[cma-l] Website and community media news round-up: 15/03/09 - 01/04/09

Wed Apr 1 17:24:32 BST 2009

Dear Colleagues

Join us this weekend at De Montfort University, Leicester on 3rd April
for the Media Literacy dissemination event and on 4th April for the
Conference & AGM 2009 -
more details on our website or sign-up right now at:

http://conference.commedia.org.uk

We've got an great venue at De Montfort University and there are some
excellent sponsors on board - look forward to seeing you there!

Below is the website round-up and Twitter feed summary from 15th March
until 1st April 2009.

Website:
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Call for concrete support for community media
http://www.commedia.org.uk/2009/03/17/call-for-concrete-support-for-community-media/

Community Media Association - Conference & AGM 2009
http://www.commedia.org.uk/2009/03/11/community-media-conference-agm/

Twitter:
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If you use Twitter yourself then try to mark your posts with the
following hashtags (http://hashtags.org/) to make them easier for
other community media practitioners to find: #communitymedia,
#communityradio, #communitytv, #DAB, #Ofcom, #lpfm etc.

Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media - community
media news round-up from 15/03/09 - 01/04/09 below:

"Accessing & Commercialising Content in a Digitally Networked World",
#funding, #technology, #media: http://tr.im/i5GE about 1 hour ago

Martin may be out of work but is gainfully employed making
#communityradio on http://www.swindon1055.com/, #lpfm:
http://tr.im/i5rc about 2 hours ago

Scriptwriting 4 Radio & Television course, The University of
Manchester Courses 4 the Public, #radio, #television, #media:
http://tr.im/i5qr about 3 hours ago

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has issued new clearer guidelines,
#funding, #thirdsector, #charity: http://tr.im/i3cC about 20 hours ago

#Ofcom has published its annual report on all restricted service
licences (RSLs) issued in 2008, #communityradio, #lpfm:
http://tr.im/i243  - Mar 31st

#Ofcom Annual Plan 2009-10 (http://tr.im/i1VM) & Ofcom Work Programme
2009-10 (http://bit.ly/NmGId), #radio, #media, #television, #broadband
- Mar 31st

British University launches £4000 social media Masters degree,
#socialmedia, #twitter, #facebook, #media, #education:
http://tr.im/i1JK - Mar 31st

The #Guardian's take on the future of local radio, #radio,
#communityradio, #lpfm, #'media: http://tr.im/i1IT - Mar 31st

International School on Digital Transformation, 19-24/07/09,
University of Porto, Portugal re technology changing society:
http://tr.im/hZOy - Mar 30th

"Real Help for Communities": regional roadshows in April, May & June
2009, #communities, #thirdsector, #funding: http://tr.im/hZN6 - Mar
30th

Mediabox #media fund is now open for applications, #funding,
#thirdsector: http://tr.im/hTam - Mar 27th

Tories pledge to scrap local media ownership rules, #guardian, #media,
#conservatives: http://tr.im/hSvk - Mar 27th

#BBC wants to establish a "UK Radio Council" bringing together the
corporation & the troubled commercial #radio sector: http://tr.im/hQp2
- Mar 26th

Meridian FM community radio is applying for a full-time
#communityradio licence, #ofcom, #lpfm: http://tr.im/hQoP - Mar 26th

Abbey has launched a PR Guide aimed at #charities raising awareness of
their activities, #media, #thirdsector, #charity: http://tr.im/hPjW -
Mar 26th

#BBC School Report News Day, 26/03/09, when students in over 500 UK
schools simultaneously make and broadcast their news:
http://tr.im/hP3y - Mar 26th

Crescent #communityradio visited by the Bishop of #Manchester, Bishop
Nigel McCulloch, #lpfm: http://tr.im/hMQF - Mar 25th

"Maximising potential through ICT", free event from NCVO and Microsoft
on 06/05/09, #thirdsector: http://tr.im/hMPi - Mar 25th

"Supporting Those who Support Young Black Men" regional events under
the REACH programme, #communities, #DCLG: http://tr.im/hMxR - Mar 25th

#Communityradio station, Lintas Merapi, protects 10,000 people thru
monitoring Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano , #lpfm: http://tr.im/hMqR
- Mar 25th

Mark Lazarowicz MP in support of local television: http://tr.im/hMjX -
Mar 25th from web

BBC to allow links to other local media producers - opportunity for
community radio! http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/533592.php -
Mar 25th from web

Chorley FM #communityradio praised in House of Commons Local &
Regional News debate on 19/03/09, #lpfm: http://tr.im/hMil - Mar 25th

£20 million fund for new adult learners, #guardian, #learning:
http://tr.im/hKic - Mar 24th

#BBC bids for online catchup service for UK's #radio stations. CMA to
lobby for #communityradio support, #lpfm, #guardian: http://tr.im/hKcV
- Mar 24th

Community Service Volunteers survey shows 90 per cent of #volunteers
believe #volunteering has helps boost job prospects: http://tr.im/hKcj
- Mar 24th

#Ofcom Citizens' Digital Participation report concludes that the 'net
is an important channel for #citizen participation: http://tr.im/hKaR
- Mar 24th

#Ofcom's first round of #communityradio funding applications in
2009/10 will open on 15/04/09 & close on 12/05/09, #lpfm:
http://tr.im/hK5F - Mar 24th

People's Millions fund now open to #charities, and voluntary and
community sector organisations, #funding: http://tr.im/hJI6 - Mar 24th

BT Community Connections is an award scheme enabling community &
charitable organisations to get online & make use of ICT:
http://tr.im/hJHA - Mar 24th

#Ofcom has announced the award of four new #communityradio licences in
#Norfolk, #Cambridge and #Essex, #lpfm: http://tr.im/hHbn - Mar 23rd

Michael Whippman Award now open 4 entries (deadline 25/05/09) 4
multi-media projects involving the #homeless #community:
http://tr.im/hH80 - Mar 23rd

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