[cma-l] Proposed Discussion with Ben Bradshaw, Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport

[Peter Lewis]

Sustainability is the theme of tomorrow's Community Media Policy 
Workshop run by London Metropolitan University (see yesterday's posting 
by Donald McTernan), so the latest exchanges about what to say to Ben 
Bradshaw are useful.

But I would be grateful for any suggestions about two other points that 
we could feed directly into tomorrow's London-based discussion.

(1) what other Departments of government are currently offering funding 
through programmes that have relevance to community media? (Usually 
these are directed via local authorities)Details and deadlines, please. 
I know we get a notices of these from the CMA (and many thanks, CMA, for 
these), but they are hard to keep track of. What would be anyone's TOP 
THREE sources?

(2) what about aspirant groups? Is there anything available which could 
help a group fund the work that has to go into making an application? Of 
course most of this is the voluntary effort of those concerned, but 
often there's a need to pay for legal, financial or engineering advice, 
or for a hall to hold a public meeting etc.

Peter M. Lewis
Senior Lecturer in Community Media
Department of Applied Social Sciences
London Metropolitan University




Shawn Sobers wrote:
> It is great that these points are all being raised, though I do fear it
> is giving Phonic fm the huge task of having to represent and feedback to
> the whole community radio sector, and raise these issues at a meeting
> with Ben Bradshaw that wasn't set up for that purpose.
> 
> Would it not be more appropriate to feed these issues through Jaqui at
> the CMA, so they can be dealt with strategically?
> 
> Just my opinion.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Shawn
> 
> Firstborn Creatives
> CMA Council
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of GRIFFITHS,
> Jason
> Sent: 10 June 2009 11:29
> To: phil.korbel at googlemail.com; cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [cma-l] Proposed Discussion with Ben Bradshaw, Secretary of
> State for Culture, Media & Sport
> 
> I agree with Phil. 
> 
> Sustainable funding for community radio is the key issue, but more
> revenue from commercials risks destroying the distinctive nature of the
> sector.
> 
> Commercial radio would lobby very hard (with some justification?)
> against it.
> 
> Jason
> 
> Jason Griffiths
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> 
> On 10/06/2009 10:42, "Phil Korbel" <phil.korbel at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ian & List
>>
>> I agree with 2-4 and want to see all protection for small commercial 
>> stations removed [especially as their regulation is being eased up - 
>> probably] but I fervently believe in the need to put a quota on 
>> advertising revenues to prevent community stations simply ending up 
>> sounding like commercial ones in order to get advertising.  Whether 
>> it's 50% or 60% I'm not too bothered about but the very 
>> distinctiveness of community radio is under threat if that quota is
> abandoned.
>> bests
>>
>> Phil
> 
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