[cma-l] Finding and Funding Voices in European cities - Comparative European community media study

[Salvatore Scifo]

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Dear All,
members of the list might be interested in article from Peter Lewis, who 
has recently published 'Finding and funding Voices: the London 
experience', a comparative study of community media in London, Cardiff, 
Budapest and Stockholm, on the journal Information, Society and Justice 
(ISJ).

In the article, that can be downloaded free of charge from 
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/londonmet/library/s16011_3.pdf , Peter 
tackles the question of how are the voices of marginalised and 
disadvantaged communities to be heard in a large conurbation and argues 
the importance of community media, and particularly community radio, in 
providing such communities with opportunities to express their cultures 
and concerns.

Even though its main focus is the city of London, whose size and 
geography pose special problems for broadcast coverage, comparisons are 
made with other European capital cities – Budapest, Cardiff and 
Stockholm - and the historical legacy of London’s problems, which has 
defeated other attempts in the past to use radio to meet the needs of 
London communities, is also briefly summarised.

The study is a follow-up to the Finding and Funding Voices international 
colloquim held at the Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan University, 
on 17 September 2007. The conference report can be downloaded from 
http://www.communitymedia.eu/events/finding-and-funding-voices/Finding_and_Funding_Voices-Report.pdf

The whole issue of Information, Society and Justice (Volume 2.1, 
December 2008) on 'World Cities and their media and information 
networks', edited by Shehina Fazal and Ali Memon, can be accessed free 
of charge from the journal's website at 
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/londonmet/library/s67861_3.pdf

Best Wishes,

Salvo


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Salvatore Scifo
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