java, 17 Feb 2020. Source: Supplied

What is the primary purposes of the Merapi Information network? What role has radio played in making the network effective and useful?  Why has it received both local and international interest and support?  Sukiman Mochtar Pratomo explains.

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